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Nov 17, 2016 · Uploaded for easier viewing - Mobile phones etc and for fight fans who perhaps don't have the time to watch these great fights in full.Holmes was a 6 to 1 be...
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- Jimmy Pince
May 20, 2020 · The Holmes-Witherspoon result was also controversial and 37 years later nothing has changed. Largely overshadowed by bigger events in Holmes’ career such as the 15-round war with Ken Norton, the infamous dissection of a shot Muhammad Ali, and the racially charged conquering of Gerry Cooney, the Witherspoon fight, including its buildup and ...
Dec 21, 2022 · Holmes was a 6 to 1 betting favorite. Witherspoon entered the fight ranked 3rd by the WBC. Holmes' purse was $2.1 million, while Witherspoon's was $250,000. An estimated crowd of 18,000 saw the fight in the 20,000-seat outdoor arena at the Dunes Hotel. At the official weigh-in the day before the fight, Holmes tipped the scales at 213 pounds.
WBC and The Ring. Heavyweight Champion. WBC. No. 3 Ranked Heavyweight. Result. Holmes defeated Witherspoon by Split Decision. Larry Holmes vs. Tim Witherspoon, billed as The Crown Affair, was a professional boxing match contested on 20 May 1983, for the WBC and The Ring heavyweight championship. [1]
- Larry Holmes
- "The Easton Assassin"
- Easton, Pennsylvania
- $2,100,000
Jul 27, 2012 · 20th of May, 1983.....Las Vegas, NevadaWBC Heavyweight Championship
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Larry just about clings on to his WBC Heavyweight Title against young contender Tim Witherspoon, who’d go on to win the WBC and WBA versions. This battle was...
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Jul 21, 2020 · Fight of the Day: Tim Witherspoon vs Larry Holmes - May 20, 1983 Tim Witherspoon was coming off a year absence and many considered him an easy fight for the now legendary undefeated champion Larry Holmes. Not much was known about his 15 previous fights other than he was well-schooled by legendary trainer “Slim Jim Robinson”. He would go on to be one of the best boxers of the 1980s with a ...
