Quote Originally Posted by Googoogachoob
I haven't seen the Holmes Spinks 1st fight for a long time but I remember thinking at the time that Spinks edged it. Spinks was the busier & shaded the close rounds.

The second fight I thought Holmes won but even in that fight Spinks was busier & Holmes couldn't quite work out his style. Spinks was hurt late on & I thought Holmes had done enough.
Sounds a lot like Taylor vs Hopkins, old champion doin enuff but gettin screwed. Least Holmes showed who the man was when he fought Tyson as opposed to when Spinks did. Or didn't is more like it.