Boxing – 1986 – Special – HBO PreFight – IBF Heavyweight Title – Spinks VS Holmes Fight 2

1980s, Barry Tomkins, Boxing, Boxing's Great Grudge Fights, Dog Aside, HBO, Heavyweight Boxing, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Heavyweight Boxing Title Fights, Heavyweight Grudge Fights, Larry Holmes, Larry Merchant, Michael Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:   The fight was billed as “Vindication in Vegas”….as Larry Holmes was a 7.5 to 5 betting favorite going into the fight….wherein Spinks’ purse was $2 million and Holmes’ was $1.125 million….and tickets were priced at $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50.  There was a crowd of 8,328….as the fight was televised live on HBO….…

Sports Special – 1984 – CBS Reviews The Year In Sports – MJ & Bird & Jimmy & Barry & Iron Mike & Cus

# 1 vs # 2, 1980s, Bernie Kosar, Billy Packer, Boston Celtics, Boxing, Brent Musburger, Brian The Boz Bozworth, Carl Lewis, CBS, Chicago Bulls, Coach Barry Switzer, Coach Jimmie Johnson, Coach Joe Paterno, Dick Stockton, Dog Aside, Great Sports Years, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, James Brown, Jim Nance, Larry Bird, Magic Year in Sports, Mike Tyson, MLB, NBA, NBA Finals, NBA Playoffs, NCAA, NCAAF, NCAAM Basketball, NFL, Olympics, Other Sports, Pat O'BRien, PGA, Specials, Sports Saturday / Sunday, Super Bowls, Tim Ryan, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:   The year 1984 was truly a historic year in sports and in the life of Bone Daddy….as the year produced such memorable moments as Michael Jordan scoring 63 points in the Playoffs against Bird and the Celtics…..and the awesome Orange Bowl between # 1 Oklahoma vs # 2 Miami…..as Coach Jimmie Johnson…