Was Snipes a converted southpaw? I wonder about this whenever I see him fight. That foot movement and the side angle of his left jab makes me think so. (Also, the right cross being thrown forward like it was a jab.)
Snipes lost because he throws 2punches stop and the knockdown cost him they were evenly matched boring boxer against slugger but snipes still got a shot at holmes it's who u know in boxing
@@jameshash9112 no it's that he had no footwork he was like tyson both feet wide and just swing all he had to do was learn that peek a boo style and he would of been champ in boxing you either have left foot forward or Right snipes just throwing haymakers
Snipes looked like a boxer...fought like a flat footed brawler...very unconventional. Always in shape. This was a tough call. I agreed with 5-5 rounds 6-5 Biggs on supplemental but there s a good case for snipes out-hustling him....
We loved Mr Snipes because he was a body beautiful and he had real guts and heart and some power that right hand that hit Larry Holmes God woe he came so close that's my underdog and in this fight he held his own to someone that was to or should have been a title holder but they both were good amen
Interesting matchup, lots of action. Two good heavyweights who didn't quite make it to the very top of their division, both were in good shape here and fought to win.
Mr. Snipes definitely had Larry Holmes in trouble but didn't know how to finish the fight. Larry hemed Snipes up in a corner and I think they stopped the fight pre-maturely, a mistake on Snipes part being a young fighter. They looked past Snipes and were trying to set up the Cooney/Holmes fight. If Snipes had been patient and went to Holmes body a few times before trying to land the ko blow. But the stoppage of the fight was controversial if not premature.
@cohenhaywood10 TYSON won the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP after the loss to DOUGLAS . TYSON never been 100% the same after 3 years of Prison, but still had enough to Win the Title again , PRIME TYSON of 1988 trained by KEVIN ROONEY was unbeatable, and would've killed DOUGLAS, HOLYFIELD and LEWIS
Cocaine destroyed Biggs' career before he ever got to Tyson; the reason he FOUGHT Tyson when he did was to get a quick payday before he lost to a nobody for no money, as he almost did when he fought David Bey.
I remembered clearly, this was a draw fight, but Biggs was an olympic gold medalist and they wanted him to go on,only to be Obliterated by a revengeful and vicious Mike Tyson.
I say draw to future in biggs not snipes biggs was standup boxer pity pat puncher never left amateur level that's why u have to fight good fighters to get good he fought tyson and got destroyed never seen him after that u have to be versatile in boxing be able to box and brawl
Tyrell biggs has the perfect physics has a heavyweight with styles but he has no hearts and lack of power and speed.. I just wonder if tyrell biggs was in the hands of stewards or any others good trainers I think maybe he would be a great fighter....
Tyrell Biggs won close fights as an amateur right up to the 1984 Olympic Gold Metal & was very lucky with the Soviet/Cuban Olympic Boycott. Then, he signed with Lou Duva's team, which had a reputation of matching their fighters rather tough for the big paydays. If the fighter had the talent, great; If he didn't,...oh, well! A much slower & more developmental fight schedule away from all the limelight would've served Biggs better. Biggs may have never been champ, but he could've been a more complete fighter like Tony Tucker or Chris Byrd.
I don't know holyfeid fought tough guys all the way to the top lightheavy cruiser weight heavyweight biggs just jab double up sometimes right-hand sometime no hooks he punch stop get his picture taken punch again that's what my trainer used to say u have to have the talent the corner can't fight for u in the ring
@@Mike-kv5pl Snipes did not get a standing eight count, the ref just stepped in and stop the fight, LH was awarded a few really close split decisions, he benefitted from the up and coming young lions not quite yet being ready for big time title fights.
@@aarondigby5054 I think Norton beat him. Very, very close fight. Larry's fights with Witherspoon and Carl Wiliams were very even. Holmes did get robbed in the 2nd fight with Michael Spinks.
@@Mike-kv5pl Larry had Ken hurt a couple of times in the later rounds, Witherspoon and Williams were a slew of young lions that were not quite ready for big time title fighting as both had Holmes in trouble but couldn't finish the deal and Holmes benefitted from his experience and favorable rulings from the judges. IMHO they didn't know how to seal the deal.
@@aarondigby5054 I tend to agree with you. I re-watched that entire Holmes - Williams fight about a year ago (for the first time since I was a kid). I believe I scored the fight for Williams by a point or two. He kind of let Holmes of the hook in the latter rounds and that certainly cost him the fight. It is very hard for a young fighter to beat an experienced champ by a close decision.
Very strange fight to score. Snipes was effective most of the time with big shots mixed into his ring generalmanship. But Biggs out worked him in some spurts. I can see this as a draw, but not a clear cut Biggs win. Of note: Snipes got knocked down right after he missed three big swings. He likely had some heavy burn in his arms that led him to getting caught. Also, it’s interesting to see Biggs set his feet firmly when punching. Later in his career he tended to punch while leaning back, which did him no favors.
I felt Snipes edged it (agreed with Bob Sheridan). They gave it to the young up-and-comer and Olympic gold medalist over the never-to-be-champion veteran.
@@ironmike-putsallkindavideo7840 cost him badly against Tyson a year later though. He would of been much better suited to a more mobile boxing style than trying to slug it out.
Biggs kept his left too low. He was always susceptible to the right hand. One guy that would have destroyed him was Tim Witherspoon. He had that big overhand right would have knocked Biggs out.
If Biggs team had to move him along a little faster then he would have got to Berbick, Smith, Tucker, or Thomas before Tyson, and would have stood a chance at upsetting them.
@13:04 clearly if you're listening the announcer says Tyson didn't fight anyone the caliber of Mr Snipes. Yes, that's right Tyson first 15 fights were tomato cans. How can he the greatest.
When Snipes had Holmes in trouble he didn't know how to finish him, he just started running over there and trying to unload on Holmes and Holmes was good at recovering when he got in trouble, Snipes should've made Holmes fight and set up the ko punch. Later in the fight Holmes backed Snipes into a corner and wouldn't let him out and the ref stopped the fight because he felt Snipes wasn't defending himself. I thought it was pre-maturely stopped. Snipes was even given a mandatory standing eight count. Snipes was robbed.
I remember the write up in Sports Illustrated hailing the young Mr. Biggs. We all know how Tyson destroyed him from body punches. I have to say that during my generation so many boxers were washed up early in their career because they imitated Muhammad Ali. And there was only one Ali in the heavyweight fighting division at the time when the average boxer fought flat footed and just stood toe to toe and slugged it out. Taking a page from Sugar Ray Robinson and having a healthy respect for the fighters in his era, Ali was able to save the fight game. But because boxing is and will always be a gambling profession, there will always be some corruption, irregardless of how clean cut the boxer is or appears.
