Larry Holmes vs Renaldo Snipes November 6, 1981 720p 60FPS HD

This stoppage was seen as controversial by Team Snipes and I think many others. What do you think? Me, I have seen much worse and this one isn’t close. I think it is closer to justified than anything. Larry Holmes 213 lbs beat Renaldo Snipes 216 lbs by TKO at 1:05 in round 11 of 15 Date: 1981-11-06 Location: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Referee: Rudy Ortega Judge: Tony Castellano 96-91 Judge: Arlen Bynum 97-91 Judge: Eddie Woods 96-93 World Boxing Council Heavyweight Title (11th defense by Holmes) Notes The fight was billed as “Imminent Danger.“ Holmes was such a heavy favorite that there was no betting line on the fight. Holmes was paid $1.1 million, while Snipes got $175,000. There was a crowd of 14,103 at the Civic Arena. The fight was televised live in prime time on ABC-TV. Early in the seventh round, Snipes dropped Holmes with a right. Holmes got up quickly and fell face first into a neutral-corner turnbuckle. Forty-five seconds into the eleventh round, a Holmes right sent Snipes reeling
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