European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 17,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 a photo Michael Spirala is lifted try handlers after slopping Gerry Cooney in the fifth round of monday s heavyweight fight Spinks thinks left Hook did it Atlantic City . A Michael Spinks was t sure exactly How he knocked out Gerry Cooney. But he saw it coming. "1 think it was a left Hook that first dazed him Spinks said after stopping Cooney in the fifth round of a heavyweight bout monday night i Shook him up with some jabs or some outside right hands and some straight rights. I m not really sure but i knew i was being effective and hitting him. But was it enough i kept Hilling him he was still there. I thought he would go but he was still  so Spinks changed his strategy without slowing the barrage of punches. I changed up and came underneath and those three uppercuts in a Row that landed did it. I thought that would do it Spinks said. Then the ref stopped  Spinks was stripped of his International boxing federation heavyweight title for refusing to fight Tony Tucker then signed to fight Cooney. Bui he was Uncer Tain How to approach the fight during training. I did t Walch one film Spinks said. I knew 1 could t get much out of watching All the knockouts. Besides it would frighten me a Little  Spinks was sure that he would have one weapon Cooney could t handle a Sharp Jab. That Jab kept Cooney at a distance and Spinks Felt it was his bes weapon monday night. I worked on my Jab very much Spinks said. I Felt with the Jab and with hitting him off the Jab it was working very Good. I knew i could get him and i knew i had a sure shot throughout the fight. I knew it would be  Cooney did not talk to newsmen after the fight and a spokesman said he was disgusted and disappointed with his performance. Spinks said Cooney was courageous and in Good shape. Gerry came to fight he said. He said that once he was in the ring he would bring his All and i tip my hat to him. Gerry has nothing to be ashamed  the 6-7, 238-Pound Cooney s height advantage did not deter the 6-2v Spinks from going after his oppo nent s head. Spinks rarely threw body punches and when he did he invariably went Back to work on Coo Ney s face. I be been a head Hunter throughout my career Spinks said. He s a big Guy and upstairs was a great place to stay. His head made a better target than his  sports Spinks stops Cooney in fifth round . A boxing writer Atlantic City . Michael spinks1 claim tothe heavyweight championship of the world might be disputed but no one can say he in t one Heck of a heavyweight. Spinks proved that monday night knocking 6-7, 238-Pound Gerry Cooney Down twice and battering him into submission at 2 51 of the fifth round. Promoter Butch Lewis had billed the right scheduled for i5 rounds As being for the heavyweight championship but Mike Tyson is recognized As Champion by the world boxing association and world boxing Council while Tony Tucker holds the International boxing federation title once held by Spinks. Spinks and Tyson who was at ringside Are expected to meet sometime next year. Immediately after the fight Kevin Rooney Tyson s Trainer said Mike Tyson is going o eat this Guy  maybe but Cooney never had a Chance and the defeat before a sellout crowd of 16,500 at convention Hall will probably Send him into retirement. Larry Holmes had called Spinks just a Light heavy weight he was the former undisputed Champion of that division and Cooney had said the same thin but the 6-2 a Spinks came into the bout at 208v. A computer analysis showed that Spinks threw 101 punches in the fifth round and landed 84 of them. After Cooney missed with a left Hook Spinks landed an overhead right thai Shook Cooney and a barrage of punches climaxed by a right sent Cooney Down. Cooney who landed Only five of 26 punches in the round took a mandatory eight count and when he got up Spinks was All Over him with another barrage again climaxed by a right sending him Down again. This time he got on his Knees and struggled up at five it appeared As if Cooney might last the round especially when Spinks backed off Tor a second. But Spink charged again and referee Frank cappuccino stopped the fight As Cooney s legs sagged. Spinks appeared to be in charge at the outset but at the end of four rounds the fight was even. Judge Harold Lederman had Cooney ahead 39-37 3-1 in rounds judge John Stewart favored Spinks 39 37 3-1 and judge Tom Kaczmarek had it 38-38 2-2. A computer analysis showed Spinks threw 278 punches and landed 182 while Cooney connected on Only 68 of 220. Most of the punches he landed were left jabs and left Hooks. It was Cooney s second defeat in an important bout. On june ii 1982, he was stopped in the 13th round by Holmes in a bid for the wac title. Between the loss to Holmes and monday night s fight Cooney had fought on three times for seven rounds. Before the match the 30-year-old Spinks said i can t be acting like i m afraid of Gerry. I m not. I m looking for an Opportunity to hit him with my sunday punch. In the first four rounds Spinks speared Cooney also see Spinks on Page 26 expos hand Gooden 1 St loss since return by the associated press Montreal Dennis Martinez held the new York mets to three hits in handing Dwight Gooden his first loss since his return from drug rehabilitation two weeks ago. "1 v been a slow starter All my career said Martinez after the 4-0 Victory Mon Day night. If other teams Don t get to me in the first few innings they won  Martinez 1-0, struck out six and walked three in pitching his first com plete game since last sept. 13. I was t tiring. I was just trying to be a Little extra careful with the Middle of their order up Martinez said of the final inning in which he walked two Bat ters. I made some Good pitches and it no Roundup surprised me thai they were taking them because they were  Gooden now 2-1, allowed seven hits in seven innings while striking out seven and walking four. I Felt really Good in the bullpen but that s usually a bad sign said  m not superstitious but maybe i gel too  manager Davey Johnson said Gooden was relying too much on his fastball. I Don t think Dwight mixed up his stuff As Good As usual Johnson said. He had trouble getting his cur Mcball Over and he did t use it enough on the fourth fifth and sixth  Hubie Brooks had three hits for Mon Treal including a two run triple. Montreal went ahead in the first in Ning when Herman Winningham reached on a fielder s Choice stole Sec Ond and scored on Tim Wallach s Singleto Center. The expos added a run in the fourth when Wallach led off with a double and Brooks followed with an infield single that second baseman Tim Teufel threw away allowing Wallach to score. They scored their final two runs in the fifth. Winningham hit a one out double and Wallach and Brooks tripled. In other no action monday astros 4, reds 0 Houston Mike Scott struck out 14 and pitched a seven Hitler Over eight plus innings leading Houston Over Cincinnati. Scott 8-3, who did not walk a Batter is tied with Seattle s Mark Langston for the major league Lead with 116 strike outs. He won his third straight decision and his fifth in his last six starts. The 1986 by Young award Winner struck out 14 on sept. 14, 1986, in a 3-2 loss against san Diego and repeated the feat on oct. 8 in game i of the National league playoffs beating the new York mets 1-0. Dave Smith entered the game in the ninth after to Diaz reached on an error by Terry Puhl and stuck out three Bat ters. Bill Gullickson 1-4, held the astros to see no on Page 26