European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 26, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Tyson now ready to take Spinks in ims Wispy voice Mike Tyson was about to Larry Holmes was a great and courageous Champion in his Lime. I Jusi wanted la Lei him know his Lime is  and let the world know thai Tyson s time is now. Bui until the heavyweight Champion fights Michael Spinks his Lime will be clouded by the presence of inc one heavy weight with the style that might confuse him that might even conquer him. Tyson s a Cal title defense will he again ii Tony Tubbs in Tokyo on March 21. Bui after the undefeated and undisputed 21 year old Champion ended Holmes career in 3 brutal fourth round knockout Friday night nobody in the Atlantic City Conven Tion Hall was thinking Aboul tubes As his nest oppo nent. Only about Michael Spinks. In inc interview area that resembled 9 subway Al Rush hour Michael Spinks. In a Luicda inched his Way up the main Nisle Loward the lectern where Tyson in a Gray ski Cap and a Blue sweatshirt was added to ready to prove it. Now moments later Tyson glared at Spinks and raised his right forefinger As if to say. One  first however they need one contract. Until now the insistence of Spinks manager. Butch Lewis on being a co promoter has been attributed to ego. Buia Money theory attributes Lewis resistance to three court cases involving a total of $50 million for hav ing pulled spin i out of inc Home Box office Lour Namoni last year. Don King is suing Lewis for s30 million. Hob and the Lai vegas Hilton hotel each arc suing him for $10 Mill Ion. According to the theory if Lewis were merely to manage Spinks in a title bout. Lewis income from Tyson sports bout could be attached in litigation. Bui As a co promoter his income could not be attached. Dave Anderson sometime before Tyson s co managers Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton were to return to new Yor sunday they hoped to meet with Lewis to discuss a june 24 litle defense. The bout appears closer than Ever but Itte negotiations will boil Down As they always do in boning to Money. The fight Ean be made said Don King who is Tyson s promoter. "1 Don t want to be a mercenary bul i do want to make  the Money has been there Ever since last june when Spinks toppled Gerry Cooney in a fifth round knockout. Still even then Jacobs and Cayton talked about How a Tyson Spinks fight was at least a year away. Ostensibly they were still annoyed Al Lewis for having yanked Spinks out of tip Hob tournament in which Tyson eventually unified the title. Bul As disciples of the late Cus d Amato the White haired guru who tutored Tyson As n teen Ager Jacobs and Cayton knew that there was no need to Rush the inexperienced Tyson into a bout Wilh the Clever Spinks. Boxing old timers remembered How d Avalo carefully programmed Floyd pall son reign As heavyweight Champion. D Avalo had not wanted Patterson to risk the litle against Sonny Lis ton an ogre who was the obvious challenger. When Patterson insisted. D Amato departed As  when Patterson fought Lisbon. He was knocked out in inc first round. Twice. If a Tyson Spinks Boul docs materialize on june24, in will indeed be a year since Spinks established hims Cir As the obvious challenger. Thai s been enough Lime Tor Tyson now 13-0 with 29 knockouts to mature As a Champion. And More than enough time for the toxins Public to demand the showdown that is expected to Outcross last year s sugar Ray Leonard marvelous Marvin Kagler Cravagan a. They Lalk about Tyson gutting j50 million for seven or eight rights dutch Lewis said Friday night of Floc Champion i co managers but there s Iso Mil lion out there Tor one tight Lewis also talked about How Tyson s co managers feel their fighter is not ready to Lake on a fighter of the style of Michael Spinks. But with each Knock out Tyson appears More unbeatable More intimidating. Holmes was cautious if not scared during inc first three rounds Friday night As Tyson bore in relentlessly. Al the Start of the fourth. Holmes Sud Denly was up on his docs dancing the Way he did As the Champion for More than seven years. But after Tyson flattened him with a Thunderclap right hand Holmes never card the band anymore. Larry told me later got hit with a clean shot and lost my equilibrium King said. Another right hand put Holmes Down again the of Champion flopping into the ropes when he tried to gel up then wobbling to his feel. When he fight resumed Holmes was All but defenceless. The refer dec Joe Codiz the Only judge to Vole for Holmes in his 1986 rematch with Michael spirits should have stopped inc fight to in. Bui when Tyson landed an other thunderous right that put Holmes Down for the third Lime Corci quickly waved his arms. Once one of boning s Best heavyweight Cham pions Holmes is history now with a 48-3 record. Until Friday night he had been knocked Down Only three times to y Eamick shavers Renaldo Snipes and Kevin  in one round Tyson knocked Holmes Down three times. Thai s what happens when you re 38 and you re willing to take a Chance thai j ,1 million won i be Worth your life. And that s what happen when inc Bell rings and you re All alone with Tyson who s already holding up one forefinger for m Ichael Spinks. Town a tort 1im Haas final round 70 takes Hope classic Jay Haas mists his flit in Triumph after finking Birdie pall on the 18lh sunday. By Dob  Indian Wells. Calif