European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday. June 29.198b the stars and stripes Page 23 comment any Iron Mike registers his trademark Tiik kist Kol m knockout is boxing s Mcrand slam its slam Dunk its Louch Jown bomb. Anil it s Mike to son s trademark. In his first year As a pro he 12 knockouts inside of one round including a head turning seven Slraight. In his second year there were four first Mund Kus incl icing a 30-second wipe out of mar vis Fra ice on july 3ft. A �6.then Tyson won the championship and ail Houpei he continued to display knockout Power there were Mure first murders. Nine straight opponents made in past i lie firs three minutes with twin. In James Hon Crusher Smith and 1 or tinker look him the distance. That and min hex my Disi Rann is involving his manager Wile and a in his Mother a la made to son seem Alan a Lune Rahv in i Mun a Nielli. Supplied with some Emra incentive by Kramer Kasm Kinney Wini tiuji1 an Olf Hind Ghoul hell inc Llmer in m firm routed k. Tyson went alter Michael Spinks like a a Nice a Mission. Where s my m Mill twin disposing of Spinks in 1 31 of Itie first round the fourth Lasics finish i Sun s i seconds Ahful one thirtieth the time Istook Sci introduce the Bevy of celebrities who were at ringside for ibis inns availed Short lived show Down. Twin landed Cigle punches in that Lime Twu of them explosive rights dropped Spinks in the Canvas for the first Lime in his career. When i came into the ring and looked at him. I saw the fear and 1 knew ii would he a first a nun knot Kmil Tyson said. The first round is crucial Lor arb indy Spinks a i of i ind to do whal i i 3mv id do. I a Kinin d i , nol Hie Loux bin Sun i saw a Chance. I tried 10 Lake the she. I Cami up trait Eddie Hulth wild lit1 did t Wurl Sprks Trad ing leather with Tyson in minutes "1 i Lanned a Slink Isy dial i Nia Ilni More Hon in and he said. The on moving Spinks did was from Vit Lieal to horizontal. Tor Spinks part he said he thought he would use the first round to learn some things about Tyson. You d like to have a Light plan u nullify him and keep his respect Sprks mid. My thing was to Gri the respect needed in the Early he never time for , if you carry two fists in does t Lake a hard Shol to Knock anybody a mks said. You gel hit in inc right spol you gel ugh and your responses slow Tyson did that in a was the to underdog in i is Figlilo. He is id years older than Tyson Al his m almost 10 pounds lighter than the Champion and Tyson that propensity for the Iii Urt. Spectacular knockout. Sprks said he was not afraid of Tyson nobody could make me gel in the eng if 1 was he snid. "1 fear nobody. I respect him. 1 do nol fear Erth Eless Tyson Kru a lie could Deriter on Koo in i if 1 really made it. Wmk i l of h i throw he a Little bit Tyson said. I knew then i would win in the punches Lair. In was out and i Yson s Aura of invincibility was Bac k in place. Is there Anijo Seoul Tipiere who can beat him there s Man on Earth who can l be Braten Spinks said. There s always some holy who can beat you they Haven t found that somebody Al for Tyson. In fact now they have to look again for people who can gel Pas the Tirol Anunti Wilh him. M have excuses Spinks says a limtk1 Ati an i ii Ity n.,1. Lal i a i a e i Iluff Spinks in w w in he entered the ring to fight mivi1 1 a i a certainly knew a Mlo the figlus. 1 he Dull ii Imi. J old m in ki.r-. La flights. Spines was Unic Liten. Attru night. In1 is on tibial shed. "1 finally found somebody Whei can beat me cd he a is thinking when the heavyweight championship Diphl was Over almost Lefoie in ii iian Iii a Oci Ivov lie was the. Heller Man in there spins. The Only Man to in attic Light i Joyu Highl and Nav wait i frowns Leeanie "1 Yson s my fint round Knock Oul Violini by choosing nol to run. He did t run. Hili us nowhere to lode and he quickly paid for la Iii strategy. I said time and Lime again i Xvi ill conic to log he and 1 saints said. Iwas not Al All. If i m afraid of anybody. I would not show up in the ring. I m not afraid of an Man on tins Earth. I respect them. I respect him " Fyson a Tot so Woik Ali Spinks said. If nothing Elf with that i be of hiker if i possessed in. A Nouton i Nisi Ler thai of unloaded in me. As inn. As i hit you once Oliai is All i d Tyson actually hit Spinks eight Linci. Spinks landed ail of a rights. That works out to almost s3 million a punch for tvs in and a tidy of ,"5 in Ilion per punch Lor Hie 3.1-Yeur-Nlil Spinks. A 7 hemp Ingold Ziedalis. I tried to Lake a Shol. But i came up spin i said. The i irs Nummi s crucial to any ii is. There wore things i should have done tried 10 do which was to Light. Maybe i was a Milc Ailious. I thought he would iry to pics and i would catch him coniing in. I Slio my Load he caught me with a Good Shol m thai was real bad Spinks brother Leon said. That was nip int Mike Tyson Sundys Liis work As referee Iran 1, wines him in a Neutral Eitria a. Tyson Lormer Champion to regain the heavy Diphl title lie in tame the 15ili to fail Lii big Xinpu s District and inthe ring. Tyson is the King of the neigh boyhood Al age 20. Hi1 won a piece of inc title and Jusi one month past his list birth Day became a hts first undisputed Champi on since Spinks older brother Leon beat Muhammad an in 1978. Where Mike Tyson is concerned you can underscore undisputed in Oil t Bou s on the card t Del Williams moved into position for an Ieav Wei he Lilly shot by Takir. .1 unan sous 13-Rnund decision in of furn crr Champion i Revor Lle Buk. Williams piled up Points with an Eft dec Nve Lei Jab in route to a lopsided Deci Sion it a lacklustre elimination bout be tween the inner Nasonal Ikang Lre Deramion s Tup to heavyweight Ctm in not is. The three ringside judges Wil Liams winning by a margin of Between four and seven rounds despite Williams loss of a Point for holding in the eighth round. Williams. 3241of White i Lains. . Moved to 21-. A Erick. 122, of Miramar ha., Felltoh-fi-1. In another heavyweight i Phil. Former contender James Lusier Down Mike Williams of Houston four limes before Stopin him in the seventh round of a scheduled itt Rounder Canadian heavy Weiglin a or Ruddock of Toronto also won by knockout slopping be Gic Gross of Hulum orc at 1 36 of inc second round. Also winning a head Vii in in fight was Anthony Witherspoon brother of former heavyweight Champion Tim Witherspoon who stopped ales Stanley of Haiti More at 28 seconds of the fifth round
