Spinks stripped of lesser title
NZPA-Reuter New York Michael Spinks does not care about being stripped of his light-heavyweight boxing title and will fight exclusively as a heavyweight, defending the crown he took from Larry Holmes, says his manager. “We are going after the big bucks now,” said Butch Lewis. “Hell, the last time
Michael fought as a light heavy, we got SUSIOO,OOO ($250,000) — that’s chump change. We got SUSI.I million ($1.92 million) for fighting Larry and now the bread is going to flow.” Spinks became the first light-heavyweight champion in history to take the heavyweight title when he defeated Holmes in a close decision in Las Vegas last month.
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