![]() And so, more than three decades after he watched Spinks go down in the first, Blatstein believes it’s time to bring boxing back to its former glory. In more recent years, boxing has all but been replaced by mixed martial arts, cult-followed extreme wrestling, and other forms of combat-for-cash. The one where boxing fans all over paid up to $70 each to watch the pay-per-view fight at home, only to be treated to an overhyped match that lasted just 91 seconds, with Tyson KO’ing Spinks.īoxing was already in decline, and that letdown didn’t help. No, not the one where he bit the other boxer’s ear off. And by the time he turns back around, the fight was over.” My friend turns around to say something to the guy behind him. “I was the guest of someone, and we were seated ringside,” says the Philadelphia mega developer, who was a virtual unknown in 1988. Michael Spinks at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, presented by Trump Plaza. ![]() It was June 27, 1988, back when Atlantic City boxing - even boxing, period - was a thing. Mike Tyson after defeating Michael Spinks in an Atlantic City boxing match in 1988 (Photo via Getty Images)
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