Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks

Date June 27, 1988 

Location Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey 

WBA/WBC/IBF/Ring/Lineal Heavyweight Championship 

MIKE TYSON   

Catskill, New York, USA
5'11 1/2", 218 lbs, age 21
reach: 71"  
Chest normal: 43"; Chest expanded: 45"; Biceps: 16"; Forearm: 14"; 
Waist: 34"; Thigh: 27"; Calf: 18"; Neck: 19 3/4"; Wrist: 8"; Fist: 13"; Ankle: 11"

34–0 (30 KO) 

WBA/WBC/IBF Heavyweight Champion 

Purse: $20 Million

vs.

MICHAEL SPINKS


From St. Louis, Missouri, USA

6'2 1/2", 212 lbs, age 31 
reach: 76" 
Chest normal: 40"; Chest expanded: 42"; Biceps: 14"; Forearm: 13"; 
Waist: 33"; Thigh: 23"; Calf: 16"; Neck: 16"; Wrist: 7 1/2"; Fist: 13"; Ankle: 11"

31–0 (21 KO)

The Ring/Lineal Heavyweight Champion

Purse: $13.5 Million

600,000 households PPV buy = $21 million

21,785 live gate = $12.3 million 

Grossing around $70 Million 

More lucrative than 1987 Super Bowl

Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing World Champion Mike Tyson destroyed "People's Champion" Michael Spinks in 91 seconds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson_vs._Michael_Spinks
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-06-27/sports/sp-3759_1_atlantic-city/3