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Larry Holmes defends the WBC Heavyweight Title against Renaldo Snipes on ABC Boxing
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00:00A battle for the WBC
00:01WBC heavyweight contender, even the ranking questioned by many
00:06An utterly calm young man, though, when you talk to him, as I noted earlier
00:10Weighed in at 215 and 3 quarters
00:12He's 25 years of age
00:14He's 6'2 and a half, with a reach of 78 inches
00:18He lives now in Yonkers, New York
00:21Though, he was born in Waukegan, Illinois
00:24A town that became nationally familiar
00:26In the age of the late and great comedian Jack Benny
00:29He is managed by Nick Riteni
00:32And trained by a man called Reverend
00:36Reverend Jim Williams, who'll be in his corner
00:38He's the man as we wait for the arrival of Larry Holmes
00:42Reverend Williams is the man who talks snipes out of his dream
00:46Of becoming a professional basketball player
00:49This, of course, his first title fight
00:52And we will be back live at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh in a moment
00:56We're back live at ringside, the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01:03Larry Holmes comes trotting, or at least half trotting, down the aisle
01:08To come into the ring, his WBC heavyweight championship belt being held a lot
01:14In front of him, and of course Larry is trained by Eddie Fudge
01:19A crack trainer in preparing a man physically
01:22Larry hasn't shirked in his training for this fight, not one bit
01:26He is taking it as seriously as any other
01:30Against presumably more notable opponents
01:33Lussen came in at 2.13 in a quarter
01:36Now in ring center
01:38He dances about preparing himself for the advent of the match
01:42Will be back
01:43We're back live and the ring announcer Myron Cope
01:48Is about to present the presentation of our national anthem
01:52Billy Eckstein to render the anthem
01:56Was being sung by Billy Eckstein
02:03And the cameraman just moving in front of Ronaldo Snipes
02:07Snipes, almost as if to give himself confidence
02:10Kept brandishing his fists toward Holmes
02:12Sneering and laughing and leering at him
02:16And he continues to do just that now
02:18He'll get a chance to prove himself
02:21Call me mister, he says
02:24Ronaldo Mr. Snipes
02:25That's why you see the mister on the back of his robe
02:28Once again, the championship belt
02:30The crowd here
02:32Well, it's a beautiful arena
02:34About 18,000 it can hold
02:37And it's maybe half belt
02:39Maybe a touch more than that
02:41Despite all promotional endeavors
02:46By the irrepressible promoter, Don King
02:50It has not taken hold
02:52Good evening ladies and gentlemen
03:02Welcome to the Civic Arena
03:07And tonight's World Heavyweight Championship card
03:11Promoted by Don King and the Civic Arena
03:14This event is sanctioned by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
03:19James J. Binns Chairman
03:22Regis Ed Shekula Commissioner
03:25And the World Boxing Council Duke Thurden Representative
03:29The officials for this evening's event are
03:33The doctors in attendance
03:35Dr. John Santoro
03:37Dr. Philip Schumacher
03:39The judges are Spider Bynum
03:41Tony Castellano
03:43And Eddie Woods
03:44The timekeeper
03:45Jimmy Bruce
03:46Counting for the knockdowns
03:48At the bell
03:49John Brenzia
03:50The referee
03:52Rudy
03:53Orpega
03:54This fight to be scored on the 10-point must system
03:58Two bouts to follow
04:00The reason for my chuckle
04:07Myron Cope
04:07Is a former sports writer
04:09And an excellent writer
04:11Who became a popular radio local broadcasting personality
04:15And now
04:17He's been dreaming of emulating the late Harry Bala
04:20Back in the 30s as a ring announcer
04:23He beats 11 knockouts
04:26He weighs 215 and three quarter pounds
04:30The challenger
04:32Mr. Rinaldo
04:34Snipes
04:35Snipes
04:37Three knockdown rule is waived
04:44Mandatory eight count
04:46No saving by the bell
04:47Except for the 15th
04:48Underbidden in 38 fights
04:5428 knockouts
04:57Weighing 213 and one quarter pounds
05:02From Eastern PA
05:03The Eastern Assassin
05:06Larry Holt
05:08Bus loads of people came in here today
05:11From Eastern Pennsylvania
05:13The home of Lafayette College
05:15And the Lafayette Leopards
05:17There's the tale of the tape
05:1832
05:19The edge in age
05:21Goes to Snipes
05:22By seven years
05:23And Holmes is getting tired
05:24Of waiting for Cooney
05:25The weight differential negligible
05:27The height differential negligible
05:29The reach
05:30Same thing in effect
05:32But Holmes
05:33An established fighter
05:35Tremendous hand and foot speed
05:37For a heavyweight
05:39A stinging left jab
05:41That becomes punishing
05:42To its accumulative impact
05:44A good solid left hook
05:47And a right that can surprise you
05:49As it did Mike Weaver
05:51When Weaver was dominating
05:52Holmes
05:53And a right uppercut
05:55By Holmes
05:55Turned the bout
05:56And Holmes did away with Weaver
05:59Finally
05:59The ring is 18 feet 7 inches
06:04And the bell for round one
06:06The referee
06:07Rudy Ortega
06:09A veteran referee
06:10This is his 25th world title fight
06:16Last time he did a fight
06:19I worked with Carlos Palomino
06:21Against Armando Munez
06:23May 27, 1978
06:25We'll get to the judges later
06:27Snipes showing early movement
06:32To try to stay away from Holmes
06:34Who pursues
06:36And wants to
06:37As usual
06:38Work the left jab
06:39In combination with the right
06:42Holmes probably fought
06:50His porous fight
06:51Against Trevor Berber
06:53The awkward one from Canada
06:55Who went the distance against him
06:57And Snipes is counting on awkwardness too
07:01Just the beginning of things
07:23First round
07:25Going left from a distance
07:41By Snipes
07:42There a right
07:43To the midsection
07:45No power behind it
07:47We have a minute left
08:01In round one
08:03With little if anything happening
08:06Up to now
08:08Holmes will be careful
08:26With a presumed
08:31Huge payday scheduled
08:34Against Jerry Cooney
08:35Maybe in March
08:37He's not going to lay himself open
08:40To anything
08:40Against an unknown
08:41Notice how easily
08:45Holmes' gloves
08:46Pick off
08:47Snipes his jab
08:49Now he's trying to come down
08:54With a right
08:55And we approach the end
08:58Of an uneventful round one
09:00Round two just underway
09:07As we zoom in
09:09On the ring center
09:10The Pittsburgh Civic Arena
09:12Coming to you live
09:13Larry Holmes is back to you
09:15White trunks
09:16And all those snipes
09:18WBC World Heavyweight Championship
09:20At stake
09:21Holmes' 11th title defense
09:25First round
09:27Cautious
09:29Holmes
09:31The pursuer
09:32Trying to see
09:37What the unknown has
09:39If anything
09:40Crowded a little bit
09:44As Snipes
09:45Was just short
09:46With a right
09:47Snipes felt leather
09:50That time
09:51Maybe
09:52The first time
09:53Thus far in the fight
09:54But he was stung
09:56Good right there
09:58Remember I told you
10:01That Larry's right
10:02Will surprise you
10:03It was the right uppercut
10:04That undid
10:05Mike Weaver
10:06Holmes beating Snipes
10:11To the punch
10:11Snipes learning
10:13Something there
10:14Larry's left
10:17Got there
10:18And Snipes's
10:19Never did
10:20Losing the left
10:32Effectively
10:35Steadily
10:37Yet patiently
10:38Holmes
10:39Making the fight
10:40His way
10:41According to his
10:42Dictates
10:43Just about
10:45As expected
10:46Whenever Snipes
10:52Is
10:53It showed guts
10:54Against Harry
10:55Cotsaya
10:56Of South Africa
10:57Floored in the
10:58Second and fourth
10:59Rounds
10:59He got up
11:00On most precepts
11:02He didn't remotely
11:03Deserve the decision
11:04That was accorded him
11:05But he got up
11:06And he went
11:07And he went
11:07The distance
11:08Just
11:16Getting
11:18To tee off
11:19Now
11:20Doing pretty much
11:22What Larry wants
11:23Measuring him
11:30You see Larry
11:31Bawing with the
11:32Left
11:32Keeping him back
11:35Come on Larry
11:37Come on Larry
11:39You heard Rudy
11:40Ortega say
11:41When you're that far
11:52Away from the
11:52Opponent
11:53As Snipes is
11:54It's difficult
11:55To score
11:56Right there
11:56A combination
11:57By Holmes
11:58The end
11:59Of the second round
12:00At hand
12:01Round three
12:06Live
12:07Pittsburgh
12:07Civic Arena
12:08Holmes to the left
12:09Now it's back to you
12:11Snipes
12:11Getting a lesson
12:12Holmes
12:14Now a practice
12:15Polished fighter
12:16No longer
12:17Can they take
12:18Recognition away
12:19From this man
12:20He knows exactly
12:22What he's about
12:23Snipes
12:28Was hurt
12:30In the first round
12:31Fighting
12:31The second round
12:32Rather
12:32Fighting back here
12:34After being stung
12:35Most of his blows
12:37Picked off
12:38By Holmes' gloves
12:39Larry
12:41Who wants
12:42To keep
12:42Reputation
12:43That he's worked
12:44So hard to earn
12:45Would like
12:46To finish him early
12:47At the same time
12:48He will temper it
12:49With caution
12:50Not taking any risks
12:52He may reach
12:53A breaking point
12:54In waiting
12:55For Cooney
12:56He's got enough
12:57To live on
12:57For the rest
12:58Of his life
12:59His attorney
13:00Told me last night
13:01Charlie
13:02Spazzani
13:04That
13:04Spanzini
13:05Rather
13:06That he
13:07Will get
13:08$350,000
13:10Tax free
13:11For the rest
13:11Of his life
13:12Annually
13:12If he quits now
13:14And you see him
13:16Making mincemeat
13:17Of snipes
13:18No way down here
13:20No way down here
13:21Put your way out of there
13:24Come on
13:25Snipes squinting
13:33As he tries
13:34To get inside
13:35Of Holmes
13:36And can't do it
13:37Get out of there Larry
13:38The eyes
13:40Almost half shut
13:42When he goes in
13:44Now he's trying to cover
13:45And Larry is just
13:47Belting
13:48There is no point
13:57In laboring
13:58As snipes
14:00Finally comes up
14:02With a sidewinding right
14:04Gets in a left
14:07Get is trying
14:12Okay
14:13No point in laboring
14:14The difference in skills
14:16Get hit on the break
14:20And Holmes said
14:21You see what you did
14:22To Rudy Ortega
14:24You let him do that
14:26Because
14:28Because Larry mad
14:30And that's what
14:30Leon Spinks
14:31Got away with
14:32Remember the fall spell
14:34That infuriated Holmes
14:36And he came out
14:37And he did away
14:38With Sphinx
14:38Now he got mad
14:41And the kid
14:43Will probably
14:43Pay for it
14:45Either way Larry
14:53Goes down to the belly
14:55As we approach
14:57The end
14:58Of another
14:58One sided round
14:59Live from the
15:05Civic
15:06Arena in Pittsburgh
15:07Start of round four
15:10Holmes having
15:11Things his own way
15:12No knockdowns yet
15:13Blood coming out
15:15In the mouth
15:15And snipes
15:16At the end of round three
15:17What a gutsy kid
15:19Still smiling
15:20In his corner
15:21After spitting out
15:22The blood
15:23Holmes pushing him off
15:27Irritated with the kid
15:29Especially
15:30When he snipes
15:32Hit him at the brace
15:33When Ortega
15:35The referee
15:36Mistakenly permitted
15:38Let's go back there Larry
15:44Let's go
15:46He's a gutsy kid
16:04That's it
16:06What do we have there
16:07But the skills belong to Holmes
16:10Okay
16:11Tying Holmes up in this round
16:24Though
16:25Give him that
16:25That's it
16:26Watch your way out
16:27Let's go
16:30That's it
16:31Got the head snuggled in
16:33Larry
16:36Is cut back on
16:38The number of punches
16:40He's thrown
16:40Snipes got one good one
16:42Into the midsection
16:43And another one
16:44Holmes coming forward
16:57With his upper body moving
17:00And side to side
17:02Larry really caught him there
17:09Had him off balance
17:10And really caught him
17:11But the kid comes on
17:13We'd like to alert our local stations
17:19Along the line
17:19That at the end of this round
17:21We'll take a station break
17:22And the kid's fighting aggressively
17:26In this round
17:27Remember Trevor Burbick
17:35Gave Larry Fitz
17:36With an awkward style
17:37Nobody expected him to do it
17:39Snipes all over Holmes
17:46The head nestled in
17:49Against the neck and shoulders
17:50Throughout the round
17:51And we'll be right back
17:54With more of the Holmes Snipes
17:56Heavyweight Championship fight
17:58After this word
17:59From our local station
18:00Round five just underway
18:07Snipes with a surprising
18:09Fourth round
18:10Fighting somewhat awkwardly
18:13Bobbing and weaving
18:14Snuggling the head
18:16Against the Holmes neck and shoulder
18:17He scored some in the fourth round
18:20And Larry Holmes
18:21Thrown off balance
18:23He's not using the left jab
18:25The way he usually does
18:27Maybe taking the kid
18:29Too lightly
18:31Looking just to load up
18:32Now he's snapping the jab
18:34In the manner in which he did
18:35In the earlier rounds
18:37This is round five
18:38Look at that
18:40It's gone longer than
18:41Many expected already
18:43This is not to say
18:46That it's been an impressive fight
18:48It has
18:49There's Larry Holmes
18:55Sticking and moving
18:57Fighting the way he usually fights
18:59May have been too eager
19:03To knock him out too quickly
19:05To prove himself all over again
19:07To himself
19:08And maybe to those who
19:10Refrain from good
19:11Crowd went crazy over that
19:14Wild rife by Snipes
19:15Which merely grazed
19:17Snipes laughing
19:18That's been his posture
19:21Since he entered the ring
19:23This is round five
19:24Holmes in the white trunks
19:26And Snipes
19:27In the blue trunks
19:28With the yellow stripes
19:30The WBC
19:32Heavyweight title at stake
19:33And look at the kid
19:35Still fighting in his
19:36Somewhat peculiar style
19:39Bobbing and weaving
19:40Trying to work in there
19:42Larry trying to load up
19:45With the right
19:46Three times in a row
19:47Still Snipes smiling
19:49Yes the kid has the guts
19:52Work your way out of there
19:55Come on let loose
19:56Now he's tying Holmes up again
19:58Holmes not able to use the jab
20:00The way he should be using
20:01Holmes turning back
20:06To the right
20:07More and more frequently
20:08As you just saw
20:09Doubling up on it
20:10Now the left
20:11Getting in there
20:12Then the right
20:13To the belly
20:13Then to the head
20:14Fifth round action
20:18Two to the belly
20:24Then to the head
20:26And Holmes
20:27Pouring leather on the kid
20:29Kid was hurt there
20:30Now there's a cut
20:31Over the right eye
20:33Take it the left guy
20:37I'm looking at my right side
20:39His left eye
20:40The blood coming out
20:41Above the eye
20:43Going into the eye
20:44Affecting the vision
20:45The kid's in deep trouble
20:46The end of the round
20:55Is approaching
20:55Time running out
20:58On Larry Holmes
20:59But also on
21:00Ronaldo's
21:01Snipes
21:01We are staying
21:09And Snipes
21:11Blood
21:12All over that
21:13Left eye
21:14From above it
21:15And on the side of it
21:17It appeared to be
21:19A Holmes right
21:20That opened it up
21:21Let's look again
21:22At the flurry
21:23That hurt the kid
21:24To a right
21:32And a left
21:32To the belly
21:33Then the right
21:33To the head
21:34That opened the eye
21:35There and then
21:36Another right
21:37Embellished the cut
21:38And then more
21:39To the head
21:40And suddenly
21:41Snipes was in trouble
21:42As you look
21:43From another angle
21:44See the way
21:48He kept
21:48Using the right
21:50Snipes
21:53And forced Holmes
21:54To go to the right
21:55Not using his left
21:57The way he usually does
21:58Now they've got
21:59The eye patched
22:00You can see it there
22:01And we have the bell
22:05For round six
22:06A fight totally
22:08Dominated by Holmes
22:10But the kid
22:11Showing tremendous courage
22:12And having himself
22:14A pretty fair
22:15Fourth round
22:16Holmes now
22:28Concentrating
22:30Fiercely
22:30Attending the
22:31Pistol
22:31Snipes
22:32To the right
22:33Kid coming right back
22:36After that
22:37Beating
22:37In the fifth round
22:38When it looked like
22:39He was about to go
22:41He's got that head
22:50Nestled in again
22:51You see it
22:53And Holmes
22:54Not getting room
22:55To use his left
22:57Now Holmes
23:01Is again
23:02Teeing off
23:03On Snipes
23:04Tell you this
23:07Holmes has developed
23:08Respect for the kid
23:09He has not yet
23:14Reopened the cut
23:15He has proven
23:29Troubles in the
23:30Holmes
23:30And he farts
23:32From the corner
23:32Saying bring it
23:33Up a bit
23:34Holmes looked over
23:35To the corner
23:35You just had a
23:36Glimpse of that
23:37Two punches
23:40Two punches
23:41Two punches
23:44Work
23:46Work
23:47Come on
23:49That's it
23:49Work
23:50Two punches
23:54Three punches
23:56Come on
23:56Holmes not moving
23:57Off the ropes
23:58For the last
23:59Forty seconds
24:00Finally moves out
24:02Snipes
24:03Trying to cover
24:04Snipes
24:05Hurt again
24:06But
24:08Somehow
24:09Righting himself
24:10Collecting himself
24:11That left
24:12Was wild
24:12Blood pouring out
24:18Of Snipes'
24:18Mouth
24:19No quitting
24:24This kid
24:2435 seconds
24:27Left
24:28In the
24:28Sixth round
24:29And there is
24:32Blood underneath
24:33Holmes'
24:33Left eye
24:34It's hard to tell
24:35Whether he has
24:36A very minor cut
24:38Or whether or not
24:39It snipes his blood
24:40Look at the kid
24:47Fight back
24:48He's not scoring
24:50But he is putting up
24:55A lot
24:56A lot
24:56Of guts
24:58That's what he's showing
24:59We'll be back
25:00We're back live in Pittsburgh
25:05Round seven
25:06And Larry Holmes
25:07Is beginning to get frustrated
25:09He showed it in his corner
25:10He thought he'd have
25:11An easier time with the kid
25:13In terms of knocking him out
25:14Meantime
25:15Dr. James Santar
25:16In the ring position
25:17Came in between rounds
25:19Examined Snipes'
25:20Damaged left eye
25:21Okayed it
25:22The fight continues
25:24Oh
25:24A right hand
25:27Was Larry Holmes
25:28Look at him
25:30Now Holmes
25:32Trying to collect himself
25:34What a startling
25:36Turn of events
25:37As Snipes
25:38Lifts up his arms
25:39And Holmes
25:40Is wobbly
25:42And he took a right
25:44From Snipes
25:44And Snipes
25:45Is all over him
25:47This could be
25:48One of the greatest
25:49Upsets
25:49In current day
25:51Boxing
25:52He is hitting
25:53At Holmes
25:54Holmes trying
25:55To fight back
25:56He went down
25:57The way
25:58Chambers knocked him down
26:00In the second fight
26:01We have a minute
26:0255 left to go
26:04In round seven
26:06And Larry Holmes
26:07Was fighting
26:08For his life
26:09Seconds ago
26:10Now we'll see
26:11How much
26:12He can collect himself
26:13He seems to have
26:15He's got to use
26:16His left and right
26:17And he just
26:18Scored with it
26:19What a turn of events
26:24Ladies and gentlemen
26:25You saw the Snipes
26:26Right
26:27That failed Holmes
26:28We said Holmes
26:30Had been getting
26:31Frustrated
26:32It was not the easy
26:33Knockout he expected
26:34The wealth
26:35The swelling
26:36In the corner
26:37Of Snipes' eye
26:38Is huge
26:39But huge
26:40Snipes
26:41Has shown just
26:42Tremendous confidence
26:43And he hurt Holmes
26:44Again with a laugh
26:45Holmes is striking back
26:47And effectively
26:49He has collected himself
26:51But he got hurt
26:52By a laugh
26:53And now he's aware
26:54That this kid
26:55Can end his dream
26:57Of huge dollars
26:58Against Jerry Cooney
27:00And maybe put a whole
27:01New look
27:02On his potential
27:04Vulnerability
27:05Against Cooney
27:06We have 50 seconds left
27:08In round seven
27:10And Holmes is tired
27:11And the kid
27:13Keeps coming
27:14The head snuggled
27:16Against the neck
27:17And shoulder
27:18Did you ever think
27:27You'd see
27:28Holmes fall
27:29Against the corner
27:30Pull
27:31The way he did
27:33Ready to go
27:34It happened
27:35Abruptly
27:36Startlingly
27:37Now Holmes is back
27:40In command
27:41Of himself
27:42And he snapped
27:43The kid's head
27:45With an uppercut
27:46And then with a combination
27:48And we have 10 seconds left
27:51In round seven
27:52And we are going to show you
27:54That Snipes right
27:55That did it to Holmes
27:57Who is back
27:58Finally
27:59In charge
28:00Now this game
28:04Holmes still a little dazed
28:06Started toward the wrong corner
28:08And there is
28:10Rono
28:10Go Snipes
28:12And there is
28:14Larry Holmes
28:15And let's look
28:18At that knockdown
28:19Now watch that
28:20There was the left
28:21That started
28:22Another left
28:23Another left
28:24And that right
28:25Went right through
28:26And caught him
28:27And look at
28:28Holmes go down
28:29Let's look at it
28:30From another angle
28:32There it is
28:37From the other angle
28:38And when Holmes
28:39Got up
28:40Still a third angle
28:41When Holmes
28:42Got up
28:42He just fell
28:44Against the corner pole
28:46Still another angle
28:48So the fight
28:49That was laughed at
28:50The fight
28:51That had in the
28:52Sports page
28:53Headlines
28:53This morning
28:54Here in Pittsburgh
28:55Is it a mismatch
28:57And every indication
28:58Is that it was
28:59Now
29:00With the wisdom
29:01Of 2020 hindsight
29:02We've got
29:03A fight
29:04Round eight
29:07Live
29:07Pittsburgh Civic
29:09Arena
29:09Now let's see
29:18What Holmes does
29:20Now he's got a whole
29:22New respect
29:23For Snipes
29:24And he should have
29:28Funny thing was
29:34Snipes asked me
29:35If I thought
29:36It was a mismatch
29:37When I interviewed
29:38Him yesterday
29:38I said honestly
29:39Yes
29:40He said I'll surprise you
29:42In his entourage
29:44Is a former Jet
29:46From their Super Bowl days
29:48Jim Harris
29:48Utah State
29:49Wants a pretty
29:52Quick footed
29:53Pass rusher
29:53Hardly a boxing man
29:57But Snipes
29:58Is a fighter
29:59Tonight
30:00He's confident
30:01He's bouncing
30:03And he's bobbing
30:05And weaving
30:06Smiling
30:08Or at least
30:08Half smiling
30:09And Holmes
30:10Has suddenly
30:11Grown cautious
30:12When Snipes
30:19Told me
30:19He would knock
30:20Holmes out
30:21In the interview
30:21I thought to myself
30:23Well this is
30:24The usual
30:25Height
30:26Self build up
30:27But look at the kick
30:29I mean he is
30:31The aggressor now
30:32It's Holmes
30:33Who's being wary
30:34And Holmes
30:35Trying to work
30:35That left
30:36The way he usually
30:37Does
30:38What Snipes
30:41Has done to Holmes
30:42Already
30:43Will cost Holmes
30:44Heavily
30:44In his reputation
30:46He went into a fight
30:49But
30:50Little again
30:52Virtually nothing
30:54Everything to lose
30:55While waiting
30:57Around for Jerry Coonan
30:59Now Holmes'
31:06Sauner
31:07Employing him
31:08To keep using
31:08The left
31:09In just that way
31:10This remember
31:12Is the eighth round
31:13Holmes
31:25Holmes a frustrated
31:26Fighter
31:27Leading in this fight
31:29Despite the one
31:30Knockdown in the
31:31Seventh
31:31By Snipes
31:32Of course
31:34But frustrated
31:35Sensing all of the
31:37Things that have
31:38Happened to him
31:39As the eighth round
31:45Lines down
31:47We'll be back
31:56In a moment
31:57We're back live
32:03This is the beginning
32:04Of round nine
32:05And it's a different
32:06Larry Holmes
32:07Cautious
32:07It's a
32:08Suddenly
32:08Inspired
32:10Ronaldo Snipes
32:11Who scored a stunning
32:12Seventh round
32:13Knockdown
32:14In retrospect
32:15There may be some
32:16Criticism of
32:17Referee Rudy
32:18Ortega
32:19But that remains
32:20To be seen
32:20In the sense
32:21Of perhaps
32:21Giving Larry
32:22Too much time
32:23Before the count
32:24Started
32:25Look at Snipes
32:27Wild swinging
32:29Confident now
32:30Holmes has given
32:31Him everything
32:32And Snipes
32:33Hasn't gone down
32:34It's Holmes
32:34Who's gone down
32:35From an
32:36Unbelievable
32:37Right
32:38That whistled in
32:39Not even
32:42Shavers
32:43Had Holmes
32:44As wobbly
32:45As Snipes did
32:46Now Snipes
32:49Is talking to him
32:50As Snipes
32:51Takes the offense
32:52And what about
32:53Jerry Cooney
32:54Sitting at home
32:55Watching this
32:56What about
32:57All that money
32:58Maybe going
32:58Down the drain
32:59Sometimes Jerry
33:01You can wait
33:02Too long
33:03Right there
33:07Snipes hurt
33:08Round nine
33:11Stick him
33:16They keep saying
33:17From Holmes'
33:18Corner
33:18Stick him
33:19That means of course
33:20Keep using that jab
33:22Instead Snipes
33:24Scored with the left
33:25Scored with the left
33:25Holmes with a good
33:27Counter right
33:28Come on
33:33Come on
33:33Snipes is saying
33:34To him
33:35Right above us
33:36In ring center
33:37But certainly
33:38But certainly
33:38With an air shot
33:39As round nine
33:41Is more than
33:42Half over
33:42Kid has that
33:48Bouncy little
33:49Way about him
33:50With the upper
33:50Body movement
33:51Bobbing and weaving
33:52The head always going
33:54And it has frustrated
33:55Holmes
33:55And he caught
33:56Holmes with a right
33:5738 times out
34:0338 times in
34:04With victories
34:05That's been
34:06Larry Holmes'
34:07Record
34:07Snipes with a good
34:18Counter punch
34:19Snapped Holmes'
34:20Face back
34:21Holmes is dominating
34:29The round
34:30Yes
34:30In point scoring
34:31But this kid
34:33Has put on
34:34Some show
34:35Fans in Pittsburgh
34:38Never expected this
34:39Right there
34:40Snipes hurt again
34:41And now
34:44Moving away
34:45Collecting his own
34:47Sensibilities
34:48All over again
34:49All right Chris
35:05What's coming up
35:06The action
35:06Continues on ABC
35:07Tomorrow
35:08NCA
35:08College Football
35:0912 Eastern
35:11Regional election
35:12Well that's true too
35:13Chris
35:14Thank you very much
35:15As round 10
35:16Begins
35:17And stunned
35:19Yes Chris
35:19I just looked at
35:21Bob Verde's face
35:22Of the Chicago Tribune
35:23He motioned to me
35:25Waving his hand
35:26And Jerry Eisenberg
35:27Of the Newark
35:28Star legend
35:28Bonnie Nagler
35:29Of the Daily Racing
35:30Forum
35:31All veterans
35:32Of the boxing beat
35:33And they don't
35:34Believe what's happened
35:35Again
35:36Don't be misled
35:38It's not that
35:39Snipes is winning
35:40This fight
35:41It's that he
35:42Floored Holmes
35:43That Holmes
35:44Did lose his poise
35:45That Holmes
35:46Has been frustrated
35:47By the awkward
35:49Style of Snipes
35:50Even though
35:51Holmes is decisively
35:52Winning
35:53If it were
35:53Right against Snipes
35:55Got in a good punch
35:57And it's Holmes
35:58Who's retreating
35:59Holmes who's moving
36:00Snipes going down
36:03To the midriff
36:03With a right
36:04And totally
36:06Unafraid
36:06Of Larry Holmes
36:08Rudy Ortega
36:10Breaking them up
36:11See Holmes
36:21Get himself together
36:22And scores
36:23More frequently
36:24Than Snipes
36:25But it's still
36:27The wonderment
36:28Of what was expected
36:29In advance
36:30Vis-a-vis
36:31What has happened
36:32In the ring
36:33Caused the whole
36:35Turn of events
36:36And the whole
36:37Twist of minds
36:38Snipes with a quick
36:50Left as you saw
36:51If Snipes
36:55Has a terrible
36:56Problem
36:56I would think
36:58It's the blood
36:59In the mouth
37:00He spat out
37:01A huge amount
37:02Between rounds
37:03It could affect
37:04His bleeding
37:05But look at the kid
37:06It could affect
37:13His breathing
37:14Alright get out of there
37:16Come on
37:16Holmes with quick
37:26Combinations there
37:28Right now
37:29Larry will settle
37:31For a decision
37:32He's not worrying
37:33About a knockout
37:34You know what
37:38This will cause
37:39Holmes to do
37:39If he wins
37:40By a decision
37:41But after that
37:42Closer call
37:43Against a knockout
37:44Re-evaluation
37:46Of himself
37:47In a doubt
37:48At 32
37:49Am I beginning
37:50To lose
37:50How did this kid
37:51Knock me down
37:52We're coming to the end
38:03Of round 10
38:05And Snipes
38:07Is still there
38:08All right round 11
38:14Live from Pittsburgh
38:15The wealth
38:16In the left eye
38:17Of Snipes
38:18Is just huge
38:19But you know
38:20What he did
38:20Between rounds
38:21He waved to me
38:23And said
38:23I told you
38:24And you're right
38:25Ronaldo
38:26You've told us
38:27We didn't believe you
38:28Holmes back to boxing basics
38:39Working
38:40Trying to work
38:41To left
38:42But Snipes
38:42Now answering
38:43With his own
38:44With confidence
38:45A good right
38:46And more blood
38:47Coming out
38:47Of the mouth
38:48Of Snipes
38:49What a courageous
38:51Fighter he is
38:52I don't care
38:54How bad he looked
38:55Against Coach Zia
38:56Holmes
38:58Right by Holmes
38:59But he wants to go down
39:01He's in deep trouble again
39:02But Snipes
39:04Doesn't go down
39:05Holmes
39:06Trying to load up
39:07And measure him
39:08Again the right
39:12And now
39:12Rudy Ortega
39:14Steps in
39:15And stops
39:16The contest
39:17And Snipes
39:18Is saying
39:19No
39:19No
39:20No
39:20And the fans
39:21Are booing
39:22An 11th round
39:24TKO
39:25With 154 to go
39:27Unofficially
39:28In the round
39:29A succession
39:30Of rights
39:31And it's easy
39:32For the fans
39:33To boo
39:34And it's easy
39:35For me
39:35Or anybody else
39:36To say
39:36The kid had shown
39:38So much
39:38The fight
39:39Shouldn't have been
39:39Stopped
39:40But who are we
39:41To stay
39:41And say
39:42How many
39:43How many
39:44Hammering blows
39:45Can the head
39:46Take
39:46There is the kid
39:48And the welch
39:50On the side
39:51Of his head
39:52Just tremendous
39:53But what a battle
39:54He fought
39:55All right
40:15You've heard the crowd
40:16Here's where
40:18Snipes got hurt
40:21There's the right
40:22That's the first
40:24That's the first one
40:24That stunned him
40:25Left him
40:26Virtually
40:27Defenseless
40:27Holmes moved down
40:30With the left
40:30Then back up again
40:31With the right
40:32Now loading up
40:33On the kid
40:34And then again
40:37And I don't know
40:39Who can be the judge
40:43How many
40:44Could he have taken
40:45What could be
40:47The damage
40:47Could it be
40:49Irreparable
40:50And that's when
40:51Rudy Ortega
40:52Stepped in
40:53And said
40:53No no
40:54Enough
40:55And for
40:56For the crowd
40:57To yell profanities
40:59At the official
41:01As they just did
41:02Unseemly
41:04Unscientific
41:06Part of sports world
41:08These days
41:09I guess
41:09What a great
41:12Courageous fight
41:13The winner
41:14By the
41:14Reginald
41:15And the
41:16Premier
41:18Champion
41:18Larry
41:20Holmes
41:21Holmes
41:22We are
41:25We are now
41:26Trying to get
41:28Ronaldo
41:29Snipes down here
41:30So he can talk
41:31To you
41:32And in the process
41:33We'll be right
41:34Back
41:35We are back
41:37Live at ringside
41:39And this incredibly
41:40Courageous young man
41:42Who told me
41:43That he would
41:44Knock out
41:44Larry Holmes
41:45And almost
41:46Made it stick
41:46With that
41:47Punishing right
41:49As you look
41:50At him now
41:50In the seventh round
41:51That flawed Holmes
41:53And made him wobbly
41:54And unaware
41:54Of where he was
41:55First
41:56Our congratulations
41:57To you
41:58Ronaldo
41:58For one of the
41:59Gamest efforts
42:00I have ever seen
42:01Man Howard
42:02I don't know
42:03If they
42:03Man there's no way
42:05They should have
42:05Stopped that fight
42:06Man I was
42:06I was beating
42:07Larry man
42:08They said
42:09The Cooney fight
42:10That ain't right
42:10Man I won this fight
42:11That it's not right
42:12I'm telling the world
42:14It's not right
42:14For him to stop
42:15This fight like this
42:15I had the man
42:16Knocked out
42:17He was glad
42:17This fight ended
42:18Man I'm just
42:19Not right
42:19I had this fight
42:20Won
42:21The man was
42:22Turned out
42:22I was gonna
42:22Take him out
42:23They shouldn't
42:23Stopped this fight
42:24Alright
42:25Ronaldo
42:26I understand
42:26Your feeling
42:27Let me
42:28Let me show you
42:29Where he did
42:30Hurt you though
42:31In the
42:32Eleventh round
42:33When I hurt him
42:33Did he stop the fight
42:34Did he stop the fight
42:36When I hurt him
42:37No he did not
42:38Did he stop the fight
42:39When I knocked him down
42:40No he did not
42:42Why
42:42Why
42:43Why
42:43He didn't knock me down
42:44He stopped the fight
42:45That's gonna be the champion of this world
42:47It's a championship fight
42:49It's a championship fight
42:50It's a championship fight
42:50Alright
42:51Let me sit down next to you
42:53I can understand your bitterness
42:55And disappointment
42:56The official has to
42:58Can't nobody understand
42:59But my people
43:00There's no way
43:00They should've stopped this fight
43:01No way
43:02Alright
43:04I had this man
43:05He was down
43:05How come they didn't stop this fight
43:06When he was down
43:07How come they didn't stop this fight
43:09No but they stopped it
43:10When he hit me with a good shot
43:11It's not right
43:12This is a championship fight
43:13It's not right
43:14Alright
43:15You've had your say
43:16No I have my say
43:18It's not right
43:18I'm very sorry
43:19They should've protested
43:20It's not right
43:21They said they should've stopped this fight
43:23I knocked the man down
43:24It's not right
43:25They shouldn't have stopped this fight
43:26Nevertheless
43:26You've got reason to be proud
43:28Now with your man working over you
43:30I'm going to turn to Larry Holmes
43:32This man gave you some fight my friend
43:36Well he was very awkward
43:37Took me a little bit to get myself adjusted
43:40Get off me with your camera with ABC
43:41It took me a little chance to get myself adjusted
43:45But he was strong
43:47But I feel that the ref should've stopped the fight
43:49But this is one time
43:50I didn't want the ref to stop the fight
43:52I wanted to take him out
43:54And let the people know that
43:56I'm whatever I feel that I am
43:59He didn't have a power to knock me out
43:59He didn't have a power to knock me out
44:00He didn't have a power to knock me out
44:01He didn't have a power to knock me out
44:01Now you can understand
44:02You can understand why
44:05Ronaldo is depressed and bitter
44:08Well
44:10Ronaldo's nice
44:12Be quiet
44:14Alright
44:15Let's look at this
44:16Once again
44:23We have fallen into a terrible situation
44:26And this will put an end to boxing
44:28As it continues
44:30Everything's okay
44:31As Ronaldo Snipes
44:32Run at Larry Holmes
44:34And all we can do is apologize
44:37For that which has taken place here
44:41I quoted Dan Rather
44:43When this happened between Holmes and Cooney
44:45After the Larry Spence fight
44:47Remember when Dan was roughed up
44:49At a convention in Kansas City
44:51And as a result
44:54Dan said it's all in a day's work
44:57I guess what
44:58That is what this is
45:00But this was as messy a situation
45:03As I have ever seen
45:04And I think that perhaps
45:06Ronaldo Snipes
45:07Suffered a gash
45:09And here
45:10You can see the bedlam
45:12That has taken place
45:14Trying to
45:16Get everything in hand
45:18And hardly an easy situation
45:21We will be back
45:25After this word
45:27From our local stations
45:30Well we are back
45:35Still alive
45:37But just barely
45:38In a wild
45:39And uncontrollable scene
45:40And I have with me
45:42Referee Rudy Ortega
45:44Now this man has refereed
45:4625 championship fights
45:49Before this one
45:50I have called a number of fights
45:52He is refereed
45:53He is by all accounts
45:55A skilled referee
45:56Easily establishable
45:58As one of the best
45:59In a court of law
46:01Now Rudy
46:02First of all
46:03Snipes
46:04And his disappointment
46:06Was understandable
46:07Said you should have
46:08Stopped the fight
46:09When he knocked Larry down
46:11Your answer to that
46:12It's very simple
46:13When Snipes
46:15Hit Larry Holmes
46:16And Holmes went down
46:17Holmes was hurt
46:18But he recovered quickly
46:19And it was obvious
46:20Because he came back
46:21And not only
46:22Conducted himself well
46:23But was winning the round
46:24It was a close fight
46:27They were exchanging
46:29Hard punches
46:30Shipes
46:31Had scored well
46:33Larry came back
46:35To maintain
46:36Complete control
46:37With that good jab
46:38And combinations
46:39Up until
46:40The knockout
46:41Alright
46:42Now when you
46:43Stopped the fight
46:44Yeah
46:44Snipes said
46:46That fight
46:46Should not have been
46:47Stopped
46:48Explain your vantage point
46:50What you thought
46:50No question about it
46:52I can understand
46:52His disappointment
46:53He was fighting
46:54For the championship
46:54Of the world
46:55However he got hit
46:56With a tremendous shot
46:57By Larry Holmes
46:58And I think it was
46:59Obvious to everyone
47:00He was driven
47:02To the corner
47:02And Larry Holmes
47:04Went right on top
47:05Of him
47:05Howard
47:05He hit him
47:06With combinations
47:07And vicious combinations
47:08And at that point
47:09Snipes lost control
47:11And he was hurt
47:13And Larry landed
47:14A few more
47:14Solid punches
47:15With no return
47:16His hands were down
47:17And he was pinned
47:18And there was no way
47:19In the world
47:19This was going to be
47:20Another many friends
47:21So you were afraid
47:22Of permanent damage
47:23To the Larry
47:23No question about it
47:24No question
47:25In fact
47:26Even after
47:27I stopped the fight
47:28His chief
47:29So second
47:29His father
47:30The reverend
47:31Williams came over
47:31And said I did right
47:32I know I did
47:33Thank you very very much
47:36Thank you Howard
47:36Did a good job
47:37Now we turn again
47:39To Larry Holmes
47:41Larry you just heard
47:42The referee
47:43Substantiate everything
47:44You did
47:45But there are
47:46A couple of things
47:46That you have to be
47:47Concerned about my friend
47:49Because you worked
47:50A lifetime
47:51To achieve recognition
47:53And now
47:54You know very well
47:55They're going to say
47:55The kid
47:56Flawed him
47:57In the seventh round
47:58Almost knocked him out
47:59Maybe he's not
48:00The great fighter
48:01We thought he had become
48:02Well
48:03For one thing
48:03People are always
48:04Going to say
48:04What they want to say
48:05I've been criticized
48:06Many many times
48:08But it always seemed
48:09Like I always pull it out
48:10Minato's life
48:11Was very awkward
48:12Very clumsy
48:12And again
48:13You know I knew
48:14That he was going
48:15To present a style
48:17That was going to be
48:18Hard to get to
48:18Just like Burbank
48:19But I worked
48:20Very hard for this
48:21The man was gallant
48:22He fought hard
48:23But I think the referee
48:24Done his job
48:25But I wasn't ready
48:26For the referee to stop it
48:27I was going to take him out
48:28Hurt him really bad
48:29If I have to
48:30And to prove again
48:31That I am the champion
48:32We don't worry about
48:33What people say
48:33Because I'm the true
48:35Heavyweight champion
48:35All right
48:36Now Larry
48:37In the fourth round
48:40I noticed you were
48:41Having trouble
48:42Using your left jab
48:44Sticking the way
48:45You usually do
48:46Was it his style
48:47That caused that
48:48Or were you seeking
48:49To load up
48:50And get an early knockout
48:52Well it was both Howard
48:54I was seeking to load up
48:55To knock him out early
48:56And he was very awkward
48:58And this is the reason
49:00Why my jab
49:00Was missing
49:02But again Howard
49:03I want to say
49:04I'm sorry
49:04About the records
49:05We had here
49:06Everybody's hot
49:08Snipes thought
49:08They shouldn't stop the fight
49:09But I think the referee
49:10Done his job
49:11And I thought
49:12He did a good job
49:13All right
49:14Let's look at that finish
49:15Again Larry
49:16And
49:17As we
49:19As we look at it again
49:22Watch Snipes' hands
49:24Rudy Ortega
49:25Said at the end
49:26They were down
49:27In point of fact Larry
49:29Let's look
49:31My recollection is that
49:35Oh you were pummeling him
49:36No question about it
49:37And
49:38On that ground
49:40I don't think you can
49:41In any sense
49:41Criticize Rudy
49:42But
49:44Well
49:44Howard again
49:46Well now wait
49:46You know the referee
49:47Did his job
49:48I was measuring the guy
49:49Set him up
49:49Put a right hand
49:50His hands
49:50His hands were not up
49:52And
49:52You know he was
49:53He was defensive
49:54But you know
49:55He was in there fighting
49:56And he gave his best shot
49:57So again you know
49:58He didn't want the fight
49:59Stop
49:59He thought he may have
50:00Had a chance
50:01But I didn't give him
50:02A chance Howard
50:02All right
50:03Here's
50:04The knock
50:05Talk about this
50:06Knockdown of you
50:07He really got through
50:15To him my friend
50:16Well
50:17Yes Howard
50:17He landed a good shot
50:18That time
50:19With another overhand right
50:20Which you know
50:21I've been here before
50:22Ernie Shavers
50:23Knocked me down
50:23Kevin Ivey
50:24Knocked me down
50:25But my record
50:26Speaks for itself
50:26I'm still undefeated
50:27And I got up
50:28And I won the fight
50:29And that's all that counts
50:30They can say what they want
50:31To say about Larry Holmes
50:32I'm still the heavyweight champion
50:33Of the world
50:34All right my friend
50:34Congratulations
50:35What do you think
50:37Jerry Cooney was thinking about
50:40Well Jerry Cooney
50:41Is afraid of his own shadow
50:42And if he hurry up
50:43And get off
50:44Behind his mother's dress
50:45We can go ahead
50:46And fight and march
50:46But again
50:47And I'm keeping my word
50:49To the people
50:49And to the world
50:50I give this man
50:51Parody
50:52And give him half
50:53Of the money
50:53And he's still hiding
50:54Looking for dead guys
50:56Like this guy
50:59Bugner over in England
51:00Ain't fought in six years
51:01So I'm ready
51:02To fight and march
51:03And if he don't
51:04Howard
51:04God may
51:05Strike me down
51:06I'm not gonna
51:07Fight this man
51:08When does he have
51:09To make his decision
51:10Howard
51:11This is November the 6th
51:12I'm 32 years old
51:14If he don't make a decision
51:15By December
51:16We don't care
51:17Howard
51:17We have nothing to prove
51:18We accomplished everything
51:19We wanted to accomplish
51:20In boxing
51:21And we fought for money
51:22We earned money
51:23And that's all that matters
51:24Right now
51:24Thank you very much
51:25Thank you Howard
51:26Be careful of this crowd
51:28Right now
51:29They're a little bit difficult
51:31Okay
51:34We are again
51:36In the midst of a wild
51:37And uncontrollable situation
51:39Security people
51:40Doing everything they can
51:42In sports world these days
51:45And it's hardly time
51:46For still another treatise
51:47Fan violence
51:49Seems to always rear
51:51Its ugly head
51:52But that's the way it is
51:54And
51:55As Larry Holmes
51:57Goes back
51:58Through
51:59The ring
52:00They are booing him
52:02As if he is to blame
52:03For having fought
52:04The very best he could
52:06In a fight that had
52:07A controversial ending
52:09At least in the mind
52:10Of Ronaldo Snipes
52:12In the meantime
52:13In the meantime
52:13In the meantime
52:16Snipes
52:17Was definitely
52:19Losing that fight
52:21By a wide wide margin
52:22He did fight
52:24Grimly
52:25Courageously
52:26Even at times
52:27Brilliantly
52:28With his bobbing
52:29And weaving style
52:30Nullifying Holmes' left
52:32And
52:33As a result
52:34We will now
52:36Take you
52:37Through the last round
52:39As I called it
52:41Let's pick up with that
52:42This is just huge
52:44But you know what he did
52:46Between rounds
52:47He waved to me
52:48And said
52:48I told you
52:49And you're right
52:50Ronaldo
52:51You've told us
52:52And we didn't believe you
52:53Holmes
53:03Back to boxing
53:04Basics
53:05Working
53:06Trying to work
53:07The left
53:07But Snipes
53:08Now answering
53:09With his own
53:09A good right
53:11And more blood
53:12Coming out of the mouth
53:13Of Snipes
53:14What a courageous
53:16Fighter he is
53:18I don't care
53:19How bad he looked
53:20Against Coatsia
53:21Holmes
53:23Right by Holmes
53:25But he doesn't go down
53:26He's in deep trouble again
53:28But Snipes doesn't go down
53:30Holmes trying to load up
53:32And measure him
53:33Again the right
53:37And now
53:38Rudy Ortega
53:39Steps in
53:40And stops the contest
53:42And Snipes is saying
53:44No
53:44No
53:45No
53:46And the fans are booing
53:48An 11th round TKO
53:50With 1.54 to go
53:52Unofficially
53:53In the round
53:54A succession of rights
53:56And it's easy
53:57For the fans to boo
53:59And it's easy
54:00For me or anybody else
54:01To say
54:02The kid had shown so much
54:04The fight shouldn't have been stopped
54:05But who are we to stay
54:07Well we're back
54:10Live at ringside
54:11But again
54:12Just barely
54:12They're trying to start
54:14Another fight here
54:15Fans still hovering
54:17All over the place
54:18Security people
54:19Doing a very
54:20Very good job
54:21The very best they can
54:22And still
54:23These fans
54:25Dissatisfied
54:25With the way
54:26The fight ended
54:27Well that's the way
54:29It is
54:29And at a point
54:31In time
54:31Somebody has to
54:33Make the decision
54:33As to whether
54:34Or not a fight
54:35Ends
54:35Certain it is
54:37That the fan
54:38Doesn't bear responsibility
54:40For the loss of life
54:41I think you're all familiar
54:43With the frequent losses
54:45Of life we have had
54:46Ring deaths
54:47That we have had
54:48Over the past 18 months
54:50They have been a shocking thing
54:52Calling for investigations
54:54In several states
54:55Causing those investigations
54:57To take place
54:58And still
54:59We don't have
55:00Satisfactory safety
55:02In boxing
55:02A referee has to have
55:04This very kind of thing
55:06In mind
55:06When he stops a fight
55:08Such as you just saw
55:09Because Rudy Ortega
55:11In my judgment
55:12Was absolutely right
55:14Holmes was in total command
55:16Was Snipes bitterly disappointed
55:18Had he shocked the public
55:20That percentage of it
55:22That was here tonight
55:23And those of you
55:24Who saw it at home
55:25With his courageous performance
55:27And his stunning knockdown
55:28Of Larry Holmes
55:29Yes
55:30But Holmes did recover
55:31His sensibilities
55:32In that seventh round
55:34With reasonable quickness
55:36Indeed perhaps
55:37With better than
55:37Reasonable quickness
55:38And by the end
55:40Of the round
55:40Was again
55:41In command
55:42In a boxing sense
55:44And going past me now
55:46Is the Pennsylvania
55:47The chairman of the
55:48Pennsylvania State
55:49Athletic Commission
55:50A distinguished gentleman
55:52Named Jimmy Binns
55:53Jimmy
55:54We saw something here tonight
55:56In terms of crowd behavior
55:58The way the fight ended
56:00As the commissioner
56:01Were you totally satisfied
56:02With the referee's
56:04Handling of the fight
56:05Hold on a second
56:07Let me get the microphone
56:09Commissioner Binns
56:10Just said
56:11Yes I was
56:12Go on
56:12I was
56:13Yes
56:13I was sitting right
56:14At the apron
56:14And Ronaldo Snipes
56:16Was hit with
56:17Eight unanswered
56:18Right hands
56:18Rudy Ortega
56:19Is a very experienced referee
56:22And seated next to me
56:24Was Duke Durden
56:25The WBC representative
56:27He like I
56:29Am satisfied
56:31Rather is satisfied
56:32With the actions
56:33Of the referee
56:34It's a judgment call
56:35He's there
56:36We tell him beforehand
56:38It's totally in his control
56:39He has no axe to grind
56:41One way or the other
56:42He's not a Pennsylvania official
56:44He's neutral
56:44He's from San Francisco
56:46Or San Diego rather
56:47And as you know
56:49He is extremely experienced
56:50That's correct
56:50I thank you sir
56:52I happen personally
56:53To agree with
56:54What you've just said
56:56In the meantime
56:57I should like to tell
56:58The public
56:58That Snipes
57:00Has just been
57:01Taken to the hospital
57:02A severe gash
57:03On his arm
57:04Apparently
57:05As a result
57:06Of the melee
57:07This is what
57:08Ronaldo Snipes claims
57:10As a result
57:11Of the melee
57:12Which ensued here
57:13As he
57:14Went after
57:15Larry Holmes
57:16When the two of them
57:17Were talking
57:18With me
57:19Most unfortunate
57:20Incident
57:21Because
57:21I didn't want
57:23Snipes to leave
57:23This arena
57:24In that light
57:25The way
57:26He should have
57:27Left the arena
57:28Was as the
57:29Courageous warrior
57:30That he was
57:31Because he certainly
57:32Fought a marvelous
57:33Struggle
57:34It was a marvelous
57:35Fight
57:35It had been
57:37Played down
57:37By the press
57:38Beforehand
57:39And I think
57:40Everyone here
57:41Was pleasantly surprised
57:42With the fight
57:43I like you
57:44Am dismayed
57:45At the crowd
57:45Violence
57:46It's shocking
57:47It seems to be
57:48A way of life
57:49Nowadays
57:49Thank you very much
57:51Commissioner
57:51For taking the time
57:52To come over here
57:53My pleasure
57:53And better luck
57:54Next time
57:55What I have now
57:56For you
57:56Is an escort
57:57Out
57:57I want to make
57:58Sure you're protected
57:59Thank you
57:59So in the city
58:00Of champions
58:01Larry Holmes
58:02Is still
58:03Presents
58:03The first
58:04Of our heavyweight
58:05Unification series
58:06As WBC champion
58:08Pinklin Thomas
58:09Defends his title
58:10Against Trevor Burbank
58:11Right here
58:12On HBO
58:13HBO
58:20America's
58:21Number one
58:22KTV network
58:23Tonight
58:38We begin to clear up
58:39The confusion
58:40In the heavyweight division
58:41The WBC championship
58:42Is the first
58:43In a series
58:44Leading to the
58:45Unification
58:45Unification
58:47Unification
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