May 20, 1983 in History

Event:

Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title





Larry Holmes History:
May 20, 1985 - Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
March 15, 1985 - Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
November 9, 1984 - Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
November 25, 1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
September 10, 1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
March 27, 1983 - Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
June 11, 1982 - Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
November 6, 1981 - Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
June 12, 1981 - Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title
April 11, 1981 - Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
October 2, 1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
July 7, 1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
March 31, 1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
February 3, 1980 - Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
September 28, 1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
June 22, 1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
March 23, 1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
November 10, 1978 - Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
June 9, 1978 - Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
November 3, 1949 - Larry Holmes, heavyweight boxing champ, 1978 - 1985


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