His strong performance against Mercado earned Spinks a title match against Larry Holmes. In Spinks's only fight in 1981, on June 12 and what would be his last opportunity to win the heavyweight title, he took multiple punches without responding in the third round and the referee stopped the fight.
his strong performance against mercado earned spinks a title match against larry holmes in spinks's only fight in 1981 on june 12 and what would be his last opportunity to win the heavyweight title he took multiple punches without responding in the third round and the referee stopped the fight