Berbick was a good underrated and awkward fighter. Later beat a good quality heavyweight in Pinklon Thomas for the WBC Tittle in Early 86.

This is so good to see! I remember when Mr.Williams used to train him in Waukegan, Illinois at the YMCA. My mom was a secretary there. Me and my sister would get in the ring when he was done training and act like we were boxing. Great times in the 70s. Mr. Snipes was/is always going to be one of my favorite boxers.

Berbick was a classic trash talker, and just like Tyson, he wanted to knock Berbick's head off for the way he beat Ali, who was Snipes idol. He almost did it early. But a great fight. Both guys showed a lot of toughness. At 33:09 you can see a big scar on Snipes left forearm. This happened after the Holmes fight, when during a brief melee, Snipes cornerman's scissors accidentally slashed his arm, cutting through an artery, a tendon, and severing deep into muscle, requiring 40 stitches. This took months to heal, and Snipes later said it never fully healed. His losing a few fights around this fight with Berbick had to factor into that. Great guy btw. My understanding is he's worked soup kitchens in NYC helping people, and was near ground zero at 9/11 and helped people there as well. Larry Holmes has said nice things about Renoldo in recent years.

Glad he won hope he is well tonight. God bless Mr. Snipe's.

@itsnotme3882

2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Snipes is ok, He is doing good, I know he has some eyesight issues. I just saw him Monday October 11, and Tuesday October 12, 2021 at my Grandfather’s wake and funeral in the Bronx. He is a great guy and was a great friend of my grandfather and our family.

@SammyVideoPlex

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsnotme3882 Thank you for replying I first watch Mr. Snipes, boxing as a teenager against Larry Holmes. And now I can watch any of his fights on KZread. I'm glad he is doing well and is still with us. He was in a tough sport and was a Warrior, very sorry to hear about his eyesight issues. Mr. Snipes, and his family is in my prayers. I'm a fan and always will be a fan. ❤

@itsnotme3882

2 жыл бұрын

@@SammyVideoPlex Snipes is good people. He’s been a friend of my grandparents and mom for a very long time. He was at my grandfather’s wake, church service and marched in the funeral procession behind the hearse. Great guy. Quite, and soft spoken. He still loves his cigars, good food and stories about the old days.

@SammyVideoPlex

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsnotme3882 He sound like me old fashion and a family man who keep his friends close. He was in a tough sport that pays a lot if you are good, and lucky but money in boxing is like water. It flow fast like I said so glad he is still with us. And good people like you have good thing's to say about him. Because really he was one of my favorite heavyweight from the 80's. He have a lot of memories to talk about. He have God blessings I can feel it, and I'm still a big fan of his. ❤

@rickjamesjr6651

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsnotme3882 mr snipes was my dad’s favorite heavyweight he said mr snipes always brought it

This has to be a non-title fight classic. Great to see both men get their second wind and fight to the end.

Good win for snipes

Excellent heavyweight fight. Unlike today where most are 20-30 pounds overweight and winded after a few rounds.

Tough fight , amazing the will power of both men to give it and take it .!

Back in the days when top contenders squared off. Saw this when it was broadcast live-it was an exciting trainwreck.

Snipes earned this.

Hell of a fight

It'd be nice if you posted the date ....

I've been looking for a long time for the fight between Renaldo Snipes x Manoel de Almeida in 1989, but I can't find it anywhere..

What a fight! And I agree with the ref's card 5-5, so Snipes wins because of the knockdown.

BERBICK was considered a "tough opponent" against everybody else he fought. But against MIKE TYSON he was considered a "BUM" !!!...….. Its so confusing.

@fredsmith3575

4 жыл бұрын

Not at the time commentator said Tyson has just beat a tough and exspirenced fighter .He will reign for a long time .He can only defeat by himself .Tyson was called the next Dempsey in the papers

@fredsmith3575

4 жыл бұрын

I think Berbick went down hill afterwards .So that reduced the win .It was just age though or Tyson knockout punch.

@onlyrog5

3 жыл бұрын

People unfairly use hindsight to justify their opinion.

@ironmike-putsallkindavideo7840

3 жыл бұрын

@@fredsmith3575 ............ Yeah, BERBICK went "Downhill" !!!??,,,,, yet he was the WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION of the world when he fought TYSON in 1986, & he had an impressive 9 FIGHT WIN STREAK before the TYSON fight ??............. That's one hell of a "DOWN HILL" !!!!!............... LMAO.....

@fredsmith3575

3 жыл бұрын

Berbick had defeated 3 Champions and had just defeated Thomas who many thought was the best heavyweight in the world .He also ended Holmes eight fight knockout run .Which included Cooney Shavers and Weavers abd his loss to Snipes was razor thin and should have been a draw .He completely dominated Page and Tate .He got knockout when he was green .There should be no doudt he was one of the best in his prime 1980 to 1987

Great upload. Pity the beginning is missing though.

I love watching Berbick get his butt kicked.

Good fight

The knock down gave him it but i thought Berbick did enough to nick it.

Tyson gave Berbick a boxing lesson. So did Larry Holmes.

@itsnotme3882

2 жыл бұрын

Tyson gave Berbick a beating. Larry Holmes schooled him. Snipes upset Berbick by pure force of will. Snipes is a great guy, just saw him this week and was glad to see him doing well

@aarondigby5054

4 ай бұрын

Berbick only lasts a few rounds when Tyson beat him first the belt, Berbick was falling trying to get up.

if renaldo " mr " snipes had a angelo dundee type trainer he would have won the heavy weight championship.

There was Mr. T and Mr. Snipes, what did they both have in common? Both came on the scene for a hot minute.

Berbick was never able to "sting“. All his blows had been quite slow always. No jabs at all. A good jab is the most important hit a boxer has to use.

Interesting...Snipes nailed Berbick with the exact same sneaky straight right in the first round that he dropped Holmes with some months earlier.

@Belburg

3 жыл бұрын

Never underestimate Renaldo Snipes.....especially between 1981-1983.

@Odawg96

3 жыл бұрын

Belburg No doubt he was a solid contender and despite what would-be experts say, they contenders of the 80s were just a tough as the one from the 70s.

@Belburg

3 жыл бұрын

@@Odawg96 No Doubt. Shame that Weaver didn't defend that belt more in his time period.

@Odawg96

3 жыл бұрын

Belburg Absolutely! I would have like to seen him and Larry Holmes get together again when both were champs. Of course, I wanted to see Holmes tangle with a lot of guys he avoided: Greg Page, Michael Dokes, and Pinklon Thomas are at the top of the list. I wouldn’t have minded seeing Weaver and Cooney lock up before Cooney fought Holmes. For the most part, though, most of the contenders fought each other back then and titles changed hands. Critics like to say it was a sign of a weak division, but there were actually some really good fights and strong contenders...like THIS one. Berbick-Page was good. Thomas-Coetzee was good. David Bey and Page was good.

@Belburg

3 жыл бұрын

@@Odawg96 Me too! I think that's what takes away from Larry's legacy a little bit. I wanted to see those fights too, especially Holmes-Page, and Holmes-Thomas. Gerry truthfully should have fought Mike, he had a strong chance of winning though it wasn't given. This was a good fight, and I feel bad, in the sense that Renaldo could have won a belt in the right scenario. Loved Thomas-Coetzee myself.

Look at snipes throw the jab! Looks like he is in powder puff boxing. No serious desire to throw it with power & determination.

@JazzFunk22

7 ай бұрын

Just call him Mr .....🤭🥊

I think there is an unfair belief about the fighters of this era. There were many really good, tough fighters. Maybe not a lot of “all time greats”, but it was by no means weak.

Two fighters who carry their hands too low and whose major defense is stopping their opponents punches with their heads.

Two rough styles meshing. Similar to Dillian Whyte V Derek Chisora 1

Berbick got burned.

That kd costed berbick the fight

@Mike-qo3dq

3 жыл бұрын

Costed?

@aarondigby5054

4 ай бұрын

​@@Mike-qo3dqit's backwards "ebonics" it costed him the fight

Looks like twins

They looked amateurish and sloppy.