![]() I found Tim Witherspoon to be anything but terrible. It seems like so very long ago that it all went down, but having the opportunity to sit down and speak with the former two-time heavyweight champion, a man who once possessed the spirit, grit and talent to edge his contemporaries and push an all-timer to the very brink proved to be a once in a lifetime opportunity come true for this follower of the sport. In the middle of it all, and in many ways, Tim Witherspoon is the poster boy for heavyweights of that period. Titles were passed around and the fair haired guy on the block, great fighter that he was, recognized the threat and changed hats after getting better than he bargained for. Talented big men fought more and postured less. The 80’s was in fact an exciting period for the heavyweights. ![]() It was often chastised for not being what it had been in the 70’s and so often the fighters were cast in a dim light next to names such as George Foreman, Joe Frazier and of course Muhammad Ali.īut time has a way of brushing away the mire and providing clarity. The 80’s was a strange and oft-misrepresented period for the heavyweight division. He did it the old fashioned way gutting it out over fifteen rounds with a talented top contender as opposed to a carefully positioned overmatched foe. It’s been a quarter of a century since “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon regained the heavyweight title. “I prefer not to be called a trainer, I like the world ambassador”. Exclusive interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett
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