Career
Nicknamed "Mister" Snipes, Snipes started off his career successfully, with a first-round knockout of Carl Halliburton. That fight was on the same card that future heavyweight contender James Tillis made his debut on. However Holmes got up and Snipes was stopped in Round 11.
Snipes complained that Holmes was the beneficiary of a long count.
Films show, however, that the claim is exaggerated. Holmes rose at the count of 4 and though badly hurt, fought off the charging Snipes for the remainder of the round.
Snipes fought a string of world-class fighters after the Holmes bout, in contests that mostly descended into wildly entertaining brawls. He amassed a record of 39 wins (22 by knockout), 8 losses, and 1 draw.
In his career he fought boxers Trevor Berbick, Gerrie Coetzee, Tim Witherspoon, Greg Page, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Alfredo Evangelista, South African puncherJohnny DuPlooy and many more.
Tyson fight
Snipes had been in the frame for a big money fight with Mike Tyson in 1990, however he broke his right hand in a fight with rugged journeyman Jamie Howe and lost out on the opportunity, which later went to Alex Stewart. He knocked out Eddie Curry the following year before being matched with heavily hyped Cuban giant Jorge Luis Gonzalez on the high-profile Bowe/Holyfield II undercard. At 37, Snipes struggled with the bigger younger man, and after a gallant effort was stopped with 40 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round, much to his disgust.
Snipes currently resides in New New York
He was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame on November 1, 2006. "I had a good career.
I made good friends. I keep in contact with my friends and I"m healthy.".
