JIP. God damn Robinson was cranky as shit. Forget the neckbreakers which I always love this had Robinson picking up Baron by his ears and punching him as hard as he could in the face, throat and chest over and over. I also loved how Robinson kept using the ref as a vehicle to get in illegal shots, literally laying on top of him and shielding himself form Baron while choking or throwing cheap shots. Baron's comeback spots were cheesy as always, but you really expect that from Baron and it has a certain amount of charm. The claw spot was well built to and I thought this was actually a time limit draw that was well done as they teased that Robinson was playing for the tie early so it didn't seem cheap. Good enough to pass through.

Baron Von Raschke vs. Billy Robinson (1/10/85)

 

This is JIP about 2 minutes in and Robinson is laying the shots in on Baron using various strikes and illegal ones as well even using the referee as a front to sneak them in. Baron then fought back by no-selling then threatened the claw which sent Billy scurrying to the floor to reset the pace. Baron would go on offense whenever Billy would come back in the ring but it wasn't long before he would drop back to the floor. Baron would finally get the claw after some horrible rope running by Robinson but Billy would go the apron to break free. Billy hems and haws a bit but comes back in and starts firing shots before hitting a nice neckbreaker where he would follow by trying to take Baron's ears off with his hands. Billy baring down on referee Eddie Sharkey was a fun spot as he couldn't see him choking Baron. Baron fights back though and this turns into a slugfest before Robinson realizing the time was coming to an end stalls for a bit but comes back in the ring only to take an iron claw which he would be in as time runs out. This was okay for what it was but it had some clunkiness in spots. I'm going no here.