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Originally Posted by brownpimp88
So what if he beat Duran and Hearns, which smaller weight fighter is even gonna bother Spinks. I remember spinks calling out Hagler in a KO Magazine back in 82 or 81, funny how Hagler didnt accept the offer.
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If there was a smaller fighter good enough, why wouldn't they trouble him? You don't think if there was a Roy Jones or James Toney around during the time they wouldn't have troubled him? Maybe Hagler wouldn't. He never moved up so we wouldn't know.
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Spinks was also successfull as a heavyweight, whether he lost the 2nd holmes fight or not. At least he beat him and cooney, when did Hagler beat a light-heavyweight?
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Maybe if Spinks was quite past his prime and couldn't punch to knock him out, Hagler might have been enticed to take Spinks on too.
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I dont think anyone is going to debate that Spinks's light-heavyweight fighters were better than the middleweights hagler was beating.
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I wouldn't debate it.
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I value beating a prime p4p ranked fighter like Qawi, over an old duran and a blown up Hearns. Beating a great fighter from your own weight class is alot harder than beating someone 13 pounds north of thier best weight.
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Yeah it was a better win (but by a point on my card). That said, Hagler was a lot more convincing in his best wins imo, even though they may not have been as good at the weight class.
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Larry Holmes was also a p4p fighter when Spinks beat him, past his prime or not, he was ranked p4p, which is what matters.
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Hearns was p4p too, as was Leonard after their fight, and as was Antoufermo as well. It's not as if Hagler didn't face p4p guys.