Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175

SteveO · 01-15-2008, 09:58 PM

Who takes it?

rekcutnevets · 01-15-2008, 10:16 PM

I'll take Floyd by decision, because of his hand speed.

I could see someone picking by stoppage, but I'm going to give Spinks the benefit of the doubt. He was stopped by Mike Tyson. Then again, I could say he was Listoned. To reference Floyd's fights with Sonny.

JohnThomas1 · 01-16-2008, 01:02 AM

I would need to see more of Floyd at a genuine 175.

Titan1 · 01-16-2008, 01:17 PM

Spinks by decision, or late round stoppage.

BUDW · 01-16-2008, 06:04 PM

Floyd by UD

Longhhorn71 · 01-16-2008, 10:33 PM

Patterson didn't start to get knocked down until he became Hvyweight champ.

His "Lightheavyweight record" doesn't show many well known Lightheavy's.

If the Spink's Jinx can't dent Floyd's chin, then Floyd will win by UD.

DFW · 01-17-2008, 06:23 AM

Floyd Patterson wins this one. I feel that he is vastly underrated as a fighter. Other than the two Liston fights , he always gave a good account of himself and usually came out on top.

ThinBlack · 11-15-2012, 06:15 PM

Michael would take a tight decision, Floyd would make him work for it.Futch and D'amato would have this like a serious chess match, and the fight would be decided in the last round by a move or two.

zadfrak · 11-16-2012, 06:58 AM

I like hose fast hands of Floyd in this.

And his busier wokrate and he'll be the guy dictating the pace of the bout. I also like the Patterson defense against the type of punches Spinks throws to be effective at deflecting punches with those hands up that high. And he sure did keep them up nice and high for the whole fight and he'd better against this guy.

I also think Mike Spinks gets countered when going to the body. Floyd leaves that false opening and threw those quick shots of his when opponents tried going to the body on the outside. Fast hand counters and it's really almost a trap.

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rekcutnevets Black Sash East Side Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: InYourMouth, NC Posts: 6,553 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 I'll take Floyd by decision, because of his hand speed. I could see someone picking by stoppage, but I'm going to give Spinks the benefit of the doubt. He was stopped by Mike Tyson. Then again, I could say he was Listoned. To reference Floyd's fights with Sonny.
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JohnThomas1 Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 12,184 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 I would need to see more of Floyd at a genuine 175.
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Titan1 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,423 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 Spinks by decision, or late round stoppage.
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BUDW Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,626 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 Floyd by UD
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Longhhorn71 Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,947 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 Patterson didn't start to get knocked down until he became Hvyweight champ. His "Lightheavyweight record" doesn't show many well known Lightheavy's. If the Spink's Jinx can't dent Floyd's chin, then Floyd will win by UD.
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01-17-2008, 06:23 AM	#7
DFW Gatekeeper ESB Full Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 338 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 Floyd Patterson wins this one. I feel that he is vastly underrated as a fighter. Other than the two Liston fights , he always gave a good account of himself and usually came out on top.
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ThinBlack Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,977 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 Michael would take a tight decision, Floyd would make him work for it.Futch and D'amato would have this like a serious chess match, and the fight would be decided in the last round by a move or two.
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zadfrak Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,108 vCash: 1000	Re: Floyd Patterson vs Michael Spinks @ 175 I like hose fast hands of Floyd in this. And his busier wokrate and he'll be the guy dictating the pace of the bout. I also like the Patterson defense against the type of punches Spinks throws to be effective at deflecting punches with those hands up that high. And he sure did keep them up nice and high for the whole fight and he'd better against this guy. I also think Mike Spinks gets countered when going to the body. Floyd leaves that false opening and threw those quick shots of his when opponents tried going to the body on the outside. Fast hand counters and it's really almost a trap.
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