David Tua vs. Michael Spinks

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  1. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Who wins and why?
     
  2. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Michael was one of the slowest starters of any ATG, a fatal flaw against somebody like Tua. I think David would get him like Tyson did, before he had a chance to get on track.
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    If Byrd could take Tua, then I like Spinks chances.
     
  4. clark

    clark Well-Known Member Full Member

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  5. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    Spinks gets KTFO in about 19 seconds!! :dead

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    Foreman Hooooooooooooooooooooook!:rasta
     
  6. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Spinks wide UD. I don't rate Tua remotely as highly in h2h as a lot of people do though
     
  7. DannyL12345

    DannyL12345 Active Member Full Member

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    Gotta take Spinks by decision for me.
     
  8. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Spinks was a very good boxer and very underated. Like Byrd he would dominate and outbox Tua. Unlike Byrd though, he would have teh power to stop Tua when he landed. Spinks by KO8
     
  9. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Tua KO early ...
     
  10. anut

    anut Boxing Addict banned

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    tua by the 4 th rd...........
     
  11. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't know??? I agree he should outbox Tua, who for some reason does well in hypothetical matches, but is mediocre in real life. I don't dismis his chin however and have a VERY HARD TIME seeing Spinks stop him!
     
  12. mochabuzz

    mochabuzz Active Member Full Member

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    Tua wasn't fast enough to knock out spinks... Spinks by easy UD
     
  13. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tua has a good chin, i dont doubt that, but I just see spinks as very, very dominant, and hitting very hard. I also think that fighters with good chins get very overated in the stoppage department. If you hit anyone enough, you will stop them.

    Guys like Ali managed to avoid KOs because they were cagey and able to avoid taking big shots. But i dont think Tua was that cagey. I think Spinks will hit him hard and often. Sure the KO may technically be a tko but i dont really distinguish between the two. I think That spinks is a class above Tua, and i dont think Tua will be able to run and hold like he did against Lewis, so i think Tua will get the stoppage. Of course, a points decision wouldnt surprise me either.
     
  14. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Spinks liked to mix it up. The wrong formula to beat Tua.
     
  15. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Spinks via wide decision, unless Tua clocks him with a monumental lefthook.