Who do you rank higher, Michael Spinks or Evander Holyfield?

I'm batting for Spinks. Established himself as the number 1 LHW where he fought some very good competition, established himself as one of the best to ever fight there. Went up to Heavyweight and beat one of the best to ever fight there (past prime albeit and the second fight being very debatable).

Holyfield has an excellent resume, with some truly incredible depth. Achieved a lot of what he did as the smaller man, but I don't think Holyfield possesses one win as good as the Holmes win, I don't think his jump from Crusierweight was as good as Spinks's. Nor do I think Holyfield's cruiserweight reign was quite as good as Spinks's LHW reign.

I'll add that I also believe Spinks to be the better operator, and the better all round fighter. Spinks is one of the best boxers to step in the ring, and while Holyfield maybe a brilliant competitor to Spinks's position, he's not quiet good enough to be ranked above him in my opinion.

 

Holyfield..
4 times World heavyweight champion. (not counting the title he won against Francios)
Cruiserweight champion.
Beated: Tyson, Bowe, Moorer, Muhammed, Mercer and many others..

 

Interesting comparison. Holyfield obviously gets the edge at HW. Holyfield is the greatest CW ever, however the history of CW is light years behind that of LHW, where Spinks established himself as one of the greatest ever to compete in that division. Spinks is perhaps the greatest LHW since Charles and Moore, competed in an excellent division, and won in different styles against tough opposition. He was the first LHW champ in almost a century to win the HW title.

I can see the argument for either of them. Spinks may have been better at his best than Holyfield was, but doesn't have the longevity.

Holyfield fought at a high level for a much longer period of time.

 

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Evander Holyfield.

 

Spinks.

 

Evander fought better guys in a longer career and improved regardless of losses.

 

Stupid thread, evander is a true warrior.skilled boxer with the heart of a ****in lion!!!!!!!!!!!Spinks? errrrrrr choked in his biggest moment.

 

Holy. k

 

Spinks for me. Close but clear. His lhw career was much better than Holy's at cruiser, and more dominant than Holy's at hw. Spinks-Holmes 1 is as good as if not better than any of Holy's career wins. Plus I believe Spinks was a better fighter in his prime than Holy was.

 

I'm not sure if there's any fighter in the modern era who's more underrated among casual fans than Michael Spinks.

It's not really the poll results, I can see a case for either man, but the comments are just ignorant.

Spinks is one of the five greatest light-heavyweights ever, a division rich in history, not a junior division that's young. He was the first LHW champ in almost a century to win the HW title. He won the actual lineal title, not an alphabet belt. The best guys he beat at LHW were better LHWs than the best HWs that Holyfield beat (better fighters at the time, not greater historically). He just doesn't have the longevity and as deep a resume as Holyfield.

And Spinks did it in different styles. Bombing out guys with his power like Marvin Johnson and Yaqui Lopez, outboxing others with his awkward style like Dwight Qawi and Larry Holmes.

 

And he potshotted and ran the whole night in both fights. ****ing pathetic disgrace to HW boxing, Michael Spinks is.

 

Evander

 

Have you watched either of the Spinks Holmes fights.
You almost never post nonsense and I commend you for that. Spinks as a LHW was a phenom, but his win over Holmes was as bad as the latest Cunningham robbery, and worse than the 6-7 robberies suffered by Glen Johnson.

IDK how, but I think there may have been some corruption going on with those judges IMO.:huh