Bob Foster Vs Michael Spinks (LHW)

Spinks in my opinion was a way better Heavyweight, and Foster had a slightly better career at light heavy, although it's debatable:huh...

Prime for prime at Light Heavyweight it's too close to call 50-50 if they fought 6 times it would probably be 3-3, i lean a little towards Mike but really these guy's were the best of the best at Light heavyweight...

If they met at Heavyweight, Spinks would win a comfortable decision or stop him late....

 

This makes sense. FOster did not have a build to go as well against true HWs.

Spinks was more equipped to deal with many of them.

I wonder if Foster had the structure & potential to muscle up like Spinks did.

 

At lhvy I see nothing far fetched about someone claiming Foster was the greater champ.

Spinks was physically more suitable to put on weight and tackle bigger men .At lhvy its a toss up imo.

 

I think it's a matter of Spinks having the more modern system of bulking up. If Foster had come along during Michael's time he'd have,no doubt,been able to replicate this.


At 175 lbs ? A clash of the titans,indeed. Can never make my mind up about it.

 

There's the 'era' thing again, why do so many posters refuse to see this?
Of course, had Gregory had his 'demonic' head on straight, he could have beaten both of them. My $0.02

 

Does anyone else find it odd that Spinks never gets accused of using PEDs? Just put on a lot of weight very quickly without losing anything. Maybe I'm being cynical.

 

I like Spinks by 5th round knockout. Spinks was awkward and delivered punches from all kinds of crazy angles. Foster could box and had a deadly left-hook. Ask Mike Quarry (RIP) when he was still with us about that vaporizer of a punch.

Spinks would catch Foster with some heavy leather and at LHW the Jinx was a deadly finisher. Foster would be brutally kayoed in a few rounds. Lets say the 5th round.

 

I had the exact same thoughts.

I don't, personally, believe he was cheating but I did wonder if anyone found it suspicious at the time. His work with nutritionist Mackie Shilstone seems pretty well documented, though.

 

the people is talking like if spinks was the puncher here.. bob foster did hit much harder at lhw, spinks never faced a puncher in this league at lhw. he would get iced

 

This is an interesting fight both men were punchers at 175 with Foster being the Great puncher at that weight. Foster was a devastating puncher but had trouble with movers and angle guys. Spinks could come back from being hurt and Bob was pretty dominant

I can not be certain how this fight would go but I am thinking it gets into the later rounds after both men being hurt on occasion and can be a late stoppage or a decision. Both men had experience and ring generalship so this is hard for me to put a handle on

 

At lightheavy, I honestly can't pick a winner. Bob was a monster at 175, but so was Spinks. Very tricky fight for both men.

Of course, at heavyweight that all changes. Obviously Spinks is the much more acclaimed fighter in the open class.

 

I never thought Spinks was on PEDs. He never looked like Holyfield who turned into a super hero(although he started from a good base!). Spinks's weight gain looked more natural to me.

 

This would be one interesting fight at LHW.