Prime Archie Moore vs M. Spinks opposition

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I'll start at Yaqui Lopez

    So Moore vs
    Y. Lopez
    W. Taylor
    M. Johnson
    Eddie Muhammad
    V. Johnson
    M. Wassajja
    Murray Sutherland
    Jerry Celestine
    J. Davis
    Dwight Qawi
    Oscar Rivadeneyra
    Eddie Davis
    David Sears
    Jim McDonald
    Larry Holmes
    Gerry Cooney
    Mike Tyson
     
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  2. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    Love posts like this.

    The only ones I couldn't see him beating are the last 3 Holmes, Cooney, Tyson. All too good all too much for him, but I regard Moore very highly
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Not even the versions of Holmes and Cooney Michael fought?
     
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  4. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    I'd actually say all 3 beat Moore by k.o. or t.k.o.
     
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  5. richdanahuff

    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is the reason Spinks is one of the ATG 175 champs I have him at #2 and Foster at #1 there are few champions fought this quality this close together with all respect to the other champions but this is the toughest era for the LtHeavyweights with more talent packed into the top 10 at any given time in boxing and....Spinks was King I will have to think about these matchups with respect to the great Moore
     
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  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I think Moore woould take Cooney. I'd favor Holmes over Moore but would make room for an upset and vs prime Tyson, I see him lasting as long as Spinks did.
     
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  7. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Concur. If Moore beefs up to "heavy", which he often did for some money fights, he could probably land his big punch on the "diminished" Cooney that Spinks fought.
     
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