I liked Tim but in no way is he great. I thought he had the best chance to beat Tyson with his size and right hand and decent chin, but he didn't beat him.
I don't know if I would go with very good either. I would have loved to have seen him fight Tim Witherspoon..
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Ya, rethinking it I would take that back. I wouldn't rank him with Ali and Louis and those types of fighters, but although Spoon's skills were equal to that of Thomas, Berbick, Dokes, etc., his resume was much more like that of the greats. Very odd situation.
It is true. He had a great resume. He lacks that big win he needed. I thought he had a really good chance to beat Tyson had he been in shape in 1987.. I think Don King might have known it, so he told Bonecrusher to jump on Tim.. Rather Carl King told Bonecrusher to jump on him early.
I think you have the key there. Tim doesn't really have a big win, just a series of good wins over big names, but no stand-outs. Actually, his best performance remains the twelve-round split-decision against Holmes.
I remember a line used about 50s welterweight Billy Graham that 'he was just about as good a fighter as you can be without being great'. It was part of a really affectionate tribute which recalled Billy - an utter gentleman, by all accounts - getting embarrassed when describing being hit low, as the punch had hit him in 'the olives'. Adrien Boner could learn so much if only he wasn't so set on being a complete 'gherkin', as Billy might have said.
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