Michael Spinks (Holmes 1 fight) vs Oleksandr Usyk (Huck fight)

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who wins this matchup?
     
  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pretty even fight, Spinks is more proven
     
  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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  4. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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  5. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Spinks UD, he would press the issue a lot moreso than Breidis did and constantly unload his barrage of punches from multiple angles when he gets on the inside. He had a decent workrate and an awkward style in addition to fluid upper body movement to make it difficult to outbox him. He was slipping Larry Holmes jabs like it was childsplay in the first fight.

    He would give Usyk all sorts of problems.
     
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  6. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not so sure about this. I think Spinks never encountered a southpaw boxer like this who is fluid.
    But Usky hasn't experienced a style like Spinks either.
    I'm going to go with Usky because I can see the left-handed stance troubling Mike alot
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Spinks but only by split decision. I think it's a lot closer than some would imagine.