6'2 200-205 pound Michael Spinks beats everyone Dempsey beat in his title reign

I wouldn't think there would be a question.

 

Gibbons would be an interesting one

 

Tunney-Spinks would be an all-time great ****. Gene was a stunning boxer.

 

Being favorite over them, and beating them all over a few years, are two very different things.

Personally I doubt that he gets past Willard.

 

I can see two sides of this for sure. A ways back someone posted Liston vs five or six guys, & I said something similar. On his best day he should beat all, but that’s a different thing to defeating them in detail over a few years.

If Spinks is going back to 1919, which the thread possibly implies, Spinks will be facing Willard in considerable heat, & he’ll certainly have to do the whole twelve rounds because he can’t hurt Willard, much less stop him. The conditions of the day don’t lend themselves to a Spinks win, though he certainly would have, at minimum, a very good chance.

Gibbons? That’s another debatable one. I don’t pick any Spinks to beat Tunney, especially if he’s arriving over the hill & possibly sick as Dempsey did initially.

In any case, if the point of the thread is to show Dempsey’s title reign was not particularly impressive, I agree. If it’s to argue Dempsey was short of being a great fighter, I’d have to challenge that.

 

Spinks probably or at least very possibly beats everyone in Tyson’s title reign 88-90, too for what it’s worth.

 

Agreed but certainly winnable.

 

You don’t believe that the same 37 year old Willard who was inactive for three years who Dempsey beat is a beatable opponent for Spinks ?

 

Interesting post.

I think Spinks beats Willard one way or another, and without any problems. Your assessment of Spink-Firpo would probably be pretty spot on. Same with Carpentier & Brennan.

Spinks-Tunney? This would have been interesting. Hard to visualize how this one might have went. Somehow I think Tunney on his bike might have been his best bet. I suppose Spinks would be favored, but not by much.

Would have to take a closer look at Gibbons before even trying to guess.

Not at all familiar with Miske. Can't find any footage of him.

 

I think Tunney and that version of Sharkey were t least even money w Spinks but all valid points ... that said I like Dempsey to take out Spinls ...

 

Potentially yes.

 

You are underestimating Gibbons and Miske.

Tunney has wins over the supposed P4P GOAT of boxing.