Michael Spinks says Leon was his favorite fighter

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    He also says he thinks Ray Robinson was the greatest ever. He also implies that if the Tyson fight happened a year earlier, he would have did better
     
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  2. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Classy guy. I always liked Mike Spinks.
     
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  3. Richard M Murrieta

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    Brotherly love.
     
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  4. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    My favorite brother ever is … my brother.

    Props to Michael Spinks for a truly real answer — of course his favorite fighter is his brother.

    I don’t think Leon had a mean bone in his body. His shortcomings as a fighter probably had most to do with him liking to have a good time a little too much. There are worse sins.

    I liked what Larry Holmes put out on Twitter when Leon passed:

    “You gave me a hell of a fight but you were a good guy. You lived your life the way you wanted and it was a good one. I pray you Rest In Peace.”

    I couldn’t ask for anything better to be said for me when it’s my time.
     
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  5. mr. magoo

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    I believe it. Leon was his older brother and likely why Michael got involved in the sport. They looked after each other growing up in St. Louis.
     
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  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Michael fought Holmes to avenge Leon.
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Do you think that if the Spinks of the Cooney fight had fought Tyson that he'd have done better?
     
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  8. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think vindicating Leon may have been PART of the reason he took the Holmes fight. A shot at the heavyweight title along with lots of money probably helped ;)
     
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  9. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    I can answer that...
     
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  10. Fergy

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    Hard to say, Tyson was alway gonna go hard at Spinks. It was for the lineal, it was important to him.
    So I can't see the result being much difference really.
     
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  11. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Possibly 92 seconds, if I may be so bold Fergy!!
     
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    Lol would not surprise me in the slightest, pal!
    Tyson was on fire and Spinks was gonna get burnt badly.
     
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  13. cslb

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    No. Like Hearns was all wrong for Duran, young Tyson was all wrong for Spinks.
     
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  14. Flash24

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    No I don't believe Spinks would done much better against
    that version of Tyson.
    In fact I don't believe he would've beaten the best
    version of Gerry Cooney either.
    Timing was" Everything" about Mike Spinks run
    at heavyweight.
     
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