Rocky Marciano vs Michael Spinks

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  1. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    SuzieQ49, Jul 17, 2011
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Sorry, but how many rounds? It does change the odds, those three rounds.

    Basically though I would pick Rocky. He showed me he can't be outboxed under 200 during his career.
     
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  3. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano...the"Suzie Q" vs the"Spinks Jinx"......take"Suzie" in this one...
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The ref would count to ten over Spinks.
     
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  5. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    spinks was tough and he was clever, .....but so was kid mathews.
     
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  6. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    i'll take spinks here but i wouldn't even bet any vcash on this matchup. tough to call.
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    If Spinks was Marciano's next opponent after Moore (in the wonderful, hypothetical world of the Classic forum), Rocky would be 50-0.
     
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  8. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marciano just hits too hard..though he might suffer an early "flash" knockdown.
     
    Longhhorn71, Jul 17, 2011
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Spinks was far better than Matthews. Funny, I saw recently where Moore refered to Matthews as a total hype job and just not that good. Results generally seem to bear that out...
     
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  10. janwalshs

    janwalshs Active Member Full Member

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    Spinks was too tall, too hard punching and too accurate for the slow, ponderous, easily cut Marciano. Spinks stops him within 5 rounds.
     
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  11. gumbo2176

    gumbo2176 Active Member Full Member

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    I think the ref would reach 100 before he regained conciousness.
     
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  12. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The default answer for most would be Rocky but I'm not sure about how he would deal with Spinks' range, skill set and power considering how much trouble Marciano had with a 100yr old Joe Louis in the early rounds.
     
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  13. gumbo2176

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    Look at what Tyson did to Spinks in the span of 90 seconds back in 88. Spinks legs were twitching after that second knockdown and he couldn't beat the ref's count if he'd had gone to 30.

    As for Rocky's fight with Louis, he worshiped the man and it didn't set well with him to KO him like that, so maybe he wasn't pressing like he normally would have. No real proof of that, just a hunch.
     
    gumbo2176, Jul 17, 2011
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  14. Hank

    Hank Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Marciano in 5 or less. People who hate Marciano love matching him up with lightheavys or in this case a guy who moved up from there. Charles, Walcott, Moore.....Spinks!!
     
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  15. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Exactly. Marciano struggled with light-punching, not particularly fast or accurate, stumpy little Charles and Walcott. Think how he'd be JINX'D! :deal


    ...But, seriously, I wouldn't completely rule out Spinx, but consider Rocky to be the strong favorite here. The awkwardness between them would produce an oddball classic for however long it may last. One round, five round, ten, twelve, fifteen. :conf
     
    Boxed Ears, Jul 17, 2011
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