Spinks outpoints the slow moving McBride. Hell that version of Tyson still could have beat McBride if he still had heart.
Ugly fight. Pretty much on par with the Cobb-Spinks affair. Decision bout all the way and dreary after about 5 rounds.
Although Spinks is laughed at as a lame duck champion, he was still talented and could have been a top contender in the mix at heavyweight if his substance abuse problems and his lack of discipline hadn't done him in. He had solid wins over Alfredo Evangelista and Bernardo Mercado. Meanwhile, who was Kevin McBride's biggest win other than Tyson? That's a serious question; Marcus Rhodes is the only other fighter he beat who I've heard of. McBride didn't just lose to all of the good fighter he fought...he also lost to a number of poor quality fighters. And most of his losses were fairly devastating. I think guys like the comeback version of Oleg Maskaev, Tony Thompson, and heavyweight version of Tomasz Adamek would all be a closer comparison to Spinks when he was at his best.
I saw HBO's Ali two nights ago focusing on his fights post Frazier 1. Spinks was very small, but he did have fast hands ( much faster than Ali when they fought) and some power for his size. McBride was at best semi skilled. I'd pick Leon over him. Sure Tyson quit in that fight, but McBride caught him at the right time when Tyson's gas tank was low, and Tyson never proved will to come back from adversity in a boxing ring. He quit that night, asking the ref to help him up off the ropes rather then rise himself, which he surely could have.
McBride was so limited and slow that I still have a hard time believing he could beat any version of Tyson. Tyson was just there for the payday and was pathetic that night. Leon would be all over McBride, too much speed, angles and work rate for a guy who was a plodder at best. Spinks would have McBride battered and helpless for a TKO by the mid rounds (the best version of Spinks that is).
If Tyson took his time and didn't wear himself out I believe he could have stopped McBride in the late rounds. Even with his skills badly fading. Problem was he didn't have the heart anymore.
Yes as well as a bunch of other notable heavyweights like Calvin Brock, Vitali Klitschko, Tommy Morrison etc. He started off his career as a respectable prospect but after losing to Morrison his performances took a turn for the worst. I don't want to disrespect any prize fighter, but Marcus had a bad habit of lying down the second things got rough. The point is, if Marcus Rhode is your second best win...your resume is in baaaaaaaad shape
Macrus Rhode was never considered a respectable prospect. Here is his record [url]http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/7009[/url] Ahmed Abdin was the first person to knock him out not Morrison. He was probably knocked out 15 times before Kevin McBride fought him.
I guess you're technically right. 'Respectable prospect' is probably too generous language. I guess I just meant that he had a respectable win/loss ratio for the early portions of his career before that ratio eventually did a swan dive. In that regard he is different from his peers like Luis Monacco and Marion Wilson, who had salty records from the jump.
Figured that since Rhode was known to lose to fighters that were young and coming and well past their prime. Monaco and Wilson were better than probably Rhode.
