1988 Mike Tyson who KO'd Spinks vs these opponents

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  1. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    1. Prime Joe Walcott
    2. Prime Schmeling
    3. Prime Lastarza
    4. Prime Ezzard Charles
    5. Prime Archie Moore
    6. Prime Primo Carnera
    7. Prime Max Baer
    8. Prime James Braddock
    9. Prime Buddy Baer
    10. Prime Billy Conn
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Schmeling andMax Baer have the best chance.
     
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  3. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    10-0 all by KO
     
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  4. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You have Schmeling 2 times in there. I think the one in bold would all have a decent chance.
     
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  5. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Which incidently is the same chance as a meteorite coming from out of space and smashing through Mikes head

    Tyson KO within 5 for the lot, most earlier
     
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  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol:

    Now, less than a year before Spinks, Tyson was extended to 12 by Tony Tucker. The Tony Tucker Bruce Seldon KO'd.

    Are you saying that all of the above are easier to dispatch than Tucker?
     
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  7. Jazzo

    Jazzo Non-Facebook Fag Full Member

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    He beats all little guys.
     
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  8. mr. magoo

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    Okay I made an edit and exchanged the number 6 slot for Primo Carnera... THanks for the notification..
     
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  9. McGrain

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    Tyson-Carnera :lol: Imagine.
     
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  10. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    I just got a feeling, don't know why. But when I saw the list I just thought Archie Moore.
     
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  11. mr. magoo

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    Those fights were about 7-8 years apart, and also divided by a layoff.... I don't think that Seldon fought the same version of Tucker that Tyson did, and if we're honest, I don't think that Tucker fought the same cautious fight against Seldon that he did against Tyson.... irrelevant comparison.....Let's move on...

    Well maybe... There were also plenty of men who took those guys the distance, whereas their best opponents couldn't..... So where do we go with this?
     
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  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tucker came to survive , he took no chances, just hung on for dear life and he was a 35-0 titlist Spinks avoided. If you actually show up to win you take more chances and consequently get hit and hurt. tucker went 12 with Lewis too, went 53-2 and Seldon never Ko'd Tucker, the stoppage was due to his damaged eye and he was 36 by that stage

    These fighters are undersized LHWs, who I just dont like as a group against Tysons offense or big easy to hit slow types, who I also dont like against Tyson. Stylistically its Iron Mike all day
     
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  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Buddy Baer was no undersized LHW
     
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  14. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, Tucker was actually freakishly tough to be fair. I just don't think taking chances means a fighter is automatically KO'd because guys were able to last the distance in title fights by fighting conservatively. There are fighters good enough to frustrate and attack at the same time without getting KO'd.


    Baer was bigger than Tyson and hit harder probably than any guy Mike ever faced. You might disagree, but he'd be the best puncher he took on in his prime and certainly the hardest to KO. I don't think Mike stops him in five.
     
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  15. mcvey

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    Thats not fair ,you are bringing logical, objective, examination of performances into the equation.:lol:
     
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