2 of the most unlikely of heavyweight champions in their peak facing each other. Who wins? I pick Buster by mid KO.
This is a mismatch and everyone here knows it. Leon just a cult figure for beating a relic. He still get the credit for it anyway because he was on the cover of major magazines and on the news alot. Name dont matter at this point, only capability. Buster would flatten him in half the time he flatten Mike. Leon just a small heavy and hes got no speed
A highly motivated Leon would make this fight very interesting. Buster's jab would tear Spinks apart, but I think this fight would be a little more competitive then you think. I'd say Leon would put up a huge fight in the opening rounds while eating Buster's jab. Then after some exciting rounds Leon would begin to fade and the fight would be over by the 10th round at the latest via TKO.
Depends on who showed up ready to fight and who showed up with their head up their arse. Although I'd pick Douglas to beat Spinks on an average basis, there were many of nights that a motivated Spinks could have beaten Douglas. James really only had a few really good performances and most of them were when the opposition was out for lunch. Of course a similar argument could be made for Leon. I'd pick Douglas to beat Leon 4 times out of every 5, but I think Spinks had more potential and talent early on, that was squandered and wasted through lack of discipline and bad lifestyle choices.
