Spinks would have been a lot more feared if he went after guys harder or was made to fight more often. I love Qawi, i reckon he would beat loads of ATG 175 pounders. Awesome fighter
Foster by knockout. You could argue Spinks hit with around the same power as Foster, but there was a difference in their approach. Spinks was boxing and moving against Qawi - Foster would be on the hunt. You would think he'd stick n' move against Tiger, but he was actually forcing the attack and it's exactly what he'd do with Qawi. Foster would be raking and spearing him with a jolting, aggressive jab and rattling off the hooks and uppercuts combinations like he did against DePaula.
Good points, but I think you underestimate Qawi's defense and strength; Dwight built up his heavily muscled frame lifting cement blocks and doing construction work, and polished his defense under Wesley Mouzon’s tutelage. Qawi’s already limited height and crouch also made it hard for opponents to hit him, often forcing them to fight down at his level, prime examples being the Matt Saad (I) and Jerry Martin fights. Both men were inevitably taught painful lessons in the art of infighting. Relentlessly bulling forward in the manner Qawi did, opponents also often found it difficult to plant their feet and gain the proper leverage on their punches. Add to the fact that Qawi just happened to be a hard ******* to dent in the first place and I’m hard pressed to see anyone stopping him at 175.