Do you regard Michael Spinks higher than Tommy Hearns?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Monogamous STD, Aug 19, 2014.


  1. Monogamous STD

    Monogamous STD Ya know, Quasimoto predicted all this. Full Member

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    @Heavy, thank you for trying to clear that up for Magoo. Maybe I didn't put it in as plain of English as I thought. Sorry. Maybe just shorten it to "Who do you think is the better fighter?" so nobody confuses it with who would beat who at 175 or who has the better wins and all of that. @Redrooster, seems like as good of answer as any.

    When this came up with somebody a few days ago, friend of mine said on another forum that Spinks was p4p one of the top five or six fighters of his lifetime as far as his peak powers and I had a kneejerk reaction where I thought he wasn't taking under consideration all the fighters in his life time and we got on a conversation comparing him to the fab four and that's where this thread came from if it seemed like it was really from left field. After we talked about it I was thinking maybe I was unfairly underrating Spinks for what he was at his best. I guess it's a fair call now that I've thought about it some.
     
  2. detamour

    detamour Guest

    spinks would of poleaxed tommy, i have no doubt about that one. If barkley can stop tommy, what would the bigger michael do? why , are these two compared anyway?
     
  3. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spinks has the better legacy. He absorbed one devastating defeat in his whole career. Hearns had several....granted Tommy faced some tough competition. Mike only lost once, to a guy who was naturally heavier and at his absolute peak. There is not too much shame in that. Hearns got blown out in some of his biggest fights.
     
  4. Monogamous STD

    Monogamous STD Ya know, Quasimoto predicted all this. Full Member

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    Dude...
     
  5. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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  6. detamour

    detamour Guest

    michael, is the better overall guy in my opinion!
     
  7. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This was mentioned in another thread but not who is greater. I rank Hearns greater. A little more iconic.