Ingemar Johannson vs Leon Spinks, Prime for Prime.

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  1. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Ingemar Johannson vs Leon Spinks, Prime For Prime.
     
  2. 70sFan865

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    Ingo clearly. KO within a few rounds. Spinks is probably the worst HW lineal champion ever.
     
  3. Berlenbach

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    Leon's chin was always vulnerable and it will charge straight at Ingo's bingo. Ingo by KO.
     
  4. RightLeftCombo

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    Leon was brave and comes forward, but would likely by ko'd by Ingo.

    In his best showing, Spinks beat a flat Ali going through the motions first time around, but a sharper more mobile and motivated Ali beat him clearly in the rematch. That was 36 years of age past his prime Ali who had lost most of the steam in his punches by then.

    Coetzee demolished Spinks with three knockdowns in the first round when they met in '79 and Holmes stopped Leon in three. Prime Ingo likely puts Spinks down and out in the earlier rounds too.
     
  5. Charlietf

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  6. Charlietf

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    Close to sharkey lol
     
  7. 70sFan865

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    Weak attempt. Sharkey fought almost as many ranked fighters as Leon has all wins.
     
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  8. Charlietf

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    And lost also against a good number of tomato cans, it is no debate, sharkey is one of the worst champions ever
     
  9. 70sFan865

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    Like who? Please remember to use his prime years, not when he was green or washed up. I can easily name at least 10 lineal HW champions with worse resume and worse H2H than Sharkey.

    Spinks didn't have prime at all. He never did anything impressive outside of beating old Ali who dominated him in rematch.
     
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  10. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nice excuses
    I can't

    Honestly i can't see Sharkey beating even 78 Ali
     
  11. 70sFan865

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    Fine, name me these "good number of tomato cans", I'm waiting.
    Jim Corbett
    Marvin Hart
    Tommy Burns
    Primo Carnera
    James Braddock
    Ingemar Johannson
    Leon Spinks
    Michael Moorer
    Hasim Rahman
    Shannon Briggs

    It was easier than I thought...
    Sure you do, you also think that Louis had terrible chin and that Schmeling was nothing special. You basically hate whole era, so who cares?
     
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  12. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We both know against he lost but of course you will make excuses "he was green,he was old, he did not eat ice cream that day"

    Jim Corbett. NO

    Marvin Hart. Around the same level

    Tommy Burns. Around the same level

    Primo Carnera. Stopped Sharkey

    James Braddock.NO

    Ingemar Johannson LOL, knocked out a prime patterson

    Leon Spinks. Around the same level

    Michael Moorer LMAO

    Hasim Rahman. He did beat prime lewis,sharkey could not beat lewis even in dreams.

    Shannon Briggs. h2h he would beat Sharkey


    I never said that Louis had terrible chin don't lie, i said that he had mediocre chin, average not great.
    Schmelling was special against guys of his size not against much bigger guys
     
  13. 70sFan865

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    No, name them. You won't find more than three losses like that.
     
  14. Charlietf

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    Eddie ricord
    Quintín romero by ko
    Jim maloney
    Weinert twice
    Gordman
    Rysco
     
  15. 70sFan865

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    These fighters were contenders, not tomato cans.