Leon Spinks shouldve been an ATG Heavyweight-Steve Bunce

I think Leon could have done better,,but an all time great? Impossible.

 

"Estate" must have a different meaning where you're from than here. In the US boxerrs aren't raisesd on Estates but Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson had them once they got $$$$

 

I really don't agree Leon should have become an ATG. HW. True his development was stunted by beating a faded and ill trained Ali but he was small for his era and I doubt his chin and defense would ever have been good enough to compensate. I look at it more he was in the right place at the right time and had the heart drive and stamina to capitalize. if he'd continued to develop with Benton he would have improved. But I don't see him becoming an ATG.

 

Great post!
I thought so too, how irresponsible and unfair it is to let Rademacher fight against the worldchampion in his first pro fight. Nevertheless, Rademacher knocked Patterson down once.

 

You are correct my friend, in 1957.

 

It is so sad that Leon has passed but its funny how you become greater when you die

 

He probably holds Mayweather's performance vs McGregor against him.

 

In the UK, estate is a shortened version of council estate.