Leon Spinks vs. Floyd Patterson 1978

In 1978 Leon would kick the crap out of Floyd. Prime for prime I would take Floyd though.

 

Spinks KO 3

 

Crud I voted without reading the description. Changing my vote to Leon Spinks by UD or late round TKO. Too much youth and volume punching for a 40 year old with a shakey chin.

 

Floyd KO 4

 

Leon would beat him at this stage in both of their careers. Floyd beats him in his prime, but only in the rematch.

 

Floyd had been retired for six years by 78 and Leon was two years removed from Olympic Gold and had Just beat a faded but still dangerous Ali. Remember, Ali had just KO'ed Shavers the fight before and had beaten both Norton and Young a year earlier.

 

Floyd would have to be 43 for Leon to beat him

 

Only in the rematch? Hah prime vs prime Patterson beats the crap of leon 3/3 fights

 

I think the only reason the fight happens is because Floyd thinks he can win. Thus if it had happened I reckon Patterson sneaks a decision over an unmotivated, overconfident, partied out Neon Leon.

 

Was a joke, since Patterson lost to Johansson the first match but beat him the second.

 

Johanson did around x2 times harder than leon spinks. What a trash comment

 

I read in a bio on Patterson that Floyd was called in late 1977 and asked if he'd be willing to fight Muhammad Ali in February 1978 for the title.

CBS wanted Ali for their February sweeps week (which happened each quarter to determine advertising rates) because they knew Ali fights brought in more viewers. But Ali wanted an easy opponent before he fought Norton for a fourth time.

So Ali's management actually phoned Floyd (who had never officially retired after losing on a cut to Ali in 1972) and asked if he wanted to come back and fight Ali for the title. A guy Patterson was training at the time who was in the gym when Floyd took the call is the source in the book. He said Floyd told him about the offer when he hung up the phone.

Patterson declined.

But it's interesting that it could've been Patterson in the ring with Ali instead of Spinks.

Patterson was also supposed to be Ali's last fight before Ali was stripped for refusing to enter the draft. A press conference was even held announcing their rematch in 1967. Which means he was actually offered a fight with Ali on four separate occasions.

Floyd always kept himself in shape. I doubt, at 43, he'd have beaten Ali. But Spinks? Who knows.

 

You mean hit harder?
I don't think you need to take a joke this serious.

 

Yes johanson did hit much harder than leon it was i meant