I think he could beat Spinks now. Cory is way over the hill, and damn near lost to Lattimore, who sucks. Plus Spinks isnt even serious about the sport anymore. I dont think he's ready for Foreman yet. Yuri might be boring as hell, but he's skilled and experienced. Lara definitely has more talent then Foreman, and will one day be better... but he's still about a year away.
I really think that all you have to do is watch Lara/Brewer, and Pavlik/Martinez back to back. If you still think Lara belongs in this fight ----- well ----atsch Lara has a lot of potential, but right now it's just potential, and that is not the same thing as development, experience, and proven ability.
I'm sure Lara and Foreman fought amateurs, and Lara cleaned his clock, i know its only amateur, but he really did give him a bit of a pasting, if i remember correctly.