Michael Spinks (Holmes 1) vs 1973 George Foreman

Young didn’t do it, for one.

For another, the real fight will be between Spinks & the pride of Lions it takes to chase him into the ring.

 

I’d favor Foreman by KO. No matter how wisely Spinks boxes he’s still going to have to take way too much punishment

 

It might not last longer than Spinks-Tyson ... I know folks love them some Michael Spinks here, but he is WAY ahead of his skis against Kingston-level Foreman.

 

He might not survive the staredown.

 

He froze against Tyson.

 

Foreman would overwhelm the hell out of Michael. It doesn't go on as long as the Tyson fight, Spinks gets stunned bad by the jab and ultimately pulverized by a robotic, chopping-block right.

 

I mean, Jimmy Young did beat Foreman and Spinks was definitely in the class of Young and could do everything that Young could do and hit harder. That has to be considered. But I still lean towards Foreman by KO.

 

What do you mean?

 

lol

 

Young faced a completely different, and inferior version of Foreman.

 

Foreman in one. Poor Michael would become a middleweight in the staredown.

 

Fun fact.

Spinks weighed more (218.5 lbs) against Tyson than Big George (217.5 lbs) weighed in Kingston for Frazier 1.

And George was only a half-inch taller than Spinks.

 

Thanks for sparing me the time.

 

Foreman had the shortest peak of any HW all time great then ?