Michael Spinks or Billy Conn, who ranks higher pound-for-pound?

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  1. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    ...Non-pollin' motherfather. :bart Wants everyone to "explain themselves", I guess. :twisted:
     
  2. Theron

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    Definatley Conn
     
  3. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    Spinks....better opponents, And when he beat the **** outa Holmes Spinks was given up 30 lbs..thats enough for me.
     
  4. mcvey

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    Ditto.:good
     
  5. mr. magoo

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    I like Spinks.. Only a single loss in career consisting of a very dominant lightheavyweight reign in a splendid era, followed by winning the heayweight crown from an ATG.. And while amateur careers don't usually factor into professional acheivments, having an olympic gold medal doesn't hurt him either.
     
  6. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Conn would have reamed that old overconfident fossil that turned up against Spinks first time out.
     
  7. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    So would Harold Johnson, Charles and maybe Moore, Loughran etc for that matter too.
     
  8. Flea Man

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  9. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Why don't we just cut to the chase and say that Tarver would have beaten a 1985 Holmes while we're at it?
     
  10. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Hopkisn who beat Tarver would probably have won every round against that Holmes.
     
  11. Flea Man

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    Nah, not Tarver.
     
  12. TheSouthpaw

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    I agree, and Spinks gave up 30 lbs to Holmes..Incredible