Michael Spinks v.s Evander Holyfield

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  1. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spinks at Cruiserweight

    who'd win?
     
  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Evander,he had the chin to take the Jinx and hit hard enough to stop Spinks. Too strong all round
     
  3. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    At C/W and H/W... Holyfield all the way. IMO, perhaps 3 H/Ws deserve a fair Pr4Pr agianst Holy.
     
  4. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Mate..... your humility is admirable... Had to giggle at that. :good
     
  5. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Id go with Holyfield
     
  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think it really depends on which stage of their careers we're talking about. I might be inclined to picking Spinks to beat a smaller less experienced version of Holyfield during his cruiserwieght days. Although Jinx never fought at 185 Lbs, he performed well both above and below those perameters, and a young Holyfield might have fell short on the score cards against a more seasoned and awkward Spinks. At the heavyweight ranks however, I'd make Evander a huge favorite. Holy had the right tools to battle out with the big men, and by the time had been fighting in the division for two years and taking on James Douglas, he was in the midst of his prime. Spinks gets stopped in the mid rounds by this particular rendering of the real deal.
     
  7. warrior85

    warrior85 R.I.P THUNDER Full Member

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    great fight,ill take holyfield
     
  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I think that Spinks might just have Holyfields number stylisticaly.

    I will make a bold prediction that Spinks wins by decision but I know that I could end up looking silly.
     
  9. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spinks was definitely fast, but C/W was Holyfield's weight class.

    Holyfield UD15.
     
  10. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I didn't think Spinks was particularly fast. In fact I'd say Holyfield was clearly the faster of the two, even though neither were speed demons.