Michael Spinks vs Deontay Wilder

I’d love to see your scorecard if you ever decide to score it.

 

If this matchup was suggested 2 years ago 1 out of 20 would have picked Spinks

 

I have. Holmes won it clearly. At least by 2-3 rounds. Like you said, Holmes won most of the early rounds. The first four rounds on most cards. Are you telling me you can't find 4 more rounds from Holmes from rounds 5, 6,7,8,9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15? Spinks did not win 8 of the next 11 rounds. No way.

Judge Joe Cortez had it 144, Holmes, 141 Spinks.

Jerry Roth is a solid judge, I think he blew this one. 142 Holmes, 144 Spinks.

As for Frank Brunettes score of 141 Holmes, 144 Spinks. That's a horrible card.

 

I had the second Spinks Holmes fight for Holmes by four rounds.

First Spinks fight I've scored it three times. Once for Spinks by 2 points, both other times for Holmes by 1 point.

 

Looking at my scorecard from the last time I scored it I scored it 144 Spinks 143 Holmes
Rounds 1 thru 4 Holmes
5 and 6 Spinks
7 Holmes
8 Spinks
9 Holmes
10 and 11 Spinks
12 Even
13 Spinks
14 Even
15 Spinks

7 rounds for Spinks
6 rounds for Holmes
2 even.

The first fight I had 145 Spinks 142 Holmes
Rounds 1 and 2 Holmes
Rounds 3 thru 7 Spinks
Rounds 8, 9 and 10 Holmes
11 and 12 Spinks
13 Holmes
14 Even
15 Spinks.

8 rounds Spinks
6 rounds Holmes
1 even.

Both of these fights have difficult rounds to score. It’s all in what you like as a judge. Holmes always marching forward trying to land the jab mostly and some rights and being the aggressor. Or Spinks constantly using the ring and launching attacks and then moving out of harms way. When Spinks commits to an attack he sometimes lands in volumes in both fights. Holmes is clearly the harder puncher but for me in most rounds Spinks is landing more punches and they are fighting his fight. His defense is very underrated in both of these fights he slips lots of Larry’s jabs and rights with his solid defense. I wouldn’t argue against anyone scoring for Holmes at all, like I said if you make my even rounds Holmes rounds then he wins on my card.

 

I think Spinks would have been a pain in the ass for Wilder. I suppose if I had to place money on one or the other, I'd lean toward Wilder based on his great power and size (plus the fact that Spinks was a small heavyweight). But maybe Spinks could tie him up and frustrate him for a while. It's really hard for me to get past the fact that Wilder is so limited as a boxer.

It's really hard for me to offer predictions in a Wilder fight. I feel like he could KO a top of the line guy, then get outboxed by a fringe contender.

 

Thing with fighting against Wilder is that you have to fight a flawless fight, in a 12 round fight it doesn't really matter if you win 10-11 rounds but commit that one mistake which will end the fight. Spinks doesn't have the power, height, size and reach to push Wilder back constantly and to hurt him. I have confidence in Wilder finding that opportunity to land the right hand.

 

Def Spinks, but Wilder could KO anyone.

 

Spinks outboxes Wilder and maybe stops him late.