Michael Spinks vs Jack Dempsey

Dempsey inside of 3 three rounds.

 

I agree.
I say Dempsey wins by KO. It could be 1 round it could go 8 or more, but I dont believe Spinks can survive the distance.
I think Spinks can prove awkward but not enough to outbox Dempsey. He'd be on the defensive too much.
That's the way I picture it.

 

Not really.

At least Spinks had a reach advantage over Tyson.

 

Absolutely.

If Spinks rematched Tyson then I think there is a verry real chance he could have made it to the later rounds.

I would train him for the fight but I would expect paying even if he lost.

 

Spinks by unanimous decision or TKO in 8 - 12

 

I think you hit the nail right on the head there mate. When people make comparisons where Spinks is involved, I believe they invision him losing to anyone who could punch based on his last and worst performance.

Although I have no evidence to back this up, I have speculated for nearly 20 years now that the Jinx decided to make it an easy payday.

 

You are verry optimistic here.

 

Yeah, i think you're right.


Spinks by TKO 4 - 8

 

Well since he did so well against the man who wanted to be Jack Dempsey.

 

How many times are you going to edit this post?

 

Dempsey. without a doubt.

A fight to consider is a prime Gene Tunney vs Spinks

 

Looking at the Spinks-Cooney fight, I reckon Spinks was a reasonably beefy 208 pound heavyweight, legit. He looked strong, pretty big.

I dont think he was in great shape for Tyson at 212 though. His physique looks a bit soft, a bit undertrained.
I know he had those bad knees that impeding the amount of running he could do. I think he was definitely not conditioned for Tyson. Then again, I think he probably had nagging doubts over whether he could really beat Tyson anyway, and I think he was never in love with the pro boxing game. At that point, he didn't have to fire to get up for such a daunting challenge.
But I think he came to fight, and you cant fault Tyson.