Michael Spinks vs. Roy Jones @ 175

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  1. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    It doesn't matter, prime Jones at 168 would have fought at LHW back then.
     
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  2. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Moorer was really flat footed though, Jones had quick feet and handspeed
     
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  3. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    I think against Spinks we would have seen quite the body attack by Roy, there is always a chance of a well placed liver shot putting Spinks down.
     
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  4. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The only guy who ever put Spinks down, period, was Tyson.

    Roy Jones aint Mike Tyson

    You think Spinks would have been knocked out Tarver and Johnson?
     
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  5. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jones 4 pt ud
     
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  6. Thread Stealer

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    Jones fought much better opposition at LHW than Moorer.

    Moorer's 175 lb. opposition makes Mosley's at 135 look legendary.

    Levels of opposition at LHW:

    Spinks


    Jones

















    Moorer
     
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  7. Thread Stealer

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    Roy's peak was 168, but he'd probably have been fighting at 175 at that time if they had same day weigh-ins.

    So it's fair to match him up with prior light-heavyweights in a "peak" matchup.
     
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  8. STB

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    Turn of the century Jones was pretty much in his peak.

    The guy who destroyed Gonzalez, Johnson and Woods.
     
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  9. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    I am talking about a crazy shot like the one he landed on Virgil Hill could possibly end a fight for Spinks.. How many times had Hill been down from a body shot?? Not saying it would happen, but it is possible. The argument that just because a fighter has never been down doesn't make a lot of sense to me... There is a first time for everything.

    I can guarentee you with Spinks' long torso and heigth advantage, Jones would have been targeting his body.

    We didn't get a chance to see how Spinks looked after cutting muscle back down from HW to LHW, so the comparission of getting sparked by Tarver and Johnson isn't a fair one.
     
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