Prime George Foreman 1973 vs 1978 Leon Spinks, 15 rounds.

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  1. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You had it right in your first sentence;)
     
  2. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Spinks in about four rounds but Wilt Chamberlain beats them both on the same night.
     
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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Leon removes his mouth piece and gives Foreman an ugly toothy grin which stuns Foreman Into unconsciousness..
     
  4. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOL!

    ee-GAD!
     
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  5. Fuzzykat

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    Foreman early. I don't think it's much of a contest.
     
  6. Reinhardt

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    I'd take out a life insurance policy on Leon before this fight
     
  7. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I could see JT's scenario going down, but in honesty, I think Leon gets stopped probably in the 9th, after having success early with his attack. He doesn't fully engage George, but he does just enough to get his point across, so to speak.
     
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  8. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If it were possible that Leon could survive 5 rounds w/ George, he would rip him to pieces. But Leon wouldn't be able 2 do it.
     
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  9. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not touching this fight.
     
  10. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure a rusty religious Foreman could have came back in 1978 and ko'd Spinks in 2. Imagine what a mean fit confident Foreman would do.
     
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  11. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leon couldn't last 2 imo. And there's no way he'd ever rip up George Foreman imo.
     
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  12. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wasn't saying Leon would last 2. I was saying that if it were humanly possibly 4 him to last 5 w/ George, which isn't that he would rip George apart. Anybody who could go 5 or more w/ George would.
     
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  13. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    There is a chance that he was not being sarcastic.
    Just like I understand physicists say that there is a chance that all the oxygen molecules in a room could by pure random chance migrate to one side of it.

    However, the odds are that this would occur less than one time in the known lifespan of our universe.
     
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  14. JohnThomas1

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    I can't think of two worse matchups for Leon than Tyson and Foreman. Liston and Louis would get ugly too.