Sugar Ray Robinson v Michael Spinks

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  1. jaymon112

    jaymon112 MARVELOUS Full Member

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    At LHW.

    Who takes this one?
     
  2. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think the Jinx would be too big. His combination of size and skill would make it a big ask for SRR whose bestest work was MW and below. But that's just my opinion.
     
  3. victor879

    victor879 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Spinks is way too big for SRR.
     
  4. 1_man_army

    1_man_army The Knockout King Full Member

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    Spinks is just too big here but I see SRR taking enough rounds (especially early) to make it a competitive UD in favour of The Jinx.
     
  5. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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  6. FlubberLang

    FlubberLang New Member Full Member

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    Spinks

    Way bigger. By the time SRR got to LHW he was a shell of what he once was, Spinks was in his prime at 175
     
  7. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    SRR ofcourse would have won the LHW championship if he hadn't collapsed from the heat. However, that was because he was outhustling Joey Maxim, who was a good fighter but couldn't carry Spinks' jockstrap to put it in Larry Holmes terms.

    While i could see Robinson outhustling Spinks too, in spots, i think that in the end Spinks was too smart a fighter who could fight at a real high pace as well for a 175-pounder to be beaten by any fighter the size of Sugar Ray.
     
  8. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Spinks. Just too big.