What would Michael Spinks have hypothetically needed to do to replicate an Usyk-anolog win streak.

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk is far greater than Spinks and competed in a better cruiserweight division vs Spinks reign at Light Heavyweight however Spinks beat a far greater fighter so take that as you will. What if Spinks hypothetically beat Mike Tyson to become undisputed. Who would he have needed to beat in the 80s heavyweight division in order to overtake Usyk on the pfp list ?
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Aug 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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  2. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Probably guys like Tucker, Douglas, Berbick, Williams. Basically everyone or most of everyone that Tyson beat. And you can still throw in Cooney and Taangstad for fun.
     
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  3. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I believe the OP is flawed to begin with. Spinks fought in, perhaps, the most competitive, high quality, full of depth light heavyweight division of all time. It was considerably better than the cruiserweight era in which Usyk fought. That's not to say those cruisers were bums they just weren't on the same level of the late '70s to mid-80's 175 pounders.

    With that being said, if Spinks had beaten Tyson he doesn't have to do a lot more to be ranked higher than Usyk. If he had beaten Holyfield, then Ring's number one ranked contender and, perhaps, Tony Tucker, he would have cleaned out a top-notch light heavyweight division and beaten the undefeated trio of Hall of Famers in Holmes. Tyson and Holyfield. That would have put him ahead of Usyk.
     
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  4. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 Philippians 2:10-11 Full Member

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    I think that would've put him just above anyone P4P lol
     
    Mandela2039, Aug 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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