Which Fighter Would Have Won More Title Fights If He'd Fought In A Different Era?

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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Michael Spinks comes to mind.If he'd been a heavyweight in a different era ,his résumé could have looked very different.
    He arrived in the Holmes era and then had to deal with a heavyweight division that was becoming increasingly deep.
     
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    Hearns is another one .He moved thru multiple divisions whilst encountering excellent, tough opposition.A different time and era with more weight classes or weaker champions could maybe have seen Hearns winning an even larger title haul.
     
    Fergy, Aug 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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    but of course, even in defeat, Hearns losses nothing, because at least he got the chance to fight some truly great & historic peers and in that sense it can't be taken from him, where as other fighters who get slotted into such great conversations fought no one and On Purpose!!!
     
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