I don't have a particular list, but I do agree that Spinks should be ranked much higher than Larry P4P.
Spinks did everything asked of him up to the Tyson bout. His wins over Quai, Holmes, and Cooney with no losses going into his last bout say much on where he should rank. Larry, unlike Michael, was clearly past his best days when he lost to him but it weighs in the equation. Have to give the higher ranking by a hair to Spinks.
Holmes. Spinks was a great light heavyweight and an average heavyweight. Anybody picking Spinks over Holmes is a moron
Totally disagree. 1) Spinks was a 2 division champ (LHW & HW). Larry was only HW champ. 2) Spinks unified the LHW division. Larry never unified the HW belts. 3) Spinks beat Larry twice. I don't necessarily agree with P4P (marketing ploy for boxing), but if I had to go along with it Spinks is a perfect example.
He only legitimately beat Larry once when he was clearly past his best. Holmes won the rematch. Larry has a greater legacy than Spinks. Larry is a consensus top ten hvyt ATG...is Spinks anywhere close to that? No.
Spinks is close to that, absolutely, in his own weight-class. But your obviously trolling, so carry on.
This doesn't even deserve to be a discussion. Does Spinks have 20 title defences? I think not. Carry on
No. He has half as many defenses (10) @ LHW and came up to HW and beat the HW champ at the time twice (once, whatever). Officially twice though. Is Larry a more accomplished professional, I think so. Larry is my #7 HW of All-Time. He loses the P4P argument here though IMO.
Average heavyweight who defeats a undefeated champion ( 2x ) than ko,s Tangstad and Cooney easily . not bad !
