Witherspoon of the Holmes fight VS the following

I'd give him a " chance" and in truth he'd probably give those guys good fights. But at the end of the day I think they all prevail against him.. The Holmes who fought Witherspoon was waning and past his prime, and very likely took Spoon for granted.

 

If McCall and Rahman can put Lewis to sleep just think what The Spoon would do to him.. Bruno at the tail-end of his career gave Lewis fits, so i see Terrible Tim taking care of business.

Tyson would be too fast for Tim and Holyfield would edge out a points victory similar to how he beat Holmes.

 

I think that the Bruno fight is his best performance ! Holmes is second best

 

HM- James Broad

 

He would lose to all three at their best. I pondered him having a decent chance against Holyfield but i think he's just too busy for the Spoon.

 

Witherspoon K0 10 Holyfield
Witherspoon KO 4 Lewis
Tyson W12 Witherspoon

 

He could beat all of them.
These are 50-50 type fights. Perhaps better than 50-50 for Witherspoon against Lewis.

 

Holmes is Tim's signature performance and, at this stage of his career, Larry was having trouble with a few second tier fighters. The Witherspoon performance, and the close call, wasn't that anomalous by then for Larry. Tim never hurt Larry like Snipes did and this was Tim's best night.

I think he gets a lot of credit for being a bit unproven insofar as he was never really exposed over a series of fights but that was partly because he went missing after a loss. And when he was humiliated by Smith, well, that was all King's fault. Tyson was just as messed up by King and, while he got outclassed by Douglas, his showing compared to Tim's vs Bonecrusher, speaks volumes for the true fighting spirit that Tim, for whatever reason, never really showed.

Yes, the Spoon might have had a good night vs any of these three but basing it on a dispassionate view of what he actually was, not what he could have been, it's unlikely. He'd have found a way to lose. Holyfield and Lewis were too consistent, for sure. Tyson was less consistent long term than those two but still more so than Tim ever was and had an x factor Tim never had. In my opinion, wins for ...

Lewis Pts 12
Holyfield Pts 12
Tyson (1988) KO 3-6, (1991) Pts 12

 

Tim easily beat Bonecrusher in '85. His head was clearly not in the second fight. His ongoing dispute with King has been well documented.

Lewis was not consistent. He had off nights.

 

That is one fantastic post. I tip my hat.

 

I think he is the rare fighter that matches up well against Lewis with his defense, chin, strength and viscous overhand right .. I think Tim at his best is a very tough match for Evander ... who knows w Mike ..

 

Tim Witherspoon was 37-3 when he faced (and lost a split decision) to Everett Martin in 1992.
He was aged 34, out of shape, and had been professional for 13 years.
He won his next 8 fights until losing a split decision to Ray Mercer at age 38, 17 years after turning pro.
Making him 45-5.
It was only after that he fell off badly.

Not really that inconsistent.