Would Spinks have lasted longer if he was not scared shitless against Tyson?

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Well he'd be correct
     
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  2. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was a smart man. There was a reason he was scared.
     
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  3. JohnThomas1

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    Spinks later admitted fear was knocking at his door big time so that's cut and dried.

    Futch actually claimed Spinks didn't follow their gameplan too.
     
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  4. manilavanilla

    manilavanilla New Member Full Member

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    There's no way around the fact that Spinks did not have the kind of power you needed to get respect from Mike Tyson or hurt him in any kind of serious way. Maybe he could have held on long enough to make it out of the first round, but it probably ends in the 3rd. Spinks did not have the tools to make this a long night by any stretch.
     
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