Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Cory Spinks on the horizon...

[Kev]

Spicoli & Bilbo are both making sense to me.

If I had to pick an outcome I'd say that Mayweather outpoints Spinks with a SD.

In my eyes losing to Spinks (no matter how much bigger he is) would wipe Mayweather off the historical map.

Agree that Mayweather cannot lose this fight if he wants to have another big fight ever again.. which is where the huge risk lies in a tune up fight.. but to say it will be an SD may be just as bad as a loss..

I see Floyd fighting to a UD by a clear 3-4 round margin. Spinks is bigger and is still pretty quick, but I don't give him much of a chance in this fight considering he does not have KO power.

I actually really like this fight. Tough ask for Floyd, you guys saying this is easy are forgetting just how small Floyd is.

Spinks is a legitimate junior middleweight and has even fought for the undisputed middleweight world title. Floyd's natural weight class is probably 140 right now so even at welter he's giving a lot of size away.

After more than a year out, going straight into a world title fight with Cory Spinks, who hasn't been beaten decisively since the second Zab Judah fight and was arguably unlucky to have lost to both Jermain Taylor and Verno Phillips.

I'd make it 60/40 in favour of Floyd but Cory has a great chance imo.

I only quoted Bilbo on this so this post would show up again.. Just for everyone who was complaining about Floyd picking on the "smaller" Ricky Hatton. Just makes me chuckle..

Yeah Floyd and Ricky are really meant for the same weight class. Floyd would beat Ricky whatever weight they fought at.


Oh and let me also say this. Cory Spinks is a MUCH tougher opponent than Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez style plays straight into Floyd Mayweather and he would knock Marquez out I have no doubt.

Spinks is one awkward fighter though although he seems to have slipped of late and now like Winky is much more flat footed in times past. His chin is suspect too so I'd give Floyd the edge. But its a far bigger risk than taking on Marquez imo.