Re: Wladimir plans to box for 10 more years to break Joe louis' record
Yeah 2 wins against a great fighter, that really is special, takes on a very strong but dummy fighter next, then a completely embarrassing massacre from another great HW.
Problem is, Cooney was not a mover.
Holmes was not a puncher.
Spinks is probably about as good as Cunningham in my estimation.
Tyson, he was a mover AND a puncher, not a common combination before Tyson but very common afterwards.
Take Adamek's best win at HW, Chris Arreola, not as fast as a prime Homes obviously but still very fast for a 240lber! Plus rangier and with savage KO power.
Can you see Michael Spinks flipping around the ring all night withstanding Chris? I can't. He did not have the chin for that I don't reckon.
At the end of the day, Spinks virtually tied Holmes on points but didn't really hurt him.
Google Michael Spinks and then google Tomasz Adamek as well, I hate to break out strength and stuff like that again but it's a relevant side issue here. Most non-boxing people would look at both and dismiss Spinks of having much chance. Adamek is a good fighter man. Not saying Spinks was not either!
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