Prime Leon Spinks vs Prime Vitali Klitschko

[IamInuit]

Vitali would be charged with murder. Unlike his little brother, Vitali competes and is most likely a dominate player in any era of heavyweight boxing

What, no Leon KO over the robot?

No long winded gas bag speech on how Spinks could dissect that big mummy?

You must be really sick or something!

You have to admit though the old school really did punch it out,they left it all in the ring no questions left there, they had balls and grit determination for 15 rounds, we owe to them the most exciting times in boxing.

Say what you want not many of this generation leave it all in the ring they control the ring and their opponent more though,I know what i like to see happen thats why I look to where I do;

Top level minimum weights to feather seem to leave it all in there still,they cant survive by plodding around looking to control.

This is why the ignore function does not work I look in to see what you said and you quoted him.
Not only have I never said Leon would beat Vitali, I have also never said Vitali had no gas. I do understand the straw grabbing though.

[X]

Hmmn, I have a really strong view about this one ........ I can't think of a single way that Leon would trouble Vitali.

Spinks was never an elite heavyweight to be honest, whereas Vitali was huge, powerful, granite chin and was as hard as nails. Somewhat robotic, but he always had a fighters heart.

If Leon tries to keep it at a distance, making hit and run attacks, he gets tied up, leaned on and worn down. As soon as he gets tired enough to allow Vitali to advance on him, he gets sparked out by a huge right cross.

If he tries to punch it out, he gets crushed.

No disrespect to Leon, as he was as game as they come, but I don't think he has the weaponry to even come close to winning this.

[mikeeod]

Horrible style match up for Leon. I think better match ups from that era would be Sonny Liston (earlier, I know), George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Ernie Shavers. Vitali was very tough to beat, for sure, but those guys all had attributes that I think match up better with his style.

[Andre]

Horrible style match up for Leon. I think better match ups from that era would be Sonny Liston (earlier, I know), George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Ernie Shavers. Vitali was very tough to beat, for sure, but those guys all had attributes that I think match up better with his style.

God,Im so glad a thread didnt go through without mentioning Ernie.

[p4pking]

Troll thread:P Leon Spinks wouldn't have stood a chance against either Klitschko, it would have looked like his fight with Larry Holmes at BEST. He was very lucky to get a fight with such a spent Muhammad Ali when he did, otherwise he may have gone right to journeyman status, let alone never been a world champion.

[Andre]

Troll thread:P Leon Spinks wouldn't have stood a chance against either Klitschko, it would have looked like his fight with Larry Holmes at BEST. He was very lucky to get a fight with such a spent Muhammad Ali when he did, otherwise he may have gone right to journeyman status, let alone never been a world champion.

This is about the old and new, nothing really to do with the fighters.