Why did Spinks retire after Tyson knocked his ***** ass out?

Why did Spinks retire after Tyson knocked his ***** ass out?

I don't know maybe after being destroyed by Iron Mike he lost all his confidence.

Why did Spinks retire after Tyson knocked his ***** ass out?


Because he was a little **** talking cross eyed punk. Tyson slapped the taste out his mouth. :D

i hate all the spinks's , i cant wait to see cory get knocked the **** out by zab this weekend, that really was ***** of him to retire after his one and only loss, no heart

Why did Spinks retire after Tyson knocked his ***** ass out?

There are fights, where you lose your prime in a single bout. When you fight a fight like that, you are never the same. A piece of you stays there.

Spinks was far from a ***** though.

Mike was just an animal. He only had one word in his head-destroy.

There are fights, where you lose your prime in a single bout. When you fight a fight like that, you are never the same. A piece of you stays there.

Spinks was far from a ***** though.

Mike was just an animal.


Spinks deserved the beating he got cuz he was mouthing off claiming that he was the true champion because of lineage. Tyson beat that idea out of his head real quick. :D

Michael knew he had slipped and didnt have anything to offer or anywhere to go. Michael was smart, it was a passing of the torch type deal. Michael stated years back in a boxing magazine he retired because he came to a roadblock (Tyson) and he couldnt go to any other division and couldnt do anything better than he had done in his career.

Michael was a smart man inside and out of the ring, he knew when to pass the torch and when to hang them up.

Dont dissrespect one of the greatest Light Heavyweights in history.

Sweeney-Im picking Judah over Spinks due to Spinks not training, but im pulling for my boy to put the Jinx over Judah for a second time. But please use your head nobody is getting knocked out in this fight, both fighters are to strong for that.

i hate all the spinks's , i cant wait to see cory get knocked the **** out by zab this weekend, that really was ***** of him to retire after his one and only loss, no heart

come on Dan...your calling one of the greatest lightheavys of all time who won a legit heavyweight title a ***** with no heart?

He was obviously outmanned by Tyson and got out at the right time. Nothing left to prove. In no way was he a ***** with no heart. That was Tyson at prime and Spinks had no chance whatsoever in that fight. Everyone knew it going in.

Spinks deserved the beating he got cuz he was mouthing off claiming that he was the true champion because of lineage. Tyson beat that idea out of his head real quick. :D

Spinks was the true champ at that point and Tyson proved he was the true champ after they fought. Isn't that what its all about?

prove it in the ring...and Tyson did

come on Dan...your calling one of the greatest lightheavys of all time who won a legit heavyweight title a ***** with no heart?

He was obviously outmanned by Tyson and got out at the right time. Nothing left to prove. In no way was he a ***** with no heart. That was Tyson at prime and Spinks had no chance whatsoever in that fight. Everyone knew it going in.


im not trying to diss his whole career, i just think he should have given it another shot against tyson

spinxjinx, cory is a fraud man, he lost against mayorga, and he judah will knock him out, its a guarantee, judah is on a mission, cory just does not have enough power to keep anybody at bay, lets say somehow he gets past judah, he will def lose his next fight, mosley or delahoya would kayo him rather easy, cintron would kill him, margarito would also kayo him, he is the 3rd best spinks in boxing history, you'll see

Michael knew he had slipped and didnt have anything to offer or anywhere to go. Michael was smart, it was a passing of the torch type deal. Michael stated years back in a boxing magazine he retired because he came to a roadblock (Tyson) and he couldnt go to any other division and couldnt do anything better than he had done in his career.

Michael was a smart man inside and out of the ring, he knew when to pass the torch and when to hang them up.

Dont dissrespect one of the greatest Light Heavyweights in history.

Sweeney-Im picking Judah over Spinks due to Spinks not training, but im pulling for my boy to put the Jinx over Judah for a second time. But please use your head nobody is getting knocked out in this fight, both fighters are to strong for that.

If Zab comes in disciplined and focused it's over for the Jinx.

Pretty Boy Floyd could come and take that undisputed Welter-Weight crown from him, but he has unfinished business at 140..

spinxjinx, cory is a fraud man, he lost against mayorga, and he judah will knock him out, its a guarantee, judah is on a mission, cory just does not have enough power to keep anybody at bay, lets say somehow he gets past judah, he will def lose his next fight, mosley or delahoya would kayo him rather easy, cintron would kill him, margarito would also kayo him, he is the 3rd best spinks in boxing history, you'll see


Cory has a pretty good defense, the boy can box. Cory is underestimated and at the caliber of cory and judah these 2 could fight 100 times and a knockout wouldnt come against each other. Say you what you want but I had Spinks winning against Mayorga, People were looking for a slugfest and Cory boxed his ass off that night and used his skills and speed to counter everything Mayorga had.

Cory is still young and can take a punch (he was in their with Mayorga) Noone except the top fighters stand a chance at Cory in my views, Spinks would dismantle Mosley at this point in Mosley's career. Cintron and Margarito knockout or kill Cory would be a joke, Cintron would gas out and Margarito would get countered against cory's speed. De La Hoya would struggle with a fighter like Cory due to his footwork, something DLH hasnt showed to be good in his last couple of fights.

To many people supress Spinks talents and dont like him, but the boy can box and box good.

The sport is to Hit and not to be hit, light fisted or not Cory lands his shots and makes the other guy miss.

Pretty Boy Floyd could come and take that undisputed Welter-Weight crown from him, but he has unfinished business at 140..


Spinks vs Mayweather is my dream fight at the moment. Probably one of the best boxing displays you would see in current times.

Cory has a pretty good defense, the boy can box. Cory is underestimated and at the caliber of cory and judah these 2 could fight 100 times and a knockout wouldnt come against each other. Say you what you want but I had Spinks winning against Mayorga, People were looking for a slugfest and Cory boxed his off that night and used his skills and speed to counter everything Mayorga had.

Cory is still young and can take a punch (he was in their with Mayorga) Noone except the top fighters stand a chance at Cory in my views, Spinks would dismantle Mosley at this point in Mosley's career. Cintron and Margarito knockout or kill Cory would be a joke, Cintron would gas out and Margarito would get countered against cory's speed. De La Hoya would struggle with a fighter like Cory due to his footwork, something DLH hasnt showed to be good in his last couple of fights.

To many people supress Spinks talents and dont like him, but the boy can box and box good.

The sport is to Hit and not to be hit, light fisted or not Cory lands his shots and makes the other guy miss.

This man can box and has got some pretty good skills. Its ashame people put down fighters because they feel their styles aren't "exciting"

This is boxing not brawling.

Cory has a pretty good defense, the boy can box. Cory is underestimated and at the caliber of cory and judah these 2 could fight 100 times and a knockout wouldnt come against each other. Say you what you want but I had Spinks winning against Mayorga, People were looking for a slugfest and Cory boxed his ass off that night and used his skills and speed to counter everything Mayorga had.

Cory is still young and can take a punch (he was in their with Mayorga) Noone except the top fighters stand a chance at Cory in my views, Spinks would dismantle Mosley at this point in Mosley's career. Cintron and Margarito knockout or kill Cory would be a joke, Cintron would gas out and Margarito would get countered against cory's speed. De La Hoya would struggle with a fighter like Cory due to his footwork, something DLH hasnt showed to be good in his last couple of fights.

To many people supress Spinks talents and dont like him, but the boy can box and box good.

The sport is to Hit and not to be hit, light fisted or not Cory lands his shots and makes the other guy miss.

he definitly can box, but he is going to come up against a guy who will pound him because he has feather fists, if he sat on his punches more who knows? i just wasnt real impressed with his performance against miguel angel gonzales, he didnt look right in that fight

I've always felt that Judah's character is in question. Too much macho and showboat and not enough fight. If he would concentrate and box without the crap, he should beat Spinks. Unfortunately, a guy can't change overnight. He has too much ego. I look for Spinks to win another decision. he is a slick boxer who will stay away from Judah and win on points.

he definitly can box, but he is going to come up against a guy who will pound him because he has feather fists, if he sat on his punches more who knows? i just wasnt real impressed with his performance against miguel angel gonzales, he didnt look right in that fight


To beat Cory you are going to need a fighter who boxes and hits like bricks, Tszyu would be that man.


However Tszyu beating Cory would be questionable due to Tszyu's age and layoff.

Another fighter who aside from Tszyu and Mayweather would be Cotto. He is another guy who can box and put his power in all of his punches.

Any guy who can utilize that will defeat Cory. Unfortunately nobody at 147 can do that at the moment.

I've always felt that Judah's character is in question. Too much macho and showboat and not enough fight. If he would concentrate and box without the crap, he should beat Spinks. Unfortunately, a guy can't change overnight. He has too much ego. I look for Spinks to win another decision. he is a slick boxer who will stay away from Judah and win on points.


i dont like zab's ****iness either, but i think he even realizes he has come to a crossroads where he either buckles down and fulfills his true potential or fades away in to mediocrity, i think he is finally focused for the first time, a focused judah could be scary i think

i dont like zab's ****iness either, but i think he even realizes he has come to a crossroads where he either buckles down and fulfills his true potential or fades away in to mediocrity, i think he is finally focused for the first time, a focused judah could be scary i think


Zab has said for the past 4 or 5 fights he is more focused and ready to quit playing games. Although he seems more serious this time around he has said that numerous times and you cant believe any of them.

Zab could be better if he left his dad..

Zab has said for the past 4 or 5 fights he is more focused and ready to quit playing games. Although he seems more serious this time around he has said that numerous times and you cant believe any of them.

im not tryin to bust your chops man, but for some reason i actually believe him this time, if he loses this fight he is done man

im not tryin to bust your chops man, but for some reason i actually believe him this time, if he loses this fight he is done man


No offense taken, glad we can do this in a civilized manner. I do believe Zab is more serious this time around due to him being MIA in the PR end when he is usually the light of a fight. But this could be another trick who knows.

He retired because Mike Tyson didn't. No way he was gonna fight him again, and why fight if your not going to become champion.

Have you seen the Tyson-Spinks fight? That should answer your question

He realized what a big ***** he was and bowed out. I mean, the guy didn't even give Tyson a challenge. Wasent their fight supposed to be like this huge deal?

Spinks was never really a legit heavyweight regardless of what anyone says. That fight was made to make Tyson look good. Spinks did not have the style to beat a Mike Tyson and got crushed. It was built up as a big deal but most experts knew at the time of the fight that Spinks had little to no chance of beating Tyson, Spinks was not even in his prime anymore. Spinks is still regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of all time. It's a shame that most boxing fans, especially those that are younger, remember him only for the KO loss to Tyson.

Spinks was the true champ at that point and Tyson proved he was the true champ after they fought. Isn't that what its all about?

prove it in the ring...and Tyson did





I don't hold the whole 'champion by lineage' thing to such a high standard when the so called 'true champion' retired before the new champ even got a chance to fight him. I mean how can Tyson have won the belt by lineage from Spinks when Spinks retired before the whole Heavyweight Unification Tournament took place in which Tyson won. Same thing is happening right now to Vitali(and no I'm not a Vitali fan) people are saying he's not the true champ because he had to win it by lineage from Lennox....well how can he when lennox is retired?

He retired because Mike Tyson didn't. No way he was gonna fight him again, and why fight if your not going to become champion.
You took the words right out of my mouth. The loss was embarrasing and there was no way he was going to beat Tyson in a rematch.

He was afraid from the opening bell and Tyson beat him into retirement.

Michael Spinks is one of the greatest light heavyweight champions ever, in my opinion. While both his fights with Larry Holmes were close, I thought he squeaked out the decision in the first one and lost the second. Regardless, the judges gave him both and he was the linear heavyweight champion.

With his herky-jerky style and defense, I thought he had a chance against Tyson, but it was the case, as with Bob Foster, of a great light heavyweight crossing paths with a good to great heavyweight (Tyson, Frazier, Ali, ...).

Why did Spinks retire after Tyson knocked his ***** ass out?

Hmmmmmmmm maybe it was the huge friggin payday.

My overriding memory of the Spinks-Tyuson fight is Spinks looking scared ****less, especially when Tyson does him with 90n seconds on the clock.

Lol :D

What a bunch of ****in' know-nothing jag-offs you are....dissing Michael Spinks like this.

The guy was one of the best Lt Heavyweights ever, one of the best punchers ever while at that weight.

He was the first Lt. Heavy to win the heavy crown.
He was past his prime when he fought Tyson, period. Prime weight, prime time....were past him.

For you stupid asses, especially you Tyson fans, to disresepect him is inexplicable.

Calling this guy a ***** ? Tyson's the *****.

What a bunch of ****in' know-nothing jag-offs you are....dissing Michael Spinks like this.

The guy was one of the best Lt Heavyweights ever, one of the best punchers ever while at that weight.

He was the first Lt. Heavy to win the heavy crown.
He was past his prime when he fought Tyson, period. Prime weight, prime time....were past him.

For you stupid asses, especially you Tyson fans, to disresepect him is inexplicable.

Calling this guy a ***** ? Tyson's the *****.

Too true, Michael Spinks was a great fighter. He was tipped to stand a good chance of beating Tyson at the time they fought.

What a bunch of ****in' know-nothing jag-offs you are....dissing Michael Spinks like this.

The guy was one of the best Lt Heavyweights ever, one of the best punchers ever while at that weight.

He was the first Lt. Heavy to win the heavy crown.
He was past his prime when he fought Tyson, period. Prime weight, prime time....were past him.

For you stupid asses, especially you Tyson fans, to disresepect him is inexplicable.

Calling this guy a ***** ? Tyson's the *****.

jabs,

I wish you would learn to express yourself..don't hold back,tell us what you really feel :D

What a bunch of ****in' know-nothing jag-offs you are....dissing Michael Spinks like this.

The guy was one of the best Lt Heavyweights ever, one of the best punchers ever while at that weight.

He was the first Lt. Heavy to win the heavy crown.
He was past his prime when he fought Tyson, period. Prime weight, prime time....were past him.

For you stupid asses, especially you Tyson fans, to disresepect him is inexplicable.

Calling this guy a ***** ? Tyson's the *****.

Well wasn't he still young when he faced Tyson. He didn't have that many fights under his belt, either..

Well wasn't he still young when he faced Tyson. He didn't have that many fights under his belt, either..



If you knew a little more about boxing, you'd know that one's age & amount of fights doesn't determine what their prime is.

If you knew a little more about boxing, you'd know that one's age & amount of fights doesn't determine what their prime is.

What fight before the Tyson fight marked the end of his prime?

What a bunch of ****in' know-nothing jag-offs you are....dissing Michael Spinks like this.

The guy was one of the best Lt Heavyweights ever, one of the best punchers ever while at that weight.

He was the first Lt. Heavy to win the heavy crown.

I agree. He's one of the greatest Light HW's of all time. He succeeded where Archie Moore and Bob Foster failed - win the HW title. He may not have much success as a HW, but if only for this achievement, he deserves our respect.

He has got my respect. At the time Tyson beat him, he was a force to be reckin with. (Tyson that is)