Why people act like Michael Spinks wasn’t a goos heavyweight boxer ?

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  • WillieWild114
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    Why people act like Michael Spinks wasn’t a goos heavyweight boxer ?

    His heavyweight career was short-lived but he beat one great all time heavyweight Larry Holmes defeated a good heavyweight at the time Jerry Cooney and he knocked him out and Jerry Conney is one of the hardest hitting heavyweights of all time (Foreman said it and felt it ) but for some reason because his quick loss to Mike Tyson they commonly rank Spinks not well suited for the heavyweight division despite his great and good wins
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    • Zaroku
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      He was great but got kTFO very quickly


      why you brining this topic up

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        • WillieWild114
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          Originally posted by Zaroku
          He was great but got kTFO very quickly


          why you brining this topic up
          Because why is his career belittled after that one loss

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            • LeOoze
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              true. His Larry holmes wins were underrated. Holmes later ended up giving Holyfield a tough fight, and gave Mercer his first loss.

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                • Combat Talk Radio
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                  Originally posted by WillieWild114

                  Because why is his career belittled after that one loss
                  He shouldn't have run away from the business after that loss. That turned a LOT of fans against him.

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                    • billeau2
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                      Originally posted by WillieWild114
                      His heavyweight career was short-lived but he beat one great all time heavyweight Larry Holmes defeated a good heavyweight at the time Jerry Cooney and he knocked him out and Jerry Conney is one of the hardest hitting heavyweights of all time (Foreman said it and felt it ) but for some reason because his quick loss to Mike Tyson they commonly rank Spinks not well suited for the heavyweight division despite his great and good wins
                      Who is "acting?" Historians who compose lists? Because at his best Spinks should ne a light heavy. A great light heavy should go after low hanging fruit in the heavyweight division and even challenge the heavyweight champ.

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                        • The D3vil
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                          Because they're obsessed with devaluing Mike Tyson's legacy.

                          He's a "bum" or a "blown up light-heavyweight", so they can say Tyson never beat anybody.

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                              To discredit Tyson.

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                                • WillieWild114
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                                  Originally posted by Pigeons
                                  To discredit Tyson.
                                  Seems like it because Spinks defeated Holmes 2 times

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                                    • MusoMeanderings
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                                      He was good, but Mike was from another planet.

                                      Spinks was unlucky to run into this truck.

                                      Who knows how many brain cells died when he got KO'd.

                                      HW champion retiring after 1st round KO loss doesn't look good, so probably that's why.

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