Spinks taller by an inch and half, Sonny weights about ten pounds more. Liston stronger, Spinks much faster and with better movement. How does it go, and is it competitive?
This is not AJ topic. But because Spinks was brought up, I thought we could define his worth as a heavyweight. I assume you see Liston's physicality as the defining factor, as Spinks was the more skillful of the two?
Liston had underrated skills himself, which is something that's NEVER mentioned in Liston topics. He wasn't just a murderous puncher with a thudding jab as the narrative around him says. He was a very skilled, and fluid technician with an excellent boxing brain. He has too much firepower for Spinks, plus the skill to deliver that firepower.
I am just surprised you pick Liston by a demolition job, when he didn't KO a guy like Eddie Machen who was clearly smaller than Spinks and not nearly as good. I realize Liston had skills. Because of them, and his patient style (added to Spinks' skill), I don't see this as a blowout by any means
Eddie Machen was far tougher than Spinks though. And Machen won no more than three rounds. Spinks gets annihilated here. Lol at AJ having no talent.
Did Spinks show lack of toughness in any other fight than Tyson though? Holmes hurt him pretty easily, but he battled through it. Machen was often solid, but got wiped out in one round by Ingo.
Ingo was an absolute banger and if he laid into Spinks like that, I'm not sure how much longer Spinks would last. Michael certainly wouldn't last as long as Machen did vs Fraizer. Being hurt by an old Holmes whose snap had long gone is a massive black mark. Holmes couldn't even hurt Carl Williams around this time.
