What if Witherspoon v Smith

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Ezzard
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What if Witherspoon v Smith

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Their title fight was stopped on the 3 KD rule.

If that rule didn't apply... Spoon gets up again... Makes it through the round... What happens?
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Re: What if Witherspoon v Smith

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Ezzard wrote:Their title fight was stopped on the 3 KD rule.

If that rule didn't apply... Spoon gets up again... Makes it through the round... What happens?
Spoon if I recall came into that fight not in good shape. I think Smith's power punching would've gotten him out of there in the next round or so.
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Re: What if Witherspoon v Smith

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Spoon was never in good shape post Holmes...

Lots of talk about him mentally in the wrong place. Could be right.
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Re: What if Witherspoon v Smith

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Tim didn't want to win that fight, he just went through the motions. King was bilking him out of a lot of money and dropping the belt was the only way to sever ties.
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Re: What if Witherspoon v Smith

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Spoon came as close as it is to putting in a non effort which isnt a dive, in that fight.....what mitigates him is he too his shots like a man against such a powerpuncher, and went down three times.......it wasnt Seldon versus Tyson.
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