possible Tyson fights if not for the Douglas loss

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

had spoon beat bonecrusher, he woulda fought tyson.

makes me wonder why spoon lost so badly.......

[The Great John L]

had spoon beat bonecrusher, he woulda fought tyson.

makes me wonder why spoon lost so badly.......

That’s a brilliantly simple comment BB. I’m not sure if you had even been born when the Smith-Spoon fight took place, so you probably have no clue about the possible reasons that Spoon got blown out that night, but to even imply that he would try to avoid a Tyson fight is naive. There’s no reason to think that Spoon would have been afraid of Tyson. At least not until he got into the ring.

An in shape Spoon would have presented a good test for Tyson. He had a very good jab, good power, a solid chin and decent stamina – when he trained. His biggest problem, as is the case with many modern HWs, was a lack of focus.