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Old 07-18-2010, 08:46 AM   #1
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Ill start with Pastrano-Johnston somewhere in there...Galindez-EMM would probably make my 10 Im guessing.
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Old 07-18-2010, 09:52 AM   #3
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Ill start with Pastrano-Johnston somewhere in there...Galindez-EMM would probably make my 10 Im guessing.
I don't know about the other nine, but that Pastrano-Johnson fight is at first place for me..it's kind of a "cult" fight for me, as those two and their fight is virtually forgotten except for forums like this one. It was a test of skill between two supremely talented and skilled boxers who had different approaches to their defensives specialties. They amost cancelled each other out in the process, with that razor thin decision being so hotly disputed for Pastrano.
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Old 07-18-2010, 10:58 AM   #4
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Pastrano vs Johnson is the first pick for me also. Johnson vs Doug Jones is another very skilled and exciting Johnson fight. And Johnson vs Archie Moore V, I really liked it also. Both guys are very skilled in that.

Another would be Ezzard Charles vs Llloyd Marshall II, I have said before this fight is one of the best examples of 'technically correct inside fighting', I really love how each guy is so effective inside in this bout.

Tommy Loughran vs Jack Delaney (was it Delaney on the Dempsey vs Tunney undercard?) it was a lovely precursor to Dempsey vs Tunney with Loughran outboxing the pressure-fighting Delaney.
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Old 07-18-2010, 11:51 AM   #5
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Ezzard Charles-Lloyd Marshall
Billy Conn-Melio Bettina
Charley Burley-Oakland Billy Smith
Paul Berlenback-Jack Delaney
John Conteh-Chris Finnegan
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Old 07-18-2010, 02:42 PM   #6
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A few fights not mentioned that should be consensus picks for top ten:

Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones
John Conteh vs. Jorge Ahumada
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Default Re: The 10 most skillful lightheavyweight fights you've seen on film

Conteh/Saad Muhammad I was the first that sprung to mind.
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Old 07-18-2010, 02:52 PM   #8
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Default Re: The 10 most skillful lightheavyweight fights you've seen on film

Foster-Finnegan
Moore-Johnson IV (I think)
Kates-Galindez
Kates-Saad Muhammad
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Old 07-18-2010, 03:18 PM   #9
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I actually meant Moore-Johnson V as it turns out.
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A few fights not mentioned that should be consensus picks for top ten:

Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones
John Conteh vs. Jorge Ahumada
I mentioned Johnson vs Jones. Real quality fight.
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Old 07-18-2010, 03:32 PM   #11
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Hearns-Hill has always been a slightly underrated fight in terms of the skill on display IMO, especially on Tommy's part.

Jones-Griffin I was a good one too.
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Old 07-18-2010, 04:58 PM   #12
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I mentioned Johnson vs Jones. Real quality fight.
Oops, sorry mate, missed that. It is indeed a high quality fight
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Old 07-18-2010, 04:59 PM   #13
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Hearns-Hill has always been a slightly underrated fight in terms of the skill on display IMO, especially on Tommy's part.

Jones-Griffin I was a good one too.
Definitely worth mentions.
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Old 07-18-2010, 05:16 PM   #14
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It's hard to keep up with all these threads, SS, I'll try though, thanks btw, quality topics these.
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It's hard to keep up with all these threads, SS, I'll try though, thanks btw, quality topics these.
This post is gay Teeto. I'm only telling you because we are friends.
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