The Most Disappointing Big Fights in Heavyweight Boxing

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    What were the most dissappointing fights in heavyweight title fights? What fights didn`t live up to there billing in heavyweight title fights?
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  2. mcvey

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    Jeffries v Munroe
    Jeffries v Finnegan
    Jeffries vCorbett 2
    Jeffries v Ruhlin 2
    Johnson v Flynn 2
    Johnson v Johnson
    Baer v Braddock
    Louis v Levinsky
    Patterson v London
    Ali v Liston2
    Frazier v Daniels
    Most of Wlad's
    Wilder v Stiverne 2
     
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  3. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The rematches between Joe Louis and Billy Conn and the Rocky Marciano v Jersey Joe Walcott rematch.
     
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  4. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    These + Marciano vs Cockell, Marciano vs Walcott 2, Dempsey vs Gibbons and both Liston vs Patterson fights
     
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  5. PhillyPhan69

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    Fury vs Wilder

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    Fury out-landed Wilder 84-71 overall, 46-40 jabs and 38-31 power

    I can’t believe people get so worked up about a “robbery” in a fight where 12.9 punches per round actually landed lol. A total snooze fest
     
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    Quarry vs Ellis, Chuvalo vs Bonavena, Ali vs London
     
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  7. mcvey

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    I don't think anyone had much expectations re the Cokkel fight, and Don put up a brave stand.
     
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    Title fights.
     
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  9. The Undefeated Lachbuster

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    I found myself entranced by Fury's defense as Wilder swung (and missed) for the fences, chugging away at a milkshake and screaming with the rest of the theatre when the knockdowns happened

    It was fun the first time around but I feel as if it'd be boring upon rewatch, or if I wasn't in the setting
     
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  10. he grant

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    Lewis vs Holyfield were two bores.
    Lewis vs Tyson was a massacre
    Louis Nova was a dud.
    Curry McCrory was a blow out
    Tyson Spinks was a blow out
    Witherspoon/Tubbs/Page were pretty boring
    Holmes vs Ali was horrific
     
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  11. TBI

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    Haha
     
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    Ali vs Frazier II

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  13. mcvey

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    Both good choices.
     
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    I enjoyed it ,especially the result.Problem being it wasn't for the title!
     
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  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Wlad has been in some really **** fights.The most exciting was his last!
     
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