Forgotten wars

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by robert ungurean, Apr 7, 2020.

  1. andrewe

    andrewe Ezekiel 33 banned Full Member

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    top 100 fights in no particular order, or will they be ranked?
     
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  2. BundiniBlack

    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Victor Ortiz vs Marcos Maidana is the most slept on fight EVER. I get the ending was anti climactic but minute for minute I have never seen a fight with better action
     
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    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maidana-Ortiz should be in any top 100
     
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    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nigel benn was a tremendous puncher
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Mate, they're not all going in, in fact I'd say 1 or 2 are going in. Although I preferred Berto vs Ortiz.
     
  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    They will be ranked. But it's a very long project, so it'll take a while.
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Yeah I meant born in Poland.
     
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  8. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Surely Dariusz Michealswki is the best Polish born fight ever?
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    P4P? I don't know, I was torn between those two. Dariusz has a long title run, but Adamek moved up effectively, was a top contender at LHW, CW and HW and has a much better résumé imo. Skills are pretty close too, although I'd have to watch more of Daruisz to make my mind up there.

    I'm not very informed on Pole's yet. I'd say Carl Froch (Brit/Pole, obviously) is greater than both, though.
     
  10. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Daniel Zaragoza vs Paul Banke 1 & 2. Surprised how this rivalry still gets overlooked, such a brilliant bloody fight from start to finish.


    Alberto Davila vs Frankie Duarte 2
    Katsuya Onizuka vs Hyung Chul Lee
    Mark Johnson vs Alberto Jimenez
    Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney
    Junior Jones vs Kennedy McKinney
    Jeff Fenech vs Marcos Villasana
    Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshi
    Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Richie Kates
    Matthew Macklin vs Jamie Moore
     
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  11. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nigel Benn v Lou Gent

    Alex Wallau and Dan Dierdorf were going positively bonkers when calling it on ABC
     
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  12. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A lot of people seems to only remember Kevin Kelley for his fight with Naseem Hamed but he’s been involved in some hellacious fights prior.

    Kevin Kelley vs Troy Dorsey
    Kevin Kelley vs Alejandro Gonzalez
    Kevin Kelley vs Derrick Gainer
     
  13. cleming

    cleming Active Member Full Member

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    Had a really tough fight against an unknown Ricardo Rivera too, well worth a watch.
     
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  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    4got about Dariusz. Tough choice between the 2
     
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  15. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Getting off topic with that one. Then you have to include guys like Zale..Yarosz ect ect
     
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