Underrated fights that no one talks about.

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  1. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    Barrera vs McKinney is the first one that comes to mind , it was the first main event of HBO's boxing after dark, the punch output in the fight for both fighters was insane , it was also a fight fought at a very high skill level and is a great watch.

    Barrera vs Marquez, here Barrera abandoned his usual pressure game and forced Marquez to lead and countered him with a left hook everytime Marquez feinted to his left and widened his stance to lead with the left hook or the uppercut, he also jabbed quite well. Barrera had great success in the early rounds until Marquez made the adjustments and started throwing the right hand to confuse Barrera and started countering his left hook , he had success and did extremely well in the later rounds which sealed the deal for him.

    What are your picks for bangers that no one talks about?
     
  2. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Probably the best HW fight since the 90s.

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  3. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great picks...Barrera Marquez Is a classic violent chess match between 2 phenomenally gifted technical boxers.

    I love freitas Vs Barrios... You don't hear it get mentioned often..savage ending....well the punch that effectively finished it at least
     
  4. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    Liakhovic is still fighting , he was done after that loss in the 12th to Briggs , it's sad to see him fight for so long .
     
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  5. RacingBeat

    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    Been on a Bert Cooper kick lately, these are both good: Mercer-Cooper, Moorer-Cooper
     
  6. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I just reviewed this in the classic forum yesterday. It was a good scrap.
     
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  7. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    Paul vs mayweather has got to be up there
     
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  8. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    Seeing this , I was blinded for a moment .
     
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  9. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Another thing I love about this fight is to say Marquez won by a mile on the cards the fight was close towards the last 3rd...there's a point around round 7 where their punches thrown stats are one punch off being equal.... And punches landed are identical.... Really great fight..might watch it again now
     
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  10. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Probably my favorite HW action fighter.
     
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  11. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In the gutter? It was that bad lol
     
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  12. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    The cards were totally crap but I feel Marquez controlled the fight in the late rounds very well ,so he won.
    Jim Lampley was saying how Jay Nady's mistake in the 7th round could affect the cards on such a close fight but when the cards came out, all the suspense dissipated instantly due to how bad they were.
     
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  13. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Antwun Echols vs Charles Brewers at SMW was a 3 round slugfest classic with a ton of KDs and chin checks.

    Please enjoy, you will not be disappointed.

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  14. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Daniel Zaragoza vs Paul Bankr rivalry. Still one of the most exciting and most overlooked rivalry. The first 2 fights were bloody brilliant.
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  15. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ONe of my fave lower level HW fights ever, Lawrence Cley-Bey v Cliff Ettienne on the Tua v Lewis undercard. Very action packed, and just before Black Rhino got his chin castrated v Oquendo.
     
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