Boxers who's fight you really like.

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  1. DS Phil Hunter

    DS Phil Hunter Active Member Full Member

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    Which boxers fight of theirs do you like the most? It could be a fight they lose in, a non title fight or title challenge or defence? How ever they performed which fight do you like? It can be a career defining or comeback fight anything you like? you can only select one though :jump1:

    I'll start and possibly add more later.

    Larry Holmes - Ray Mercer
    Joe Frazier - Muhammad Ali 1
    Oscar De La Hoya - Jessie Vargas
    Sugar Ray Leonard - Floyd Mayweather Sr
    Mike Tyson - James Tillis
    Micky Ward - Arturo Gatti 1
    Cassius Clay - Sonny Liston 1
    Lennox Lewis - Francis Botha
    Frank Bruno- Lennox Lewis
    Joe Calzaghe-Chris Eubank
    Lee Selby - Johnathan Victor Barros
    Michael Watson - Nigel Benn
    Floyd Mayweather Jr - Arturo Gatti
    Tommy Morrison- George Foreman
    Tim Wetherspoon - Larry Holmes
     
  2. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    bhp vs calzaghie
    whitaker dlh
    jr jones vs barerra
    byrd vs tua
    mosely vs dlh
    wright vs trinidad/mosley
    barerra vs hamed
     
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  3. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    So are these the favourite fight of your favourite fighters?
     
  4. DS Phil Hunter

    DS Phil Hunter Active Member Full Member

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    Yes but you can only choose one fight per fighter.
     
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  5. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Favorite Fighter In Caps

    ALI-Frazier 3
    Bradley-PACQUIAO 3
    DURAN-Moore
    Olivares-Pimentel
    CRAWFORD-Indongo
    CHACON-Limon 4
    Berbick-TYSON
    CARBAJAL-Gonzalez 1
    LOPEZ-Pineda
    Romero-TAPIA
     
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  6. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 I’m become seeker of milk Full Member

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    Sung Kil Moon vs Amana Konandu 2

    Moon takes someone who took him to the edge and looked on route to do the same again and then just sledge hammers him into submission.
     
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  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Salvador Sanchez vs Danny Lopez 1
    Pernell Whitaker vs Jose Luis Ramirez 2
    Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz 1
    Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton
    Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2
    Cornelius Boza-Edwards vs Rafael Limon
    Julian Jackson vs Thomas Tate
    Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran = A loss but still an amazing performance from Barkley
    Carl Thompson vs Sebastiaan Rothmann
    Roy Jones Jr vs Vinny Pazienza
    Meldrick Taylor vs Buddy McGirt
    Erik Morales vs Manny Pacquiao 1
    Orlando Canizales vs Kelvin Seabrooks 1
    Marvin Johnson vs Jean Marie Emebe
    Mark Johnson vs Alberto Jimenez
    Thomas Hearns vs Juan Roldan
     
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  8. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hopkins vs Calzaghe ? A sadist are we ? That fight sucked mate.
     
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  9. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    I thought it was some of bhops finest work. The back n forth between joe and his dad after round 11 is vintage bhop.
     
  10. Vic The Gambler

    Vic The Gambler Active Member Full Member

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    The Mike Tyson v Mitch Green street fight. Allowed? No? Ok fair enough.

    I’ll go for Tyson v Trevor Berbick. This is when the young Mike Tyson moved up into the big league by KOing WBC World champ Berbick to become the youngest ever World Heavyweight Champion.
     
  11. Rollin

    Rollin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    George Foreman vs Ken Norton
    Sandy Saddler vs Willie Pep I
    Archie Moore vs Yvon Durelle I

    Also: Jersey Joe Walcott vs Ezzard Charles III, Ken Norton vs Larry Holmes, Primo Carnera vs Paolino Uzcudun (the footage often shows side view, and Primo looks absolutely mighty), Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali I, and Vitali Klitschko vs Shannon Briggs.
     
  12. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Napoles-Menetrey.
    Prob past his very best by now, but put on a flawless display of box/fighting, the frenchmen was a big strong solid WW not easily intimidated, and threatened to give Napoles a stern test, not to be, Jose fought perhaps his most controlled, patience , unhurried, fight for a long time, moving around with ballet like prowess, closing the distance , unloading short accurate hurtful punches, none with his full force it would appear, but enough to contain Menetery, to keep him off balance, unable to steady himself to throw his own shots.
    As with most of his later day fights, the ole champ didn't want to exert himself overly , just enough to keep the young pretender in his place.
    stay safe guys.
     
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  13. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So out of Hopkins whole career, that's your favourite fight ? You'd rather watch that over Hopkins vs Trinidad, Hopkins vs Pavlik, Hopkins vs Lipsey, Hopkins vs Echols, Hopkins vs Tarver, Hopkins vs Johnson, I don't see how anyone could enjoy a messy/scrappy fight like Hopkins vs Calzaghe but to each their own.
     
  14. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    I just thought it was a masterful performance. He nuetralized a beast in calzaghie with skill. Hopkins, whitaker, and crawford are 3 of my favorite fighters all time. I appreciate every fight of theirs.
     
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