Fighters You Kind Of Miss?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    You know, the guys that you looked forward to watching, back in the day?
    Myself of many,, there's
    Nigel Benn
    Lennox Lewis
    Riddick Bowe
    Holyfield
    Old Foreman
    Hagler
    Hearns
     
  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Mike Tyson I guess you failed to mention. I was especially annoyed when I stayed up all night (until 5am and later) to watch Mike Tyson fight for the lineal championship and then watch the 90 second fight :(
     
  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    There was a few that I missed, so many Id love to see fighting now in their hayday.
    Lol I was in the same boat with the Spinks fight.
    Was reved up for that then Bang, Spinks is down and out!
     
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    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed
    Dave Boy McAuley
    Jamie Moore
    Chris Eubank (pre Watson 2)
    Michael Nunn
    Lloyd Honeyghan
     
  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    We will miss Canelo when he is gone, probably including many who are critical of him now.

    We will likely end up with a p4p #1 who is far more risk averse, and we will look back on his time nostalgically.
     
  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was there in AC for the fight. The most savage 91 seconds of boxing I’ve ever witnessed.

    Fortunately there was a good undercard (Buster Douglas, Trevor Berbick vs. Carl Williams, Donovan Ruddock) and in the days leading up to it, I saw George Foreman, Hector Camacho, Julian Jackson and Azumah Nelson all fight live.
     
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  7. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So many......
    Alexis Arguello
    Roberto Duran
    Ray Leonard
    Thomas Hearns
    Marvin Hagler
    Danny Lopez
    Sal Sanchez
    Julio Chavez
    Roy Jones
    John Mugabi
    Mike Tyson
    Julian Jackson
    Mike McCallum
    Azumah Nelson
    Wilfredo Benitez
    Aaron Pryor
    Donald Curry
    Ray Mancini
    Holmes
    Holyfield
    Qawi
    Saad Muhammad
    Bobby Chacon
    Boza -Edward's
    Limon
    Whitaker.
    I could go on . So many different fighters I've watched against multiple different opponents.
    From the late 70'' thru today.
     
  8. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The one with Bonecrusher Smith?
     
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    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali
    Leonard
    Hagler
    Duran
    Hearns

    To name a few. So many others.
     
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  10. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think it was the Michael Spinks one.
     
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    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    He’s what we are asking for, he doesn’t handle the judges scorecards he gets in and fights who we want in an exciting fashion, I will miss Saul.
     
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    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    No, no, no...you're wrong. It was Mitch "Blood" Green. And not in the ring, but on the street; The street heavyweight title
     
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    prime Sergey Krusher Kovalev - what a BEAST

    & Carl Froch, Erik Morales, Alexander Povetkin
     
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    Big Red Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Tyson was a exciting time, he was probably the biggest sports star in the world and everyone knew him and thought he could not be beat.
     
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  15. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I miss Jesse James Hughes.
     
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