Your favourite underrated gems?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Dorrian_Grey, May 5, 2024.


  1. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    George, have you ever seen Yuh against Benedicto Murillo? I think you'd love it.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Can't say I have, will definitely check it out.
     
  3. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll name a couple most people wont think of:

    Jean Marc Mormeck vs Wayne Braithwaite
    Courtney Burton vs Angel Manfredy
     
  4. Fireman Fred

    Fireman Fred Active Member Full Member

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    Harold Knight-Kenny Baysmore

    Slugfest from the off. Brilliant ko too. Knight went on to fight Rocky Lockridge for the world title, he briefly stunned the champion but Rocky proved too good in taking a 15 round decision in his last title victory.

    Harold never fought again because he failed a brain scan but went on to become part of Lennox Lewis training team.
     
  5. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Robert Villemain - the Proof Fighter.

    the 5'6" Welterweight cum Middleweight is/was living breathing fighting proof, that given the Fights & the Chance to Compete in the US, proof that the Top European, Brits and all other TOP Boxing Nations, such as Auz, Canada, S. Africa and the like, proof that 'their' TOP Men were just as good, equal and/or better than their American contemporaries.
     
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  6. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boza-Edwards-Bazooka Limon. Never thought it got the publicity it deserved
     
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  7. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilfredo Vazquez vs Takuya Muguruma and Paul Banke vs Ki Joon See barely get any attention. Great hidden gem fights.

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  8. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As others who recently-ish watched it can attest to.....Derrell Coley vs Kip Diggs welterweight war from the 90s.
     
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  9. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Been looking for that fight for a long time.

    I'll mention a couple.

    Takanori Hatakayama vs Hiroyuki Sakamoto
    Paul Fleming vs Jackson England
    Jimmy Paul vs Irleis Perez
    Cello Renda vs Paul Samuels
     
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  10. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Sam Eggington v Bilal Jkitou
    A fight not really well known but it a cracker
     
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  11. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely Michael Katsidis -vs- Graham Earl.

    Totally forgotten today is the fire fight between Kostya Tszyu & Diobelys Hurtado.