Masao Ohba vs Chartchai Chionoi:maybe one of the best brawling comebacks I've seen..

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  1. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Round 1: Chionoi 10-8
    Round 2: Chionoi 20-17
    Round 3: Chionoi 30-26
    Round 4: draw 40-36
    Round 5: Chionoi 50-45
    Round 6: Ohba 59-55
    Round 7: Chionoi 69-54
    Round 8: Ohba 78-74
    Round 9: Chionoi 88-83
    Round 10: Ohba 97-93
    Round 11: Ohba 106-103
    Round 12: Ohba 113-113(TKO)


    Unlike from what I heard, Chartchai actually did far more better than he was said to,he had a good rear cross block and his punches troubled Ohba for the first 5 rounds,but as the sixth round hits, Ohba tunes up his aggression even more just like usual,and that's where it started to get lit..
    Chionoi still got away with some close rounds,but Ohba was climbing up the cards,with his stamina never seeming to end, Chionoi did one last resort.
    Round 12 came and Chionoi,who already starts to show signs of slowing down in the past few rounds,suddenly went BLAZING WITH HIS ARSENALS,he starts to maul Ohba back to back with hard punches to hard punches,and while it seemed like the 30 y/o ex-champ was about to get his title back...
    it's inthe last minutes,and as Chionoi was trapped on the rounds, Ohba released a BLAZING combination back at him(maybe the best and wildest combination I've seen so far),downing Chionoi,and for whatever reason...he refused to keep down,he finds his way back up only to be outgunned by Ohba,and for the last time...
    *Referee stops match,crowd cheers in joy and excitement*
    Masao Ohba,retains his title,with a 12-th round TKO.
     
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    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    While I knew,this brawl was probably more famous in this forum than what I think,I just scored it and it was an amazing fight.
    Chionoi was suspected to be a bit old here,but Ohba was also weight drained as well and he planned to move into bantamweight after this match,yet both shows a great showing.
    This was a great last match for a great, underappreciated boxer like Ohba,his style reminds me of Palomino and Boza Edwards.. he's a slow starter and he's prone to engage in brawls...
     
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    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'll bump this thread right now,I know I should've posted this thing on Mantequilla's thread, but whatever,this thing is so epic.
     
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  4. Greg Price99

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    Ohba is a top 10 all time Fly, imo.

    The parallels between he and Sal Sanchez are eerie. Both top 10 ATGs in their respective weights divisions, despite being killed in car crashes, aged only 23.
     
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  5. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That was a fantastic fight and amazing comeback. Ohba was an absolute warrior who always found a way to recover and come out victorious. Never in a bad fight, a skillful boxer with a great jab and workrate, and was hard as nails. One of the best Flyweights IMO.
     
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    Not to mention both having passed away while they were still on top as champions.
     
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  7. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Excellent fight, well worth a watch for anyone who hasn't already. It's nothing shy of miraculous that Ohba survived that 1st round KD.
     
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  8. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Ohba showed more weakness than Sanchez imo, primarily his chin just not being nearly as good (though his recovery and heart was great), but it's true he could have achieved considerably more despite already being a divisional great when he died. If he'd been able to remain at the weight for longer, I doubt Canto would ever have become champion until he moved up. I think Bantam would have been tough for him, especially if not making Flyweight failed to provide an improvement to his durability that could at least keep it about on the level it was at Flyweight.
     
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    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Perhaps his chin issues were exacerbated by big weight cuts though? I haven't looked into it much but if he was struggling to make 112 when he was still in his early 20s it might have contributed to him getting dropped and rocked a couple times due to insufficient fluids around the brain.
     
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  10. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Talk about Harada 2.0,heh.
     
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  11. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Definitely. That's what I was trying to say with that last comment, but I phrased it messily. There's a chance his chin at bantam wouldn't have ended up a greater issue, as taking shots from bigger fighters would be balanced out by not struggling with the weight anymore.

    I do have a feeling his style wouldn't have suited the move up. Other than questions of durability, his style of boxing and defensive approach was at it's most formidable with that height and reach advantage.
     
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