What fights were a little too violent?

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm curious to hear your answers... I would say Tito vs Vargas was a tad bit too much in violent history, a fight of fistic fury of epic proportions. Also the Deontay wilder ko of Dominic brazeale, he did not have to hit in THAT hard lol, I'm not complaining though it was a brutal/ nice kayo!

    In second place, maybe the Tyson vs Lewis fight was also not for the light hearted. Lennox darn near almost murked him and cut him with vicious lacerations above the eyes.

    I can't wait to hear your answers from the years past! Go! I mean not just boxing, straight up wars!!!
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I mean, obviously McClellan-Benn and Griffith-Paret III.

    Chavez-Taylor was also frightful in terms of that damage Taylor was willing to take.
     
  3. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Manny v Margarito. Remember seeing Margaritos skull. Because he was still able to move around they kept it going that shouldn't have happened.
     
  4. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Negligence in his corners decision, screwed him big time in the cotto (2) fight.
     
  5. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure Emile Griffith said "they hate me for loving a man, but they love me for killing a man." Stone cold words. Also could you break down McLellan - benn??

    There are some fights that are on the cusp as well but not super duper violent, like Corrales Castillo or ward Gatti one imo
     
  6. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I guess you could say Pritchard colon vs that dirty american fighter can't remember his name. Too much rabbit punching put poor Pritchard in a life altering and vegetative state. Not sure what the mindset of the American fighters headspace is nowadays, but I remember hearing Roy Jones Jr cried and wept when he beat Vinny Paz. Also Deontay wilder cried like a faucet about Pritchard Colin's condition or state. Not a beautiful thing happened there, man. I mean it's gotta take something outta the fighter if he kills or critically injured a man, and not to sound horrific neither I am.
     
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  7. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duran vs Moore, dumb ref because Moore looked so ugly for the entirety of the bout.

    Then you have Ike Williams vs Beau Jack I, another bad ref.
     
  8. BCS8

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    Duran vs Moore was grim. That fight could easily have done without the last round.
     
  9. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    True.
    Even as a Duran fan I refuse to see that bout again man, it's a masterpiece by Duran by I can't stand how Moore looked like.
     
  10. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Briggs taking a sustained beating against Vitali, round after round... was really hard to watch!
     
  11. USFBulls727

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    Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO 10 Mahyar Monshipour. Just a war with each guy trying to out-will the other the entire way. Was thinking about the long-term health of each guy (especially Monshipour) in the later rounds of this one. Absolutely great fight.

    Prince Charles Williams vs. Merqui Sosa. Stopped because NEITHER fighter could continue. Don't recall seeing a situation like that before or since.

    Lee Roy Murphy vs. Chisanda Mutti deserves a mention too.

    Fights that featured one-way traffic? Maybe Frazier-Stander or ST Gordon vs. Carlos Deleon 1.
     
  12. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    And Moore had dental service two days before! Ouch!
     
  13. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bowe vs Golota 2 there's no way a Heavyweight should be taking over 400 punches especially from a Heavyweight who is over 240 pounds.

    I wouldn't say I'm a big fan of Bowe but I actually feel sorry for him when I watch that fight the punishment is brutal.
     
  14. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I also feel sorry for Judah crying to the ref in the Cotto fight, dayum those were extremely hard low blows, I feel like Judah would have been more competitive if he weren't "drained" in his words from the ball shots. I believe in my heart that Zab deserved a rematch in Puerto Rico, he deserved it... Never retaliated not once!
     
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  15. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, I was thinking about this all-out war too... probably the most action-packed fight I've ever seen!
     
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