yeah , alan rudkin was a real belter and unlucky in that he had to travel to fight harada and rose.some of the domestic fighters he beat were top notch too ie. jimmy clark and walter mcgowan
Olivares did look mighty impressive that night, he closed the distance so fast between himself and Lionel and just brutalized him to the body throughout. With Lionel already being weight drained going in those scythelike hooks to thribs and stomach sure took the fight out of him real fast, but he went like a warrior on his shield and that is admirable and the sign of a true champion. Speaking of Lionel I am sorry to hear about his present condition, I recently watched a documentary about called "Lionel" which was sent to me by the company who made the documentary "Circle Films" as I sent them some footage of some of Lionel`s fights which they used for the documentary. Lionel sent me an autographed pic as a thank you and I had it framed and put it up on my bedroom wall. I love watching Lionel in action, such a beautiful style he had, a real joy to watch ply his craft.
I got this fight on dvd in the last couple of days. I'm going to sit down with a cold one and enjoy it at my leisure one night this week. Then I would very much like to comment on this thread. Speak soon :good
Just an update on Lionel. I don't profess to know his medical condition, but I did have the privilege of a quick chat and a hand shake in late May, and he was walking around okay and maintains his signature smile and friendliness. This content is protected
Not to many fights make me really feel something..this one does. On one hand its hard to watch my favorite Aussie fighter get so badly beaten. A man who is just a universally revered and loved legend in this country and a treat to watch doing what he does best...on the other its hard not to appreciate the ruthless efficiency of who now just happens to be one of my alltime favorites. I get very torn watching this fight Ill still think all things considered this is one of the greatest performances of any fighter ever...quite probably the greatest from a Mexican...which given the fighters and fights that country has produced, is certainly saying something.
Olivares is a man I havent seen much of in his prime yrs, Ive seen him lose to men he probably shouldnt have but the partying etc. no doubt played a huge part in those fights. That Rose fight was a great display by Ruben, he really looked the ****, great at attacking the body & immediately switching to the head, he certainly knew how to finish a man. I heard he taught Morales the body punch that KOd Zaragoza also.
I rated Rose highly and his win ove Harada was perhaps the best ever win at bantam weight ever. But Olivares destroyed Rose so maybe this is the best eevr bantam win
There are candidates like Harada-Jofre as well, but the fashion of this one here makes it very strong indeed doesn't it?
definitly i rate Rose vs Harada as the best one IMO how not he thoroughly dominated a decent champion that no one ever replicated
How is dominating "a decent champion" grounds for the best win ever in an historically packed weight class? At one point yes, Rose was far more than just decent, and he still gave it all he could in the Olivares bout, but he was damn near a dead man walking with how much weight he had to drain prior. Still showed that he could give a fight, for at least a few rounds, but he wasn't the same fighter who gave Harada a boxing lesson almost two years prior. He was pretty much ideal for Olivares to run through at that stage. Rockabye Ruben was just taking care of business. Obviously I'm not insinutating that it wasn't a fantastic performance. It was. Ruben was devastating that night, and would've been regardless of who was put in from of him from the looks of things. But it certainly wasn't the best win ever at the weight. One of the best performances, yes.