Great 'in the lion's den' victories.....

What's your favourite 'lion's den' moment?

I'm talking about when a boxer has fought in a hostile environment.....in a foreign land......everything against him......and gone home with the win.


Let's hear 'em!

 

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You have to start with Rocky Balboa vs Ivan Drago of course.

 

Zab knocking out Cory in St. Louis for the WW title.

 

Hagler-Minter in England.

Jose Luiz Ramirez-Edwin Rosaro III.

Naz-Kevin Kelley.

Toney-Nunn.

Arguello-Escalera.

 

1. Baldomir vs Zab Judah. Dont get any more hostile pressure situation then that.

2. Dirrell vs Froch. Oh wait.

 

A relative unknown except to hardcore boxing fans at the time, Pacquiao going to San Antonio and beating Barrera in Golden Boy's promoted card with a crooked GBP ref like Laurence Cole and a crowd that was 95% Mexican or pro-Barrera.

 

And recently, Toshiaki Nishioka going to Monterrey, Mexico, and knocking out Jhonny Gonzalez for his WBC 122 belt.

 

Sweet Pea beating Chavez in Texas in front of the mexican crowd.

 

Nunn-Toney

 

Let it ****in' go you soppy twat.

 

Barrera was a heavy favorite and ranked P4P at the time wasnt he? Great pick.

 

Froch vs Taylor was a good one.

 

Great pick.

 

Funnily enough just watched that fight today. I think Barrera was ranked 3rd best fighter in the world at the time and was seen as the man at featherweight, and a little-known Filipino slugger came up from super-bantam and absolutely took Barrera apart.

Laurence Cole's performance in that fight was a joke, calling a knockdown for Barrera which clearly wasn't, then calling a slip when it was a clear knockdown for Pacquiao.