"Great" fights you consider overrated?

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  1. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    It's 'cus your clueless mate. :good

    ...Of course I love it, that **** right there cemented Marco's legacy. Had he lost that fight, it would have put his legacy in pieces. One of my favorite fighters ever, exciting, and in my opinion, fought at a higher skill level than their first fight.
     
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  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    The first fight encompassed a top class skillset and a ferocious intensity as well as plenty of action and drama

    I felt the third had all of this but at a lower level
     
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  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I consider the third fight one of Marco's greatest ever performances. He never beat Morales before as decisively as he did that night, and although the action is not as great (It's up against the best fight ever anyway), it was still brilliant. "Not that good". Rubbish, if you love Boxing, you love that fight. It had something for everyone.
     
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  4. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Most De La Hoya fights are boring.

    Either that, or it's a case of the fight not living up to the hype :think
     
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  5. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Every fight ever as proven by this thread.
     
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    It was good just not a great figth IMO. also Arguello vs pryor 1 is the best ever.
     
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  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Barrera vs Morales III is a great fight, end of story. :good

    ...Alexis Arguello vs Aaron Pryor I is epic. My second. Your scorecard must be a joke though, mate.
     
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  8. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Oh fine you win, i aint going to change your mind

    Also next time im down South ill meet up with you and we will watch this fight, it is a close fight
     
    GPater11093, Jan 1, 2010
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  9. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I'd really like that. :good
     
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  10. horst

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    I'm very happy there are others who share this opinion. I think Hearns-Leonard I is the most overrated fight in history, and by some distance. Barring about two or three rounds, Leonard performs especially poorly.
     
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  11. cubex

    cubex Boxing Addict banned

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    Man this thread really pissed on some of my favorite fights.
     
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  12. horst

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    We should have a more positive version of this thread then: "Fights Which No-one Can Say Are Overrated"!

    I'll start us off with my own top two:

    Arguello-Pryor I
    Vasquez-Marquez III
     
    horst, Jan 1, 2010
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  13. BENNY BLANCO

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    I'm not big on the Ward-Gatti fights or the Vasquez-Marquez fights, I love fights with action but not all out brawls with no regards for defense and ignoring of technical skills.
     
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  14. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales I (Greatest 122lbs fight ever)
    Yaqui Lopez vs Saad Muhammad II (Greatest 175lbs fight ever)
    Michael Carbajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I (Greatest 108lbs fight ever)
    Jose Luis Castillo vs Diego Corrales I (Greatest 135lbs fight ever)
    Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier I (Greatest HW fight ever)

    Underrated fights:

    Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota II
    Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Torres
     
    Addie, Jan 1, 2010
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  15. aliwasthegreatest

    aliwasthegreatest Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hagler Hearns was a very good first round but it wasn't the greatest war of all time IMO.
     
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