Best Effort In A Losing Performance From A British Fighter?

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  1. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Amir Khan against Breidis Prescott.

    He lasted a lot longer than I thought he would, fair play to him.
     
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    cooper vs ali?
     
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  3. Gaz S

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    :lol:
    I got tired of waiting for somebody else to say it! :good
     
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    khan gave everything against prescott
     
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  5. AlFrancis

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    I was as well :lol:

    Walter McGowan outclassed Chartchai Chionoi, first fight in particular in Bangkok until he was stopped on cuts.
     
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  6. NO MAS

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    Hagler was once asked who hit him the hardest during his fight career...:think

    His response was... " A man from Leicester, England, called Tony Sibson..." what a compliment...:happy
     
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  7. NO MAS

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    Pipped me to the post on that one Ishy...:yep

    Colin Jones is a great call...:good
     
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  8. Guy

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    Gary Lockett
     
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  9. Gaz S

    Gaz S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Matthew Macklin put up hell of a fight against Jamie Moore.
     
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  10. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think that Frank Bruno in his first fight with Mike Tyson is more than worthy of note...:yep

    He gave a very credible performance against Tyson who was very much in his prime...most could not get past a round, he nearly changed the course of boxing history with that uppercut...if only our Frank would have backed him up...:-(
     
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  11. Gaz S

    Gaz S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How about Robin Reid against Calzaghe? Many felt he actually won that one.
     
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  12. NO MAS

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    That's a very good argument and could be a thread on it's own...:think
     
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  13. Gaz S

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    Although I'm generally percieved as "anti-Calzaghe" (which I'm not, I just don't rate his career or sloppy punching technique as highly as others), I actually do feel he won the fight against Reid. I can see an arguement either way to be fair.
    (Hopkins beat him though. :lol:)

    Back on topic, the fact that Robin came within a gnat's **** of winning against one of the "so called" greatest Brits ever, must be recognised as a great effort in a losing performance.
     
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    Gary mason vs Lennox, Bruno vs Lennox
     
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  15. NO MAS

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    I agree with your point on Reids performance...:good

    I am a Calzaghe fan, he did what he did and beat all comers who stood in front of him... The likes of Tucker Pudwill and a few others that were very poor indeed... Not all his fault though...:nono

    I went to the Hopkins fight as with many of Calzaghes fights and I feel that if the decision would have gone to Hopkins there would not have been many arguments...:yep
     
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