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  1. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Trust! Although as I say, no one quite touches Mihiro IMO:deal (apart from the numerous small-cocked Japanese men she's been banged by)

    Anyways, read up on Rodriguez :deal Try and reach my level:rofl :rofl :rofl
     
    Flea Man, Mar 4, 2011
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  2. Wallet3KBattery

    Wallet3KBattery Guest

    She looks about 12. Probably why you like her.
     
    Wallet3KBattery, Mar 4, 2011
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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    They all look the same.....



    (joking, I am no racist)

    Anyway good write up on LMR, the guys a great great fighter. And should have gotten the decision in all 4 Griffith bouts although 1 and 4 were close. 2 and 3 were ATG fights with good back and forth action but I felt LMR edged it clearly, in close fights.
     
    GPater11093, Mar 4, 2011
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  4. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Die.
     
    Flea Man, Mar 4, 2011
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  5. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    :good Great input Greg.
     
    Flea Man, Mar 4, 2011
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    I prefer my input at the top of my post.

    BTW LMR's fight vs Joey Giambra is the most impressive performance I have seen.
     
    GPater11093, Mar 4, 2011
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  7. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    You are a racist :deal

    It's on youtube, put it on here please mate (am at work) :good sound
     
    Flea Man, Mar 4, 2011
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  8. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    hang on a minute pal.
     
    GPater11093, Mar 4, 2011
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  9. Flea Man

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    Top man :good
     
    Flea Man, Mar 4, 2011
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  10. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H3O8akdmF0[/ame]
     
    GPater11093, Mar 4, 2011
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  11. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Good lad Greg.
     
    Flea Man, Mar 4, 2011
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  12. antcull

    antcull Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Smokin' Bert Cooper!

    Height: 5 ft. 11 1/2in.
    DOB: 10-01-1966
    Nationality: American

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    Record: 38-22-0 (31 KO)

    A wonderful wild brawler who had the tools to give many a HW a hard nights work. Looking over his record shows a man who fought anyone and everyone and he took on the very best of 90s Heavyweight contenders.

    Born out of Philadelphia he spent the early years of his career under the guidance of ATG Joe Frazier. He started out at Crusierweight and in 1986 scored his first big victory outpointing Olympic Gold Medalist and conqueror of the Amateur Tyson Henry Tillman, handing him his first loss.

    Unable to get the fights he wanted and craved he made a move up to HW, faced with the daunting task of taking on George Foreman in 1989. He fought admirably despite being massively outweighed and was forced to retire on his stool at the end of the 2nd round.

    He got a big win (albeit a bit of a lucky one) over a top 5 ranked Orlin Norris before a terrific and brutal slugfest with the unbeaten Ray Mercer. Really this fight is one to watch, makes me sad at what the HW division has now become. Smokin' Bert would name Mercer as his toughest ever opponent and who would argue with it after watching this fight! He would lose this fight by UD but gain respect of boxing fans worldwide.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OO7oT3gbno[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnS_nPM2pUg&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw2Wd6fANWQ&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_UdGK9PwU4&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQy2KAQ23hE&feature=related[/ame]

    A prime Bowe was up for Cooper next and unsurprisingly it was too hard a task for him. Being knocked out in the 2nd. He knocked up a few wins against average opposition before he finally got a shot at a HW title against the great Evander Holyfield coming in a short notice, he wasn't expected to put up a fight but an immense battle occured. After being dropped in the first he came back to drop the iron-chinned Holyfield himself in what was a great 3rd round. Bert was finally stopped in the 7th after a great war!

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLhY96EzkxQ[/ame]

    In 1992 he fought for the World Title again against another unbeaten fighter, the highly skilled Michael Moorer. To little surprise another fantastic war took place as he dropped Moorer twice in the 1st and 3rd rounds!

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrs65JZzMIk[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTCZOS_mvo&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQO7c-muPvk&feature=related[/ame]

    Bert couldn't close the show though, and succumbed to Moorer in the 5th round.

    Drug addiction would take a hold of Cooper and he would be relegated to journeyman status after the Moorer fight, losing to various prospects in the coming years. One can wonder what his career might have been, if he had some defence maybe he would be spoken along side the top 90s HW contenders. His record of 38-22 certainly does the man no justice, just a few viewings of his fights could tell you that.

    Unfortunately he is still fighting! Recently outpointing Gabe Brown, and the 45 year old Cooper is still willing to face any man available! Having this to say on the current HW champs.

    ""All these motherf**kers ducking me! I'm the best you'll ever see! Haye is gay, Wlad is a F*g, Vitali, call me, your on my s**t list son, Cooper don't quit till the fight is done."

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    Smokin' Bert Cooper - The Man!

    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=24667&more=1 - Nice article by James Slater on Cooper last year
     
    antcull, Mar 5, 2011
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  13. antcull

    antcull Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Have only ever seen one Luis Manuel Rodriguez fight, and that was against Nino Benvenuti, and my abiding memory of that was that stunning shot that knocked him the f**k out! Will def need to watch more of him after reading that write up.
     
    antcull, Mar 5, 2011
    antcull, Mar 5, 2011
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  14. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Name: Salvador Sánchez Narváez

    Nickname(S): Chava/Sal

    Height:: 5 ft. 7 in. (168 cm.)

    Birth: January 26, 1959
    Death: August 12, 1982

    Boxing record
    Total fights 46
    Wins 44
    KO's 32
    Losses 1
    Draws 1
    No contests 0

    Sanchez reportedly only had 4 amateur bouts before turning pro as a 16 year old. His first fight of note came in his 19th professional fight against the Mexican bantamweight champion Antonio Becerra. Becerra proved far too experienced for the young Sanchez, dropping him in the first round, on route to a 12 round split decision.

    Sanchez dusted himself down and moved up to featherweight and never looked back. Beating the likes of Felix Trinidad Snr before taking on Danny ''Little Red'' Lopez who was a popular tv fighter. On February 2, 1980 in Phoenix Arizona Sanchez won the WBC Featherweight title when he stopped Lopez in 13 grueling rounds. Lopez had no complaints as the referee stepped him and waved off yet another relentless assault from the aggressive Mexican.

    Sanchez defended his title for the first time with a 15 round unanimous decision against Ruben Castillo (47-1) before Lopez demanded a rematch. Sanchez like a true warrior took Lopez on and this time put end to any belief that it was just beginner's luck by stopping ''Little Red'' in 14 rounds. This kid was for real and was going to be very hard to stop.

    After another bout he then headed to Las Vegas to fight Puerto Rican P4P rated Wilfredo Gomez (32-0-1) who came up in weight to fight the young Mexican Starlet. In a absorbing battle he trapped Gomez on the ropes in round 8 and pawed with a jab and sent a crushing right down the pipe which left Gomez hanging on ropes helpless the ref counted Gomez who staggered to feet but clearly was finished and Mexico had a hero.

    He then made a few more defences before defeating a at the time unheralded Azumah Nelson who came to Maddison Square Garden as a nobody and left with a huge amount of respect but sadly for him Salvador had no designs on letting him take his WBC title. He landed huge left hooks at different stages of fight and in round 15th Sanchez finally stopped Nelson in what was a surprisingly grueling battle but looking back after Nelson's glittering career showed really how good Sanchez was.

    The calls from the media and fans was for him to move up from Featherweight to Lightweight and challenge another great fighter in Alexis Arguello. Both men shared that desire. It was to be a fight for not only the decade but for generations as both men were ridiculously talented fighters with pleasing styles but sadly on August 12, 1982, while driving his Porsche 928 sports car along the federal highway from Santiago de Querétaro to San Luis Potosí, dying instantly. Aged 23

    Sanchez is and always be a legend and we all look on thinking ''what if...?...'' sadly we will never know how far he could of went but ones things for sure he's a ATG and one of the finest fighters of any era.

    Roy Jones Jnr said that Sanchez ''was a hero'' growing up and looked at Sanchez as one of most skilled fighters to ever step in the ring. He liked the fact his face never changed expression while he fought.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYuN6YmH_jw[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFCvazd6AVU[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW7HbLAuTRo[/ame]

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    RIP Salvador
     
    Mandanda, Mar 6, 2011
    Mandanda, Mar 6, 2011
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  15. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Okay lads all fighters who have been written about are now on front page with link.

    I try to keep it as organised as i can.

    Thanks to everyone who has contributed it's been fantastic read.
     
    Mandanda, Mar 6, 2011
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