Great Boxing Trilogies - Aussie ones!!

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  1. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great stuff and brilliantly done,they truly were Warriors.!!!!
     
  2. Jersey Joe

    Jersey Joe Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Greb vs Tunney (ok, so they had 5 fights - just take the first 3 before Greb was past it), and McCallum Toney should be in there.
     
  3. Bugger

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    From memory the first two were good but it was very evident that Morales was well and truly over the hill by the time the 3rd match came around, seemed almost pointless.
     
  4. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd have probably included Emile Griffith and Luis Rodriguez in my top ten. Griffth and Benny Paret should be considered, along with Griffith and and Nino Benvenuti.

    One certainty would've been Ezzard Charles and Archie Moore and Battling Nelson v Joe Gans.
     
  5. Liechhardt

    Liechhardt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What about Tarver v Jones? Ruiz-Holy? Fenech-Nelson?
     
  6. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe on my top 50. :)
     
  7. darkhorse

    darkhorse Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fenech v Nelson is pushin' it abit...;)
     
  8. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Aussie ones aren't as easy to remember or even find, but let's see if people can add to it as we go along. I'll see if I can get the ball rolling, starting with a pair of heavyweights:


    'Fearless' Fred Casey
    represented Australia in the 1964 Olympics and joined the pro ranks in December that year.

    Casey's second fight would be the first of an exciting trilogy with a man who'd also go on to win the Australian heavyweight title, Adelaide born Foster Bibron.

    Bibron won the Australian title in 1962, and Casey would win it in his 3rd pro bout in 1965.


    Fred Casey and Foster Bibron's 3 meetings were as follows:

    1965 - Casey winning in Brisbane by KO in round 3 of 12.

    1967 - Bibron winning in Melbourne by TKO in round 2 of 12 (Casey cut eye).

    1970 - Casey winning in Brisbane by TKO in round 7 of 12 (Bibron cut eye).

    From the results above it's obvious the judges weren't required when it came to settling wars between this pair - they sorted it out themselves!

    The final bout was for the vacant Australian heavyweight title - the other two weren't title bouts.


    Come on guys let's add the Aussie trilogies as we think of them.....
     
  9. cedrichw

    cedrichw Well-Known Member Full Member

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    are we looking at all aussie fights or just fights involving 1 aussie as well
     
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  11. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    C'mon Ced, you've been around here long enough to know there are no enforceable rules at ESB - just go for it mate.
     
  12. the beaver

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    Mundine / Soliman anyone?????
     
  13. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A tongue-in-cheek nomination we're guessing Beaver?

    But had Sammy got the nod in Wolllongong, like he could easily have, it would probably have made for a more meaningful trilogy.
     
  14. the beaver

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    Still thought Mundine nudged the first fight.

    Maybe we should start an Aussie trilogy or Trilogy's with at least 1 Aussie in them.

    Harding v Andries most likely no 1
     
  15. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Anything goes mate - and 'at least one Aussie' is a good criteria.

    Hard to imagine anything tossing The 'Hitman' vs Andries.