Flyweight classics?

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  1. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is the fight that started it all for Manny Pac, but it was no cakewalk. The champ, Chatchai Sasakul, was one of the most beautiful boxers I've ever seen and he was boxing Manny's ears off until running into an 8th round haymaker. Hope you enjoy.

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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    What a fantastic group of posts and videos. Well done guys!
     
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    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    This may be the definitive flyweight fight thread!
     
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    Posting these only because threadstarter Dorrian asked about Miguel Canto fairly recently. The Maestro didn't have any epic wars, at least not on film, but here are some of his best performances.

    Canto vs. Betulio Gonzalez II and III: Canto decisively outboxes one of the top flyweights of that era, earning SDs only because of the partisan scoring of that era.
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    Canto vs. Kimio Furesawa: not his toughest opponent, but probably the best demonstration of Canto's skills, or his greatest artistic triumph.
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    Canto vs. Shoji Oguma III: hard-fought chess match against a guy who matched up very well against Canto and won two world titles in his own right.
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  5. catchwtboxing

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    Carbajal- Gonzales has to be there.
     
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    I expected @swagdelfadeel to come flying in and swooping down on this subject...though I shouldn’t talk. :D
     
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    Believe me I came flying in, ready to compile an extensive list and a deep comprehensive analysis but soon found myself overwhelmed by the sheer number of abundance of fights, and the thought of having to analyze all of them.

    Therefore I had to make the unfortunate decision to refrain from posting for the sake of my mental health.
     
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    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    Mental health always comes first. Your priorities are in perfect order. :D

    I’m currently thinking up my excuse - you took the best one already. Not fair. :(
     
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  9. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    It depends if you’re including jnr fly (and strawweight for that matter) under the umbrella of flyweight. If you are, then the first fight should be there as well as Gonzales’s fight with Saman Sorjaturong and Chang v Tokashiki to name a few.
     
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  10. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Does this one count?

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  11. Flo_Raiden

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    Trash Nakanuma vs Takefumi Sakata are great Flyweight wars to check out.

    First fight
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    Very well fought Flyweight title fight between Jose Bonilla and Hugo Rafael Soto.

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    Fantastic 12 rounder between Pichit Sithbanprachan and Jose Luis Zepeda. Also a nice little scrap with Scotty Olson and Ramon Solis.
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    one of the best fights I’ve ever seen!
     
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