Harold Brazier

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  1. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Anybody else like watching his bouts?Nice defense and pretty good combination puncher.Almost beat Roger Mayweather for the title in a great bout.Brazier was a real pro and fought alot on ESPN.
     
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  2. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah he was a favorite of mine. A good, honest fighter. You knew you were getting a great effort when he stepped in the ring. I particularly remember his fights with Mickey Ward, Robin Blake, Keving Pompey and John Meekins.
     
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    Cobra33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yes he really boxed Meekins ears off and at the time Meekins was a touted prospect.
     
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    Harold was a genuinely tough man. He's had a tremendous career for a guy that trained himself.
     
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    BIG DEE HERE= Brazier was a tough nut to crack for any fighter to handle at Brazier`s best.
     
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  6. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tough and skilled-loved Brazier's defense!Have a DVD of Brazier fighting at age 53 against Shuler.Lost but put up a decent performance.
     
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    Very good fighter and one of my favorites growing up. Never won a world title, but certainly could have been a champion with a different career path. Fought loads of times on ESPN, and I even saw him once around 1992 live in Chicago..
     
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