Big fight, against type

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  1. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holyfield==Bowe #1 was another. but Evander fought the wrong fight and lost.

    Berbick against Tyson was another. Berbick came out trading===like he was some sort of hitter.
     
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    Tommy Morrison playing the role of slick boxer vs. George Foreman.
     
  3. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This one came to my mind. Also, I believe he used a more disciplined boxing approach with Chucho in fight III but unfortunately that film hasn’t emerged.
     
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    Pryor against Arguello and Hearns against Leonard. Not part of their fight plans but they both changed up mid-flight to box off the back foot, more than likely because neither of them had ever been taken that deep into a fight as professionals before. Their amateur pedigrees probably helped them do that too.
     
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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Time to mention Tyson Fury stopping Wilder. Fury decided to pressure and take the fight to Wilder instead of boxing on the outside this time and it worked.
     
  6. JohnThomas1

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    Good one. Fury was the puncher in there tonight and did all the stalking.
     
  7. TBooze

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    I should factored in SugarHill Steward more. Maybe this will be the way forward (no pun intended) for Fury.

    I thought the fight would go the complete other way with Wilder dominating and taking out Fury by the middle rounds.
     
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    Floyd Mayweather vs Zab Judah and Sharmba Mitchell ...Floyd could mix it up when he had too ...which is how I think he would do in a hypothetical fight against Wilfred Benetiz
     
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    Corey Spinks vs Deondre Lattimore