Underrated fights?

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  1. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Olivares-Kanazawa II I always felt was on roughly the same level as Gomez-Pintor. That’s an underrated classic.

    Medel-Pimentel was a fine fight too with drama especially late. Gilroy-Caldwell, Rudkin-McGowan II also from around that time.
     
  2. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    I like Olivares vs Kanazawa 2 but i dont rate it nowhere near Gomez vs Pintor.

    Kanazawa showed tremendous heart but other then a few moments here and there where Kanazawa fought back and had some success i thought it was for the most part a one sided beat down in favor of El Puas.

    Just my opinion though.
     
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  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    All three Tony Lopez-John John Molina fights.
     
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  4. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    Bowe-Golota; Byrd-Golota.
     
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  5. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Best welterweight fight of the 90s.

    Also up there is Aaron Davis-Mark Breland
     
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  6. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  7. Balder

    Balder Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Erik Morales vs Wayne Mccullough.

    Non stop action. Morales could not put Wayne down, and Mccullough would not stop throwing. Some thought Wayne won it.

    Both fighters were prime
     
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  8. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    You were right, that was a damn war! Incredible! That was better than the entire past year of Hearn shows combined. Best amateur fight I've seen now. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  9. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Matty Clarkson vs Travis Dickinson both fighters down three times is an awesome underrated fight.
     
  10. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    One underrated or forgotten fight was Sugar Ray vs Rocky Castellani. It was an important fight in history. It was for the right to face Olson. Robinson had lost to Tiger Jones and couldnt afford another. Close bout when Castellani decks Sugar hard, Ray falls on his face. Its a barn burner.
     
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  11. TBooze

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    Foster/Finnegan; the fight that showed Foster had lost a step, but still gutted out the win to give more evidence of his greatness.


    And talking of Finnegans, and this sad day; brother Kevin two battles with Hagler should be bettered remembered.
     
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  12. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jermaine Taylor vs Winky Wright
     
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    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Michael Katsidis vs Czar Amonsot
     
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  14. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have colour highlights of the Rudkin McGowan fight filmed with a cine camera from ringside.
     
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  15. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who you feel won that fight YT?

    Ill have to find if I wrote down a card.
    I have this feeling I thought it was a massive robbery.

    I used to really vibe of Ballas though. Maybe I was just looking to score it for him, it was a while ago. I think it was one of those fights I didn't watch all the way through the first viewing because I was interrupted.