Marty Jakubowski took his first loss in November 1992 to Julio Cesar Chavez to bring his record to 37-1. Little more than two and a half years...
You talking about their numbers? Juan Coggi has a nice looking record: 75 wins with 44 KOs, only 5 defeats (none by KO) and 2 draws. He was WBA...
Good fight. Mancini just because I reckon he's a bit more durable.
Julio Cesar Chavez v Azumah Nelson for Chavez's WBC super featherweight title some time in the first half of 1987.
Michael Nunn v Frank Tate Near shutout performance from Nunn before he put the hurt on Tate in the 8th and 9th. I never liked watching Nunn but...
Thanks man. It is one reason it is easy to overlook this era or underrate it, because there was no single or clear champion as there had been in...
Agreed, JT. Hagler would have had zero left to prove and it was only the Leonard fight that made him carry on. Once that was done, so was he. As...
Very good point, Saad. There were a lot of high-quality non-title fights in the 80s. Makes me realise that it wasn't a weak era, actually, and it...
Why I oughta... I'm not quite that old, George!
I haven't heard the name Battling Siki for a long time.
Julio Cesar Gonzalez Ritchie Kates Jerry Martin
Here's a list (not completely exhaustive, by the way) of the most significant fights that took place during the '87-'94 era: 1987: -Sumbu...
Here's my contribution to the debate: https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/the-lost-middleweight-generation-1987-1994.618221/
I'm liking and 'liking' every post in this thread because it's great.
Alexis Arguello v Jose Luis Ramirez I think Ramirez was extremely unlucky here. Not only did he score a KD, he seemed to be the harder puncher...
