5 better choices for 1979 FOTY

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    While Lopez-Ayala was a good fight, there were too many that were better:

    1. Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers II
    2. Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Marvin Johnson II
    3. Alexis Arguello vs. Alfredo Escalera II
    4. Marvin Hagler vs. Vito Antuofermo I
    5. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Wilfred Benitez
     
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  2. ChrisJS

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    Saad-Johnson II maybe. The others? No chance.
     
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  3. William Walker

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    I guess you've never seen them, then. I'll have to say, tho, I'm VERY picky when it comes to flyweights and bantamweights.
     
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  4. salsanchezfan

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    I've seen all those, and none of them were remotely as good as Lopez-Ayala.

    Except Saad-Johnson.
     
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  5. William Walker

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    I wasn't saying that Lopez-Ayala wasn't a good fight, or even a bad pick for 1979, I just prefer the others.
     
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  6. Jel

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    My personal favourite of all of those is Arguello-Escalera 2 but I don't personally have a problem with Lopez-Ayala being FOTY. Saad-Johnson 2 was a great one too. The others? Not so much.
     
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  7. William Walker

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    I personally think 1979 was one of those years that had so many great fights it was real tough to pick one.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

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    I've seen all of those and only Saad Johnson 2 was good enough to have been FOTY, but I don't think it should've been.
     
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  9. William Walker

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    I agree. But you probably won't agree with mine. I am forever a proponent of Holmes-Shavers II. No fight that year had a more perfect blend of action, drama, suspense, and art and science. It was absolutely perfect.
     
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  10. The Morlocks

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    How old r u big bill?
     
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  11. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    seventeen, but I don't keep up with recent boxing, if that's what ur thinking.
     
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  12. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    and I'm not that big, either, just 5 foot 11
     
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  13. ChrisJS

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    You guessed wrong. I’ve seen them all multiple times.
     
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  14. William Walker

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    I guess so, me too.
     
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  15. George Crowcroft

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    Still the youngest muh'****a
     
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