Adilson "Maguila" Rodrigues W10 James "Bonecrusher" Smith 1987

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  1. Unforgiven

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    Smith deserved the decision.
     
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    Cool to see somebody taking interest in what would be considered a rare bout.
     
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    I've actually been vaguely interested in seeing this one for over 30 years now !:thumbsup:
    Cool to see some full Rodrigues fights from Brazil actually been uploaded to youtube now.
     
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    Ya, I've noticed a lot of them now. Used to be like only four or five, now there must be at least 15.
     
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  5. Saad54

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    Rodriguez was overrated by the WBA, which is not surprising since he was the only semi decent Latin American HW at that time. Honestly' I had forgotten about this fight. It was a good win on paper.
     
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  6. NoNeck

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    He was probably overrated in general. The Ring rated him too.
     
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    He was overrated mainly for this win.
    It was a very poor time for the heavyweight division though. He wasn't a bad fighter by any means.

    I heard a story that Smith took this fight after Jacobs & Cayton pressured D.King to have him thrown off the Tyson-Tucker undercard.
    Jacobs & Cayton couldn't forgive him for holding and spoiling making Tyson look a bit ordinary in their fight earlier that year.
     
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    I admire the support the Brazilians give Rodrigues though.
     
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  9. Charlietf

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    Old Foreman looked much better than smith against adilson
     
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