Best Lightweight Fights of the 80s

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by William Walker, May 14, 2020.


  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is where I'm a little more knowledgeable, but I don't know the obscure classic lightweight fights of the 80s. Don't forget, it can't be a fight that's on the Fight City list. If you haven't checked it out, you should.
     
  2. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    None of these four guys were greats or anything, but both Art Frias vs Claude Noel, and Harry Arroyo vs Terenece Ali were terrific wars.

    O'Grady-Kenty was a great war, and that one was fought on a much higher skill level than the aforementioned two.
     
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  3. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    O' Grady and Kenty was probably the lightweight fight of the decade, huh?
     
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    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Andy Ganigan vs. Sean O'Grady
    Andy Ganigan vs. Alexis Arguello
    Ray Mancini vs. Art Frias
    Harry Arroyo vs. Terrence Alli
    Edwin Rosario vs. Howard Davis Jr.
    Edwin Rosario vs. Julio Cesar Chavez
    Pernell Whitaker vs. Roger Mayweather
    Todd Foster vs. Chun Jin-Chul 1 & 2 (fought on the same day, 1988 Seoul Olympics)
     
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    Rodolfo Gonzalez vs Claude Noel
    Jim Watt vs Charlie Nash
    Ray Mancini vs Orlando Romero
    Jose Luis Ramirez vs Terrence Alli
    Vinny Pazienza vs Greg Haugen II
    Edwin Rosario vs Frankie Randall I, Juan Nazario I
    Livingston Bramble vs Tyrone Crawley
     
  6. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mancini Bramble 1 was a real good and tough fight. And Bramble had not gone many rounds before and few thought he could against a Mancini--and absorb round after round of punishment to get there.


    they were trading big shots for the first 5 rounds w/ no jabs.
    then Bramble started to switch up and he could do it almost as well as Hagler. When he turned southpaw, he'd jab and then land that big right hook. Very tough to continually absorb for Mancini and very confusing because like Hagler, Bramble would switch seamlessly. Tough tough fight and back when there were 15 rounders and this bout is another good example of the championship rounds==and which guy could dig deep in the late rounds.