Best performance by a foreign fighter on British shores?

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  1. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    I will start the thread off with a nomination that comes to mind.

    Thualine "Sugar Boy Malinga"

    1996 - Newcastle, England.

    The guy was 40 years old.

    He had already failed in previous World title attempts.

    This was his last chance.

    He had left no stone unturned for this final World title challenge.

    Back home in South Africa - he had prepared for the fight of his life by

    Chopping wood relentlessly

    and

    Sparring a total of 600 rounds of hard gym graft

    on top of other usual boxing training, running, conditioning, bags, etc

    he was in the shape of his life

    he came over to face

    Champion - Nigel Benn

    a fighter he had already outboxed in a 10 rounder before only to be denied the decsion by the judges.

    Malinga fought a disciplined fight - and was floored heavily in the 5th round - but held it together and came out with a comfortable Unamonious Decsion.

    Malinga's crowining glory was over shaadowed

    by Nigel Benn breaking down in the ring crying - decalring his retirement

    in a scene out of Rocky - Benn then proposed to Caroline - and she said YES on live TV

    Drama galore

    But give Malinga his due

    At 40 years old he came to Britain and realised his dream to become

    WORLD CHAMPION !!!!! :bbb
     
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  2. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Romanov, Kotelnik, Prescott and Luevano are some recent examples.
     
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  3. lucatoni08

    lucatoni08 Active Member Full Member

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    Barry Mcguigan beating Pedroza in London...
     
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  4. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Manuel Medina v Scott Harrison.... he has been round the block twice and mixed with so many top fighters.........had a heart the size of a lion and just kept coming and coming.... :happy:happy:happy
     
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  5. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Winky put in a few classy performances
     
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  6. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought his final eliminator against Juan Laporte answered more questions and was a much better performance than against Pedroza IMO....

    McGuigan could have got a fight with Azumah Nelson for half the money they paid Pedroza.... but they were not going to let McGuigan anywhere near Nelson..

    That said, it was great for British boxing when Barry won the World Title and the way he enabled two commuinites to come together during the troubles in the 80's in Northern Ireland was a magnificent acheivement :happy:happy
     
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  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Don Curry was arguably at his absolute best beating Colin Jones, and at the time Curry was probably considered second only to Hagler was the world's best fighter.

    Azumah Nelson was simply awesome beating Pat Cowdell (rumour is Pat is still trying to find his nose!).

    Malinga did indeed get justice for the first Benn fight, where he was darn unlucky. But it still angers me that even in the pretty one sided second fight, Sugarboy only got the split nod.

    As a sleeper, Edwin Rosario and Frankie Randall woke up a York Hall crowd one June 1985 Evening.
     
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  8. lucatoni08

    lucatoni08 Active Member Full Member

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    True that, but the pedroza fight was for the title...
     
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  9. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    arcelino freitas and i thought micky ward was impressive against neary double left hook to the body and head finished neary off in a very exciting eb and flow fight
     
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  10. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Molitor vs Hunter - both classy and brutal.

    Was surprised that dude later lost to Caballero.
     
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  11. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Hagler
     
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  12. "TKO"

    "TKO" Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, but then Bingham, Foster and Dodson were not a murderer's row of challengers. Bradley v Witter is one you could maybe throw into the hat as well.
     
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  13. Jeff Young

    Jeff Young Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    honorable mention is tim bradley......if bradley goes on to be a star...people will look back on his performance against witter....
     
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  14. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    Spot on. Minter must have wished he had kept his mouth shut..."no black man will take my title"...indeed. :deal
     
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  15. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    also hagler
     
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