Bravest loss by a British fighter

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by avidlemon, Apr 7, 2011.

  1. Will

    Will Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not ignored.

    Micky Van picked it up and threw it out.

    After that Earl dropped Katz hard only to then be stopped himself.
     
  2. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    A couple of others......

    Clinton Woods vs Roy Jones. Hopelessly out of his depth and smacked around the ring for 6 rounds but still on his feet before Hobson saved him.... Woods could probably have gone 20 rounds and taken a real beating that night. It makes his near surrender against Tarver all the more baffling.

    I know he's Irish.... but Steve Collins vs Mike McCallum.

    Macklin vs Moore
    Truscott x2 vs Simpson

    :think
     
  3. gooners!!

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    Good call............
     
  4. slip&counter

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

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    Ooh, you'll open a can of worms...:lol:
     
  5. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    :lol:

    I made a point of the ''I know he's Irish.....'' - it's a bit like the ''no homo'' stuff in the Lounge.

    To be fair most of the annoying Irish lot have exited the Brit forum and seemingly gone from ESB altogether.... probably because both Dunne and Munroe got chinned in title fights so there wasn't much worth arguing about.

    But you can always rely on FRA to come back whenever there's a bit of tension on the board :yep
     
  6. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    The annoying Irish lot have gone? Could have fooled me :lol:
     
  7. RebelBhoy

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    eubank and thompson
     
  8. slip&counter

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

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    Yep, Cowdell's performance against Sanchez is a great call. Pat gave a great account of himself and actually caused Salvador a few problems, the very few times Sanchez struggled a little at that level, similar to the Ford fight.
     
  9. shan7-8-6

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    Personally, just for heart....i would say Williams has the most heart that any british boxer has ever shown....even when his arm was dislocated and hanging....he still fought on and knocked the guy out...and then the vitali and samil sam fight...thats what you call a warriors heart!
     
  10. gooners!!

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    Yeah, Sanchez also had his issues with Ruben Castillo. I think Sanchez is a guy that fought to the level of his opponents though.
     
  11. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah good shout that. Tony was a quality fighter, but trying to trade was a brave move that never worked against the Marvelous one. It was a fight that showed me the different levels in boxing.
     
  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    No shout for Murray-Buckland? Or are you just meaning British vs. international competition?
     
  13. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Yeah Buckland was brave as ****. He took a beating from the get go that night. Deserves massive praise the lad.
     
  14. Kalasinn

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    Mason against Lennox.

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    Also Bruno against Tyson in '89, he was a very game warrior & brought a rough slugging fight to the champion. :!:

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    Yes, Frank was petrified 7 years later in their rematch, but he had came determined to win by a knockout in the first meeting.