Classic Fights that are Tainted?

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  1. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    By this i mean, an amazing fight that doesn't get spoke about much for been a great fight due to people complaining too much about the outcome.

    EG1 Lewis vs Vitali - An Amazing fight, on of the beast heavyweight fights of recent years. Only ever discussed to complaign about no rematch.

    EG2 - Manny vs Marquez - Both there fights are amazing instant classics. Toe to Toe wars that could have gone either way. Yet all people can talk about is how Marquez was robbed. Where in reality they were both close fights.

    Any other examples you can think of...
     
  2. jonnytightlips

    jonnytightlips Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Always thought Freitas-Barrios is an underrated fight.
     
  3. DrMo

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    Pryor-Arguello I (mystery black bottle mixture)

    Buchanan-Duran (terrible low-blow, though Duran was winning by miles could've been DQ'd)

    Benn-Barkely (stupid 3 knockdown rule)

    Lewis-Holyfield I (worst judges scorecards ever)

    Liston-Clay II (blatantly fixed)
     
  4. Leonard

    Leonard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    duran-leonard 2, no mas
     
  5. di tullio

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    Taylor-Chavez I
    Mancini-Kim
     
  6. mugen82

    mugen82 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Castillo-Corrales I, Corrales took the **** with the Mouthpiece

    Also Benn-Mclellan
     
  7. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Cotto vs Margarito
     
  9. JohnAnthony

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    Taylor Chavez is a good one. That was a great fight
     
  10. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    jack britton beating benny laonard by DQ, leonard had britton down quite late in the fight and was behind on the scorecards. as britton came to one knee leonard struck a blow to britton how hard was disputed .the referee DQ'd leonard but many felt that a fix may of been in as this was so out of character for leonard
     
  11. CLUBBER

    CLUBBER C.R.A.B. BOXING Full Member

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  12. Pax

    Pax Well-Known Member Full Member

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    cotto-margocheato
    AA-dirrell
     
  13. willmc83

    willmc83 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Eubank - Watson for the same reason. A cracking fight but never lauded as one for obvious reasons
     
  14. gooners!!

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    Bowe - Holyfield. No one truly knows what happens if the fan-man incident doesn't happen.
     
  15. saul_ir34

    saul_ir34 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Word.

    Everyone always talks about how great of a comeback that was but to be honest he basically got 2 or 3 breaks to get his wits back. It was all by fouling too.

    It was cheap and its tainted the win for me. I cant classify it amongst Morales-Barrera Izzy-Marquez Ward-Gatti because of that.