Coveted missing fight films from the ‘modern’ era

The Folley fight didn't even last three rounds. Are you thinking of Machen?

 

Orlin Norris-Bert Cooper... never have seen any footage .. asked many times

 

Deontay Wilder V Harold Scorniers

 

Ah! yes my bad I always confuse the two.

 

I know some people who were at that fight. The Wilder fanboys would get so emotional when someone brought it up and claim lies (even though they didn’t even know him then). I guess it doesn’t sound so silly now they seen him get absolutely smashed in front of the world.

 

The first Mike Whalley v Les Walsh fight was definitely filmed on the old Fight Night series. The two boys were best mates and had a war that is difficult to describe. I have spent years trying to find it but no diggety. Old Reg Gutteridge even got emotional commentating on it.

 

This is one Ive always been interested in.

 

There isn't much mystique around it. Joe Frazier was floored by Mike Bruce, got up, dropped him four times and stopped him. Deontay Wilder was floored by Harold Sconiers, got up, dropped him four times and stopped him. Muhammad Ali was floored by Sonny Banks, got up, dropped him and stopped him. Tyson Fury was dropped by Nevan Pajkic, got up, dropped him a couple times and stopped him.

For most fighters, it's part of leaning the sport.

It's when you spit out your mouthpiece and quit after going down that people start wondering about you.

 

Saad Muhammad vs Billy Douglas
Matty Clarkson vs Travis Dickinson
Eusebio Pedroza vs Orlando Amores
Bobby Chacon vs Martin Guevara
Carl Thompson vs Franco Wanyama

Not the 70s, but it's always been known to me as the 'television era', so I'll just mention them now quickly: the Ortega vs DeMarco trilogy.

 

The Hagler v Finnegan fights were what I was going to ask about, do we know for certain that they weren’t filmed?

 

Locche vs Cervantes 1

 

Manny Siaca vs Byron Mitchell I is one fight I have struggled to/failed to find. I hear it’s a really good fight, it’s just a shame I can’t see if that’s the case myself. Same goes for Antonio Diaz vs Hector Quiroz