Disappointing Fights

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  1. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Following last night rather underwhelming bout what are the other over hyped fights that didn`t deliver?The two that come to mind for me are Mayweather v Pacquiao and Leonard v Duran 3.
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I was really looking forward to Duran V SRL 3!
    After the Duran Barkley fight and Leonard Hearns rematch I was expecting fire works!
    A complete dud.
    Foreman v Morrison let me down.
    Two big hitters in there, thought might have seen one of those great 90 s Heavyweight battles.
    Not to be.
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad
     
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  4. Vic The Gambler

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    Mike Tyson vs “Bonecrusher” Smith.
    We were promised fireworks but it was just a washout
     
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  5. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Yep Bonehugger was a huge let down
     
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  6. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Buddy.
    Two from yesteryear.
    1/ LMR v Bunny Sterling, had read soooo much about Luis skill set, his movement, how clever he was, his work rate was unparalleled, etc, oh dear !! what a complete let down, he looked worse than bad, slow, timing all-over the place, totally uncorrelated, lest we forget, back in those days we in the UK rarely saw the fighters from across the pond, Napoles, Olivares, Monzon, I only had the reports from the Boxing News to give me an insight to their prowess, so I was so excited to see Rodriguez in the flesh, but wish I hadn't.
    2/ Lottie Mwale v Bunny ( another one) Johnson, they both could box and punch , had good chins, took along 4 friends, told them to expect fireworks, sure to be a torrid tussle said I , turned out to be a 30 minute bore fest Zzzzz, so much was I annoyed, that I went to ringside and shouted at the ref Mike Jacobs " this is a fix, for god's sake tell them to stop sparring and fight " he winked at me, and carried on with the pantomime.
    stay safe buddy.
     
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  7. DramaShow

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    David Haye vs Audley Harrison, Tony Bellew vs Nathan Cleverly II
     
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  8. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Those two definitely.

    Mike Tyson-James 'Bonecrusher' Smith. Most of us thought that,although Tyson was a big favourite,it was going to be an exciting brawl in a short and sweet sense. Not the hugfest it turned out to be. Not that Tyson could be blamed for it.
     
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Oh that was an absolute stink of a fight
     
  10. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Great to hear about 2 lesser known fights,thanks for posting
     
  11. Storm-Chaser

    Storm-Chaser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tucker vs Tyson wasnt much better.

    Also Douglass vs Evander, his first defense of the title. Where he got knocked down in the first round if I remember correctly. Major let down.
     
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  12. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Lewis v Holyfield 1. 2 undefeated greats for the unified HW title. But unfortunately was pretty dull.
     
  13. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chavez/De La HoyaI still stings. For Chavez to go into the bout already cut, after I literally stayed up to six in the morning to watch the 'fight'... I took it very personally!
     
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  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Greats and unified are abstract terms... Undefeated is definitively wrong!
     
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  15. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Good post ,made me laugh
     
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