Dlck Tiger-Jose Torres l

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  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolutely atrocious and as Mike Tyson would say, "ludicwiss" that I can't properly spell out Tiger's first name...sigh:hang(one of my man Russell's favorite emoticons)....anyway...please enjoy this forgotten classic from 1966...in the good ol' 15 rounder days.
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  2. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Good idea Colonel!!
     
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  3. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This was a very winnable fight for Torres, but he waited on Tiger too much. Despite being the bigger man with all the physical advantages, he waited and waited and waited his title away.
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    And the old Tiger man took full advantage of this and had a clear cut sense of purpose both in this bout as well as the rematch.
     
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  5. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Indeed. One of my very favorite fighters ever.
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Mine too. It's worth noting that both Tiger and his conqueror Emile Griffith, in two consecutive bouts respectively, went up a whole weight division,...from welter to middle, in Griffith's case, and for Tiger, from middle to lightheavy, with no half steps...no jr. divisions in between...no "catch weights" like these sissies of today. These two threads...Tiger-Torres l & ll are essentially tributes to Tiger..as an upcoming thread...Griffith-Tiger l will be a tribute to Griffith....real fighters...real champions of bygone years.
     
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  7. McGrain

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    TIGER:1,2,8,9,10,13,14,
    TORRES:3,4,5,6,11,15
    EVEN: 7,12,
     
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  8. The Funny Man 7

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    Tiger seized his date with destiny while Torres frittered away a fight where, at least according to my reckoning, he had all the significant advantages.

    Its fascinating to read about Tiger's training regime. He apparently focused on mixing up walking and jogging for very long distances. Evidently he felt that balance protected his aging joints.

    There was a brilliant write up about these two Tiger-Torres fights on the old ESB main page YEARS ago. I'm talking about 2005/2006.
     
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  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    It seemed to me that Torres' punches, whether they landed or not, were more flashy, sweeping and at times, spectacular, whereas Tiger's output was far more substantial, solid, consistent, and accurate. I was hoping that they wouldnt steal this fight from Tiger. Torres came up against that wall of strength and resolve called Tiger.
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I saw both fights on tv back thern...and I was 100% behing Tiger both times. He was all business both times and richly deserved the decision in both bouts.
     
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  11. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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  12. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    It's tough to find a naturally stronger P4P fighter than Tiger .. he had to be one of the strongest middleweights ever and seemed to carry most of it up to 175, even as an old man ( looking for William Munny outa Missouri ;P ) .. I would;dn't say he was a monster puncher but he was a clubbing beast in his pocket and you really had to outbox him to beat him .. Torres simply couldn't do it ..
     
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  13. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Damn. Started watching some of this. Forgot what a slugfest it was.
     
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  14. George Crowcroft

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    Did you bump this on my accord? I was planning on watching the fight and posting my card in here (and the same for the second fight)
     
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  15. Bronze Tiger

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    Is there another fighter in history...who even remotely resembles Dick Tiger style wise ?
     
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