Fight of the Fortnight #6: Homework That's Not So Boring...

George Crowcroft · Mar 3, 2020

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1981-10-03,
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LW Title
Official Cards: 127-122, 125-123, 125-122

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1. Mancini 10-9, clear. Boom Boom pushing the action here, out-hustling Argüello. His weaving head-movement is awesome.

2. Mancini 10-9, clear. Same again, Ray taking the initiative and crowding Argüello. Slipping jabs and countering, brilliant stuff. Argüello still finding his feet.

3. Mancini 10-9, close. Argüello letting lose some left hands now, landing a few flush as well but Mancini still stinging in and out with every given opportunity.

4. Mancini 10-9, clear. Brilliant action to kick off, but then Mancini's volume of compact punching took it easily.

5. Argüello 10-9, close. Alexis timing Mancini a little more here, working a nice jab and left hook. Mancini still pressuring well though, could probably go either way.

6. Mancini 10-9, clear. Ray attacking here, much higher volume and cleaner shots. Argüello looking passive again, just tighter on defence.

7. Mancini 10-9, close.

8. Mancini 10-9, swing. Brilliant round. Argüello adapting well and working a nice, tight left hook whilst Mancini burrows in. Mancini jabbing well and out-working Alexis.

9. Argüello 10-9, close. Awesome action. Argüello winning the early goings handedly, but Mancini coming alive and throwing bombs at Argüello, but Mancini getting hit hard in return. Argüello's early work taking it.

10. Argüello 10-9, clear.

11. Argüello 10-9, clear. Sublime defence and brilliant boxing for Argüello. Flawless.

12. Argüello 10-9, clear. I thought that was definitely a KD, Mancini looked ****ed, but I thought he won the round before that and given it wasn't official, I split it 10-9 for Alexis. The KD pulled the momentum back for Alexis which was slightly turning back to Ray.

13. Argüello 10-9, clear. Alexis clearly winning, in fact, **** that. He's plain beating the **** outta his man, clearly capitalising on the momentum from the KD in the last round.

14. Argüello TKO. Blistering counter to start the combination which KOed Mancini, especially considering the perfect gauge of distance and torque on that pin-point right which caught Mancini flush on the way down. That left hook and uppercut before hand weren't too shabby either.

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Brilliant fight, classic even. Although with these two, could be anything else? Argüello's style is must see at worst, and Mancini couldn't be in a boring fight if he tried. Awesome combination from the Explosive Thin Man to finish it. Highlights show that the "slip" in the twelfth was definitely a KD; brilliant right hand, too. Brilliant skills on showcase from both though n

Argüello seemed to have issues with Mancini's style early on, but once he turned on he pretty muc battered ray. Mancini's workrate was his best asset here, he had issues setting stuff up constantly but won rounds based on aggression.

@The Malibu Mauler, another awesome Argüello fight. If you really do wanna see him in some wars, I'd say watch Alfredo Escalera 1&2, Pryor 1, Andy Ganigan and this one, but I'm not an expert like some of the guys on here are, so there's probably some other good ones to go with as well.
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Anyways, here's my card; as a card.

Rd. AA : RM
1. 9 : 10
2. 9 : 10
3. 9 : 10
4. 9 : 10
5. 10 : 9 (46-49)
6. 9 : 10
7. 9 : 10
8. 9 : 10
9. 10 : 9
10. 10 : 9 (93-97)
11. 10 : 9
12. 10 : 9
13. 10 : 9 (
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ChrisJS · Mar 3, 2020

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1977-07-26, NABF LHW Title.
Official Cards: 49-53, 51-51, 51-48

This fight will always remain among my top 3 favourite fights ever. I love both guys, particularly Marvin, to the point of complete fanboyism.
Rd. MSM : MPJ
1. 9 : 10
2. 9 : 10
3. 9 : 10
4. 9 : 10 (36-40)
5. 9 : 10
6. 9 : 10
7. 9 : 10
8. 9 : 10 (72-80)
9. 10 : 9
10. 10 : 9
11. 9 : 10 (
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As a Pops super fan, watching that ending ain't fun. But mannnnnn, what a fight! I'm all over it whenever I have the chance. The 2nd too, which I may do tomorrow. I love watching Pops' head-movement when he's weaving under arms and countering hard from awkward ass angles. It's mesmerising, plus his defence wasn't actually very functional as he got hit plenty. Johnson's stamina is definitely his issue, but his chin is much better than advertised. Taking wacks like he did for round after round at the end there is confirmation of someone's toughness.

Saad was, well... Saad! Prime Mathew would never lie down and accept his fate, after being 9-2 down he rallied in the finale to knock the **** out of his man. That celestial-bronze chin, the outstanding conditioning, the HUGE bomber power and the heart of a lion wore on his sleeve; It's one helluva combo! And one which puts a smile on a viewer's face, that's for damn sure.

Unbelievable fight. If ain't my favourite, it's top 3. Both of these guys would probably make a top 12 Favourites if I was to make it again. Marvin is literally my #2 after Charles.
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This fight is so special. The second is among the greatest fighters ever and seems to get even more credit but I liked the first a little more. It’s probably in my top five (Pryor-Arguello I, Chacon-Limon IV, Lopez-Ayala, Gomez-Pintor and this would probably be my top five off the top.)

Jel · Mar 5, 2020

Chris Eubank v Nigel Benn 1

Av' it! One of the great all-British world title fights. A domestic fight that deserved world stage billing. Sure, the WBO title didn't mean much in 1990, but the championship these guys were fighting for was the Best in Britain.

Benn brought incredible intensity from the start but Eubank conserved his energy and was economical with his punch output, which ultimately led to him wearing Benn down even when he was behind on the cards.

1 10-9
2 10-9
3 9-10
4 9-10
5 10-9 (close)
6 9-10 (close)
7 10-9
8 8-10 (knockdown but Eubank slipped)
(75-76)
9 Eubank TKO Benn

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