Fighters That Impressed You - When Losing?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    So are there any fighters that lost a fight but made you realise how good they actually were, or made you a fan of them??
     
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  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard in Montreal and Billy Conn against Louis.
     
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  3. META5

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    Leonard in Montreal.
    Ali in FOTC.
    Eubank Vs Carl Thompson.
    Floyd versus reading.
    La Motta in the Valentine's Day Massacre.
    Hearns Vs Leonard.
    Benitez versus Leonard.
    Duran Vs Hagler.
    Charles Vs Marciano.
     
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  4. Fergy

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    Nice picks, mate.
     
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  5. Fergy

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    Hagler v Hearns!!
    He never impressed me more did Tommy, going in to the lions Jaws like that.
     
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  6. ikrasevic

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    Bernard Hopkins Vs. Joe Calzaghe
    Tony Tucker Vs. Mike Tyson
    Evander Holyfield Vs. Riddick Bowe 1
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    Radivoje Kalajdžić Vs. Artur Beterbiev..........
     
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  7. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bert Cooper versus Holyfield, Mercer, and Moorer.
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Azumah vs Sanchez

    Mancini vs Arguello

    Marquez vs Paw

    Norton vs Ali
     
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  10. Titan1

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    Taylor vs Chavez.
     
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    Benitez vs. Leonard

    In an odd way, Frazier vs. Foreman — Joe was like Michael Myers or Jason Vorhees … you could put them down but you couldn’t keep them there

    Sean O’Grady vs. Jim “Glasgow Kiss” Watt
     
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    Ruddock vs Tyson ( x2 )
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  13. Flo_Raiden

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    Became a fan of Alberto Davila after seeing his losing effort against Lupe Pintor in their second fight. Davila looked like boxing wizard in the first 6 rounds, and then showed a lot of heart when Pintor was beating him in the late rounds. That fight made me appreciate Davila more with his skills and grit.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Wilder vs Fury
    Frazier vs Ali (one of the latter’s best performances in the 70s despite visible rust, and clearly losing a step or two.
     
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  15. The Cryptkeeper

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    That’s one of the bravest things I have ever seen in boxing. Frazier had no hope of winning but refused to stay down. It was nuts. What a man.

    Also Foreman taking almost 20 shots in a row and not going down against Holyfield. Tough.

    Henry Cooper, every time he lost went out on his shield.
     
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