Fights that looked great on paper but turned out to be trash

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  1. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    I felt a bit let down with Usyk vs Gassiev. It was a brilliant performance from Usyk, but it was just so one sided that it didn't live up to my expectations.
     
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  2. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    That one wasn’t bad. But it wasn’t great. Provo didn’t have lots of success but he did rock Lucas. Most of the fight I was spent saying to myself “this guy’s chin is ****ing insane”
     
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  3. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    I’m sure Berchelt-Miura didn’t really deliver.

    I remember people getting hyped about Murray-Rosado for some reason. Was marketed as ‘Beautiful Brutality’
     
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  4. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lewis vs Holyfield 1 - Lewis fought scared and Evander didn't have a clue of how to close the range and all topped off with a bad decision, rematch was a massive improvement though, good fight.

    Seem to remember the Morales-Barrera rematch was a disappointment.
     
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  5. Plumber From Liverpool

    Plumber From Liverpool Active Member Full Member

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    Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg
    Mayweather vs Pacquiao
     
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  6. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    It was a great fight, no KDs but plenty of drama and huge shots landed. I went to see it live and it was tremendous.
     
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  7. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    Klitschko Vs Povetkin
    Garcia vs Spence
     
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  8. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    Mayweather vs Pacquiao was incredibly disappointing
     
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  9. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wlad v Fury

    Took 9 rounds for Wlad to throw a right hand.

    Fury jab to the body was all he needed to win.

    Poor
     
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  10. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Following their epic first battle i was extremely disappointed with the Holyfield v Bowe rematch.Third fight was better
     
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  11. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wlad vs Haye. The biggest most hyped fight of 2011. With all the prefight build-up, it seemed a knockout would be guaranteed, one would definitely fall. The so called biggest fight of the year turned out to be the biggest non-event of the year with the most talked about post-fight topic being Haye standing on a table talking about how he hurt his little toe.
     
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  12. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Bradley Alexander always the first that springs to mind

    Headbutting clinchfest light hitting garbage

    BLERGH

    Khan was the man @140 in 2010/2011.
     
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  13. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Came in here to say this. It had fight of the year written all over it but it ended up being just a fairly one sided 1-2 fest from matthysse. Providnikov landed a couple of good shots but never wobbled Lucas.

    it wasn’t an awful fight but it fell massively short of expectations.
     
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  14. Boxing Prospect

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    Alfonso Gomez vs Toshihiro Kamegai
    It had 2 guys who could both excite and put on a show, but Gomez turned boxer and Kamegai had no answer, a real underwhelming one
     
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  15. RealDeal

    RealDeal Pugilist Specialist Full Member

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    Klitschko vs Fury. For a fight that ended the decade long reign of one of the most dominant champs in heavyweight history, it sure was boring.
     
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