Fights that turns out to be good and competitive

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  1. Chiko_Tech

    Chiko_Tech Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There are a few, but sometimes a fight that was a mismatch or easy on paper because the other fighter was unknown or unproven or maybe had bad early carrer. But when a proven elite fighter manage to get those suposed tune ups turn out to be a pretty hard fight with other fighter showing skills. The first fight that is in my mind was Ricardo Torres vs Miguel Cotto. Damm that was a heck of a fight, but pre fight the fight was hightly critizised because Torres was an unknown bum. But turns out that was a great fighter. The other case was Danny Garcia vs Herrera another mistmach on paper because of Herrera losess and was cataloged to be a perenial contender, but turn out to be a top fighter in the division and manage to give garcia another hard fight. What other fights do you people remember to be like that? Cotto vs Mallignaggi?
     
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  2. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Leonard Hagler

    Even a shot Hagler was supposed to murder Ray

    No one gave him a hope, there was serious safety concerns going in

    Maidana/Garcia vs morales

    What a fighter, what courage
     
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  3. Chiko_Tech

    Chiko_Tech Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    At least those fighters where known and someone at leaast give him a chance. Cotto vs Torres was on paper a complete mismatch just like Garcia vs herrera.
     
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  4. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Terry Norris vs Troy Waters. The Australian was brought in to be slaughtered by Norris. The fight turned out to be one of the craziest wars of all time before it was stopped before the 4th round. Up there with Hagler/Hearns.
     
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  5. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Three recent examples that I thought would be competitve that no one else did is Matthysse/Molina Stevenson/Fonfara and Provo/Algieri.

    People tend to write the unknown competitors off a little too easily, making the fights seem like more of an upset than they are. Herrera was a nightmare for Garcia, should have been easy to figure out, had any of the fanboys of Garcia knew anything about Herrera.
     
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  6. Chiko_Tech

    Chiko_Tech Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good call on provo vs Algueri
     
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  7. Chiko_Tech

    Chiko_Tech Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I remeber that fight great action fight, I remember Trinidad smashing waters too.
     
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  8. El-blanco

    El-blanco Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I got to go with morales maidana, there's been other mismatches, but this one sticks out to me because morales was so shop worn and looked like a corpse in there. I have no clue how that fight was competitive or why the hell I paid 60 bucks for it but it was one of the best fights ive seen in the last five years.
     
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  9. Chiko_Tech

    Chiko_Tech Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Morales was rouded for that fight and for the first garcia one two. He looked great in those fights. But if you looked a few fights back He loooked shot to ****. Then He got cought cheating in the rematch with garcia and looked like ****.
     
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  10. El-blanco

    El-blanco Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He might have been juicing but he still looked like a corpse, remember how slow he looked? Haha especially in the first round I thought maidana was going to kill him. Testament to what great fighter he was.
     
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  11. Farmboxer

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    Herrera beat the hell out of Garcia.....................crooked fight, Herrera is the real champion.................
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I convinced myself Morales would do really good, but that was based on hope more than reality, so when my hope turned to reality I was incredibly pleased.
     
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  13. Scar

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    Morales vs Maidana
    Tyson vs Botha
    Lewis vs V.Klitschko
    W.Klitschko vs Thompson I
    Stevenson vs Fonfara
    Mayweather vs Maidana I
    Pacquiao vs Marquez III
    Cotto vs Torres
    Ali vs Foreman
    Bradley vs Provodnikov
    Algieri vs Provodnikov
    Hagler vs Leonard
    Tyson vs Ruddock I & II
    Castillo vs Nashiro
    Tyson vs Holyfield I
    Ward vs Kessler
    Cotto vs Clottey
    Mosley vs Mayorga
    Martinez vs Williams I
    Froch vs Groves I
    Froch vs Taylor
    Taylor vs Pavlik
    Pavlik vs Miranda
    Froch vs Kessler I & II
    Hopkins vs Pascal I & II
    Mosley vs Vargas I
    Mosley vs Forrest(Rest in Peace) I
    Forrest(Rest in Peace) vs Mora I & II
    Tszyu vs Hatton
    Hatton vs Mayweather

    Just some I decided to share, obviously there's far more out there.
     
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  14. Nonito Smoak

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    Bernard Hopkins vs. Segundo Mercado I
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