Forgotten classics

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  1. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cracking thread, with most us now having more free time some suggestions for old fights to fill the days (or nights) is a good idea. Here's a couple that spring to mind that didn't last long but still stick in the memory.

    Wayne Alexander vs Paul Samuels - Two bangers with suspect chins that genuinely didn't like each other.

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    Julius Francis vs Pele Reid - Pele was being touted as the next British HW world champ.
     
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  2. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of our best fighters to never win a world title. If he was in his pomp just now I think he would have been a two weight world champion. I was at the Harrison v Brodie fight and their was only 3000 at it, with around 1000 of them coming down from Scotland. If that was now it would have sold 5 x more in Manchester.
     
  3. Oreet Cha!

    Oreet Cha! I know what I like and I like what I know. Full Member

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    Enjoy.

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  4. dannyboy147

    dannyboy147 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    smithshaun Well-Known Member Full Member

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    McGuigan Vs pedroza

    15 high paced rounds at a packed out loftus road, McGuigan beating the 19 title defence champion and one of the best featherweights of his era,

    Obviously there have been better fights but for the occasion the atmosphere and what it meant for him to win especially with the troubles at the time made this a classic.
     
  6. smithshaun

    smithshaun Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If you can find it anywhere

    Kevin lueshing Vs Chris Edwards

    First fight was good but the rematch is a classic 3 rounds of pure action no defence all out slug fest!!!!
     
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  7. Unforgiven

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    This is a real classic.

    Fidel Bassa v Dave McAuley 1

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    Kings Hall, Belfast, 1987
     
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  8. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Here's a good one, Junior Jones was a former elite world champ who had won world titles at 122, 126 and was the first guy to beat a certain Marco Antonio Barrera (won a rematch too) however he had a seriously dodgy chin and stamina issues and by 2000 he was still skilled with a huge right hand but fragile and one good good punch was all it took to shake him, a miniature Thomas Hearns was a good way to describe Jones.
    So here he is against Paul Ingle at MSG in 2000, can't remember who was the favourite here, Jones had the pedigree but Ingle was seen as young and on the rise, anyway Ingle never took a step back here and JJ showed he still had the class and experience :

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  9. smithshaun

    smithshaun Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not that long ago but Kevin Mitchell was in some classics

    Mitchell Vs Murray
    Mitchell Vs Linares
     
  10. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, I remember it now. Absolute fire fight ! Cheers mate.
     
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  11. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That lad from Coventry, Tiger Evitts had a classic with Jones too.
     
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  12. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is this one forgotten ? Where does the time go ?
     
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  13. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Now come on. Forgotten ?
     
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  14. DJN16

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    War of the roses. Loved that fight and the commentating.
     
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  15. moog

    moog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Interestingly I heard Nigel Travis say recently in an interview that Jamie Moore had to lose 23 ib in the last few days, to make weight for that fight.