Getting More Than They Bargained For In ''Tune Up'' Fights.

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  1. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    Give me some examples from the annals of time* of fighters this is relevant to.

    We've all seen it down the years, be it when more lucrative fights awaited, or simply as a stop-gap in the hope of securing a big payday, many fighters have taken their eye off the ball in fights that they were supposed to take with great comfort.

    With varying results, some have indeed still acquired that big fight, but left it tainted by slipping up in the fight that preceeded it, others have not seen that fight come to fruition as a direct consequence of their own complacency.

    There's of course the one's that are distinctly obvious to everyone, De la Hoya-Sturm, Judah-Baldomir and the like, throw out some others guys, spread the love.

    *No other annals permitted, sorry.
     
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  2. teddybaldock

    teddybaldock Active Member Full Member

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    Paul Ryan v Jon Thaxton
     
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  3. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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  4. mani0

    mani0 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Devon-Kotelnik comes to mind.
     
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  5. 1stcontact

    1stcontact Like Mo, But Better Full Member

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    Ishida vs Kirkland :think
     
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  6. HitmanHatton

    HitmanHatton Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I might aswell mention Curry v Honeyghan, surprised it hasn't been mentioned already!!
     
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  7. iron_chin

    iron_chin Boxing Addict banned

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    Dela hoya - Sturm is top of the list.
     
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  8. WalletInspector

    WalletInspector Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Jamie Moore vs Khomitski.
     
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    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    **** your Mijares>Moon tag ya' ponce!
     
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  10. Pecsaetan

    Pecsaetan It's egg in soup! Full Member

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    Just because I watched it on ESPN classic the other night, Junior Jones v John Michael Johnson.
     
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    Tyson Vs Douglas.
     
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  12. jpab19

    jpab19 Exploding Muffin Dad Full Member

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    :D The only reason I made this thread. I have no interest really.
     
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  13. SportsLeader

    SportsLeader Chilling Full Member

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    Yeah, that's a good'un.

    Decent fight, isn't it? I know Jones starts well, but you can see his collapse coming a mile off. I guess the heat + his struggles to make the bantamweight limit really caught up to him in this one. Johnson's relentless pressure and iron chin didn't help much either, I suppose :yep.
     
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  14. Fitzgerald90

    Fitzgerald90 Guest

    Floyd the don tyson v michael kelly
     
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  15. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Terry Norris vs. Troy Waters. He won but was given a big scare. Fun fight to watch btw.
     
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