[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph5jhoWEMys[/ame] The battle of albuquerque. THIS IS HOW YOU HYPE A FIGHT. Goddamn these guys sold the bad blood. Great performance by Tapia, and the crowd went ****ing nuts.
A real grudge match. And a great performance by Tapia proving he was at least a couple of levels above Romero.
More fights should be made based on personal grudges. Then we'd get more action fights that everyone wants
Romero looked a little overwhelmed by the moment in that fight. Agree with the threadstarter, guys battling for regional/local supremacy can be pretty intriguing. Even lesser known battles (C Spinks/Lattimore; Manfredo/Spina) generally provide great entertainment.