Great 'in the lion's den' victories.....

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  1. clyde

    clyde Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What's your favourite 'lion's den' moment?

    I'm talking about when a boxer has fought in a hostile environment.....in a foreign land......everything against him......and gone home with the win.


    Let's hear 'em!
     
  2. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zb0W5-3hE4[/ame]
     
  3. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You have to start with Rocky Balboa vs Ivan Drago of course.
     
  4. cubex

    cubex Boxing Addict banned

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    Zab knocking out Cory in St. Louis for the WW title.
     
  5. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Hagler-Minter in England.

    Jose Luiz Ramirez-Edwin Rosaro III.

    Naz-Kevin Kelley.

    Toney-Nunn.

    Arguello-Escalera.
     
  6. Danny_Rand

    Danny_Rand Slick N Quick Full Member

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    1. Baldomir vs Zab Judah. Dont get any more hostile pressure situation then that.

    2. Dirrell vs Froch. Oh wait.
     
  7. Sweet Pea Pacquiao

    Sweet Pea Pacquiao Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A relative unknown except to hardcore boxing fans at the time, Pacquiao going to San Antonio and beating Barrera in Golden Boy's promoted card with a crooked GBP ref like Laurence Cole and a crowd that was 95% Mexican or pro-Barrera.
     
  8. Sweet Pea Pacquiao

    Sweet Pea Pacquiao Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And recently, Toshiaki Nishioka going to Monterrey, Mexico, and knocking out Jhonny Gonzalez for his WBC 122 belt.
     
  9. cubex

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    Sweet Pea beating Chavez in Texas in front of the mexican crowd.
     
  10. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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  11. pijo

    pijo Feed the Pope Full Member

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    Let it ****in' go you soppy twat.
     
  12. Danny_Rand

    Danny_Rand Slick N Quick Full Member

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    Barrera was a heavy favorite and ranked P4P at the time wasnt he? Great pick.
     
  13. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Froch vs Taylor was a good one.
     
  14. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great pick.
     
  15. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    Funnily enough just watched that fight today. I think Barrera was ranked 3rd best fighter in the world at the time and was seen as the man at featherweight, and a little-known Filipino slugger came up from super-bantam and absolutely took Barrera apart.

    Laurence Cole's performance in that fight was a joke, calling a knockdown for Barrera which clearly wasn't, then calling a slip when it was a clear knockdown for Pacquiao.