High Expectations Fights That Actually Lived Up To Expectations?

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  1. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Was thinking about cotto vs margarito 2 and that didn't live up to expectations IMO. What are some highly hyped fights that lived up to or exceeded expectations?
     
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  2. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hagler v Hearns
     
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  3. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Castillo Corrales
     
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  4. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Pacquiao Morales 1
     
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    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    nath vs tony 2.
     
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  6. zato-one

    zato-one Pink Jumpsuit Boxing Full Member

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    Hagler vs Hearns
    Vargas vs Trinidad
    Morales vs Barerra
    Khan vs Maidana
    Rios vs Alvarado
    Duran vs ray leonard
    De la hoya vs Mosley
    De la hoya vs Vargas
    ...

    Theres a bunch man
     
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  7. zato-one

    zato-one Pink Jumpsuit Boxing Full Member

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    One of my faves. I remember being in a bar surrounded by pac fans cheering my ass off for morales, awesome fight, awesome night.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Nobody else cared at the time but I had high hopes for Matthysse Molina
     
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  9. seansanashee

    seansanashee Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Matthysse vs Garcia
     
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  10. Stuarty

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    PAC v JMM 4
     
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  11. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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  12. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    PPV lately is none

    PAC vs JMM 4 maybe though I don't remember high expectations since most saw 3 as a clinic and less action packed as the first 2. It delivered without the expectations so I don't think it counts in this topic though it's an exciting PPV

    In memory i say Oscar vs Vargas
     
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  13. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Or Jones Tarver 2

    First fight saw Jones look human vs a guy who troubled him plus the bad blood

    2 was an anticipated fight and we got an incredible result
     
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  14. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Seriously no one mentioned the Gatti-Ward rematches? Not top profile fighters but those were epic!

    Mosley- ODH
    Williams-Martinez 2
    Donaire-Montiel
    I enjoyed Bute-Froch. Probably a ton more, just can't think right now.
     
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  15. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    JMM 3 was seen as a clinic? It was seen as a robbery :rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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