I wish Zeljko Mavrovic fought after the Lennox Lewis bout. He was far more skilled than given credit

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

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    Yeah I really wish we'd seen more of him. I first saw him when he annihilated Brit heavyweight Clifton Mitchell and then when he beat Julius Francis.
     
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    Decent brawler, just not quite good enough to be elite.
     
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    In his first fight at the highest level he gave a prime version of top 10 ATG HW a very tough nights work even though he was conceding 29lbs and 7'' in reach to him, and a lot of experience fighting at the world level. He was obviously teak-tough too with a hell of a set of whiskers. Definitely a quality fighter and there's no reason to believe he wasn't capable of making some real noise in the division had his career not been tragically cut short due to illness.
     
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    Didn’t he retire because of some type of muscle wasting syndrome? He was decent, gave Lewis a tough fight.
     
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    Yes he lost six stone in weight
     
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    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    He fought absolutely no one other than Lewis. His claim to fame is that he took a beating.
     
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  8. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah i know.... thats why i wish he had the chance to fight at HW after that bout... thats what the post is about
     
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    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To be honest Lewis won 10 rounds. And schooled Mavrovic in round 12 but Mavrovic did give him a lot of trouble in round 7. He had talent
     
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    Lewis looked mighty relieved at the end. Mavrovic gave him a tough fight
     
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  11. Big Ukrainian

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    Interestingly, Ray Mercer stopped Mavrovic in 2 minutes in 1988, right before the Olympic Games where Mercer won Gold.
     
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  12. MarkusFlorez99

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    He gave him a tough fight for a couple of rounds and there were 1 or 2 somewhat close rounds. Mavrovic was a TOUGH son of a *****. Watching and scoring the full fight however Lewis took it wide and won the last few rounds big.

    Round 12 was a schooling.
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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    These things happen sometimes. Mercer was a big puncher and would've been what like 27 at the time and Mav like 19?

    Savon KO'd the iron-jawed Tua in the amateurs too.
     
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    Mercer later won all fights at Olympic Games by KO, including KO1 in the final over a guy who stopped Golota
     
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  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I'm not talking about the number of rounds he won I just mean he gave him a tough fight in general. Lewis won clearly but Mavrovic made him work hard for it and Lewis once said that when you hit a guy with your best shots and they just keep on coming it's very mentally draining.
     
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