Jung Koo Chang vs Hilario Zapata II - WBC Light Flyweight Title - Longer Japanese Broadcast

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    I believe this is longer than the previously available versions of this bout.

    The Korean Hawk is one of my favorites and I felt the need to share. Imagine being Zapata this night in front of that crowd, against a prime Hawk?

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    Russell, Sep 28, 2018
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    The way the Korean Hawk just completely overwhelms a master boxer/mover like Zapata in just a few short rounds is awesome and dare I say a career defining win for Chang.

    Or was Zapata perhaps actually that dead and done at the weight by this time?
     
    Russell, Oct 1, 2018
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  3. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Zapata lost a few times before meeting Chang, and plenty after. Maybe its me, but these extreme lower weight fighters are tough to judge because they often don't have a lot of fights under their belts.

    Chang's best opponents to me were Humberto Gonzalez and Munangchai Kittikasem. He lost the Gonzalez fight via wide margin and was stopped by Kittikasem.

    Chang fans say he was past his best by then, even though he was only 26 for Gonzalez, and 28 for Kittikasem.

    The other side of the coin is he had a lot of title defenses, but I don't recognize most of the names on the list.
     
    Mendoza, Oct 1, 2018
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  4. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They fought 15 rounds 5 months earlier, also in South Korea with Zapata getting a controversial Split Decision.

    Zapata was said to be weight drained for the rematch and never fought at 108 lbs again.
     
    Saad54, Oct 1, 2018
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  5. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Bump.

    Chang at his peak.

    People don't seem to know Chang had a foot injury for the first bout.
     
    roughdiamond, Apr 17, 2019
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