Least number of punches thrown in a title fight

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  1. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed v. Lawal

    Hamed- 3
    Lawal- 0
     
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  2. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    deleon-nelson. some argue if a punch was thrown at all
     
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  3. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    I should have mentioned that indeed, I was talking about fights going the distance. For fights that ended in KO's the number of punches thrown per round would be better. Obviously it's not about first round KO's.
     
    RDJ, Dec 18, 2009
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  4. Will

    Will Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Amir Khan vs Dimitre Salita.

    Can't have been more that 20 or 30

    Just read above.

    Sorry
     
    Will, Dec 18, 2009
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  5. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Nelson against DeLeon is certainly a candidate..... though that fight was scored a draw.
     
    Beeston Brawler, Dec 18, 2009
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  6. FROST

    FROST Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If I remember correctly, Valuev threw next to nothing during the first half of the fight. Holyfield threw (and landed) more, but still had a very 'economic' punch output.

    I think Valuev-Holyfield is the winner here.
     
    FROST, Dec 18, 2009
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  7. Bajingo

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    He wasn't much better in the second half, Holyfield still landed more apart from the last 2 rounds.

    I think that fight should have been summed up as Holyfield fighting quite well for his age and Valuev putting on the worst performance for a champion that I have seen for some time.
     
    Bajingo, Dec 18, 2009
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  8. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Johnson almost threw double what Haye did. :lol::rofl:patsch
     
    Rico Spadafora, Dec 18, 2009
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  9. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    Hilarious isn't it :D

    I'll be fair here and acknowledge that Johnson threw his punches with less intent than Haye, but throwing double the amount of punches compensates for that.
     
    RDJ, Dec 18, 2009
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  10. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    due to inactivity.never seen so many even rounds the cards are hilarious 115-115
     
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  11. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    The traditional approach in boxing is to score the punches that land, not the punches that are thrown.

    Johnson landed 60% less punches than Haye did, and the ones he did land were less effective.

    Explain again why the fact that he frequently flailed away at thin air 'compenstates' for that?
     
    Cobbler, Dec 18, 2009
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  12. hagman1989

    hagman1989 the boxing site , try it Full Member

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    show youre knowledge or should i say lack off it
     
    hagman1989, Dec 18, 2009
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  13. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    You are correct. I was talking about the effort put in by the fighter, not how it scored. Haye did indeed land more. They're not equal in scoring, but both efforts are pathetic in my book. A fast guy like Haye can throw at least 4 punches a second, that means if he threw one combination he would be inactive for a full minute after that on average (1 punch per 15 seconds). It's pathetic, and so far the only fight that was (admittedly) worse was Valuev vs. Holyfield.
     
    RDJ, Dec 18, 2009
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  14. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    Right, and all the people with boxing knowledge happen to be British :lol:
     
    RDJ, Dec 18, 2009
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  15. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    But the basic point remains the same. Why do you care about how many punches are thrown? Do you thrill to the sound of fist against nothing? Does the waft of a wild non-connecting swing excite you? If Haye had waved his arms another 300 times in Valuev's direction without connecting anymore than he did why exactly would that have been better?
     
    Cobbler, Dec 18, 2009
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