LightHeavy Weight Great Fights

I was there that night. My hands are still sore from clapping. Like everyone else, I thought Saad was finished but he could come back from the grave probably better than anyone.

Was there ever a better fighter that was always about 2 seconds away from getting stopped but would turn the tables better than Saad? Little red would get hurt and knocked down, but he just didn't seem to be on the brink the way Saad would get.

 

Andries v Hearns, remember watching that as a kid and being enthralled.

 

You may be right there.

Williams was always a Lt Heavy but he did drop down to 168 to fight Toney around that time and Sosa fought a fair bit at 168 too.

Still it was one of the most brutal fights you could see, just bombs away and stuff defense.

Awesome viewing.

 

Both Saad-Johnson fights.
Letterlough-Gonzalez.
Saad-Lopez II
Murphy-Mutti
Moore-Durelle
Spinks-Lopez

 

To be accurate,

A 'very good' Light-Heavyweight.

Fought at the Blue Horizon, The Arena and The Spectrum in Philadelphia.

Thought to be a Philly Light-Heavyweight, but was actually from Bayonne, New Jersey.

1973 - #7 WBA Light-Heavyweight
May 1974 - Won the NABF Light-Heavyweight Title
1974 - #3 WBA Light-Heavyweight
1975 - #1 WBA Light-Heavyweight
1976 - #1 WBA Light-Heavyweight
1977 - #1 WBA Light-Heavyweight

An excellent boxer, and a good puncher.

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virgil hill vs hearns

 

February 10, 1978

NABF Light-Heavyweight Championship

Tale of the Tape

Richie Kates
Age; 26 1/2
Height; 6' 0"
Reach; 76"
Record; 34-3-0 (19 KO's)
Ratings; #4 WBA / #5 WBC

Matthew Frankin
Age; 23 1/2
Height; 5' 11"
Reach; 75"
Record; 18-3-2 (11 KO's)
Ratings; #5 WBA / #6 WBC

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Any of the Johnson-Saad matchups.

 

Re: Johnson-Pastrano
I love this fight. Not a slugfest but it's absolutely beautiful to watch. I thought Johnson won but alas...

Has anyone mentioned Foster and Chris Finnegan. Much more enjoyable than the usual Foster blow out.

A great fight is Jose Torres and Eddie Cotton. Just two guys trading punches.

 

Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez II is on a short list of most exciting fights I've ever seen with the like of Chacon vs Limon & Boza Edwards and Hagler-Hearns.

 

Can't go wrong with any Saad or Moore fights.

Along with Pastrano-Johnson which has been said earlier and Johnson-Ezzard Charles

 

Nathan Cleverly Vs Tommy Karpency

 

Alvaro Yaqui Lopez vs.