Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson vs Yuri Arbachakov

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Sweet Pea, Feb 18, 2008.


  1. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I love this post. Yuri truly was under-appreciated, one of the very best I've seen at Flyweight or any of the lower weight classes(Bantamweight and under) in general.
     
  2. stuistylee

    stuistylee j.c.chavez superstar Full Member

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    this is funny cause just the other day i was watching his 2 fights with kittikasem...bloody good fights...i think yuri would beat too sharp...but it'd b a good fight for fans...
     
  3. Raging B(_)LL

    Raging B(_)LL KAPOW!!! Full Member

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    Actually, I disagree that Yuri was at his peak when he first met Sasakul. He was already on the slide by the time he met Hugo Soto and Arciniega, as he was getting hit a lot more due to his vision problems. He was using his jab as more of a range finder for his right hand in those fights as opposed to a weapon in itself due to is eye troubles. The fact that he performed so well against Sasakul considering how he looked in his three previous bouts was rather impressive and was his last hurra really.
     
  4. Raging B(_)LL

    Raging B(_)LL KAPOW!!! Full Member

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    Here are my thoughts on Yuri which I posted on a thread in the classic section not too long ago.


     
  5. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Do you think he could have beaten Too Sharp?
     
  6. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Would have been a lovely scrap but I think Arbachakov would have found a way to land the straight right down the pipe on Too Sharp.
     
  7. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'd take Too Sharp. He was phenomenal at flyweight.