Most Disappointing Performances to You

freitas performance against juan diaz was equally as disappointing.

 

No, this is the baffling thing, Floyd made no alterations to his game. ODLH simply stopped using the jab, which Floyd, I'm sure, thought was very accommodating, and took over the rest of the fight. It was, as his post-fight interview, very disappointing and made no sense.

 

Holmes-Spinks I

I had taken the tough fight Larry had with Carl Williams as an off night, not wanting to believe it was a sign of a fighter nearly three years into his decline. One of the things that kept the illusion up for me was the fact that Holmes had actually scored a couple of nice wins just before that, TKOS over both David Bey (who had beaten Greg Page) and Bonecrusher Smith.

Watching Spinks' performance during that fight made me very angry at Holmes...it seemed too much like his reflexes had slowed, because there were times in that fight he should have pulled the trigger and didn't. Not to mention, he looked like a completely different fighter in those last rounds than the righteous boxing God who beat Ken Norton in those same rounds years before. Larry looked old, and even though I protested the decision I knew in my heart that he lost in a close but definite defeat.

I was further disappointed when, after winning by four points on my card in the Spinks 2 fight, he lost again. Disappointed with the judges, who imo were watching a different fight.

Sucks when one's idols fall. But hey, how many fighters came back later, at that advanced age, and accomplished what he did? Giving Holy a credible fight, and nearly taking it against McCall.

 

Just because you don't understand what your watching you think a top operator like odh just decided to stop using his jab out of the blue? C'mon man

 

I was not a happy bunny, when I found Chavez was already cut pre fight for the first De La Hoya fight.


I stayed up all night, the fight was on later than normal for Vegas, and for the first De La Hoya punch to open JCC up and finish the fight as a contest was a tad frustrating.


I was realistic, I did not think Chavez would win, but I figured it would be a close classy fight for six rounds or so before De La Hoya took over...

 

Duran-Leonard 2. Duran is my favorite fighter ever, but there is no excuse for quitting the way he did. Period. I was devastated.

Duran- Laing. Laing was a good fighter with some serious skills-albeit a bit of an underachiever- but give me a ****ing break. Duran is an undisputed atg and should not have lost to him. Absolute further proof that above 147, Duran was well past his best as this performance clearly indicates that. He was capable of some great performances above 147- Hagler, Moore and Barkley- but he obviously didnt have the speed or reflexes 154 and above.

 

100%. I remember thinking though that the Randall fights indicated he was past his best.

 

Okay, I got it. I was trying to have a discussion but your just a Floyd fan. No need to go any further.

 

Oh, man, I was thinking about that yesterday. Totally agree. I wasn't a fan of ODLH and wanted to see his comeuppance, so the disappointment with me was thick. Like you said, first punch and he is sliced. I remember screaming, "Why did he even show up with that cut?"

 

Hagler against Leonard. I was expecting a similar strategy to the Hearns fight, imposing himself on the smaller man right at the start. But nope, he decides to come out boxing conservatively, and from an orthodox stance, not only giving away the early rounds but allowing Leonard to grow in confidence and shake off his ring rust.

 

Oscar DelaHoya when he faced Trinidad. That fight had some great expectations going in. Oscar didn't come to fight. He came to bull**** the entire fight.

 

Going back aways, Duane Bobick's 58 second loss to Norton on national Television. (they maybe should have started that fight in the fourth round).

 

Vlad vs Tyson Fury ..,in that fight Vlad proved all of his critics and haters to be RIGHT

 

Quitting is always disappointing....no matter who it is

 

After the Tokyo performance to see James “Buster” Douglas show up like a fat bloated prostitute looking for a payday against Holyfield disgusted me. Same with Andy Ruiz Jr.