Name classic fights that should've been great on paper but were extremely boring

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  1. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jimmy Ellis - Jerry Quarry comes to mind.

    Which else?
     
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  2. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Michael Spinks vs Dwight Muhammad Quai looked like a can't miss, but was really a drag
     
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  3. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:

    Tyson - Smith was a boring fight between two KO artists
     
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  4. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    SRL vs Duran 3
     
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  5. LXEX55

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    Bonavena/Chuvalo figured to be a war. It was dull.
     
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  6. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    De La Hoya vs Trinidad.

    Two unbeaten p4p top 10 fighters in their absolute primes sounds like a cant miss recipe but it missed big time.

    The fight stunk really. One fighter chose to play it safe and turn it into a snorefest and the other wanted to mix it up but wasn't good enough to.

    If there was no controversy with the decision, no one would even talk about it.
     
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  7. Mendoza

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    If I'm not mistaken it won fight of the year.
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Mosley-Forrest was atrocious.
     
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  9. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Trinidad vs De La Hoya
     
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  10. LXEX55

    LXEX55 Active Member Full Member

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    Maybe it did. Watch it on YouTube. Let me know what you think. It was two bulls with locked horns.
     
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  11. Anubis

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    I don't recall at the time that anybody expected their rubber match to be any different than it was.
     
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  12. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Valuev Haye
     
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  13. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You're probably thinking of Chuvalo-Patterson as FOTY. But on the subject, the first two that came to my mind was Mayweather -Pac and Mayweather-Canelo.
     
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  14. Clinton

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    Lol. Nice
     
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  15. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Seriously, I couldn't agree more.
     
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