Pugilistic Warfare, Post Your Favorite Must See WARS!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by SKS1943, Feb 7, 2014.


  1. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    I still remember watching that fight, boy was I going ape**** pissed/worried whenever Cotto was hurt. Think the entire neighborhood heard the yelling. That fight was on the undercard of Peter/Wladimir and boy did it steal the show or what.
     
  2. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    cotto's reaction to getting hit was the worst thing he could have done too
    I bet he got an ear full after that fight
    wasn't much doubt he was moving up after that

    EDIT : if the ref had stopped that fight in round 2 for torres (from memory), I don't think there would have been too many complaints
     
  3. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Torres took that fight on short notice, neither were fully prepared for one another and Cotto clearly thought he would walk over Torres and blow him away early. I loved how Cotto adapted and managed to change things to his favor, though it was obvious that Torres has stamina issues which eventually caught up with him in the fight as Cotto proved he could handle his power early.

    Regarding the referee, that's exactly what separates a good referee from a terrible one. A real good referee will always know that a fighter can keep going on even if he looks troubled and almost out.
     
  4. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good
    cotto should have moved up in weight before this fight anyway
    the way this one went guaranteed he would

    torres was very crude but he clearly has power, but it took cotto way too long to start boxing and break torres down, when he was losing in exchanges

    made for good viewing, but i'm sure cotto learnt from it
    they had fought once before (amatuers maybe?). can't remember the result
     
  5. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    I didn't know they fought as amateurs. Sadly, can't find any footage of the fight or result for that matter on Google.
     
  6. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i'll see what I can find and let you know if anything comes up
    i'm sure they did and I think it was in the am's
     
  7. JohnH

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    Marvin Hagler vs John Mugabi

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uci_YSuVvL0

    John Mugabi of Uganda was 26--0 with 26 knockouts and was ranked the number one contender by all three major bodies. The fight was on March 10, 1986 as Hagler had hurt his back and could not fight on the first date booked in 1985. Hagler stopped Mugabi in the 11th round of a brutal fight, both men were hospitalised after the fight.
     
  8. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Thank you. :good
     
  9. DABOZ

    DABOZ Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Long list. I think you forgot to include Floyd Mayweather.:think:think
     
  10. SKS1943

    SKS1943 Active Member Full Member

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    Only Real Warriors fight in Wars.
     
  11. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ike Ibeabuchi vs David Tua a true war that can't be matched, both guys matched hard & didn't become champions for diff reasons...Despite beating future & former Heavyweight champions :twisted:
     
  12. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All the fights posted so far are real masculine

    Real manly ****

    Not this f@ggy cowardly mayweather ****

    But real men being men

    This is why we watch boxing for real
     
  13. HoldMyBeer

    HoldMyBeer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you're welcome ;)