Razor Thin Decisions

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  1. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    As boxing fans, we all know plenty of fights that could've easily gone the other way. Which fights stood out the most to you in this regard. My picks would be...

    Hearns vs Hill
    Holmes vs Norton
    Barkley vs Duran
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely like your second and third choices. Razor-thin fights if I ever saw any. The first one I have to beg to differ on however.
     
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  3. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How'd you score the first fight?
     
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  4. William Walker

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    Well, I didn't actually score it on points. I thought it was fairly close, but there was no doubt in my mind that Hearns had won the fight.
     
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  5. Unforgiven

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    Larry Holmes W15 Carl Williams
    Thomas Hearns W12 James Kinchen
    Roberto Duran W12 Iran Barkley
    Michael Moorer W12 Evander Holyfield
    Lennox Lewis W10 Ray Mercer
    Joe Calzaghe W12 Bernard Hopkins
    Carl Froch W12 Andre Dirrell
     
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  6. Devon

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    Hearns clearly beat hill
     
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    Dillian Whyte vs Dereck Chisora 1
     
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  8. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do draws count?
     
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    Holyfield vs Moorer 1
     
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  10. HolDat

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    Sure
     
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  11. The Funny Man 7

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    Accelino Freitas vs. Joel Casamayor might just be the closest fight I can recall seeing. If not for the bogus knockdown and the also bogus point deduction, it would have been a draw, and probably the most just draw ever.

    Carmen Basilio vs. SRR has always been the poster child for close fights, notorious because virtually all 15 rounds were toss-ups

    Shane Mosely vs. Oscar De La Hoya II

    Ali vs. Norton I, II, III

    Miguel Cotto vs. Joshua Clottey

    JMM vs. Manny II and III
     
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  12. William Walker

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    particularly great remark on Basilio
     
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  13. Big Ukrainian

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    Moorer Holyfield 1 stands here as the fight that changed the HW title lineage for few years.

    Had Holy got the draw (one point difference), it's highly unlikely that Old George wins another lineal HW title and keeps it for another 3 years.
     
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    Collins-Reggie
     
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  15. kargundar #wise

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    Edwin Rosario vs Jose Luis Ramirez I
     
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