The 10 most skillful featherweight fights you've seen on film

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  1. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Go :good
     
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  2. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Again, only including fights I've pretty much seen in full:

    1. Vicente Saldivar vs. Howard Winstone II
    2. Ernesto Marcel vs. Kuniaki Shibata
    3. Salvador Sanchez vs. Azumah Nelson
    4. Vicente Saldivar vs. Johnny Famechon
    5. Fighting Harada vs. Johnny Famechon I
    6. Ernesto Marcel vs. Alexis Arguello
    7. Salvador Sanchez vs. Wilfredo Gomez
    8. Eusebio Pedroza vs. Rocky Lockridge I
    9. Alexis Arguello vs. Ruben Olivares
    10. Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I


    The Saddler-Elorde, Barrera-Morales and Barrera-Hamed fights just miss the cut. Famechon-Legra also is pretty stiff to miss out. This division is really hard to pin down, you could probably find another ten worthy place getters.

    If I was including over the weight bouts, Duran vs. Marcel would surely make the list.

    Any others people think might be worth a shout?
     
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  3. Tin_Ribs

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    Pedroza vs Laporte (although I'll never understand how Pedroza didn't get disqualified, the dirty git).
    McGuigan vs Taylor (a bit of an unusual one)
    Saldivar vs Ramos
    Winstone vs Baby Luis
    Barrera vs Marquez



    Wish that Jofre-Legra was on film, even if Jofre was knocking on by that point.
     
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  4. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very good calls, espeically the last three :good
     
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  5. Tin_Ribs

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    Bummer, I've just clicked that Barrera-Marquez was at 130. Oh well.......
     
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  6. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: Ah well, we'll count it regardless :good
     
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  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Marcel vs Shibata would be my top one here, it was brilliant. Absoloutly superb.

    You have pretty much nailed it with your list.
     
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  8. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Vicente Saldivar-Ismael Laguna
     
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  9. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely. Only seen 4 rounds of it though...

    Saldivar-Legra is another one as far as abbreviated fights go.

    And Saldivar-Luis I is another quality fight as far as skills go.
     
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  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Manana (or manana after manana).
     
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  11. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pep-Saddler II

    Scartissue
     
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  12. natonic

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    All the biggies been mentioned already. I think John vs Marquez deserves a shout. I'm a fan McGuigan vs Pedroza.
     
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  13. Drew101

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    Sanchez vs Cowdell
    Pedroza vs Ford
    LaPorte vs Castillo
    Azumah Nelson vs Wilfredo Gomez
     
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  14. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    some others


    Sugar Ramos vs Davey Moore

    Eusebio Pedroza vs Hector Carrasquilla

    Salvador Sanchez vs Ruben Castillo
     
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  15. Drew101

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    I haven't seen Pedroza-Carrasquilla, but I can imagine, based on what I've seen of Hector before, that it was quite well boxed. Good call on Sanchez/Castillo, too.

    Paez-Grove was actually pretty well contested, too.
     
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