THe 10 most skillful junior welterweight 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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    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll give this one a go:


    1. Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Cesar Chavez I
    2. Meldrick Taylor vs. Buddy McGirt
    3. Antonio Cervantes vs. Esteban DeJesus
    4. Wilfred Benitez vs. Emiliano Villa
    5. Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello I
    6. Esteban DeJesus vs. Roberto Duran I
    7. Nicolino Locche vs. Carlos Hernandez
    8. Roberto Duran vs. Edwin Viruet I
    9. Kostya Tszyu vs. Sharmba Mitchell I
    10. Kenny Lane vs. Ludwig Lightburn
     
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  3. teeto

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    I know i've just said a one-sided one in the lightweight thread, but i got to mention one here, one of the most quickly forgotten schoolings in recent times, Kostya Tszyu vs Ben Tackie, Tackie got the cuffs slapped on him early, and they only got tightened until the final bell sounded and they got taken off.
     
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  4. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No doubt a nice boxing display by Tszyu. I'm trying to select fights where both guys show skill to see which fight had the most 'accumulated' skill so to speak.

    Fights like Mayweather-Gatti, Pea-Pineda, Tszyu-Tackie, Locche-Fuji etc. are all masterclasses of skill, but only from one guy.
     
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  5. teeto

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    Yeah my apologies. Pryor-Cervantes wasn't too bad for a bit, The Hawk came on strong though. You've said all the main ones!
     
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  6. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No probs, one-sided ones are ok I suppose, if we've named all the main candidates. :good

    Pryor-Cervantes, whilst short, was very high quality whilst it lasted.
     
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  7. Zopilote

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    How about Julio Cesar Chavez-Miguel Angel Gonzalez? or De La Hoya-Gonzalez?
     
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  8. teeto

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    Yeah i just been watching actually, i forgot how good Pryor was on the outside in that one.
     
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  9. McGrain

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    I agree with the principal of one-sided, but is it possible to find a fight with more entire skill inlcuded than Fuji-Locche?
     
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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Benitez vs Cervantez would be my top pick. Locche vs Cervantez II also deserves a mention IMO.
     
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    Locche-Cervantes II is the weirdest fight in history.
     
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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    How so?
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Just...what's happening there?
     
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  14. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    First that came to mind for me was your no.1. A great fight by both fighters.
     
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  15. Drew101

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    Haven't seen Duran-Mamby, but I just don't see any way that those two couldn't put on a display of skill. Same thing would apply to Napoles-Perkins, I suppose.

    Of the fights that I've seen that haven't already been mnetioned...

    Mayweather-Corley (who boxed pretty well that night, actually)
    Randall-Chavez I
     
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