The 70's/80's Featherweight Fab 4: Which was the best fight?

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  1. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    These guys gave us some of the best action fights in the history of the sport. No question about it. So, I ask you a simple question: which was the best? I'd say it's between Boza-Edwards/Limon, Boza-Edwards/Chacon II, and Chacon/Limon IV, although Limon/Navarette was a great one as well. What say you fellas?
     
  2. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Boza Chacon rematch or Chacon Limon 4

    Navarette vs Choi was a controversial epic as well.I don't think either were the same after it.
     
  3. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bobby Chacon is in bad "physical" shape.

    Wonder how the other guys are these days as a result of these wars?

    (Boza Edwards shows up as a trainer sometimes on TV fights)
     
  4. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Its between Boza-Chacon 2 & Limon-Chacon 4.

    I voted Boza-Chacon 2 because it was a much closer fight & a slightly faster pace due to it being a 12 rder & the Limon-Chacon fight being a 15 rder, I don`t think Chacon or Boza paced themselves AT ALL, brilliant fight, the best action fight I`ve ever seen except for Morales-Barrera 1.

    :good
     
  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Where is Danny Lopez in the mix? He sure as hell was a featherweight champion of the 70's...and possibly the most exciting.
     
  6. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I voted Boza vs Chacon II....Bobby showed unbelievable toughness, it is the greatest display of tougness ever in my opinion...
     
  7. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Interesting, as I'd actually go with Boza-Edwards/Limon. Never seen a more consistent two way action fight.
     
  8. Flea Man

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    I dunno man. Whilst a worthy inclusion to this great canon of fights with some great action with Limon coming back into it in the last 3 rounds, I felt Boza won the fight pretty clearly. Not that it wasn't a great fight, but there were a few rounds where he kept it consistently at mid-range.

    I would go for the obvious choice, Limon-Chacon IV. Just an insane and ferocious fight.

    I like Choi Vs Navarette and Limon as well. Choi was pissing it against Limon IMO, then got destroyed to the body. Navarette Vs Limon is good as well. Limon was a ****in' savage, **** Valero.

    Single most impressive performance is probably Navarette-Boza. Devastating, but Boza was looking the new boss after Arguello, coming off big wins over Limon and Chacon. (both Chacon-Boza fights were ace as well, the 2nd fight moreso but the 117-111 card was all over the shop and I didn't score the 1st two rounds 10-8 to Chacon either, overall I felt Boza was robbed)

    These guys were ****in' made for each other, once Arguello had stopped kicking their asses.

    How would you rank 'em?
     
  9. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Chacon-Limon IV
     
  10. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought Chacon won that fight by a good 4-5 points, just as I had Boza-Edwards winning the Limon fight. In some ways, Limon/Chacon IV was superior from a dramatic standpoint, especially given the last round and what Chacon had to come back from, but I thought he had the fight in the bag with his work in the later rounds, anyway. I just thought the two way action in Boza-Edwards/Limon was unsurpassed.

    I'd say Chacon was the best overall. He gave us great fights over a longer period, and held the best record of the bunch.

    Navarette was the most talented, though, and it's impossible to separate based on balls (outside of Navarette being last).
     
  11. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Yep, Chacon had some good wins in the 70s as well at Feather (Marcano and Danny Lopez spring to mind). I had the 4th Limon fight closer, but I see your point, I just think they had more of a tear up than the other two, as I say, I remember Boza keeping out of harms way more than Limon-Chacon did, but that's not saying much for either fight as hundreds of hard punches were landed in both.

    Navarette was pretty vulnerable I thought, he could fight well when hurt to a degree, but was foldable. In terms of being the most talented, I would say Boza runs him close. But then again you take their fight into account....Navarette just couldn't miss although I'm still not certain that it makes him the more talented against a wider bunch, could just be a bad fight for Boza. Against mutual opposition, Boza holds the edge with Limon.

    Limon was the nastiest. Horrible fighter. He blocked/slipped far less than the others as well :scaredas:

    I agree with the OP (can't remember exactly what you said) but I would say these were the best series of action fights ever.
     
  12. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Navarette was giving Limon a pasting before he folded, i'm not so sure that would have happened before the Choi bout where he took some hellacious shots from one of the divisions bigggest ever punchers.

    CHoi was a beast offensively, just a pity he couldn't take bodyshots at all.He's someone who would have done better if he had come along during an era of cuties and less aggressive fighters
     
  13. Flea Man

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    Choi seemed a hard, straight puncher who could transition into swarming as soon as he saw his man hurt.

    I could tell he had a real dig, but have you seen any more of his fights to justify the 'one of biggest punchers in division' remark? Would love to see more of this guy.

    Choi Vs Numata: someone's going down from body shots ;-)