the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Mantequilla, Nov 20, 2009.


  1. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    One of the great often forgotten 80's fights that one.Johnson was a god.
     
  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have wanted to see this for some time. Is it on youtube?

    I also loved the first Johnson-Leslie Stewart tussle. The first round of that was amazing.
     
  3. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I put this fight up on one of the archives sites a few months back because I hadn't see it around anywhere. I'd be happy to get you a copy. Let me know.
     
  4. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    One of Benitez's best performances must be against Maurice Hope, (a very strong and durable southpaw). After a few early rounds, Benitez was able to outwork Hope off of the ropes with strong counters. At times he was even able to load up on shots and simply wail away at Hope. Benitez's body work was very good also. In the 12th round Benitez backed up hope to the ropes and loaded up with an overhand right, and completely knocked him out for the count. Beautiful knockout.
    I scored almost every single round for Benitez, except the 9th round and the first few rounds.

    Benitez:3,4,6,7,8,10,11,12
    Hope:1,2,5,9
     
  5. Goyourownway

    Goyourownway Insanity enthusiast Full Member

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    I downloaded the fight off of WBVA(thanks to the uploader,by the way).


    Took a couple of days but the wait was worth it.Johnson was one of the great value-for-money fighters of the 70's and 80's,though not one of his fights were ever listed as fight of the year by Ring magazine,who felt the Foreman-Young fight was a more compelling one than the first Saad-Johnson fight.


    The rematch against Stewart was an exciting one,too,in the sense that a man can survive an opening round in which he's down(twice,I think) and on the verge of being knocked out,then spending the rest of the fight relentlessly pursuing his opponent,in spite of sickening beating he's taking,until the very end.
     
  6. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    thanks man, that'd be great! I'll pm you about it...:good
     
  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Carter v Araujo.

    Hard to describe what I make of this one.

    I've just watched it twice to be sure.

    At first glance it basically looks like Araujo schools carter early doors then late on carter catches Araujo and never lets up.

    Then I watched it again and it's interesting when you consider the size difference (unsure of the actual heights here, I'm going off a visual comparison on the fight) All night Araujo was bouncing around on his feet landing hard combos and getting out of range, whilst this exchange would go on, Carter would stalk forward, maybe throw a jab and try to block shots. Is it feasible that he had faith in his power, saw the energy Araujo was burning and decided to put it all on wearing him down?

    Kinda reminds me a lot of Louis v Conn. One argument is it's a patient fight caculating when the best time to strike was, another argument is the guy was being schooled, the opponent got careless and he landed his hail mary shot.

    I'd like to believe it's the first option. Carter gave away the early rounds to go for a late onslaught. I could be way off here but even when he's being beaten up, he still looks caluclating and never really strays from the stalk and jab in the first 11 rounds.

    He still doesn't look great on film because he still got schooled early doors, but it's a consideration worth thinking about when pitting him H2H, the opponent would have to be screwed on all night if the LW version showed up (he seemed to be really **** up at WW but great at LW).

    As a side note, is Araujo one of the best contenders never to win a (or be an uncrowned) world championsip?

    Great fight anyways.
     
  8. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tim Austin vs Adan Vargas

    Austin- 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9

    Vargas- 1, 4, 8

    Good stoppage in the round 10....
     
  9. lufcrazy

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    Cerdan vs Zale.

    Marcel was clearly winning this fight with effective pressure. didn't let his hands go that much though and he was easy to hit.

    The finish was brutal, zale looked out cold despite up against the ropes and it's a good job the ref was so close or we could have had a similar situation to mercer v morrison.

    Decent fighter and I could imagine him giving many a man a hard night (wins over williams, abrams and zale have to be testament to this) but aside from carter's come from behind ko (in a fight he was clearly losing imo) this is probably the least great I've seen a fighter look recently whilst winning the fight.

    Still, compared to a huge percentage of boxer's he looks world class. But compared to the other HOF guys, not so much.
     
  10. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    As far as i know Holman was on the decline.

    Both fighters were injured in this fight.
     
  11. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Yeah he injured his hand in the 4th or something like that.
     
  12. McGrain

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    Tavoris Cloud SD Gabriel Campillo

    Great fight, Campillo shows great skills, I especially loved the straight left/right uppercut combo he delivered three times in the early rounds and I loved that when he gained in confidence he came inside and start fighting two-handed up close stepping off onto that horrible little angle to leave Cloud floundering.

    He boxed beautifully in round 8 which is when he pulled level on the cards for me after that disastrous first round when he got dropped twice. Be worthwhile looking to see what adjustments he made to slip that right hand from the second onwards? Cloud did help him though, inexplicably going backwards in round two for no apparent reason, I watched it a second time just to make sure he didn't get hurt and I can't find a solitary reason for it, why?

    I do think, on first viewing though, that it was not a robbery...I have it a draw.

    CLOUD:1,4,6,11,12
    CAMPILLO: 2,3,5,7,8,9,10

    113-113

    The rounds I was a little uncomfortable with were 4,5 and 11, two of which are Cloud rounds, so I'd be happier with a Campillo card based upon these swings, but I could see a Cloud card if he had round 5 scored to him.

    Good, absorbing contest and I hope they do it again.
     
  13. McGrain

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    Vitali Klitschko UD12 Derek Chisora

    Interesting wee fight, Chisora did very well, I wish he had jabbed jabbed jabbed more to the body, the body shots were troubling him and a few more points could have generated a very very interesting close.

    VITALI: 1,2,3,5,7,9,11
    CHISORA:4,6,8,12

    8-4 VITALI.
     
  14. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Vitali: 1; 2; 3;
    Chisora: 4;

    Then I got bored.
     
  15. Moochie

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