The 'what fights did you watch today?' thread

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by ishy, Feb 26, 2009.


  1. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Have you seen Casamayor-Marquez?

    That's a really good quality fight. I always watch it when I want to see solid technique. Really underrated fight, IMO.
     
  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    heres why i odnt like the fights

    Foreman vs Lyle - The fihgters display no skills for the first few rounds and just stand and move their hands. Eventually theres afew KDs which is pretty exciting then Foreman comes bac and stops him. Juts not my sorta thing i like great technicians and bouts with excitement and drama but more thoughtful and patient

    Ike vs Tua - Just 2 big guys standing moving their hands. Ike shows some skills but not enough and Tua hardly does anything skillful except afew combos. No drama in this fight at all.

    Why i like Gatti - I can relate to him. A fighting guy with a ton of heart but honest and shows who he is. Lots of drama in his fights. Showed he was skillful and he tried to use his skills but got drawn in and showed a weakness/vulnerability.

    see above

    Foreman vs Ali is very boring IMO. A huge win though. I think Ali later in his career became quite broing with his holding tactics but it was clever so i appreciated it.

    Fights i like

    Basilio vs SRR/ Saxton 2/ Demarco 2
    Hagler vs Heanrs
    Chacon vs Limon 4/ Boza 2
    Arguello vs Escalara 1 and 2/ Pryor 1/ Mancini/ Boza
    Gatti vs Ward 3
    Leonard vs Hearns 2
    Johnson vs Pastrano
    Napoles vs Muniz/ Lewis 1/ Griffith
    Monzon vs Griffith 2/ Napoles
    Ross vs McLarnin
    Any Willie Pep stuff
    Ali vs Frazier 1 and 3/ Liston 1 and 2
    plus loads more
     
  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    yeh i love it very good fight my kinda fight
     
  4. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    I'd like to nominate this thread for a sticky :deal

    (wow, that sounds so wrong) :lol:
     
  5. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis/Tua is a fight I quite enjoyed but I'm sure I'm in the minority.
    Middleweight/SMW James Toney is a pleasure to watch no matter how one sided.
     
  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i enjoyed Hopkins vs Taylor 1 and 2 no **** im serious
     
  7. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    Morales vs Pac 1, great fight between 2 of my all-time favourites, the 12th round finished Morales as an elite fighter in my view. The guy could have been even greater if he had stuck to his underappreciated boxing skills more in his career.
     
  8. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Surprised you're not a Morales fan Greg after reading what you wrote about Gatti
     
  9. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    I am. I love MAB as well in fact Morales vs Barrera is the best fight i have ever seen (forgot to include it in the list)
     
  10. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes,true but if he didn't get bored of boxing after 2 rounds or so and get dragged into a fight he wouldn't be Erik Morales:yep
     
  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    He boxes very well against Barrera and actually tries to box Barrera as Barrera tries to fight

    this weekend is going to be th trilogy for me.
     
  12. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The 1st fight:yep:goodAmazing.Up there with Foreman/Lyle:hey
     
  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    **** off
     
  14. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    True, think I'm going to have a Morales marathon over the next few days. :p
     
  15. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's what I had in mind as well^^^:yep:good.