Unheralded lighter weight pressure fighters

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Name off some pressure fighters from 126 and below who don't get the attention they deserve. And make sure they have fighters viewable on YouTube.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Michael Brodie
    Troy Dorsey
    Kuniaki Shibata
    Myung-Woo Yuh
    Guty Espadas Sr.
    Jiro Watanabe
    Muangchai Kittikasem
    Thierry Jacob

    Some very different styles in there, but I'd call them all pressure fighters and I enjoy watching them all. I also think they'd all classify under the catagory of 'underrated'.
     
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Watanabe I love watching.
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Same, such good fundamentals and amazing skills. Brilliant footwork too. only seen the Kim, Oguma & Roman fights, but I enjoyed all of them.
     
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  5. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great list! Wantanbe is the first guy that came to mind. Explosive, I know you you asked for 126 and below but if you look a little bit north to lightweight, Lenord Dorin is a guy that I think is a very underated pressure fighter. Unfortunately for him he mostly known for a blow out lose to Gatti at a weight class he had no business being in. Dorin was a very good swarmer.
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dorin was solid. He put a beating on Emanuel Augustus and was robbed blind against Spadafora.
     
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    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yoko Gushiken!
     
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  8. Saintpat

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    Nice call on Troy Dorsey. Tougher than a 10-penny nail driven through a $2 steak.
     
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  9. Amos-san

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    Santos Laciar, Efren Torres, Betulio Gonzalez (since Ohba fight). Also obviously Bernabe Villacampo, but he's not on youtube.
     
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