Which Historic Fights Would You Have Predicted Wrong?

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  1. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Active Member Full Member

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    Leonard vs Hearns I
    Hagler vs Leonard
    Ali vs Frazier
    Ali vs Foreman
    Duran vs Barkley
    Curry vs Honeyghan
    Benitez vs Cervantes
    Holmes vs Spinks I
    Holyfield vs Qawi I
    Arguello vs Fernandez
    Norris vs Brown
     
  2. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Ali vs Frazier 1
    Tyson vs Holyfield
    Duran vs Leonard
    Trinidad vs Hopkins
    Foreman vs Ali
     
  3. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Braddock/Bear
    Patterson/Moore ( poss )
    Benn/Barkley
    Saad/ Braxton
    Curry/ Honeygan
    Norton/Ali 1
    Frazier/Foreman 1
    Napoles/Backus 1
    O, Bed/ Dagge
    Benetiz/ Cervantes.
     
  4. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    I don't think many predicted Fury to dominate and destroy Wilder in the rematch
     
  5. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Loma vs Salido. Was like watching the rebirth of Golota.
     
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  6. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I largely make my predictions based on A-side/B-side or if on a similar level the boxer/puncher/swarmer triangle. I'm not sure exactly when they figured the triangle out though, be cool to learn if anyone knows.

    Ali Frasier 2
    Leonard Duran 1, and other Leonard losses
    Patternson Ingemar 2
    Ruiz Joshua 1
    Pacquiao Thurman (because of age)
    I thought Mayweather Pacquiao would be more exciting (I couldn't tell you why)

    I thought I was the last one to figure out Tyson was never gonna get the magic back, but apparently some think he still has it so now I feel better.

    I thought Fury would comfortably win the first Wilder fight (regardless of the reason, that was not the official result), then did not see his performance in the second fight coming.
     
  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It wasn't a bad call, I didn't think that much of Fury to be honest. But I thought that Wlad got that old age virus in that fight who's main symptom is,,,,,you can't pull the trigger when you see an opening.
     
  8. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I was a big Duran fan then but I thought he'd lose, not by brutal ko though. I read that his weight had soared to 190 after the Hagler fight and add to this he was flush with cash after the Moore and Hagler fights and I shocked my friends by not betting on the Hearns fight
     
  9. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Haye v Tony Bellend. No idea Haye was that shot.
     
  10. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Spinks-Tyson. I though Spinks would confuse and outbox Mike, but I had to wait for Douglas for that to happen.