forgotten gems

[littlepug]

rewatched hoko v goya vargas last night had forgotten what a cracking fight it was,trying to search my memory for other forgotten gems can anyone else contribute any ?

[orbtastic]

Tales from the Vault is full of these:

The Brawls:

Antonio Avelar vs Wilfredo Vazquez
Victor Callejas vs Loris Stecca II
Danny Lopez vs Ruben Olivares
Alexis Arguello vs Andy Ganigan
Julio Gonzalez vs Julian Letterlough
Matthew Franklin vs Richie Kates
Kiyoshi Hatanaka vs Pedro Decima
Aaron Pryor vs Dujuan Johnson
Tony Lopez vs Rocky Lockridge I
Wlliam "Caveman" Lee vs John LoCicero

Shootouts:

Soo Hwan Hong vs Hector Carrasquilla
Juan Meza vs Jaime Garza
Bobby Czyz vs Tim Broady
Ray Mancini vs Arturo Frias
Kelvin Seabrooks vs Ernie Cataluna
Richard Hall vs Julian Letterlough
Mike McCallum vs Julian Jackson
Ezzard Charles vs Bob Satterfield
Bobby Czyz vs Willie Edwards
Kostya Tszyu vs Diosbelys Hurtado

Big Man Drama:

Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper
Orlin Norris vs Adolpho Washington
Alex Stewart vs Ezra Sellers
Carl Williams vs Jesse Fergusson
Michael Moorer vs Alex Stewart
Pinklon Thomas vs Mike Weaver
Darroll Wilson vs Shannon Briggs
Tommy Morrison vs Carl Williams
Ray Mercer vs Bert Cooper
Kenny Keane vs Terry Ray I

Wars of Attrition:

Oscar Larios vs Israel Vazquez II
Santos Cardona vs Kevin Pompey
Leonard Dorin vs Raul Balbi I
James Hughes vs Anthony Stephens
Ebo Elder vs Courtney Burton
Nestor Garza vs Enrique Sanchez
Jaime Garza vs Joe Ruelaz
Rafael Ruelas vs Jorge Paez
Timmy Cordova vs Freddie Roach
Julio Cesar Chavez vs Roger Mayweather

Undercard Treasures:

John Tobin vs Ferris Christian
Leland Hardy vs Ike Padilla
Elvir Muriqi vs Sam Ahmad
Brian Halliman vs Kenny Blackston
Tony Ridges vs Roberto Cobos
Art Jimmerson vs Lenny LaPaglia
Chris mcInerney vs Anterio Vines
John Revish vs Leo Lizarraga
Derrick Roddy vs Ricardo Kennedy
Thomas Davis vs Kendall Holt

Vengeance is Mine - Great Grudge Fights:

Nigel Benn vs Anthony Logan
Iran Barkley vs Michael Olajide
Aaron Davis vs Mark Breland
Mark Kaylor vs Errol Christie
Rafael Orono vs Chul Hu Kim II
Bruce Curry vs Monroe Brooks
Wilfredo Gomez vs Derrick Holmes
Fernando Vargas vs Ross Thompson
Mike McCallum vs Milton McCrory
Chris Eubank vs Nigel Benn I

Little Big Men:

Ricardo Lopez vs Rosendo Alvarez II
Chan Hee Park vs Guty Espadas
Muangchai Kittikasem vs Jung Koo Chang
Sung Kil Moon vs Nana Konadu I
Fidel Bassa vs Dave McAuley I
Betulio Gonzalez vs Martin Vargas
Amado Ursua vs Hilario Zapata
Massan Ohba vs Chartchai Chionoi
Yuri Abrachakov vs Muangchai Kittikasem I
Mark Johnson vs Leon Salazar

Sudden and Violent Endings:

Thomas Hearns vs Juan Domingo Roldan
Tommy Morrison vs Razor Ruddock
Vincent Pettway vs Simon Brown
Derrick Jefferson vs Maurice Harris
Paul Banke vs Daniel Zaragoza II
Prudencio Cardona vs Antonio Avelar
Julian Jackson vs Herol Graham
Alfonso Zamora vs Alberto Sandoval
Julian Letterlough vs Demetrius Jenkins
Frank Liles vs Tim Littles II

Upsets and Unpredictability - A Walk on the Wild Side:

Antwun Echols vs Charles Brewer
Merqui Sosa vs Prince Charles Williams I
Joel Casamayor vs Diego Corrales I
Juan Coggi vs Eder Gonzalez I
Vilomar Fernandez vs Alexis Arguello I
Kelvin Seabrooks vs Thierry Jacob
Frankie Duarte vs Alberto Davila II
Freddie Pendleton vs Tony Lopez
Paul Whitaker vs Don Lee
Lee Roy Murphy vs Chisanda Mutti

Back From the Brinks - Great Comebacks:

Danny Lopez vs Juan Malvarez
Rafael Limon vs Rolando Navarrete I
Danny Williams vs Mark Potter
Jim Watt vs Charlie Nash
Kennedy McKinney vs Junior Jones
Kevin Kelley vs Derrick Gainer I
Jochiro Tatsuyoshi vs Sirimongkol Singwancha
John Mugabi vs James Green
Rolando Navarrete vs Chung Il Choi
Pernell Whitaker vs Diosbelys Hurtado

[Goodnight, Irene]

Tszyu-Hurtado is a great little fight long forgotten.

[BoxBuzz]

Nicely done....and appreciated. putting some of these on my watch list.

[Ambling Alp]

That was a cool list. A lot of good fights that people hardly talk about.

[NazNaci1]

Great list, Orb. Like Mr Buzz, added for future reference

[chucktaylor]

Great post, thanks a LOT, orbtastic!
I am going to get a copy of Tales from the Vault for sure.

[BoxBuzz]

Just watched Tzyu and Hurtado again....indeed G.I. had it right.

[BoxBuzz]

Since we have one thread for "most boring"....this thread seems to have taken the "most entertaining" route.



this hyperlink would be in order....and since it has over a million hits, I doubt it's news to anyone...but good for a laugh if you need it. (I particularly like Aaron Pryor's contribution)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTHXIZzC ... re=related

[bollox]

Nice one Buzz, there's some funny stuff in there

The Pryor fight has still not been explained. Knocked down, gets up, makes the sign of the cross, takes a knee and is then counted out. All without another punch being thrown. Maybe Pryor himself has no recollection of it

[orbtastic]

The book is a fantastic read, written by a fan and he does a great job of describing the action.

I started a thread over on WBVA to see if we couldn't get 100% of the fights seeded/re-seeded so if any of you are on there, it's an ongoing project.

I re-watched Lee/LeCicero last night, that 5th round is WILD. Al Bernstein himself calls it the greatest round he ever saw (reading his book at the moment).

[Counter-puncher]

[Counter-puncher]

a quick shout-out for a couple more that don't get mentioned often in threads like this:

Tony Lopez - John John Molina 3
Nishioka - Veerapol 2&3
Paul banke - something or other Lee (korean dude)
Morales - Zaragoza