I find it odd you'd prefer the 2nd Morales fight as a greater moment for Barrera than the 3rd one. I personally had that 2nd bout scored for Morales. I thought the 3rd bout was a draw, but the feeling amongst people in general is definitely that Barrera performed better in that bout than the 2nd.[/quote]
sorry youre right but it was an error prompted by the need to get my post in before anyone else did - this thread is a race against time
mccrory's win over jones deserves a lot of credit - jones was a really top notch pressure fighter with genuine power in either hand. the first fight was a fair draw and mccrory wobbled a few times. MC was under the cosh for much of the second fight but kept his head and eeked out a tough win.
Giving McCallum a very tough time of it, the brilliant McCallum really respected Herol from then on; (though beating Pazienza when out of his prime or the masterclass v Kaylor, Douglas or Johnson were great times).
(I'm sorry, Herol was a hero and he made me laugh out loud when he made people miss and then hit them hard when he pulled that wide eyed face).
palooka wrote:Giving McCallum a very tough time of it, the brilliant McCallum really respected Herol from then on; (though beating Pazienza when out of his prime or the masterclass v Kaylor, Douglas or Johnson were great times).
(I'm sorry, Herol was a hero and he made me laugh out loud when he made people miss and then hit them hard when he pulled that wide eyed face).
Billy Schwer?
I defo agree with your choice in McCallum, an excellent performance against a great fighter.
Schwer is a tough one, I remember watching him fight although nothing stands out as a big win for me. I'm going to go with Sandro Casamonica, I remember the fight vaguely.
ok - he beat greb but harry was a 12 fight youngster at the time and still nearly won. I'd say gibbons 3rd fight against George chip was his greatest hour.
james j Jeffries - this bout arguably ushered in the modern boxing era - Jeffries still sharp and dangerous loses to Johnson who establishes himself as the first great of the modern ring
to the equally great (arguably!) mike rossman
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ok, I might have been talking Jeffries up a touch, but he did work hard get himself in good shape and was the best true heavy Johnson faced. give the guy a break!
misterpunch wrote:ok, I might have been talking Jeffries up a touch, but he did work hard get himself in good shape and was the best true heavy Johnson faced. give the guy a break!
rocky graziano
Graziano it would probably have to be the 2nd Zale fight.
But his knocking out Freddie Cochrane in the 10th round of a fight he was losing damn near every step of the way is right up there too. He did that twice I think.