Classic fights I've watched recently

[handsofstone]

I was off work a few weeks ago and ended up watching some classics from days gone by,most of them I'd already seen numerous times but some not

Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier 1,2+3
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Tommy Hearns 1+2
Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor 1+2
Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello 1+2
Marvin Hagler vs Tommy Hearns
Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott 1+2
George Foreman vs Ron Lyle
Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton
Arturo Gatti vs Mickey Ward 1,2+3
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Marvin Hagler
Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1+2
Henry Armstrong vs Lou Ambers(highlights)
Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield 1,2+3
Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman
Tony Zale vs Rocky Graziano 3
Joe Louis vs Billy Conn 1+2
Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan
Sandy Saddler vs Willie Pep(highlights)
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran 1,2+3

Next up Holyfield vs Qawi 1+2,I haven't seen either of these yet

[Counter-puncher]

Nice. I like a good binge on the classics from time to time

[evrenb]

I was off work a few weeks ago and ended up watching some classics from days gone by,most of them I'd already seen numerous times but some not

Ali vs Frazier 1,2+3
Leonard vs Hearns 1+2
Chavez vs Taylor 1+2
Pryor vs Arguello 1+2
Hagler vs Hearns
Marciano vs Walcott 1+2
Foreman vs Lyle
Holmes vs Norton
Gatti vs Ward 1,2+3
Leonard vs Hagler
Corrales vs Castillo 1+2
Armstrong vs Ambers(highlights)
Bowe vs Holyfield 1,2+3
Ali vs Foreman
Zale vs Graziano 3
Louis vs Conn 1+2
Benn vs McClellan
Saddler vs Pep(highlights)
Leonard vs Duran 1,2+3

Next up Holyfield vs Qawi 1+2,I haven't seen either of these yet

You will be in for a treat with those - especially the first fight - an awesome battle - what a warrior Holyfield was.
I have just watched
Bonavena vs Mildenberger
Patterson vs Hurricane Jackson 2
Nigel benn vs Sugar Boy Malinga
Basilio vs art aragon
Ali vs Mildenberger - A UK broadcast

Let us know what you think of the Holy fights

[handsofstone]

Nice. I like a good binge on the classics from time to time

yeah I'm enjoying it although i don't think the Mrs does when I watch it on the TV through TiVo

I watched both Evander Holyfield-Dwight Muhammad Qawi fights earlier,first one was a cracker and Evander actually had a decent head of hair,next up is the Barrera-Morales trilogy although I'll probably leave them until next week seeing as I've got Smith-McCella tonight, Beltran-Ao tomorrow and that other fight on Saturday between the 2 guys whose names escape me

I think I'm already testing her patience to the limit

[handsofstone]

I was off work a few weeks ago and ended up watching some classics from days gone by,most of them I'd already seen numerous times but some not

Ali vs Frazier 1,2+3
Leonard vs Hearns 1+2
Chavez vs Taylor 1+2
Pryor vs Arguello 1+2
Hagler vs Hearns
Marciano vs Walcott 1+2
Foreman vs Lyle
Holmes vs Norton
Gatti vs Ward 1,2+3
Leonard vs Hagler
Corrales vs Castillo 1+2
Armstrong vs Ambers(highlights)
Bowe vs Holyfield 1,2+3
Ali vs Foreman
Zale vs Graziano 3
Louis vs Conn 1+2
Benn vs McClellan
Saddler vs Pep(highlights)
Leonard vs Duran 1,2+3

Next up Holyfield vs Qawi 1+2,I haven't seen either of these yet

You will be in for a treat with those - especially the first fight - an awesome battle - what a warrior Holyfield was.
I have just watched
Bonavena vs Mildenberger
Patterson vs Hurricane Jackson 2
Nigel benn vs Sugar Boy Malinga
Basilio vs art aragon
Ali vs Mildenberger - A UK broadcast

Let us know what you think of the Holy fights

Both good fights I thought for different reasons,the first fight was fought at an incredible pace and was competitive with the tide switching, Great right from Holyfield to finish things in the rematch, Qawi gave it a go but just didn't have it by then it seemed although it was clear Evander had improved

[magwitch]

I'll tell you what I watched a few rounds of last week, that I saw at the time - and that was Ryan Rhodes versus Otis Grant. I was amazed that they seemed to be boxing in a leisure hall - a world title fight involving a kid who'd become British champion and won a Lonsdale belt outright in record time I think................anyway, Rhodes was pot-shotting the head and doing very little else, apart from missing. I'm no expert but there was no cumulative build-up of shots for Grant to deal with at all - no body shots. I can't remember if he lost points or even if it went that far, but Grant was too clever to get done like that.

[Rexob]

I'll tell you what I watched a few rounds of last week, that I saw at the time - and that was Ryan Rhodes versus Otis Grant. I was amazed that they seemed to be boxing in a leisure hall - a world title fight involving a kid who'd become British champion and won a Lonsdale belt outright in record time I think................anyway, Rhodes was pot-shotting the head and doing very little else, apart from missing. I'm no expert but there was no cumulative build-up of shots for Grant to deal with at all - no body shots. I can't remember if he lost points or even if it went that far, but Grant was too clever to get done like that.

Grant won unanimous points If I remember correctly.

[palooka]

I'll tell you what I watched a few rounds of last week, that I saw at the time - and that was Ryan Rhodes versus Otis Grant. I was amazed that they seemed to be boxing in a leisure hall - a world title fight involving a kid who'd become British champion and won a Lonsdale belt outright in record time I think................anyway, Rhodes was pot-shotting the head and doing very little else, apart from missing. I'm no expert but there was no cumulative build-up of shots for Grant to deal with at all - no body shots. I can't remember if he lost points or even if it went that far, but Grant was too clever to get done like that.

Grant won unanimous points If I remember correctly.

He did, there were 2 points in it on all 3 cards I think.

[jaclem3]

i watched joe louis vs. nathan mann, max baer vs. tony galento, max baer vs. pat comisky and ezzard charles vs. pat valentino.

[evrenb]

i watched joe louis vs. nathan mann, max baer vs. tony galento, max baer vs. pat comisky and ezzard charles vs. pat valentino.

All absolute classics. Baer had it in for Galento...big time !!!

[jaclem3]

.....imram.....i have no idea how to know if i've answered a pm or not with this new layout.

did you send me one and did i reply to it?

[IRLangmaid25]

I recent put into the book Riddick Bowe v Pierre Coetzer and Bowe's two round bomb out job of Jesse Ferguson. Oh and the Herbie Hide fight too. And also Prince Naz v Tom Johnson.

[Bodyshot3]

I recent put into the book Riddick Bowe v Pierre Coetzer and Bowe's two round bomb out job of Jesse Ferguson. Oh and the Herbie Hide fight too. And also Prince Naz v Tom Johnson.

Coetzer was a crazy brave guy wasn't he?

Been watching a fair bit of Honeyghan again - one of the big stars of my youth - and just loved his brash, 'I am the man' style when he was at his peak. The fight with Curry still makes me a smile as it dawns on Don that the bloke charging right at him is on an absolute mission. I'd also forgotten some of the more wild Honeyghan defences like the mugging of Johnny Bumphus and his tussles with Vaca.

[evrenb]

I recent put into the book Riddick Bowe v Pierre Coetzer and Bowe's two round bomb out job of Jesse Ferguson. Oh and the Herbie Hide fight too. And also Prince Naz v Tom Johnson.

Coetzer was a crazy brave guy wasn't he?

Been watching a fair bit of Honeyghan again - one of the big stars of my youth - and just loved his brash, 'I am the man' style when he was at his peak. The fight with Curry still makes me a smile as it dawns on Don that the bloke charging right at him is on an absolute mission. I'd also forgotten some of the more wild Honeyghan defences like the mugging of Johnny Bumphus and his tussles with Vaca.

His knockout of Gianfranco Rosi is beyond awesome !!!!

[handsofstone]

I watched the Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales trilogy and both Sugar Ray Robinson-Carmen Basilio fights

Next up is both Eubank-Benn fights,I've already seen them before,first ones great,second not so much but incidently the rematch is the first fight I remember watching ever

[witherspoon]

I watched Paul Ingle v Junior Jones last night. Very entertaining fight. I have vivid memories of watching that fight live on sky, but absolutely no idea that it was under Lennox Lewis v Michael Grant.

It's strange, I remember both fights well, but completely forgotten that they were on the same card. My memory is normally impeccable on such details.

[Ade L]

If you have a chance watch Clifford Etienne vs Lawrence Clay Bey from 2000....I can't believe more people don't remember this fight

[evrenb]

If you have a chance watch Clifford Etienne vs Lawrence Clay Bey from 2000....I can't believe more people don't remember this fight

One of my favourite all time fights. I remember I was in kuala lumpur watching it. Amazing

[Bodyshot3]

His knockout of Gianfranco Rosi is beyond awesome !!!!

Lloyd had some great nights.....I've not seen it as yet, but apparently his British title fight with Cliff Gilpin was a give-and-take classic.

Have also watched Sanders v Wlad K again. With Sanders you are always left with so many 'what ifs' it almost makes your head hurt.

Looking back at the fight you realise that although Wlad was robotic, Sanders must have carried a massive dig to put a big/powerful guy like Wlad on queer street and when he pulled the trigger his hands were super fast and he also had great timing.

Is the fight a true classic? Maybe not just yet...but with Wlad edging closer to ATG status... it grows in importance and reputation.

[littlepug]

Hoko v villasana 1, 2 and vargas are worth a rewatch

[Bodyshot3]

Hoko v villasana 1, 2 and vargas are worth a rewatch

I am going to revisit those....Paul was a stonking little fighter for a good few years. Seemed to be quite a shy lad out of the ring but once he got in there he was all business. His reign as a world class featherweight seems to have been overshadowed by McGuigan and Hamed; both huge personalities with big profiles.

[Counter-puncher]

Vargas picked him apart in a career-best showing. That night you'd think he was going to go on to have a Sanchez-type career, and he just went, meh. Stopped Patterson, outpointed tackie, and umm that was about it i think. I like d hoko but think he was quite carefully matched and his best wins didnt really pull up any contemporary trees.

[littlepug]

Vargas picked him apart in a career-best showing. That night you'd think he was going to go on to have a Sanchez-type career, and he just went, meh. Stopped Patterson, outpointed tackie, and umm that was about it i think. I like d hoko but think he was quite carefully matched and his best wins didnt really pull up any contemporary trees.

My memory of the fight was of a one sided affair but watched it again recently and hoko was very much in it till the last round he landed some cracking shots but VARGAS took em all and kept coming, didn't mayweather beat VARGAS in a non title fight ?

[palooka]

Steve Robinson v Hoko was a good bout and the Hoko v Taylor bouts were class.

One of my favourites is Ross Hale v Mickey Driscoll

[littlepug]

Steve Robinson v Hoko was a good bout and the Hoko v Taylor bouts were class.

One of my favourites is Ross Hale v Mickey Driscoll

Remember hale winning British against holligan good win was that