Classic fights I've watched recently

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Lennox Lewis vs Andrew Golota


Lewis blows away Golota in a round to retain his World Heavyweight title, devastating performance from Lewis who didn't muck about, hurt Golota with a big right hand and backed him into the corner and showed great accuracy from both hands to club Golota down, mainly it was right hands doing the damage but some nice lefts as well, Golota got up but he was all over the place, the ref Joe Cortez was practically holding him up as Golota staggered around the ring, poor reffing, it was irrelevant in the end as Lewis immediately backed Golota into the same corner and drilled him with massive rights to club him down again for the finish

Always remember seeing this fight years ago, i'll never forget Golota's eyes when he got put down for first time, looked shellshocked

[Brian Seneca]

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.

Curry is my all time favorite fighter. Lloyd beat him fairly. I never understood how Lloyd loses to Vaca. The scoring was suspect but Lloyd was already slipping in hindsight.

[Brian Seneca]

I recently watched Bowe vs Biggs. I had not known or had forgotten how valiant Biggs fought. He hurt Bowe badly. I also have watched Honeyghan title defenses. And Weaver title fights. Along with Limon vs Chacon 4. That fight would have been stopped by like the fourth round today.

[Woldemar]

Tony Tucker vs James Broad

Tucker beat Broad by clear unanimous decision.Broad coming forward all fight ,but Tucker showed nice footwork and good boxing skill successfully making
good combinations.

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Lennox Lewis vs Michael Grant


Lewis sweeps aside the unbeaten Grant in 2 rounds to retain his World Heavyweight title, Grant down 3 times in the 1st and barely made it out the round, he caught Lewis with a big right moments into the fight but after Lewis dropped him with a right uppercut/right hand it was all but over, Lewis scored another KD after some clubbing rights had Grant falling into the ropes, another right sent Grant down again heavily for a third time but the bell sounded to save him to make it out the round

By round 2 Grant's legs still hadn't recovered from the first KD of the fight and even though he was trying to fight it out with Lewis he was all over the place and Lewis was a lot more composed, Lewis KO'd Grant with a beast of a right uppercut, he held Grant's head down in the inside and poleaxed him, a bit naughty from Lewis but he was always like that

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Lennox Lewis vs Frans Botha


Lewis destroys Botha in 2 rounds to retain his World Heavyweight title, the warning sign for Botha were already there in the 1st he shipped a couple of long right hands from Lewis, the second one dipping the legs and sending him stumbling back, in the 2nd Lewis again dipped the legs with a right/left and as Botha straightened his legs to stand up straight Lewis nailed him with another massive right to put him down. Botha got up but his legs were gone and the ref waved it off

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Lennox Lewis vs David Tua


Lewis wins a dominant UD over Tua to retain his Heavyweight title, poor effort from Tua, he started off promising, quickening the feet getting up close and throwing that leaping left hook with bad intentions, by the 3rd round he seemed to quit mentally and never had any success again thereafter, Lewis kept it simple jabbing and moving, occasionally coming over with the right up top or to the body, it was a boring fight fought at a leisurely pace, Lewis didn't need to go through the gears he just played it safe against Tua who although dangerous never troubled Lewis one bit, glorified sparring session

[Tony1244]

I watched Rossman-Galindez One last night perhaps for the first time since I watched it live.

Rossman, in that fight, was so much better than he was before and after, it's unfathomable. He was perfectly disciplined especially with his jab and defense. If you remember him from his meh performances against Mike Quarry or other fights, you will be amazed when you watch this.

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Lennox Lewis vs Hasim Rahman 1+2


Rahman KOs Lewis in the 5th to become World Heavyweight champ, first time ive seen this fight since watching it live, far from the fluke a lot of people would lead you to believe, Rahman was the better man before that right hand detonated on Lewis's chin, he landed the same right just before the KO and it stunned Lewis who actually took it well TBF, Lewis was pretty poor hands low and defensively open, just walking forward not using the jab much and trying to land big uppercuts, Rahman was busier looked hungrier and was more up for it, in the 5th a massive right from Rahman right through the middle of Lewis's guard dropped him like a stone and that was all she wrote


Lewis KOs Rahman in the 4th round of the rematch to regain the title, a much more focused Lewis this time around, controlled things from the opening bell, he was a lot more light on his feet, his jab was more purposeful an the right hand was being thrown with more spite early on, Rahman couldn't really compete on these terms with Lewis and in the 5th Lewis landed a perfect left hook/right hand which sent Rahman flat on his back, he scrambled to his feet late in the count but collapsed again, excellent from Lewis

[chrisjs1985]

Hasim Rahman vs Lennox Lewis 1


Rahman KOs Lewis in the 5th to become World Heavyweight champ, first time ive seen this fight since watching it live, far from the fluke a lot of people would lead you to believe, Rahman was the better man before that right hand detonated on Lewis's chin, he landed the same right just before the KO and it stunned Lewis who actually took it well TBF, Lewis was pretty poor hands low and defensively open, just walking forward not using the jab much and trying to land big uppercuts, Rahman was busier looked hungrier and was more up for it, in the 5th a massive right from Rahman right through the middle of Lewis's guard dropped him like a stone and that was all she wrote

Lewis arrived in South Africa in terrible shape. He was out in Las Vegas filming a movie while Rahman was already adjusting to the altitude. Lewis was sloppy and gassed in no time. Not a fluke punch but Rahman is very lucky Lewis didn't prepare for a heavyweight title fight.

[oogiebe]

Lewis arrived in South Africa in terrible shape. He was out in Las Vegas filming a movie while Rahman was already adjusting to the altitude. Lewis was sloppy and gassed in no time. Not a fluke punch but Rahman is very lucky Lewis didn't prepare for a heavyweight title fight.

Yup, was filming Ocean's 11. I don't know if Lewis gassed, but he was sloppy as shvt and even was smiling right before the bomb hit. He was perfect in the rematch though.

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Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson


Lewis KOs Tyson in 8 rounds to retain his World Heavyweight title, Tyson shot to bits just never had it anymore, he had a fast 1st round came out guns blazing looking a bit like the Mike Tyson of old but after that he fizzled out and Lewis began to take over and dismantle him bit by bit round by round, jabbing him then nailing him with right crosses that Tyson had no answer for, Tyson just kind of plodded forward with no thought in what he was doing, too tired to get out of the way of Lewis's punches


The ref was a bit poor, Lewis had Tyson down with a right hand in the 4th but he leant on Tyson as he fell and it cost him a KD, the ref then harshly took a point of Lewis in the 5th for use of the forearm but it looked hasty, it was irrelevant though as Tyson had nothing to offer and Lewis was in complete control, finally in the 8th Lewis scored a KD when he sent a left uppercut/right hand on Tyson's chin, Tyson didn't actually go down, his legs just dipped but the ref ruled it a knockdown, shortly after Lewis blasted Tyson out of there with a monster of a right hand

[Ambling Alp II]

I remember Steward think Lewis was being too cautious and was worried Tyson might land a lucky shot. He was screaming at Lewis to knock the mother fudger out.

This was really the end of heavyweight boxing as far as a lot of people are concerned.

Also remember that the fight that was on Pay Per View before it was considered a lame fight with two little known fighters. The winner was a guy named Manny Pacquio.

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Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko



Lewis stops Klitschko on cuts after 6 rounds to retain his World Heavyweight title, action packed fight which swung back and forth, Klitschko came out the traps quicker, landing jabs and right hands at will and Lewis looked taking aback at how quick Klitschko started, Lewis finally found his feet in the 3rd and cut Klitschko's left eye up pretty bad, Lewis started to come into it and start to get his own jab off, he struggled to land his right but got home with some left hooks and nearly took Klitschko's head off with an uppercut in the 5th

Klitschko was pulled out on his stool after 6 due to the bad cut, he was starting to look ragged in there and Lewis looked as if he was coming on, ive heard people say Lewis got lucky as Klitschko was winning and ive heard people say Lewis was on hus way to stopping Klitchko legit, truth is nobody knows how it would've played out, Klitschko was looking weary but Lewis wasn't in the best shape either and was blowing hard, i'd have fancied Lewis but its just a shame he retied and we never got the rematch

[Bodyshot3]

Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko

Good, top dollar fight and a real pity it was not allowed to run its course because VK was so badly sliced.
It would have been interesting to see whether VK could have hung in there and challenged Lewis with a second wind.

The fight also reminded me that Lennox was a bit unpredictable in the opening rounds .....he could be a bit ponderous on occasions but also start like the proverbial house on fire and get blokes out of there double-quick.

Bruno surprised us all (even this fanboy) by getting up a useful head of steam and McCall got him early too (and finished it) but equally Grant, Golota and Botha were nailed before they even knew it.

I would have loved a rematch but Lennox had done his time and probably had seen enough of VK to realise that he did not need another payday or to prove himself all over again.

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Dennis Andries vs Tony Sibson



Andries stops Sibson in the 9th round to retain his World and British Light Heavyweight titles, put him down 3 times in the round befire the ref waved it off, it was a close fight to begin with, Andries just that bit better and might have been slightly in front, it was a bit of a boxing match, both men using the jab and coming in with some sharp hooks and combinations, Sibson had his best spell around the 6/7 mark but by the 8th he looked totally spent and he was feeling the effects of some of Andries right hands which backed him up


In the 9th Andries finally put Sibson down with some clubbing rights then again with the same shot although it looked a bit scuffing behind the back of the head to me, Sibson was done though and the last right hand Andries decked him with was the best of the bunch, Sibson made the count but the ref had seen enough

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Dennis Andries vs Bobby Czyz


Andries beats Czyz by MD over 10 rounds in a non title Light Heavyweight fight, good competitive fight, some close rounds, both guys quite similar in their style actually, tough and strong, comfortable up close, some nice jab exchanges and some good inside fighting , Andries seemed to finish stronger down the stretch, outhustling Czyz and nailing him with some right hands, Czyz got in some nice bodywork but Andries took them well and continued to stay busy to pull out the win

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Johnny Nelson vs Dennis Andries



Nelson stops Andries in the 7th to win the vacant British Cruiserweight title, dominant win for Nelson who won every second against the shot to bits Andries who offered nothing in the fight apart from toughness and a bit of guile to block and parry some of Nelson's work, offensively though Andries had absolutely nothing to offer and Nelson got to work early, peppering Andries with the quick jab and flashy combinations, as I say Andries done fairly well to block a lot of Nelson's work but as the rounds wore on, Nelson's left hooks were getting around the side of the guard and uppercuts were getting through it

Nelson just kept chipping away and the ref stepped in to save Andries from further punishment, there were no significant shots landing but it was a good stoppage by the ref, there was no way in hell Andries was going to turn things around

[Nile4000]

Greg Page vs Jimmy Young. One of the best Page's fight what i saw. Especially in first half off this bout.

Bruce Seldon vs Oliver McCall.Close fight .McCall stopped Seldon in 9.Seldon tired.Commentators said that it was upset.I don't understand why.

Jimmy Young vs George Foreman.Great perfomance by Young.Huge upset.

Page made an easy fight hard by just basically showing up. He could have shut Young out if he really applied himself. But the timing probably had a lot to do with it.

[Ambling Alp II]

Page was one of the many fighters of his era that could look good in one fight and lethargic in the next.
As for Seldon-McCall: McCall had not done anything of note up to this point in his career, which explains why the commentators were surprised at the time. It was a good scrap.

[Onetimeonly]

Greg Page vs Jimmy Young. One of the best Page's fight what i saw. Especially in first half off this bout.

Bruce Seldon vs Oliver McCall.Close fight .McCall stopped Seldon in 9.Seldon tired.Commentators said that it was upset.I don't understand why.

Jimmy Young vs George Foreman.Great perfomance by Young.Huge upset.

Page made an easy fight hard by just basically showing up. He could have shut Young out if he really applied himself. But the timing probably had a lot to do with it.

Page was lazy, hard to use that excuse every time he didn't look good. He's lucky Jimmy was past it. Much better fighter.

[Nile4000]

Page made an easy fight hard by just basically showing up. He could have shut Young out if he really applied himself. But the timing probably had a lot to do with it.

Page was lazy, hard to use that excuse every time he didn't look good. He's lucky Jimmy was past it. Much better fighter.

True, but he had the skillset to take Jimmy even in Young's prime. The way he shook Jimmy seconds after the fight began, really amazing. And Young did say Greg hit harder than Gerry Cooney and Michael Dokes.

[Nile4000]

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.

Curry is my all time favorite fighter. Lloyd beat him fairly. I never understood how Lloyd loses to Vaca. The scoring was suspect but Lloyd was already slipping in hindsight.

Have mad respect for Donald Curry, special fighter, but he was lucky Milton McCrory didn't fight him in early 1983, or he would have been looking at an L. Emanuel Steward punked out.

[Ambling Alp II]

You are joking, right?

[Onetimeonly]

Page was lazy, hard to use that excuse every time he didn't look good. He's lucky Jimmy was past it. Much better fighter.

True, but he had the skillset to take Jimmy even in Young's prime. The way he shook Jimmy seconds after the fight began, really amazing. And Young did say Greg hit harder than Gerry Cooney and Michael Dokes.

So?