Classic fights I've watched recently

[AntonioMartin]

Tony Lopez versus Tyrone Jackson



Jackson was courageous but Lopez was on beast mode this day:

[handsofstone]

Fernando Vargas vs Ike Quartey



Vargas beats Quartey by UD to retain his World Super Welterweight title, deserved win in a good fight, he controlled the action, was busier and showed ring generalship, he was able to land combinations and back Quartey up, Quartey could never really get a foothold in the fight and get any momentum, any time he had a decent round, Vargas snuffed him out the following round


Quartey had a great 9th and it looked like the tide was shifting, he was finally able to land the right hand, Vargas came out strong in the 10th though and finished the fight in control, Vargas lost a point for a low blow in round 4, looked harsh as he hadn't been warned before, irrelevant though as he won comfortably in the end

[Caractacus]

Thought I would watch this fight again since I just read an interview where Vito Antuofermo said the hardest punch that he was ever hit with was by Cyclone Hart.(in the first round)

[handsofstone]

Vernon Forrest vs Ike Quartey



Forrest beats Quartey by close UD over 10 in a non title fight fought at Super Welterweight, i think a lot of people thought Quartey won here epecially when Forrest lost a point in the 9th for low blows, Forrest looked good when he snapped the jab out and moved, too often though there was no snap on it and it allowed Quartey to get up close and get in his left hooks, too often with him though he wast effective and landing even when walking Forrest down


There wasn't many talking points, neither man could land the right and there was a lot of close rounds, it was too close a fight to be called a robbery from what i could tell and Forrest got the benefit

[PredatorHayds]

Cotto-Margarito rematch.
Very satisfying seeing Cotto batter him.
Margarito shouldn’t of been given a license due to the severity of his eye injury against Pacman. (And the handwraps)
He was and Cotto exploited it.
Electric atmosphere at MSG.

[handsofstone]

Ronald "Winky" Wright vs Ike Quartey



Wright beats Quartey via wide UD in a non title Super Welterweight fight, scoring two knockdowns along the way, a couple of chopping right hooks had Quartey down in the 2nd although the feet got tangled, the knockdown in the 7th was wrong, Wright dipped the legs of Quartey with a straight left but his glove nowhere near touched the canvas


Wright was a clear winner though, outboxed Quartey nearly every round, outworked him and was the far bigger guy, he jabbed, worked the body and put together his combinations to keep Quartey occupied, Quartey for his part was only able to work in spurts and lost the fight clearly regardless of the bogus knockdowns

[handsofstone]

Lionel Rose vs Chucho Castillo



Rose beats Castillo by close SD to retain his World Bantamweight title, he had to get off the canvas after getting dropped by a peach of a right hand in the 10th, it was a close battle, Rose the counter puncher, worked the jab well, Castillo used his jab well too and was the aggressor, especially after putting Rose down he came on strong and tried to get Rose out of there, Rose dug deep though in the closing rounds to eek out a decision

[NoScoutingReports]

Fernando Vargas v Ronald 'Winky' Wright

Winky began the fight on the front foot and continued in that manner throughout despite most people expecting the opposite, pumping the jab and scoring pretty regularly with the lead right hook around the guard of Vargas.

Vargas had the better success when he went to the body as opposed to upstairs, especially in R4, however RW looked pretty untroubled by the power of Vargas (and vice versa in fairness). I have to say through the middle to late rounds Winky caught a lot of attempted shots on his gloves/guard but didn't seem to get too much credit for this from the commentary team, pretty impressive defensively. Wright was walking to the champion and getting off first, making it hard for Fernando to respond at times.

Vargas rallied to put together a big R10, piercing through with a number of quality combinations but I thought RW regained his composure admirably to take R11, although the champion took the final round on my card.

I personally had it 115-113 for Wright, close and entertaining fight.

[Counter-puncher]

Yeah that’s one with lots of close rounds IIRC. I agree Vargas got credit from commentary for stuff that was getting blocked.

Winkys most entertaining performance by far I’d say

[handsofstone]

Rafael Limon vs Lionel Rose



Limon stops Rose in 3 rounds of a non title fight, dropping him three times along the way, Limon had Rose down early in the 2nd by a quality counter right hook then another hook late in the round had him down again, he made it out the round but when another right hook had him down a third time, his corner threw the towel, Rose was on his feet but he couldnt deal with Limon's power

[handsofstone]

Vicente Saldivar vs Sugar Ramos



Saldivar stops Ramos after 11 rounds to become World Featherweight champion, only highlights available but what a beating Ramos took, he showed a ton of heart to keep fighting, Saldivar oozed southpaw quality, Ramos tried to press but he was walking onto counters all fight, the jab of Saldivar, the lead left amd the quick accurate combination punching was top drawer

In the 10th Saldivar was putting a hellacious beating on Ramos, just nailing him with left hand and right hooks, eventually a hook dropped Ramos before the bell, Ramos continued to take a helluva battering in the 11th, would've been stopped today , somehow he managed to make it to the bell whilst getting pummeled but his corner never allowed him out for the 12th, thankfully

[Syntax Error]

Ali V Patterson 2.

You could see the technical ability of both guys on display, despite Patterson being 37.

Ali looked a division above and you sometimes wonder why he just didn't jump on Floyd, but that's easier said than done, particularly if like Ali, you're not a power puncher.

Ali eventually won by 7th round TKO in what proved to be Patterson's last fight.

[handsofstone]

Vicente Saldivar vs Johnny Famechon



Saldivar beats Famechon by UD over 15 to become World Featherweight champ, not a classic but a competitive fight, Famechon was very conventional, upright and used his jab excellently and moved well, never threw any power punches though, Saldivar had more about him, more variety, the southpaw 1/2s, drilling Famechon through the middle with the straight left, landed right hooks and was generally busier, he had Famechon down in the 14th but looked a slip to me, the ref gave it though, regardless Saldivar ran out a deserved winner

[Ambling Alp II]

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

Sometimes those are most fun fights to watch. Obviously they were limited fighters. However, they were evenly match, threw a lot of punches but neither had the power to put the other guy away.

[handsofstone]

Salvador Sanchez vs Danny Lopez 1+2



Sanchez schools and batters Lopez every minute of every round before stopping him in the 13th to become World Featherweight champion, an absolute masterclass of boxing and fighting, Sanchez had everything, jab, cross, movement, balance, footwork, defence, poise, IQ , whatevers necessary to become a great fighter Sanchez had it, he battered Lopez from start to finish, you'd have thought Lopez was the 21 year old challenger and Sanchez was the seasoned champ, Lopez was battered and brusied midway and it would never have gone 13 rounds today, it would've been stopped in about 6, the doc was called over a few times to inspect Lopez's eye, still what a warrior he was , never stopped coming forward but just walked onto everything Sanchez threw, eventually after opening Lopez up in round 13 the ref finally stepped in, boxing porn



Sanchez TKOs Lopez in the 14th of the rematch, pretty much a carbon copy of the first fight, Lopez brave as they come marching forward but unable to land a single punch of note while eating everything Sanchez threw at him, Sanchez again just beautiful to watch, balance, variety, accuracy, composure, he's so relaxed in there he looks like he hasn't broke sweat, his upper body movement to evade the punches of Lopez is top drawer, Lopez took another beating and in the 14th, Sanchez exploded a beautiful 5 punch combo, left/right/right/left/ right, the ref jumping in before Lopez hit the deck

[handsofstone]

Salvador Sanchez vs Ruben Castillo



Sanchez beats Castillo by close UD to retain his World Featherweight title, good competitive scrap, Sanchez had to work hard for the win, Castillo was quicker out the traps, leading and countering Sanchez who struggled to time Castillo, id say after 7 rounds Castillo was edging things, Sanchez began to find his range though in the second half, walking Castillo down, cutting the ring off superbly, working the jab and dropping the right hand, he was looking the boss in there and pulled away down the stretch with his workrate and quality, Castillo was landing enough occasionally to keep Sanchez honest but as close as it was Sanchez deserved the win, again showing maturity and skill beyond his 21 years

[Counter-puncher]

Salvador Sanchez vs Danny Lopez 1+2



Sanchez schools and batters Lopez every minute of every round before stopping him in the 13th to become World Featherweight champion, an absolute masterclass of boxing and fighting, Sanchez had everything, jab, cross, movement, balance, footwork, defence, poise, IQ , whatevers necessary to become a great fighter Sanchez had it, he battered Lopez from start to finish, you'd have thought Lopez was the 21 year old challenger and Sanchez was the seasoned champ, Lopez was battered and brusied midway and it would never have gone 13 rounds today, it would've been stopped in about 6, the doc was called over a few times to inspect Lopez's eye, still what a warrior he was , never stopped coming forward but just walked onto everything Sanchez threw, eventually after opening Lopez up in round 13 the ref finally stepped in,

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I think I rewatched this within less than 24 hours of first seeing it. Probably seen it 7 or 8 times since, and it still slays me.

[handsofstone]

Salvador Sanchez vs Danny Lopez 1+2



Sanchez schools and batters Lopez every minute of every round before stopping him in the 13th to become World Featherweight champion, an absolute masterclass of boxing and fighting, Sanchez had everything, jab, cross, movement, balance, footwork, defence, poise, IQ , whatevers necessary to become a great fighter Sanchez had it, he battered Lopez from start to finish, you'd have thought Lopez was the 21 year old challenger and Sanchez was the seasoned champ, Lopez was battered and brusied midway and it would never have gone 13 rounds today, it would've been stopped in about 6, the doc was called over a few times to inspect Lopez's eye, still what a warrior he was , never stopped coming forward but just walked onto everything Sanchez threw, eventually after opening Lopez up in round 13 the ref finally stepped in,

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I think I rewatched this within less than 24 hours of first seeing it. Probably seen it 7 or 8 times since, and it still slays me.

Gotta be up there with one of my favourite performances already, cant believe how good Sanchez looked both times, he had Lopez number

[Counter-puncher]

Those extended periods where he’s landing 2 and 3 and 4 hard shots and slipping everything coming back at him, seemingly for minutes at a time, are as good as boxing gets. I’m still in awe. He looked untouchable.

[handsofstone]

Salvador Sanchez vs Juan Laporte




Sanchez beats Laporte by UD to retain his World Featherweight title, not the most exciting fight ive seen, bit of a chess match, another slow start from Sanchez, he was outworked and outboxed by Laporte for first 5 rounds, it wasnt until round 6 he got to work putting his shots together for a few rounds but switched off again and not much happened TBH, Sanchez won the last 5 as Laporte looked tired and swollen, Sanchez wasnt putting the hurt on him, he was content to box him down the stretch, no frills and in the end ran out a clear winner, cards probably a bit wide IMO, not a great watch on all honesty but 2 quality operators

[AntonioMartin]

Duran-Leonard I, mostly without audio...I had Duran 144-141

[AntonioMartin]

Salvador Sanchez vs Juan Laporte




Sanchez beats Laporte by UD to retain his World Featherweight title, not the most exciting fight ive seen, bit of a chess match, another slow start from Sanchez, he was outworked and outboxed by Laporte for first 5 rounds, it wasnt until round 6 he got to work putting his shots together for a few rounds but switched off again and not much happened TBH, Sanchez won the last 5 as Laporte looked tired and swollen, Sanchez wasnt putting the hurt on him, he was content to box him down the stretch, no frills and in the end ran out a clear winner, cards probably a bit wide IMO, not a great watch on all honesty but 2 quality operators

I thought that was a great fight..:)

[handsofstone]

Salvador Sanchez vs Juan Laporte




Sanchez beats Laporte by UD to retain his World Featherweight title, not the most exciting fight ive seen, bit of a chess match, another slow start from Sanchez, he was outworked and outboxed by Laporte for first 5 rounds, it wasnt until round 6 he got to work putting his shots together for a few rounds but switched off again and not much happened TBH, Sanchez won the last 5 as Laporte looked tired and swollen, Sanchez wasnt putting the hurt on him, he was content to box him down the stretch, no frills and in the end ran out a clear winner, cards probably a bit wide IMO, not a great watch on all honesty but 2 quality operators

I thought that was a great fight..:)

I just never really got into it, taking nothing away from Laporte I thought Sanchez fought within himself too much

[DrDuke]

Ernesto Marcel vs Alexis Arguello

The first title fight of Arguello, the last pro-fight of Marcel. Arguello was green, the more experienced Marcel won by a decision confidently. Arguello pressed forward, but Marcel's speed, reflexes and counters were too much for Arguello. However, Alexis gave Ernesto a fight. In the second half of the bout Arguello took some rounds, in the 9th or so Marcel was even hurt pretty hard. An interesting clash-of-styles affair, the hard-hitting argressor vs the slick boxer.

[AntonioMartin]

Ernesto Marcel vs Alexis Arguello

The first title fight of Arguello, the last pro-fight of Marcel. Arguello was green, the more experienced Marcel won by a decision confidently. Arguello pressed forward, but Marcel's speed, reflexes and counters were too much for Arguello. However, Alexis gave Ernesto a fight. In the second half of the bout Arguello took some rounds, in the 9th or so Marcel was even hurt pretty hard. An interesting clash-of-styles affair, the hard-hitting argressor vs the slick boxer.

Alexis always pressed for both Marcel and Alfredo Escalera to be inducted into the IBHOF....