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Tunney is at his calculating best, & takes a close decision which is hard-earned. Langford just never lets anyone run rough-shod over him. It took the best of Tunney's smarts & execution, but he got the job done on points.

A couple of pick 'em's, IMO...

Main Event: 1919 Jack Dempsey vs. 1991 Evander Holyfield. 15 rounds at Heavyweight.

Undercard:1939 Tony Galento vs. 1969 Oscar Bonavena. 15 rounds at Heavyweight.

Bonavena batters Galento around for eight rounds before finishing the 'New Jersey Night Stick' in the 9th round of what was one of the more sloppy, entertaining fights in years.

Holyfield edges out a decision over Dempsey in what was give or take for 10 of the 15 rounds.


Main Event:

Archie Moore vs David Haye, 12 rounds

Undercard:

Buddy Baer vs Tyson Fury, 10 rounds

HomicideHenry wrote:Main Event:

Archie Moore vs David Haye, 12 rounds

Not quite the blow out that many would expect. Haye comes out strong, controlling the action in the first few rounds and is able to drop Archie in the second round before Archie takes over in the 4th. Archie's more accurate punches take their toll on Haye as the fight progresses, and a tiring Haye is dropped and stopped in the 10th.

HomicideHenry wrote:Undercard:

Buddy Baer vs Tyson Fury, 10 rounds

Buddy by KO 1.

Main Event
James Toney (LH version) vs Bob Foster (prime)

Undercard
Bonecrusher Smith (Dec '86 version that won title) vs Wlad Klitschko (current version)

Foster takes Toney in a close, competitive fight. James slick style troubles Foster at first, but relentless pressure and attack wear James down over the 2nd half of the fight. Foster UD.

Wlad gets of the canvas in the 2nd round to score the big 4th round KO.

Jersey Joe Walcott vs Evander Holyfield @ a catchweight of 190

fascinating fight. it starts out a purists dream and then bursts into a battle of brutality. after 4 rounds honours are even with both men sneaking punches out from this angle and that with holyfield maybe getting the better of things inside. walcott rocks evander once with a nicely disguised left hook to the jaw but holyfield takes it well and rallies with a good attack of his own in the fifth.
fiercely competitive, this bout brings out the ring smarts from both guys with evander shading the last round for a split win.

holyfield SD 12

superflyweight clash

vic darchinyan v johnny tapia

Tapia batters Darchinyan & defeats him easily. TKO10.

Main Event: James Toney vs. Tommy Hearns at Middleweight. 12 rounds.

Undercard: Gerald McClellan vs. Mikkel Kessler at Super-Middle. 12 rounds.

James Toney survives an early brush with the canvas, to come on top with a majority decision!

McClellan thumps Kessler to the canvas in rounds 8, 10, and 11, before the fight is called off in the 12th round!


Main-Event:

Floyd Mayweather vs Barney Ross, 12 rounds

Special Feature Bout:

"The Heavyweight Tomato Can Championship of The World", Chuck Wepner vs Randall Tex Cobb, 12 rounds

HomicideHenry wrote:James Toney survives an early brush with the canvas, to come on top with a majority decision!

McClellan thumps Kessler to the canvas in rounds 8, 10, and 11, before the fight is called off in the 12th round!


Main-Event:

Floyd Mayweather vs Barney Ross, 12 rounds

Special Feature Bout:

"The Heavyweight Tomato Can Championship of The World", Chuck Wepner vs Randall Tex Cobb, 12 rounds

Mayweather by SD.

Cobb by TKO 10.


Jimmy Young(1976) vs Larry Donald(1996)-12 Rounds

Ken Norton(1975) vs Ray Mercer(1995)-15 Rounds

George Foreman(1973) vs Evander Holyfield(1993)-12 Rounds

Larry Donald via split decision

Ken Norton via majority decision; was felled in the 8th round

George Foreman loses a UD to Evander Holyfield


Main Event:

Bob Fitzsimmons vs John Henry Lewis, 15 rounds

Undercard:

Alan Minter vs Terry Downes, 12 rounds

Special Feature Bout:

"Mysterious" Billy Smith vs Tommy Ryan, "fight to the finish" rules

HomicideHenry wrote:Larry Donald via split decision

Ken Norton via majority decision; was felled in the 8th round

George Foreman loses a UD to Evander Holyfield


Main Event:

Bob Fitzsimmons vs John Henry Lewis, 15 rounds

Undercard:

Alan Minter vs Terry Downes, 12 rounds

Special Feature Bout:

"Mysterious" Billy Smith vs Tommy Ryan, "fight to the finish" rules

Fitzsimmons draws with J.H.L.

Minter by UD12.

Smith by KO.


Bob Foster vs George Chuvalo

Gregorio Peralta vs Andrew Golota

Saul Mamby vs James "Buddy" McGirt

All prime vs prime...All 15 Rounds.

Interesting pairings.

Foster close UD. Tight, difficult-to-score fight. Foster down once.

Peralta also down, but gets up to hold on for dear life in the final two rounds to score a MD victory.

McGirt comfortably out-points Mamby, in one of his better efforts.

How about this brain-teaser...

December, 1976: World Heavyweight Title Bout --- Muhammad Ali (52-2-0) vs Larry Holmes (21-0-0). 15 rounds. In late-76, is it simply too soon for Holmes, or already too late for Ali?

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Interesting pairings.

Foster close UD. Tight, difficult-to-score fight. Foster down once.

Peralta also down, but gets up to hold on for dear life in the final two rounds to score a MD victory.

McGirt comfortably out-points Mamby, in one of his better efforts.

How about this brain-teaser...

December, 1976: World Heavyweight Title Bout --- Muhammad Ali (52-2-0) vs Larry Holmes (21-0-0). 15 rounds. In late-76, is it simply too soon for Holmes, or already too late for Ali?

IMO, Ali wins UD.

Carl Williams v Valuev

Carl Williams boxes rings around Valuev, appearing to take 10 of the 12 rounds, the other two are arguably even; the decision is announced and Valuev is announced the winner via split decision, the crowds literally riot and bombard the ring with chairs and garbage. The WBA is asked to investigate, they turn their noses up to it, still proclaim Valuev their champion, but do offer a 'solution' of Holyfield-Williams, to take on the winner of Chagaev-Valuev. The public groans.

Night of Heavyweights:

Main Event:

Joe Louis vs Vitali Klitschko, 12 rounds

Undercard:

Ron Stander vs Tony Galento, 10 rounds

Special Feature Bout:

David Haye vs Michael Dokes, 12 rounds

Louis wins by a TKO in the 11th round. An up and down battle.
Louis does his best to stay in Vitali's chest. Vitali is able to knock
Louis down twice, once in the 3rd and again in the 4th.
It is a tough fight for Louis to come back, he does to trap Vitali
who slows up in the later rounds.

Stander and Galento is an ugly, horrible brawl. The butcher tears
flesh from Galento's face while the bartender smashes bottles of
knuckles into Standers. After the fights end both men look horrible.
One judge has it a draw, the other two have it for Galento.

Dokes and Haye is a back and forth speed fight from the 2nd round.
Haye has the earlier lead as he starts to dart back and forth in first
few rounds. Dokes is able to slow Haye up with sharp hooks and
body blows. A fast paced fight that see's Haye go down to a flurry
from Dokes. He gets back up but is senr down again.

Dokes KO 9.

Evander Holyfield (1987) Vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1947) 15 rounds.

I can't imagine Vitaly being KOd, but to each his own.
Holyfield outworks, outboxes and outshines Jersey Joe in a wide UD.

Main Event
Gene Tunney vs Rocky Marciano
Undercard
Sam Langford vs Roy Jones Junior
All 15 rounds

Tunney boxes smartly & is, overall, just too intelligent & elusive for Marciano, whom he runs ragged. UD15 Tunney. Langford narrowly decisions Jones. He's the stronger man down the stretch.

The Lightweight Oscar De La Hoya of his explosive early days takes on the 2002 version of Joel Casamayor at 135.

Oscar wins this one pretty handily. The thing about Casa was he was there to be hit, despite his reputation as a slickster. And if DLH can hit you, you lose. DLH TKO9.

Prime Buster Douglas vs Prime Riddick Bowe, 12 RDS (and by prime for Douglas, I mean the Tyson slayer)

Tough fight.
Both men in top shape, motivated and focused.
good jabs from both, nice movement into and
away from each other. Bowe strong on the insides
and Douglas looking to land his own uppercut.

It goes the distance. The crowd uncertain of the
verdict. What a fight.

Bowe MD 12.

Greg Page (1982) Vs Jimmy Ellis (1970) 12 rounds.

Greg Page by Close UD imo.

Keeping with Page,

Greg Page v Floyd Patterson

Im going to say Patterson is in top form and survives
an early flurry of speed and power from Page.
Patterson manages to spurt himself to victory in the
later stages of most the rounds.

A close fight with Patterson just winning.
Patterson UD.

Floyd Patterson (1956) vs Jess Willard (1915) 15 rounds.

Patterson would use Willard as a heavy bag for 8 rounds before stopping him. Willard is unable to counter Floyd's speed, or mount any attack of his own. Too much class. Patterson KO9.

Jean Marc Mormeck vs Leon Spinks @ 200 lbs

Mormeck tears Spinks a new asshole, and kayos him in the 6th round.


Main Event:

Tony Galento vs Randall 'Tex' Cobb, 15 rounds, 'Tomato Can HW Championship'

Undercard:

Vinny Pazienza vs Greg Haugen, 12 rounds

Galento fades down the stretch, but lays enough hurt on in the early going to eek out a MD. Cobb at his lacklustre worst throughout. Pazienza just edges Haugen in a surprisingly entertaining scrap. Close one.

Main Event: 1987 George Foreman vs. 1997 George Foreman. 12 rounds.

Undercard: 1969 Jimmy Ellis vs. 1991 Alex Stewart. 12 rounds.

The 1987 version of Foreman takes a UD over the 1997 version. 97 Foreman gets his fair share of whacks in, but 87 Foreman too busy.

Ellis scores a thunderous 6th round KO over Stewart.

Kelly Pavlik vs Tony Zale in a MW clash

Zale would take Pavliks punches and then come back with his own Zale TKO 11th

Welterweight championship of the world
Jose Napoles vs Floyd Mayweather