Classic fights I've watched recently

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Saoul Mamby vs Esteban De Jesus



Mamby KOs De Jesus in the 13th retain his World Super Lightweight title, boring fight up until the 12th Mamby was slightly in front but not dominating things, he used his height and reach to keep De Jesus at bay whilst De Jesus tried to close th gap on the inside, as I say though pretty boring fight uneventful

Right at the end of the 12th out of nowhere a series if lefts rocked De Jesus onto his heels where another left hook had him down but the bell rang to save him temporally, in the 13th Mamby came out and backed De Jesus against the ropes where he teed off spearing the jab to set up the right which decked De Jesus and it was stopped

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i've never seen Mamby fight at all for some reason

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i've never seen Mamby fight at all for some reason

First time I've seen him mate, he died a couple months back

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i've never seen Mamby fight at all for some reason

Solid boxer, not very entertaining.

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Oscar De La Hoya vs Jeff Mayweather



De La Hoya stops Mayweather in the 4th of a non title Lightweight fight, bright enough start from Mayweather , he out worked and outlanded De La Hoya in the 1st but by the 2nd De La Hoya was getting into a rhythm, he nailed Mayweather with a few right hands , by the 4th he was in total control and he put Mayweather down with a quality right hand then a jolting left, Mayweather got up but De La Hoya backed him on the ropes and was throwing both hands when the ref stepped in, maybe a touch premature, De La Hoya was missing with most

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The Barrera v Morales trilogy. Never gets old..

Their first fight is probably my favorite fight of all time.

Barrera should have got the decision in the first, and Morales in the second - (Granted it doesn't really matter in the end)

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Oscar De La Hoya vs Jorge Paez



De La Hoya KOs Paez in the 2nd round to win the vacant World Lightweight title, close 1st round Paez happy to try trade with De La Hoya but in the 2nd De La Hoya stunned him with a left hook then a 2 fisted flurry had Paez in trouble, another big left nailed him and he crumbled to the canvas for the count

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Oscar De La Hoya vs John John Molina



De La Hoya outpoints Molina by UD to retain his World Lightweight title, close tough fight, De La Hoya dropped Molina in the 1st with a top drawer left hook but Molina got up to push De La Hoya all the way, gruelling fight for both men, De La Hoya's accuracy and quality edged Molina's grit and will to win, both guys not too dissimilar, both looked to exchange punches on inside and slug it out at times


De La Hoya pulled away in the middle rounds but Molina kept pressing and when De La Hoya tired he closed the gap down the stretch, De La Hoya showed what he was made of in the 12th and duked it out to seal the win, good fight and a hard fought win for De La Hoya

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Molina in with the heads x 50!!!!!

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Oscar De La Hoya vs Genaro Hernandez



De La Hoya stops Hernandez after 6 rounds to retain his World Lightweight title, strange stoppage Hernandez deciding after the round finished he was done, not sure why, his face was a bit busted so maybe broken nose but either way it was a shocker , De La Hoya was outboxing him but not to the extent where Hernandez looked done or ready to go, De La Hoya boxed a patient fight, got on the jab and was still in 1st gear really, he did rock Hernandez in the 4th with a nice right uppercut but apart from that it was fairly competitive, Hernandez tried to box with De La Hoya and had a little success with his own jab and movement, De La Hoya was winning things but it looked still up for grabs, odd ending

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Hernandez was a skilled guy, actually I think that’s one of DLH’s best technical performances; ultimately I think the size difference of a big lightweight against a super featherweight was the main factor, DLH’s combination of speed and power was too much for Hernandez, but he surprised me a little that he was able to successfully box with him.

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Hernandez was a skilled guy, actually I think that’s one of DLH’s best technical performances; ultimately I think the size difference of a big lightweight against a super featherweight was the main factor, DLH’s combination of speed and power was too much for Hernandez, but he surprised me a little that he was able to successfully box with him.

Yeh I'd agree with that mate, first time I've seen Hernandez, i know he died a few years back from cancer, didnt Mayweather beat him to pick up his first World title?

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- Oscar showed a lot more class in beating a better version of Hernandez.

Floyd really couldn't do anything to him before he mysteriously quit on his stool Midrounds unscathed in his last fight.

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Benn V Barkley.

The very definition of a slugfest.

Benn looked like he wanted to kill Barkley during the staredown and promptly charged out of the corner and started hooking.

He had Barkley stunned and down early on; Barkley did try to fight back, but I don't think he really recovered from that first knockdown and went down two more times.

Benn was too fast and too aggressive for Barkley.

Great performance from Benn.

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Oscar De La Hoya vs Genaro Hernandez



De La Hoya stops Hernandez after 6 rounds to retain his World Lightweight title, strange stoppage Hernandez deciding after the round finished he was done, not sure why, his face was a bit busted so maybe broken nose but either way it was a shocker , De La Hoya was outboxing him but not to the extent where Hernandez looked done or ready to go, De La Hoya boxed a patient fight, got on the jab and was still in 1st gear really, he did rock Hernandez in the 4th with a nice right uppercut but apart from that it was fairly competitive, Hernandez tried to box with De La Hoya and had a little success with his own jab and movement, De La Hoya was winning things but it looked still up for grabs, odd ending

I'm pretty sure De La Hoya shattered his nose with an uppercut and that was why Hernandez retired.

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Oscar De La Hoya vs Genaro Hernandez



De La Hoya stops Hernandez after 6 rounds to retain his World Lightweight title, strange stoppage Hernandez deciding after the round finished he was done, not sure why, his face was a bit busted so maybe broken nose but either way it was a shocker , De La Hoya was outboxing him but not to the extent where Hernandez looked done or ready to go, De La Hoya boxed a patient fight, got on the jab and was still in 1st gear really, he did rock Hernandez in the 4th with a nice right uppercut but apart from that it was fairly competitive, Hernandez tried to box with De La Hoya and had a little success with his own jab and movement, De La Hoya was winning things but it looked still up for grabs, odd ending

I'm pretty sure De La Hoya shattered his nose with an uppercut and that was why Hernandez retired.

That's what I thought mate

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Oscar De La Hoya vs Jesse James Leija



De La Hoya stops Leija in 2 rounds to retain his World Lightweight title, bit of a rout really, he was already unloading fast combinations on Leija in the 1st then dropped him like a stone in the 2nd from a trademark left hook, Leija done well not to go down straight after, De La Hoya was battering him around the ring and Leija was teetering on the brink then with about 10 seconds to go in the round a right/left had Leija down again heavily when the bell went to end the round but Leija's corner waved the towel

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Benn V Barkley.

The very definition of a slugfest.

Benn looked like he wanted to kill Barkley during the staredown and promptly charged out of the corner and started hooking.

He had Barkley stunned and down early on; Barkley did try to fight back, but I don't think he really recovered from that first knockdown and went down two more times.

Benn was too fast and too aggressive for Barkley.

Great performance from Benn.

Good call fella and one of the reasons why it was a good idea to clear your social schedule and catch yourself a Benn fight...Nigel consistently delivered value for money, drama and fireworks nearly every single outing

He still remains my favourite fighter....he's off my time and rarely disappointed.

Benn's 1990 run living and fighting in the US (almost in exile) and rebuilding after the dramatic/humiliating loss to Mike Watson was fascinating to watch.....he sometimes did patient and got himself more technical, but against DeWitt and Barkley that year he still blazed away and was not looking to give the judges any decision to make.

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Benn V Barkley.

The very definition of a slugfest.

Benn looked like he wanted to kill Barkley during the staredown and promptly charged out of the corner and started hooking.

He had Barkley stunned and down early on; Barkley did try to fight back, but I don't think he really recovered from that first knockdown and went down two more times.

Benn was too fast and too aggressive for Barkley.

Great performance from Benn.

Isn’t the story that Benns game plan was apparently to box Barkley but when he looked across at him in the ring Benn/his corner went fvck me he’s HUGE don’t mess around fvckin knock him out’?

And then Benn goes out and breaks the world record for throwing lead right hooks in a first round

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Benn V Barkley.

The very definition of a slugfest.

Benn looked like he wanted to kill Barkley during the staredown and promptly charged out of the corner and started hooking.

He had Barkley stunned and down early on; Barkley did try to fight back, but I don't think he really recovered from that first knockdown and went down two more times.

Benn was too fast and too aggressive for Barkley.

Great performance from Benn.

Isn’t the story that Benns game plan was apparently to box Barkley but when he looked across at him in the ring Benn/his corner went fvck me he’s HUGE don’t mess around fvckin knock him out’?

And then Benn goes out and breaks the world record for throwing lead right hooks in a first round

Excellent win for Benn one of the great British wins over in America but he was lucky not to get himself DQ'd and I think personally that the 3 knockdown rule spoiled the fight

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Isn’t the story that Benns game plan was apparently to box Barkley but when he looked across at him in the ring Benn/his corner went fvck me he’s HUGE don’t mess around fvckin knock him out’?

And then Benn goes out and breaks the world record for throwing lead right hooks in a first round

I am sure that is the story CP.....Benn's whole time in the US was about polishing-up his style/tactical nous after the dramatic and potentially devastating Watson loss. Mike Watson really did school Nigel, knocked him over with a jab

Sure enough Nigel went to the US and did some learning but then promptly when right after DeWitt and Barkley just like the hard-nut British squaddie he formerly was

And crucially it was too much for two very tough guys like DeWitt and Barkley. I think both Doug and Iran got a shock as to how much Benn was prepared to bring to the table.

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Oscar De La Hoya v Ike Quartey (WBC Welterweight title)

Enjoyed watching this back, cracking entertainment. Quartey had a brilliant jab which caused problems for the champion and both fighters possessed dangerous left hooks which provided three knockdowns in total. The fight was tight going in to the final round, Quartey was in big trouble after being dropped for a 2nd time and could have been stopped when Oscar piled it on against the ropes, great heart to hear the final bell.

Very watchable was Ike, partly because he had power but could also be vulnerable himself at times - never quite sure what was around the corner.

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Benn V Barkley.

The very definition of a slugfest.

Benn looked like he wanted to kill Barkley during the staredown and promptly charged out of the corner and started hooking.

He had Barkley stunned and down early on; Barkley did try to fight back, but I don't think he really recovered from that first knockdown and went down two more times.

Benn was too fast and too aggressive for Barkley.

Great performance from Benn.

Isn’t the story that Benns game plan was apparently to box Barkley but when he looked across at him in the ring Benn/his corner went fvck me he’s HUGE don’t mess around fvckin knock him out’?

And then Benn goes out and breaks the world record for throwing lead right hooks in a first round

I think I remember Benn saying something along those lines.

Another thing about Benn's performance was noticed by none other than Sugar Ray Leonard.

Apparently, Ray was eyeing up Benn as a potential comeback opponent, but promptly changed his mind when he saw Nigel's demolition of Barkley and decided to go for the 'safer' option of Terry Norris.

If Leonard had gone up against Benn and performed like he did against Norris, it would have been the most painful night of Ray's life.

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@Syntax....wise move by SRL, sometimes you win big by being at your smartest and elusive outside the ring

If you get signed to fight Benn you were hugely unlikely to be doing a happy jig I suspect....you really had to hope you were getting paid feckin' well and that there was a big title in the offing and maybe no rematch clause

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Oscar De La Hoya v Ike Quartey (WBC Welterweight title)

Enjoyed watching this back, cracking entertainment. Quartey had a brilliant jab which caused problems for the champion and both fighters possessed dangerous left hooks which provided three knockdowns in total. The fight was tight going in to the final round, Quartey was in big trouble after being dropped for a 2nd time and could have been stopped when Oscar piled it on against the ropes, great heart to hear the final bell.

Very watchable was Ike, partly because he had power but could also be vulnerable himself at times - never quite sure what was around the corner.

Excellent fight, one of De La Hoya's best