What losses crushed you as a fan?

mickey1975 · Post by **mickey1975** » 27 Feb 2015, 17:46

Bruno-Tyson 1, it sounded like Frank was going to do him on the radio!

matko · Post by **matko** » 27 Feb 2015, 17:52

Brodie vs chi rematch

Rexob · Post by **Rexob** » 27 Feb 2015, 17:53

Get in there frank brillant stuff!

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 27 Feb 2015, 17:59

Honeyghan vs Breland

Parson Cross · Post by **Parson Cross** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:02

Rhodes v Matthews.

Monte Fisto · Post by **Monte Fisto** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:02

mickey1975 wrote:Bruno-Tyson 1, it sounded like Frank was going to do him on the radio!

Hahaha, so true. I listened to it with my dad on the radio, I was practically in tears. My dad was so nonchalant with the outcome. But the radio was roaring every time Bruno breathed on tyson.

mickey1975 · Post by **mickey1975** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:12

95gerog wrote:
mickey1975 wrote:Bruno-Tyson 1, it sounded like Frank was going to do him on the radio!
Hahaha, so true. I listened to it with my dad on the radio, I was practically in tears. My dad was so nonchalant with the outcome. But the radio was roaring every time Bruno breathed on tyson.

I am now the nonchalant father... Oh I miss the innocence of youth!

Monte Fisto · Post by **Monte Fisto** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:24

good on ya Mickey, passing on the experience!!

it use to be life or death as a kid. You picked your horse and backed it to the hilt.

Counter-puncher · Post by **Counter-puncher** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:25

Ha, watching sport with your dad, great bonding stuff for any kid isn't it? I bet most of us one way or another got into some or most of our sporting loves through our dads

Counter-puncher · Post by **Counter-puncher** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:26

95gerog wrote:good on ya Mickey, passing on the experience!! .

will give great memories in years to come

mickey1975 · Post by **mickey1975** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:33

My son has MET Frank Bruno and attends World title fights... I wish i had a dad like me...

Counter-puncher · Post by **Counter-puncher** » 27 Feb 2015, 18:36

mickey1975 wrote:My son has MET Frank Bruno and attends World title fights... I wish i had a dad like me...

i think my dad feels exactly the same mate, as in his dad doing for him like he's been willing to do for me, i guess in some way your lad and i are beneficiaries of that, if you know what i mean.

Finn · Post by **Finn** » 27 Feb 2015, 19:39

The Hatton loses for me.

Noxy · Post by **Noxy** » 27 Feb 2015, 19:45

Jackson vs Graham, McDonnell vs McGuigan, Starling vs Honeyghan.

Possibly the McGuigan loss most as it meant there would be no Nelson vs McGuigan match.

el_grande_mauro_mina · Post by **el_grande_mauro_mina** » 27 Feb 2015, 21:04

Bruno vs Witherspoon and Bruno vs Tyson 2.

The first Bruno fight with Tyson, he acquitted himself really well, Harry Mullan said there was a chance of Bruno dying in the ring and that was said by a few commentators as well so for Bruno to go 5 rounds and land some nice shots on Tyson was a great outcome in retrospect. Witherspoon was a huge disappointment because I thought he was definitely going to win the fight on the physical state of Witherspoon - I had similar conversations with my dad who would bring up Bruce Woodcock losing to the good Americans like Mauriello and Baski.

Wales · Post by **Wales** » 27 Feb 2015, 23:08

Moore losing to Rhodes :-(

watsupdoc87 · Post by **watsupdoc87** » 28 Feb 2015, 00:17

Bernard Dunne V Kiko Martinez, I hadnt even started my chinese and it was fukin over

samwbr · Post by **samwbr** » 28 Feb 2015, 05:52

Hagler being robbed by the judges v Sugar Ray Leonard is the one for me. I loved both fighters but Marvin was my absolute hero. I'm still not really over it :(

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 28 Feb 2015, 05:55

samwbr wrote:Hagler being robbed by the judges v Sugar Ray Leonard is the one for me. I loved both fighters but Marvin was my absolute hero. I'm still not really over it :(

I thought Hagler getting robbed against Antuofermo in 1979 was worse by far.

He clearly beat Vito & this was after years of being avoided & having to wait too long for a title shot in the first place.

Leonard -v- Hagler, however you saw it was a close fight & could have gone either way.

samwbr · Post by **samwbr** » 28 Feb 2015, 05:59

Syntax Error wrote:
samwbr wrote:Hagler being robbed by the judges v Sugar Ray Leonard is the one for me. I loved both fighters but Marvin was my absolute hero. I'm still not really over it :(
I thought Hagler getting robbed against Antuofermo in 1979 was worse by far.

He clearly beat Vito & this was after years of being avoided & having to wait too long for a title shot in the first place.

Leonard -v- Hagler, however you saw it was a close fight & could have gone either way.

I know, but it still rankles, I thought he won tbh and will never be convinced otherwise.

Maurice Hope getting knocked out by Wilfredo Benitez was a bit of a gutter too, loved Maurice, he seemed a really good fella.

Parson Cross · Post by **Parson Cross** » 28 Feb 2015, 06:34

It took me a while to get over Rhodes v Matthews.

stevedoc · Post by **stevedoc** » 28 Feb 2015, 06:44

palooka wrote:When Chavez Snr began to lose I was gutted, I was upset when Hagler lost to Leonard, the same when Don Curry started to slide - Curry seemed about perfect and it seemed a shame he wasn't.

zidane · Post by **zidane** » 28 Feb 2015, 07:24

Hatton v Senchenko, atmosphere was brilliant, everyone so excited to see him back and hoping he still had it but then to see that he just didn't have it anymore.

reggaereggae · Post by **reggaereggae** » 28 Feb 2015, 07:27

Crushed? A strong word....

The first fight that I was really gutted about was Bruno-Witherspoon. Bruno and McGuigan got me into boxing and there was so much press about Big Frank then. When you're young these things mean so much.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 28 Feb 2015, 07:38

I think it was Leonard-Duran II, although Ali's slide into poor health was not great to watch; however, Leonard didn't just beat Duran, he tamed a monster.

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