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Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 19:12
by Tinnie
Redback Rasta wrote:I can't think of a more inspiring performance by an Aussie fighter than Jeff Harding's in his fight fight with Dennis Andres.
In only Harding's 15th pro fight he took on the 34-7-2 Dennis Andries for his WBC world light heavyweight title in Atlantic City.
Harding had Johnny Lewis in his corner. Andries had the legendary Emanuel Steward in his.
The last round - especially after Johnny Lewis' words in the corner prior to it - is just hairs standing up on the back of your neck stuff.
If this fight isn't near the top of your favourites list I'd like to know why!?
Almost has to be seen to be believed. Its like it was plucked straight from the script of a Rocky film
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 19:21
by Redback Rasta
Tinnie wrote:Redback Rasta wrote:I can't think of a more inspiring performance by an Aussie fighter than Jeff Harding's in his fight fight with Dennis Andres.
In only Harding's 15th pro fight he took on the 34-7-2 Dennis Andries for his WBC world light heavyweight title in Atlantic City.
Harding had Johnny Lewis in his corner. Andries had the legendary Emanuel Steward in his.
The last round - especially after Johnny Lewis' words in the corner prior to it - is just hairs standing up on the back of your neck stuff.
If this fight isn't near the top of your favourites list I'd like to know why!?
Almost has to be seen to be believed. Its like it was plucked straight from the script of a Rocky film
Very much so. I just about cried when I heard Harding's ring interview immediately after the fight.
I've watched that last round nearly as often as I have watched Hagler vs Hearns, and it gets me every time.
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 19:40
by ClivePatrickLyons
Redback Rasta wrote:
Good list. But Mundine vs Green wasn't a particularly good fight. An anti-climax if anything.
your did it I laughed
your a funny dude
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 19:54
by Redback Rasta
ClivePatrickLyons wrote:Redback Rasta wrote:
Good list. But Mundine vs Green wasn't a particularly good fight. An anti-climax if anything.
your did it I laughed
your a funny dude
Did what? I have no idea what you are talking about
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 16 Sep 2015, 20:11
by Redback Rasta
Fights don't get more brutal and fighters rarely dig deeper than a fight that was billed as "Bad Blood" between Victorian 'Tiger' Tim Bell and Queenslander Joel Casey for the PABA light heavyweight championship back in 2010.
The fight started at a frenetic pace and might just as easily been held in a phone box. During the final few rounds both boxers were just fighting from memory.
Bell hasn't fought since and I dare say that is no coincidence because those 12 rounds took their toll on both boys.
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 21 Sep 2015, 00:52
by ClivePatrickLyons
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 21 Sep 2015, 01:51
by DA GOOSE
He means it was an anti-climax because it was so one sided. Hardly an exciting fight, no back and forth,not at all close or exciting. Just one boxer being thoroughly outclassed by another.
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 21 Sep 2015, 01:59
by ClivePatrickLyons
Thanks DA GOOSE...........I can't stop watching it especially with the Roy Jones Jr Music PLAYING CAN'T BE TOUCHED
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 29 Sep 2015, 02:43
by Like a Boss
Kali Meehan vs Lamon Brewster for the WBO title was a quality scrap. Meehan unlucky to get the nod too.
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 29 Sep 2015, 06:15
by smith-striker
Robert Berridge v Daniel MacKinnon was good scrap
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 29 Sep 2015, 20:33
by DA GOOSE
Berridge-Foley 1 and 2 were great fights too.
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 30 Sep 2015, 00:50
by bennyaha1
Kali meehan vs Joseph Park will be amazing
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 30 Sep 2015, 00:55
by Like a Boss
bennyaha1 wrote:Kali meehan vs Joseph Park will be amazing
It could be. But Joe might knock Kali out in no time at all.
Re: Best fights involving Aussies you have seen??
Posted: 30 Sep 2015, 04:53
by Cutman Scabbers
buster007 wrote:alex leapai vs Pieter cronje was an absolute war.
never seen 2 fighters tag each other constantly with huge bombs and both to still be standing at the end.
fight has to be seen to be believed.
is there video of this?
Re: Best fights involving Aussies & Pacific fighters you have seen??
Posted: 30 Sep 2015, 04:57
by buster007
nobody has provided it that I know of.
Re: Best fights involving Aussies you have seen??
Posted: 30 Sep 2015, 06:14
by AntonS
Cutman Scabbers wrote:buster007 wrote:alex leapai vs Pieter cronje was an absolute war.
never seen 2 fighters tag each other constantly with huge bombs and both to still be standing at the end.
fight has to be seen to be believed.
is there video of this?
I agree with buster007. It was FOX show I viewed at local RSL. Fox Sports coverage is subject to copyright, therefore a friend with Foxtel at the time, might still have it recorded in iQ box
IMO, Judge Vocale's score was correct
we haven't had a fighting event that even comes close on our shores since