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Calzaghe v Lacy.....Talk about one fight ruining a career. A pugilistic version of Chinese Torture.

Ali v Terrell....The fight where Ali kept barking "what's my name what's my name"!!

Holmes v Ali....Nuff said.

Coco wrote: ↑20 May 2021, 19:13
I shared a changing room with Karim in Cleethorpes one night, could barely speak English, lovely bloke, brought in as the opponent and battered the home man. He really could fight, typical case of no one wanting to fight him and he didnt have a promoter behind him. If only he could have sold tickets!!

Thing is with a bit of TV exposure he would have been a fan favourite but back then no one was taking a chance on foreign fighters.

His style was pretty much like Ricky Hatton. Great body puncher and tremendously strong.

Over a longer fight you would have to be pretty special to avoid getting stopped late or out worked down the stretch by Karim.

The guy went toe to toe in spars with Wayne Alexander (with the big gloves obviously ) who as we all know was a brutally hard punching light middle and Karim was light welter.

Denis Lebedev v Guillermo Jones. The state of Lebedev’s eye still amazes me, yet his corner kept sending him out

Stevieaber wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 07:20 Denis Lebedev v Guillermo Jones. The state of Lebedev’s eye still amazes me, yet his corner kept sending him out

You'd think the doctor would have stopped it.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 07:47

Stevieaber wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 07:20 Denis Lebedev v Guillermo Jones. The state of Lebedev’s eye still amazes me, yet his corner kept sending him out

You'd think the doctor would have stopped it.

It's fights like that where you need a Ben Davison in your corner.

Remember Antinion Margaritas eye too?

Didn’t Rahman have a bad eye/head injury, not sure how long his corner kept sending him out?

Stevieaber wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 07:20 Denis Lebedev v Guillermo Jones. The state of Lebedev’s eye still amazes me, yet his corner kept sending him out

This was one of the worst I've seen. Was Kosta Tszyu in his corner, and the Russian mafia.

NoScoutingReports wrote: ↑20 May 2021, 16:18 In recent times Warrington was badly hurt against Lara but was sent out again before eventually being badly knocked out.

Just got the chance to watch that one. The ref had no business letting Warrington make it out of that original round of damage, and his corner should have toweled it. He was completely done.

But, the kid stayed in there and actually managed to make somewhat of a fight out of it for a handful of rounds. Really a gallant and potentially tragic effort. Would have been much better for him if he had the switch flipped off like PWill v SMartinez.

Still...I will always respect Warrington the warriors willingness to quite literally go out on his shield that night.

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑20 May 2021, 19:35 I saw his pro debut against Keith Palmer where he kept picking himself up off the floor until the ref intervened. If Barr had just chosen to box more that would have been a much easier night.

In that one Jim Evans wanted to pull him out but his dad kept sending him out!

ironbeard wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 09:02

NoScoutingReports wrote: ↑20 May 2021, 16:18 In recent times Warrington was badly hurt against Lara but was sent out again before eventually being badly knocked out.

I will always respect Warrington the warriors willingness to quite literally go out on his shield that night.

Agreed, just highlighting the fact that he was in big trouble, could barely get to his corner if I remember rightly. Huge heart to carry on.

My Name Is Earl wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 04:32 Calzaghe v Lacy.....Talk about one fight ruining a career. A pugilistic version of Chinese Torture.

While most probably consider that to be what started Lacy's decline, he actually tore his rotator cuff in the 2nd round of his next fight (Vs Vitali Tsypko) and was physically never the same.

Now I'm sure the Calzaghe fight left a few mental scars and might have made him question how good he really was, but it's the Tsypko fight which actually ruined his career.

Alex Dilmaghani's corner should have pulled it against Zaini. Stanley Christodoulou letting Jackson carry on against Castro was one for the ages!

Jess Harding against Gary Mason in their British title fight.

Gary inflicted the damage at the end of the first round and it was just a matter of time when the bell went to start the 2nd round before brave Jess had his lights turned out.

gb wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 17:39 Alex Dilmaghani's corner should have pulled it against Zaini. Stanley Christodoulou letting Jackson carry on against Castro was one for the ages!

To be fair you could argue he shouldve stopped Castro with the hiding he was getting as well!

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 19:12 Jess Harding against Gary Mason in their British title fight.

Gary inflicted the damage at the end of the first round and it was just a matter of time when the bell went to start the 2nd round before brave Jess had his lights turned out.

That was a brutal ko,head bounced off the canvas live a football.

It was ! Harding was out of his depth, but a good reminder of how heavy handed and skilled Mason could be

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑22 May 2021, 08:37

gb wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 17:39 Alex Dilmaghani's corner should have pulled it against Zaini. Stanley Christodoulou letting Jackson carry on against Castro was one for the ages!

To be fair you could argue he shouldve stopped Castro with the hiding he was getting as well!

True. Stanley certainly gave them both every chance. At no point were Castro's eyes rolling around in his head though!

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑22 May 2021, 12:48 It was ! Harding was out of his depth, but a good reminder of how heavy handed and skilled Mason could be

I met Mason once, absolute beast of a man. Not somebody i'd want to take a punch from even if you were paying me. Lovely fella though.

He was a top fella


Peter McNeeley v Henry Akinwande

McNeeley wasn't particularly good to begin with but by the time he boxed Akinwande he was shot to pieces. Horrible mismatch

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑23 May 2021, 15:15 He was a top fella


Peter McNeeley v Henry Akinwande

McNeeley wasn't particularly good to begin with but by the time he boxed Akinwande he was shot to pieces. Horrible mismatch

Was it McNeeley who fought In Irish colours?

Yeah, green and white.

Foggy wrote: ↑21 May 2021, 08:07 Didn’t Rahman have a bad eye/head injury, not sure how long his corner kept sending him out?

Vs Holyfield. I kept playing the injury back in slow motion to watch the thing balloon. Craziest swelling I've ever seen.