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Ezzard wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Yeah, I have Duran-Moore. It's a somewhat shocking display, if you watch Moore's prior performances. It's not hard to see why Duran was regarded the underdog. I felt sorry for him slumped on the canvas (8th round, wasn't it?) Same thing with Buchanan at the end of his fight with Duran. & DeJesus in their second encounter.

Has there ever been a fighter who so clearly inspires sympathy with his opponents than Duran? LOL.

I read somewhere that odds before the fight moved dramatically in Duran's favour and that Moore had some dentist work done in the week of the fight. I don't know if it's true.

Can anyone else verify?

THere was a KO Magazine article from back in early '84 I think where Moore was the subject of their monthly interview. He claims he had wisdom teeth taken out just 2-3 days before the fight, and that the blood from his mouth was from the stitches from the surgery busting open. Shame on his braintrust for allowing the fight to go forward. As if they helped in the actual fight, either.

Yeah, the ref was incompetent in that fight and that corner should have stopped it themselves. Its pathetic the way corernmen let their fighter get destroyed like that.

I don't have an all-time favorite fight.
I hate watching fights deferred, nevertheless Kessler's win over Froch (Froch is one of my favourite fighters, by the way), was quite entertaining. I don't know if it's considered classic or less, but I liked it.

I created a list a while back of a combination of the best/my favorite fights that are at least fairly easily accessible.

Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield I & II
Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota II
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I & III
Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson III
Floyd-Patterson vs. George Chuvalo
Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton
George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle
Michael Moorer vs. Bert Cooper
Evander Holyfield vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi I
James Toney vs. Vassily Jirov
Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Yaqui Lopez II
Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Marvin Johnson I & II
Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. John Conteh I
Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns
Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
Carlos Monzon vs. Rodrigo Valdez II
Roberto Duran vs. Iran Barkley
James Toney vs. Mike McCalum I & II
Felix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga
Felix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas
Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
Shane Mosley vs. Oscar De La Hoya I
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns I
Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard I
Luis Rodriguez vs. Federico Thompson
Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello I
Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor I
Mickey Ward vs. Arturo Gatti I
Alexis Arguello vs. Ray Mancini
Ivan Robinson vs. Arturo Gatti I
Arturo Gatti vs. Gabriel Ruelas
Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo I
Jose Luis Ramirez vs. Edwin Rosario II
Hector Camacho vs. Edwin Rosario
Bobby Chacon vs. Rafael Limon IV
Bobby Chacon vs. Cornelius Boza-Edwards II
Danny Lopez vs. Mike Ayala
Salvador Sanchez vs. Azumah Nelson
Salvador Sanchez vs. Wilfredo Gomez
Alexis Arguello vs. Ruben Olivares
Nassem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquaio I, II & IV
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz I
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales I & III
Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquaio I
Wilfredo Gomez vs. Lupe Pintor
Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez I, II, III
Rafael Marquez vs. Mark Johnson I
Rafael Marquez vs. Tim Austin I
Jose Medel vs. Jesus Pimentel
Daniel Zaragoza vs. Wayne McCollough
Ruben Olivares vs. Chucho Castillo I & II
Ruben Olivares vs. Kazuyoshi Kanazawa II
Ruben Olivares vs. Art Hafey II
Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora
Eder Jofre vs. Jose Legra
Eder Jofre vs. Jose Medel I
Eder Jofre vs. Fighting Harada I
Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez I
Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
Roberto Quiroga vs. Akeem Anifowoshe

I bolded what are probably my absolute favorite 20 or so.

What about Mosley vs Margarito..?
I have tons of respect for Mosley: his composure and work-rate are fantastic.
Margarito just had it coming.

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2019, 16:50 Shane Mosley vs. Oscar De La Hoya I

Just watched this back for the first time in quite a while without commentary, quality bout. Had it 115-113 for Mosley, despite falling behind early he showed great composure to work himself back into the fight with a crisp jab & accurate, lightning quick right hands. Two great fighters.

Ezzard wrote: ↑11 Mar 2008, 12:08

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Yeah, I have Duran-Moore. It's a somewhat shocking display, if you watch Moore's prior performances. It's not hard to see why Duran was regarded the underdog. I felt sorry for him slumped on the canvas (8th round, wasn't it?) Same thing with Buchanan at the end of his fight with Duran. & DeJesus in their second encounter.

Has there ever been a fighter who so clearly inspires sympathy with his opponents than Duran? LOL.

I read somewhere that odds before the fight moved dramatically in Duran's favour and that Moore had some dentist work done in the week of the fight. I don't know if it's true.

Can anyone else verify?

My records have moore as a 2/1 fave
This site says 5/2