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Bryant vs Loporto
Green vs Delisle
Taylor vs Holland
Dib vs Brown

The less obvious ones to me are the Green v Delisle bouts, Rabah v Lovemore. .eapai v Wilson and Leapai v Cronje. Recent times maybe Pitt v Oganov.....I would need to scan the archives to select a top 25 but I think most of what has been said previously is pretty accurate.

Good calls on Rabah-v-N'dou and Pitt-v-Oganov there mate.

The best Aussie matchups rarely happen these days. Much easier to import a can that presents no danger and maybe a meaningless title thrown in.

I didnt see the bout but from what I heard Bryant v Fletcher was a cracker !!

TrainInsane wrote:The best Aussie matchups rarely happen these days. Much easier to import a can that presents no danger and maybe a meaningless title thrown in.

sad but true

thunderfromdownunder wrote:

TrainInsane wrote:The best Aussie matchups rarely happen these days. Much easier to import a can that presents no danger and maybe a meaningless title thrown in.

sad but true

No sign of this changing either and as soon as these boxers fighting tomato can after tomato can step up they get absolutely slaughtered. It is a trend that keeps repeating itself over and over and proves nothing.

Are you an expat Aussie living in Canada?

TrainInsane wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote:

TrainInsane wrote:The best Aussie matchups rarely happen these days. Much easier to import a can that presents no danger and maybe a meaningless title thrown in.

sad but true

No sign of this changing either and as soon as these boxers fighting tomato can after tomato can step up they get absolutely slaughtered. It is a trend that keeps repeating itself over and over and proves nothing.

Are you an expat Aussie living in Canada?

Yeah mate, been about 6 months now I guess

I agree with you 100% , aside form guys like Katsidis, Geale and Darchinyan nearly all of our prospects are spoon fed until they get a ranking and them thrown to the wolves. Sometimes it's not their fault, there isn't enough mo ey to get decent opponents to Australia all the time. But even then I guess if they really want to make a go of it they can always relocate

thunderfromdownunder wrote:

TrainInsane wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote: Yeah mate, been about 6 months now I guess

I agree with you 100% , aside form guys like Katsidis, Geale and Darchinyan nearly all of our prospects are spoon fed until they get a ranking and them thrown to the wolves. Sometimes it's not their fault, there isn't enough mo ey to get decent opponents to Australia all the time. But even then I guess if they really want to make a go of it they can always relocate

Those 3 you named are notable exceptions. But there are some here who have made an whole career out of fighting cans. Not sure who they think they are kidding.

Tried to put em all together, Thanks for everyone who contributed, Its a pretty damn good list. Colin I had to leave Bunny Sterling and Mundine out but like you I thought they were classics. If I left them in i would have to also put in Famechon Vs O'brien etc.
What about our own Frank Ropis and his battles against ‘Baby Cassius’ Austin?



Rocky Gatellari Vs Lionel Rose.
Lester Ellis Vs Barry Michael
Anthony Mundine Vs Danny Green
Daniel Geale Vs Daniel Dawson
Hector Thompson Vs Manny Santos (NZ)
Tony Mundine Vs Kahu Mahunga (NZ) still talked about today
Hector Thompson Vs Baby Cassius (three fights total of 45 rounds from memory)
Jeff White Vs Rocky Mattioli (sigh, those were the days)
Jeff Fenech Vs Mad Dog Miller
Ndou v Rabah
Fred Henneberry -v- Ron Richards
Jimmy Carruthers -v- Ray Coleman.
Lionel Rose -v- Ray Perez
Jeff White v Alan Moore.
Eddie Delic -v- Lincoln Stewart
Frank LoPorto -v- Tim Hately
Lyndon Edney -v- Callan Orchard
Leo Young Jr. -v- Alex Tui
Mundine vs Geale 1
Vea vs Siale
Bolling vs Oganov
Green vs Cameron
Jim West -v- Henry Nissen
Patrick vBurns ,
Tollis vPatrick,
Curruthers vBennett,
Sinn V Curruthers,
Barnes v Darby Brown,
Barnes VFlannery
Young Jr vs. Kevin (Bones) Kelly
Katsidis v James Swan
Paul Hiles v Jamie Nicholson (Amateur)
Bryant vs Loporto
Green vs Delisle
Taylor vs Holland
Dib vs Brown
Rabah v Lovemore
Leapai v Wilson
Leapai v Cronje
Pitt v Oganov (geez I was at that one and thought both fighters were Gorn at some stage)
Bryant v Fletcher

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:1767483
That's all I'll say

Nothing like brotherly love.

Kevin Thorpe was called the "Shark Hunter." What did that make Steve?

Sweet P wrote:Bryant vs Loporto
Green vs Delisle
Taylor vs Holland
Dib vs Brown

I didn't see Green v Delisle I, but the second one was pretty one sided

Da Voice wrote:http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:1767483
That's all I'll say

I wonder which brother mum was going for???

The green v delisle fights, both, were beauties as long as they lasted.