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jamamb wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 12:47 case in point the most overrated fight ever = hearns vs hagler

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 13:28 A decade means a time period of ten years. Look it up!

Human beings cannot see into the future.

tiny_acres wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 13:57 I love that fight. But it has taken on mythological status

Impractical Poster wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:05 I know genius. But when a source names a fight, fighter, or athlete of a decade, they rerefering to a period of ten years starting at a 00, 10, 20, etc... not that silly example you gave.

oogiebe wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:05 Hearn/Hagler is a fun watch just the same as Foreman/Lyle, but not a 'great fight.'

oogiebe wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:07 Why are you bothering? EO is out feeding his narcissistic hunger. No one cares about the time period in this thread except for EO. Stop beating your head against the wall dude!

Finkel wrote: ↑10 Jun 2019, 02:28 Odd choice of Joshua Ruiz
Joshua Klitschko was a far better fight

Impractical Poster wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:05 I know genius. But when a source names a fight, fighter, or athlete of a decade, they are refering to a period of ten years starting at a 00, 10, 20, etc... not that silly example you gave.

SenorPipino wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:19 You didn't think that Foreman-Lyle was a great fight?

It had to be the most entertaining, back and forth, high profile heavyweight slugfest ever.

jamamb wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:27 foreman -lyle was easily better then hagler-hearns at least, some real shifts and flows and big moments for both

Loki wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:23 Spot on. AJ v Klitschko was amazing. Joshua v Ruiz was the biggest shock at HW since Fury beat Klitschko.

jamamb wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:27 foreman -lyle was easily better then hagler-hearns at least, some real shifts and flows and big moments for both

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:23 Fighter of the decade type awards are usually nominated after the event itself... after the completion of ten full years.

Using your definition, we’re still in the midst of the current decade, since it hasn’t ended yet, because it doesn’t actually end until the 31st December, 2019.

A boy celebrating his tenth birthday today, would have been born a decade ago.

Impractical Poster wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:45 You speak as if I don't understand a decade is ten years. My point is the context it's being used. When naming a fight or fighter of the decade, it's used as in fighter of the 80's, 90's, etc...

I challenge you to find me a sporting article naming a fighter, player, or athlete of the decade where the decade is in between the 10s of of the decade.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:23 Fighter of the decade type awards are usually nominated after the event itself... after the completion of ten full years.

Using your definition, we’re still in the midst of the current decade, since it hasn’t ended yet, because it doesn’t actually end until the 31st December, 2019.

A boy celebrating his tenth birthday today, would have been born a decade ago.

oogiebe wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:49 Dear EO,

How about say what was the fight of the decade so far? Would that make you cease this endless nonsense?

Thank you.

Impractical Poster wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 14:45 You speak as if I don't understand a decade is ten years. My point is the context it's being used. When naming a fight or fighter of the decade, it's used as in fighter of the 80's, 90's, etc...

I challenge you to find me a sporting article naming a fighter, player, or athlete of the decade where the decade is in between the 10s of of the decade.

jamamb wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 12:47 case in point the most overrated fight ever = hearns vs hagler

Ricky wrote: ↑10 Jun 2019, 20:37 I'd take that more seriously if you followed it up with something better than Ruslan vs Bradley. As good as that fight was, it was hardly the highest echelon of the sport in a technical sense. Pacquiao JMM 4 was 2 absolute masters of their craft going to total war with a incredible results and the greatest KO in boxing history imo.

As much as I enjoy watching old classics like Rumble in the Jungle, No Mas & Hagler Hearns, they don't measure up to Pac Jmm 4 imo. (I actually watched Thrilla in Manilla tonight).

Now, i think rewatching fights from before your time certainly loses some context; live fights come with greater excitement of being in the here & now and not knowing whats going to happen, so perhaps the classics probably start off at a disadvantage. My jaw was wide open for 5 minutes when Marquez laid him out.