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Kilburn wrote: ↑14 Jan 2026, 17:51 Khan v Maidana is a bloody good shout. And a better win than Brook over Porter IMO.

I always get pissed off when the commentators go ‘OHHHHhHhHhHhAHHHHHh!!!!!!!’ when a big shot lands but that body shot that Khan landed in the first is one where I forgive people for grimacing.

Freddie Welsh w pts v Benny Leonard 1916

Don`t underestimate what Stracey did that night,

What a victory that was on away soil. Beat the fight out out of a proper champ, a nail hard man.

Stracey picked himself off the floor in the first round and dogged the fight out of the champion. Incredible performance.

Compared to Brook v Porter and Lewis v Holyfiled? man, this was in another stratosphere

Yep, outside of Honeyghan's huge upset win over Curry, Stracey beating Napoles is arguably 2nd IMO. I mentioned Froch's win over Taylor more as a personal favourite, although it was still a great win regardless.

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑16 Jan 2026, 04:51 Yep, outside of Honeyghan's huge upset win over Curry, Stracey beating Napoles is arguably 2nd IMO. I mentioned Froch's win over Taylor more as a personal favourite, although it was still a great win regardless.

Proper in the Lion's Den as well, a cauldron. 40,000 saying for his blood

Napoles was a living legend in Mexico and admittedly Stracey got him at 35 and in decline, but still a monumental effort

Maybe Napoles had seen better days but other than the legendary middleweight Carlos Monzon, no one else had managed to defeat Napoles for a while (other than a cut eye defeat, which was avenged). So Stracey's win is kosher IMO.