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What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 14:34
by hurlock
Ali v Holmes despite it being before my time.

RJJ v tarver done me as Roy imo was depleted & people not in the know tarnished his abilitys

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 14:44
by JC
Lennox Rahman I
Naz Barerra

Never really 'supported' a fighter since that era.

Edit - Morales and Barrerra vs Pac to an extent, was also sad to see Brodie stopped by Harrison

What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 14:51
by hurlock
Ali v Holmes despite it being before my time.

RJJ v tarver done me as Roy imo was depleted & people not in the know tarnished his abilitys

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 14:57
by jamiedavies02
Manny Pacquiao demolishing Ricky Hatton.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:03
by bigjack
McGuigan losing to Steve Cruz and Herol Graham losing first time to Kalambay really crushed me,the foolishness of youth made me think neither could be beaten :(

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:04
by Rexob
Tyson vs douglas gutted !!

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:09
by ajwesty13
Benn v collins twice

Hatton v MW and Manny

ER hum garcia v Khan



and Boner v maidana ... was the best ever exit of a fighter that was more crushed than anyone

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:20
by taffytoon
Michael Watson Eubank one

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:39
by littlepug
Benn v Eubank 1

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:42
by Mimmy
Ive never been really gutted about losses, however I always felt for Herol Graham getting to the top only to tumble.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:42
by palooka
When Chavez Snr began to lose I was gutted, I was upset when Hagler lost to Leonard, the same when Don Curry started to slide - Curry seemed about perfect and it seemed a shame he wasn't.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:46
by Monte Fisto
Collins eubank twice, calzaghe eubank,
Bruno tyson 1, even though it was inevitable.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:47
by Stuarty
The worst was when Naz lost to Barrera although I was always a Berrera fan. Also Hatton vs May/PAC, Arthur vs Gomez, Harrison vs Medina, Lewis vs Rahman were hard to take. I also always felt crap when Enzo Mac got beaten and Rendall Munro vs Nishioka.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:53
by Monte Fisto
Stuarty30 wrote:The worst was when Naz lost to Barrera although I was always a Berrera fan. Also Hatton vs May/PAC, Arthur vs Gomez, Harrison vs Medina, Lewis vs Rahman were hard to take. I also always felt crap when Enzo Mac got beaten and Rendall Munro vs Nishioka.

X2 with lewis Rahman! But the rematch almost made it worth it.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:57
by Counter-puncher
A few of the above ring true for me, benn-Collins, the mcguigan and graham losses (Jackson was the real tragedy for me), an old Chavez losing was a sad sight

but probably my worst was Darren Mcdermott 'losing' the British title fight on a headbutt vs Wayne elcock. Horrible particularly because i am so sure he would have won that night, and his enforced later retirement took any further chances from him. He was someone i had watched from the early fights so i felt particularly invested in him, i was on tenterhooks the whole week of the fight and very flat and subdued for a day or two after.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:57
by Stuarty
95gerog wrote:
Stuarty30 wrote:The worst was when Naz lost to Barrera although I was always a Berrera fan. Also Hatton vs May/PAC, Arthur vs Gomez, Harrison vs Medina, Lewis vs Rahman were hard to take. I also always felt crap when Enzo Mac got beaten and Rendall Munro vs Nishioka.

X2 with lewis Rahman! But the rematch almost made it worth it.
Yeah agreed mate that was sweet. I always wanted to see an Arthur v Gomez rematch also as it was a great scrap while it lasted but I don't think Alex really wanted it.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 15:58
by tony1234
McGuigan v Cruz & Bruno v Bonecrusher, I bought into the hype of both as a youngster and was gutted at the losses

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 16:05
by Syntax Error
Dwight Qawi -v- Matthew Saad Muhammad 1 & 2.

Johnny Nelson -v- Carl Thompson.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 16:08
by Old Jack J
Benn vs Eubank I

Benn vs Eubank II

James Hare losing to David Barnes. I had got to know James and know how much that fight meant.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 16:10
by Old Jack J
Benn vs Eubank I and II.

James Hare losing to David Barnes.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 16:30
by therealhustle
Price v Thompson 1

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 16:31
by Coco
Colin Jones v Don Curry
Also Benn didn't deserve to go out with a couple of limp displays against Collins, I feel the McClellan fight took it all out of him.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 16:37
by Syntax Error
Coco wrote:Colin Jones v Don Curry
Also Benn didn't deserve to go out with a couple of limp displays against Collins, I feel the McClellan fight took it all out of him.
Definitely.

The McClellan fight was an ageing fight.

Obviously McClellan came out of it a lot worse than Benn, but Nigel suffered too & it would have been a tough ask to have expected him to be the same after that fight.

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 17:07
by TJ77
therealhustle wrote:Price v Thompson 1
:TU:

Re: What losses crushed you as a fan?

Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 17:31
by dr_devious
Hagler v Leonard
Honeyghan v Starling and Breland
Bruno v Witherspoon