Onetimeonly recommended Davila/Duarte II. An incredible fight. Not a fight that was on my watch list. Loved Davila/Pintor, because I was a Lupe fan. Another great fight, but this one was non-stop action from the opening bell.
Thought Davila was on his way to a victory after three, but things began to really get heated up in the fourth with Duarte landing combinations and Davila returning fire.
Davila suffered a horrible cut on this left eye and though I had him ahead by three points, it was stopped in the 10th. Left me wanting more. Great jab work; combination punching and sheer grit from both fighters.
The fight could've been held in a six foot ring.
There was some controversy over the TKO as the cut may have been caused by an accidental butt. Really fun watch!
Re: Great Fights: maybe not on your radar.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 20:46
by gilgamesh
Vinny Madalone vs Brian Minto was just a fun heavyweight slugfest between two journeymen type guys.
Courtney Burton vs Ebo Elder
Rafael Marquez vs Tim Austin, Round 8 is spectacular, but rounds 1-7 is boring as shit. It's actually memorable to me for that reason. Boring, boring, boring then Round of the Year out of the f*cking blue , You should watch just Round 8 if nothing else. It was awesome.
Joel Casamayor vs Michael Katsidis
Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Torres
Bobby Chacon vs Rafael "Bazooka" Limon IV - 1982 Fight of the Year
Matthew Franklin (Saad Muhammad) vs Richie Kates
Bill Lee vs Lo Cicero (I've actually forgotten Lo Cicero's first name, but I'm sure you'd find it)
There was a 4 round fight between two novices that was sorta like a Lyle/Foreman war, but I can't recall the names.
If you can find it Chris McInerney vs Anterio Vines was a 4 round fight between 2 nobodies that never really amounted to nothing in a 4 rounder, but it was an amazing fight for what it was worth, and I've rewatched it at least a dozen times.
I think I'm in the mood to watch some of these I've never watched myself when I see some good recommendations.
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 20:56
by oogiebe
Watch Chacon/Arguello. Chacon/Limon IV was a great fight. Knockdowns, cuts, and stretches of both guys in control.
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 20:58
by oogiebe
Great recommendation by Gil!!!!!
Love great fights with unknown guys! Maybe I should have named the thread "Great Undercard Fights"
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 20:59
by Woldemar
Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshe - FOTY 1991,controversial decision
Sung Kil Moon vs Nana Yaw Konadu I - 5 knockdowns in this bout.
Kendall Holt vs Ricardo Torres II - 1 round but great.
Chris Eubank vs Nigel Benn II
Chris Eubank vs Michael Watson II
Soo Hwan Hong vs Hector Carrasquilla
Kostya Tszyu vs Diosbelys Hurtado
Oscar De La Hoya vs Ike Quartey
Rafael Limon vs Chung Il Choi
Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney
Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards II
Jose Luis Ramires vs Edwin Rosario II
Saman Sorjaturong vs Humberto Gonzalez
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 21:03
by oogiebe
Oops...sorry.
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 21:05
by oogiebe
Woldemar wrote: ↑19 Apr 2020, 20:59
Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshe - FOTY 1991,controversial decision
Sung Kil Moon vs Nana Yaw Konadu I - 5 knockdowns in this bout.
Kendall Holt vs Ricardo Torres II - 1 round but great.
Chris Eubank vs Nigel Benn II
Chris Eubank vs Michael Watson II
Soo Hwan Hong vs Hector Carrasquilla
Kostya Tszyu vs Diosbelys Hurtado
Oscar De La Hoya vs Ike Quartey
Rafael Limon vs Chung Il Choi
Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney
Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards II
Jose Luis Ramires vs Edwin Rosario II
Saman Sorjaturong vs Humberto Gonzalez
How about just naming one at a time and why we should watch it. Try not to put in obvious fights.
Woldemar wrote: ↑19 Apr 2020, 20:59
Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshe - FOTY 1991,controversial decision
Sung Kil Moon vs Nana Yaw Konadu I - 5 knockdowns in this bout.
Kendall Holt vs Ricardo Torres II - 1 round but great.
Chris Eubank vs Nigel Benn II
Chris Eubank vs Michael Watson II
Soo Hwan Hong vs Hector Carrasquilla
Kostya Tszyu vs Diosbelys Hurtado
Oscar De La Hoya vs Ike Quartey
Rafael Limon vs Chung Il Choi
Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney
Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards II
Jose Luis Ramires vs Edwin Rosario II
Saman Sorjaturong vs Humberto Gonzalez
How about just naming one at a time and why we should watch it. Try not to put in obvious fights.
Sorjaturong vs Gonzalez - FOTY 1995
Ramirez vs Rosario - FOTY 1984
Chacon vs Boza II - FOTY 1983
Hong vs Carasquilla - Hong was dropped couple times but won this fight.
Eubank vs Benn and Watson - slugfests
Limon vs choi - Limon lose six rounds but stop Korean in 7
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 21:20
by gilgamesh
If you need a brief description of some of the ones I mentioned here goes.
Cotto vs Ricardo Torres (if not for Castillo vs Corrales this is 2005 fight of the year)
Lee vs Lo Cicero (Foreman/Lyle with lesser known Middleweights)
Matthew Franklin vs Richie Kates - 4 round slugfest where the momentum swings back and forth and both guys get hurt a lot.
Teddy Reid vs Elio Ortiz was a more modern one of those.
Antwun Echols vs Charles Brewer is 3 rounds of mayhem.
Bobby Chacon vs Bazooka Limon is one of the greatest fights of all time. Picture Bowe/Holyfield 1, Round 10. Ok, now picture that round about 10 or 11 times in a single fight, and you got the idea.
Courtney Burton vs Ebo Elder was a truly dramatic, and amazing fight that just kinda gets forgotten because neither guy never got much further than the bottom half of the Top 10 at best, but they fought their hearts out here.
Any further recommendations from me I'll be sure to mention a why, along with the fight.
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 21:22
by margaret thatcher
1 round shootout, was round of the year in the mid 80s
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 21:22
by Woldemar
Merqui Sosa vs Charles Wiliams I - brutal fight
Charles Brewer vs Antwun Echolz - slugfest
Clifford Etienne vs Lawrence Clay - Bey - slugfest
Frankie Warren vs Micky Ward - 12 rounds a war
Frankie Warren vs Sammy Fuentes - 10 rounds a war and controversial decision
Tommy Ayers vs Luis Santana - 4 rounds but very fun.
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑19 Apr 2020, 21:22
1 round shootout, was round of the year in the mid 80s
Saw that one when I was following Billy Costello.
God those were the days weren't they.....I think I'm gonna cry
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 21:37
by oogiebe
I remember catching a UHF channel when I was in NY and catching Alfonso Zamora and Carlos Zarate. I was a Zamora fan and didn't know much about Zarate at the time, getting most of my knowledge from TV fights and Boxing Illustrated. I was shocked at hte result! More than the guy in the undies.
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 21:41
by gilgamesh
oogiebe wrote: ↑19 Apr 2020, 21:37
I remember catching a UHF channel when I was in NY and catching Alfonso Zamora and Carlos Zarate. I was a Zamora fan and didn't know much about Zarate at the time, getting most of my knowledge from TV fights and Boxing Illustrated. I was shocked at hte result! More than the guy in the undies.
Yeah that moment when the guy jumps in the ring, and gets thrown out forcefully by the Police was one of the more "what the f*ck" moments in Boxing history
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 19 Apr 2020, 22:03
by oogiebe
First time I saw Soo Hwan Hong was again on UHF TV getting Kayoed by Zamora in their rematch. This fight was recommended by two of our posters and it shows Hong's toughness coming back from 4 second round knockdowns to finish Carrasquilla in the third. The left from Carrasquilla on the first knockdown is sweet! To me a left to the liver was the start of the final knockout for Hong. Super exciting.
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 20 Apr 2020, 08:50
by chrisjs1985
oogiebe wrote: ↑19 Apr 2020, 21:37
I remember catching a UHF channel when I was in NY and catching Alfonso Zamora and Carlos Zarate. I was a Zamora fan and didn't know much about Zarate at the time, getting most of my knowledge from TV fights and Boxing Illustrated. I was shocked at hte result! More than the guy in the undies.
A great fight while it lasted. I love Zarate. Such a precise, technical power punching style. Since OP put a few Davila fights out there (he was an awesome fighter, beautiful to watch), I also put forward Zarate vs. Davila. You really can see how good both guys are in this one.
Re: Great Fights: Recommendations.
Posted: 20 Apr 2020, 08:53
by chrisjs1985
Ruben Olivares was about as exciting as a fighter could be and of course you've got the classics with Castillo, Arguello, the Chacon fights, the Rose destruction etc; but a fight few seem as familiar with, is in my opinion his most entertaining. The re-match with Kazuyoshi Kanazawa. I think it's every bit as good as Gomez-Pintor.