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Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 08:35
by Fray Bentos
Michael Watson stopping Don Lee, that was a massive step up in class and paid off.
Jess Harding taking on Ossie Ocasio was also a massive step up in class and didn't pay off as Ocasio stopped inside six rounds... Ocasio massively clowned Lennox Lewis a year or two later so a brave attempt by Jess Harding to try and get that scalp.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 08:55
by dr_devious
Yarde taking on Kovalev and almost pulling off the win was a huge step up
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 09:17
by Steveh583
Witter getting thrown in with zab judah. Jennings vs cotto.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 09:35
by NoScoutingReports
Matthew Hatton v Canelo
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 09:56
by Flump
Three Brit heavyweights who it didn't work out for:
John L Gardner v Jimmy Young
Herbie Hide v Riddick Bowe
Pele Reid v Orlin Norris
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 10:03
by Bleak
Shhhh wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020, 10:00
David Walker vs the Russian Guy
Always the right answer, that Russian was evil that night
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 10:13
by orbtastic
Roman "Made in Hell" Karmazin. I could picture him but couldn't remember his surname but could remmeber his nickname. I remember him beating Ouma.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 10:26
by The Gratest
Adrian Stone v Sugar Shane Mosley
Stone had mixed in decent class over in the States before returning to the UK. It was a fairly competitive light middle scene in the UK at that time and he came out on top of the group before going in with Mosley.
Richard Williams v Sergio Martinez
Williams looked super slick, looked like he could have a genuine chance at going further than domestic/Euro level. Martinez was still a bit of an unknown at the time but took Williams apart before then going on to prove just how good he was.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 10:31
by The Gratest
Howard Clarke v Fernando Vargas
Not sure how Clarke managed to get a shot at Vargas (well it was on the undercard of Lewis v Holyfield I, so I do in a way). Glad that someone who'd been such a longterm journeyman got his moment of glory, although it went as expected.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 10:33
by jameswilson
Cleverly v Kovalev.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 10:44
by The Gratest
Andy Holligan v JC Chavez
Andreas Panayi v Sammy Fuentes
Panayi had went on a winning streak at brit level, was strong as an ox and got matched up against former world title challenger Fuentes (Chavez had ground him up), who was still operating at a fringe level but losing as much as winning. Fuentes was just too good.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 10:53
by Steveh583
Shhhh wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020, 09:23
Gary vs Pavlik
Good shout
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 11:02
by The Gratest
Gary Jacobs v Sweet Pea
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 11:06
by margaret thatcher
Vallily vs Briedis
Edwards vs Casimero
Usyk vs Glowacki
Murjodon vs Daniel Roman
That Lee dude who fought Devon Alexander
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 11:16
by jameswilson
Julius Francis vs Mike Tyson .....
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 11:25
by Teddy's Toupee
Kasi Kaihau v Harry Simon. In his next fight Simon beat Ronald Wright for the WBO world light-middleweight title.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 12:55
by deadpan
Trinidad-Lueshing
Lloyd & Wenton-Barrera
Bowe-Hide (albeit Hide was the champ)
Foster-Wright (plus Dodson and Bingham)
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 13:16
by coghaugen11
Rod Douglas facing Bomber Graham after 13 fights.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 13:18
by Rockytony67
Gary Jacobs v Buddy McGirt in New York.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 15:41
by Ruthless-RKO
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 16:34
by dookus
Fury v Klitschko. Worked out though!
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 04 Aug 2020, 18:00
by Deserter
Richard Evatt so nearly pulled off a massive upset against Junior Jones - two fights before Jones he'd lost to Smith Odoom (7-3-1) and then the fight before had beaten Peter Buckley... by contrast Jones had just beaten Tom Johnson!
Toks Owoh was mooted for big things but going from beating Tony Booth to stepping in with Glen Johnson was ambitious match-making to say the least and things swiftly unravelled.
May sound funny with hindsight, but Naz going in with former world title challenger and European champ Belcastro was viewed as a big step up by many given the diet of journeymen he'd faced until that point, but he handled him with ease.
Collins going in with McCallum fairly early in his career surely has to be up there as well - predictable result, but served him well as a learning fight.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 05 Aug 2020, 03:22
by Greg Houston
Burns v Martinez
I know Ricky was no 1 contender, but that had seem to come out of nowhere. In the end he fully deserved the win and showed what he was capable of.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 05 Aug 2020, 04:04
by Counter-puncher
Deserter wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020, 18:00
Richard Evatt so nearly pulled off a massive upset against Junior Jones - two fights before Jones he'd lost to Smith Odoom (7-3-1) and then the fight before had beaten Peter Buckley... by contrast Jones had just beaten Tom Johnson!
Toks Owoh was mooted for big things but going from beating Tony Booth to stepping in with Glen Johnson was ambitious match-making to say the least and things swiftly unravelled.
May sound funny with hindsight, but Naz going in with former world title challenger and European champ Belcastro was viewed as a big step up by many given the diet of journeymen he'd faced until that point, but he handled him with ease.
Collins going in with McCallum fairly early in his career surely has to be up there as well - predictable result, but served him well as a learning fight.
Re: Massive step up in class
Posted: 05 Aug 2020, 04:10
by bennie
Jimmy Price stepped up against a supposedly shot Ayub Kalule and got done in the first round.