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Magic fight Dokes at very best and gave Holyfield a great fight. He was in it until the 10th when Evander landed that left hook.
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Magic fight Dokes at very best and gave Holyfield a great fight. He was in it until the 10th when Evander landed that left hook.
That was a put a guy on the map type fight for Holyfield. Awesome back and forth. Dokes did great earning what was an elimination shot after time off and his addiction demons getting ahold of him. Sadly though they returned. Top notch hand speed by Dokes too.
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Magic fight Dokes at very best and gave Holyfield a great fight. He was in it until the 10th when Evander landed that left hook.
That was a put a guy on the map type fight for Holyfield. Awesome back and forth. Dokes did great earning what was an elimination shot after time off and his addiction demons getting ahold of him. Sadly though they returned. Top notch hand speed by Dokes too.
Holyfield earned his number 1 spot to fight Tyson with some hard and tough fights.
Dokes earned a shot against Bowe and was bombed out.
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3-16-74: Roberto Duran KO win over Esteban de Jesus in Round 11 of the 2nd fight in their trilogy. This one was held in Panama City, Panama. Duran came back from a knockdown in the 1st round from a de Jesus left hook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT6czIYsjcI
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Watched this on ESPN years ago. Duran was seething, more than normals, because he got beat by Esteban de Jesus and lost his undefeated record and gets knock down again. Duran visited Esteban de Jesus in hospital when he was dying.
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29 March 1980
Matthew Saad Muhammad V John Conteh (second fight)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuBtDlUPYc8
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Muhammed won that easy the second time. Very good solid fighter.
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Muhammed won that easy the second time. Very good solid fighter.
He was a great boxer, but Conteh was more interested in going out on the lash by then than training properly, so to even hang with Saad proved his class. 5 knockdowns too ;D
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Muhammed won that easy the second time. Very good solid fighter.
He was a great boxer, but Conteh was more interested in going out on the lash by then than training properly, so to even hang with Saad proved his class. 5 knockdowns too ;D
Conteh was probably on the slide but liked Saad Muhammad's technique and skills.
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Old school action, wish these guys were around today.
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Old school action, wish these guys were around today.
Yes that was what I was thinking. Matthew Saad Muhammad v Kov would be a good fight and style wise against Badou Jack.
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3-30-84: Marvin Hagler vs. Juan Domingo Roldan
Roldan was in the tradition of heavy-hitting Argentinians. One of Hagler's most impressive and hard-fought wins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4qE5WMIk1U
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3-30-1965: José "Chegui" Torres knocks out Willie Pastrano in Madison Square Garden to win the WBC and WBA light heavyweight titles. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMNjb3o8gtY
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3-30-97: Wilfredo Vazquez defends his WBA World Featherweight title against Yuji Watanabe in Japan. Not only one of the great Puerto Rican champions, but one who, like back in those days, would typically travel to any country from early on, to take on challenges in their own backyards.
http://www.asianboxing.info/videos/y...lfredo-vazquez