I mean guys like Hatton and Barry McGuigan who beat all time great champions but never been as great as they were on that one night.
I give Hatton as an example as he my prove to be a great fihter in the future.
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I mean guys like Hatton and Barry McGuigan who beat all time great champions but never been as great as they were on that one night.
I give Hatton as an example as he my prove to be a great fihter in the future.
Buster Douglas
First name that came to mind.Quote:
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For that night only he looked big fast,strong ,great jab and right cross.He looked awsome.
Lloyd Honeyghan vs Donaly Curry
Jimmy Young vs George Foreman
Tarver with his one punch KO of Roy Jones.
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Jimmy Young did that against Ali with Ali getting one of the worst decisions ever.
Its 3rd in Bert Sugars 100 worst decisions.
Jimmy Young wasn't actually that good in the Muhammad Ali fight, nor was Muhammad Ali, but Jimmy Young did deserve the decision against Muhammad Ali.Quote:
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Originally Posted by ICB
Jimmy Young did that against Ali with Ali getting one of the worst decisions ever.
Its 3rd in Bert Sugars 100 worst decisions.
He fought great against George Foreman and comeback from a bad round 7, to knockdown big George Foreman down on the last round with a mixture of great boxing from Jimmy Young, mixed in with a bit of aggression great performance.
John Mugabi in the Hagler fight...Yeah he lost but he gave it too Marvin like no one else and 95% of the other guys out there would have folded from the exchanges long before Mugabi did
Iran Barkley in his 1st fight against Hearns....
Same hereQuote:
Originally Posted by CFHFirst name that came to mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
Ibeabuchi vs. Tua......could have been great But what might have been ??
Zahir Raheem, looked pretty spectacular against Morrales.
Despite being robbed Armando Muniz fought like an animal vs. "Mantequilla" Napoles in their 1st fight...
Rubin Carter sparking out Emile in 1 round...
Vilomar Fernandez was great for 1 night vs. Alexis.
Laing was great for 1 night vs. Duran.
It's pretty incredible when you compare that to his fight with Popo.Quote:
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Cliff Couser over Monte Barret
Sprott over Harrison.
Im re-thinking this one but how about Frankie Randall.So sporadic,but when he was on......mainly on that night he honed ALL his skills and boxed his arse off Vs. JCC in the first fight.What a gameplan and looked IMO,absolutly great.Turmoil,some created by his demons, vices and lack of focus would not see him preform at that top notch level again.On that night,He lived up to his nickname,The surgeon.
Akinobu Hiranaka anihilated "El Chapo" in 1 round but that was about it...
Just remembered another one...
Hiroyuki Ebihara destroys Pone Kingpetch also in 1 round but never was after that...
Vince Phillips vs Kostya Tszyu ?
I don't know he looked pretty strong in his title defenses for a few years after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
Thats why i put a question mark over it i haven't seen many Vince Phillips fights.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheepI don't know he looked pretty strong in his title defenses for a few years after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
Phillips early on showed quality and just an all out fighter.Had personal flaw's and Skin like rice paper,over reliant booming right hand which got him hit but made for many great scraps.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICBThats why i put a question mark over it i haven't seen many Vince Phillips fights.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheepI don't know he looked pretty strong in his title defenses for a few years after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
Same here.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHFirst name that came to mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
I talked about this fight the other night...
John M. Johnson paced himself well in the rematch with Junior Jones and beat him.
How about Willy Salazar hitting the lotto when he sparked out "Kid Dynamite" Romero...
Seguei vs. Lamon... Serguei showed tremendous heart and fought like a wolf. But WTF happened to him?
Baldomir busting up Zab...
What might have been YES ,but Ike looked great againest Chris Byrd and a few other to , he could have been a top champ if he wasnt such a prick out of the ring.Quote:
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Boldamir over Judah
Terron Millett over Vince Phillips would of been a better pick. Ivan Hernandez over Mark Johnson I'm watching right now. It fits. Hernandez ain't done shiit sinceQuote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'NawlinsPhillips early on showed quality and just an all out fighter.Had personal flaw's and Skin like rice paper,over reliant booming right hand which got him hit but made for many great scraps.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICBThats why i put a question mark over it i haven't seen many Vince Phillips fights.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
Somsak Sithchatchawal and Mahyar Monshipour in their fight.
Henry cooper putting down Ali. He still lost, but by dropping him it made ali a little more human
Douglas is obviously the first guy that comes to mind.
Raheem is a good one too.
Travis Simms?
Jimmy Young one good Fighter, make no mistake. ;D
Riddick Bowe vs Holyfield 1. He had other good nights, but on that night, he could have beaten just about anybody.
Mickey Ward in the first Gatti fight.
Shavers against Norton.
Schmelling against Louis.
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Yeah I was gonna say that 1 . He had it all that nigt . Speed , movement, boxing ability and abit of pop in his punches
Id say Bowe was another 1. He looked great for one night only vs Evander the 1st time but never quite reached those heights again .
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You could argue that he had two great nights against Ali and Foreman although I had not watched either fight.
He never had a great night against Muhammad Ali both men didn't fight too well, especially Muhammad Ali who was very out of shape at 230+ pounds. But Young deserved the nod against Ali though no question IMO.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Scrap
You could argue that he had two great nights against Ali and Foreman although I had not watched either fight.
But Jimmy Young fought a great fight against George Foreman no question, he got badly hurt in the 7th round and comeback to floor Foreman in the last round.
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Originally Posted by Scrap
You could argue that he had two great nights against Ali and Foreman although I had not watched either fight.
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The Young v Norton fight was a WAR, Kenny shaved a SD.
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Originally Posted by ICBHe never had a great night against Muhammad Ali both men didn't fight too well, especially Muhammad Ali who was very out of shape at 230+ pounds. But Young deserved the nod against Ali though no question IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by porkyparaQuote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
You could argue that he had two great nights against Ali and Foreman although I had not watched either fight.
But Jimmy Young fought a great fight against George Foreman no question, he got badly hurt in the 7th round and comeback to floor Foreman in the last round.
Jimmy Young was great in that fight. Fought off the back foot superb.
I`ll upload if you like. Make no mistake as old as Ali was he still took some beating and Young was fire that night in 76.
TBH as good if not better than beating an unintrested out of shape Foreman.
Danny Romero over Johnny Tapia.
Lamon Brewster over Golota and Klitschko.
Honeyghan had some greats showings after Blocker, Vaca II, Hatcher.Quote:
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Supprised nobody has mentioned Randy Turpin.
His win over Sugar Ray Robinson is proboly the best win for any British fight of all time.