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What do these fights have in common?
Mike Weaver stops Frank Tate in the15th
Alexis Arguello defeats Jim Watt over 15
Roberto Duran defeats Ray Leonard over 15
Bazooka Limon stops Idelfonso Bethelmy in the 15th.
Alexis Arguello stops Ray Mancini in 14
Wilfred Benitez defeats Roberto Duran, 15 rounds
Salvador Sanchez stops the then undefeated Wilfredo Gomez in 8
Michael Spinks defeats Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, over 15
Thomas Hearns defeats Wilfred Benitez in 15
Dwight Braxton stops Matthew Saad Muhammad in 10
Salvador Sanchez stop Azumah Nelson in 15
Matthew Saad Muhammad stops .Yaqui Lopez in14
Salvador Sanchez stops Danny Lopez in 13
Ray Leonard stops Tommy Hearns in the 14th
Aaron Pryor stops Alexis Arguellos in the 14th.
Bobby Chacon defeats Bazooka Limon over 15
Michael Spinks defeats Dwight Qawi, in 15
Wilfredo Gomez defeats Juan LaPorte in 12
Marvin Hagler defeats Roberto Duran in 15
Thomas Hearns stops Roberto Duran in 2
Wilfredo Gomez defeats Juan LaPorte over 12
Livingstone Bramble stops Ray Mancini in 14
Marvin Hagler stops Tommy Hearns in the 3rd
Azumah Nelson stops Wilfredo Gomez in 11
Jeff Fenech stops Satoshi Shingaki in 9
Hector Camacho defeats Jose Luis Ramirez over 12
Michael Spinks defeats Larry Holmes over 15
Donald Curry stops Milton McCrory in 2
Marvin Hagler stops John Mugabi in 11
Dwight Qawi stops Leon Spinks in 6
Evander Holyfield defeats Dwight Qawi, over 15
Mike McCallum stops Julian Jackson in 2
Lloyd Honeygram stops Donald Curry in 6
Thomas Hearns stops Dennis Andries in 10
Ray Leonard defeats Marvin Hagler over 12
Mike McCallum stops Donald Curry in 6
Prince Charles Williams stops Bobby Czyz in 9
Julio Cesar Chavez stops Edwin Rosario in 11
Jeff Fenech stops Victor Callejas in 10
Simon Brown stops Tyrone Trice in 14
Iran Barkley stops Thomas Hearns in 3
Roberto Duran defeats Iran Barkley over 12
Julian Jackson stops Terry Norris in 2
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
Where they all upsets on paper? Hard to believe a few of them would've been, but I can't think of any other possible tie.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
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p4pking
Where they all upsets on paper? Hard to believe a few of them would've been, but I can't think of any other possible tie.
Some were I suppose but not the answer.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
Hmmm.... My first guess was going to be all for lineal titles, that isn't it either though I imagine?
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p4pking
Hmmm.... My first guess was going to be all for lineal titles, that isn't it either though I imagine?
No but thats another cool answer
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
Were they all unification fights?
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Primo Carnera
Were they all unification fights?
Nope but another good answer.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
I spent too much time trying to guess on this one but all I could come up with is they all were refereed by a man who had at least one vowel in his name and they all were wearing gloves at the time. Did I guess right? ;D
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frasd
I spent too much time trying to guess on this one but all I could come up with is they all were refereed by a man who had at least one vowel in his name and they all were wearing gloves at the time. Did I guess right? ;D
Lol no cigar.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
I don't think that I could venture a proper guess but as far as I can see all the participants fought the best people around at the time and most of them fought their opponent in his prime. If I may say so the guys that fought the champs in your list were the cream of the crop. Guess I blew my bolt but I will keep trying to guess the answer.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
They were all excellent fights, that is what they have in common.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
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johnsebastianmiran
I don't think that I could venture a proper guess but as far as I can see all the participants fought the best people around at the time and most of them fought their opponent in his prime. If I may say so the guys that fought the champs in your list were the cream of the crop. Guess I blew my bolt but I will keep trying to guess the answer.
Brilliant answer really because it cant be wrong since its true even though its not the 100% commonality I was looking for.;D
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
This answer better be impressive because there's more chance of winning the lottery than finding the correlation between those fights. I give up.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
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Fenster
This answer better be impressive because there's more chance of winning the lottery than finding the correlation between those fights. I give up.
Hahahaha I didnt say only commonality but it is an absolute one where debate is not possible.
Does that help lol.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
All testaments to how awesome the early 80's were ???
Was going with all victors under 30 then ran into McCallum or Weaver ;D
No ppv maybe, closed circuit :cwm13:
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Spicoli
All testaments to how awesome the early 80's were ???
Was going with all victors under 30 then ran into McCallum or Weaver ;D
No ppv maybe, closed circuit :cwm13:
That's it they were all in the 1980s
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
There is a good hint in the first post almost glaring that could lead to the answer.
Btw I came up with this from time spent on a personal bucket list with boxing. I only had the time because wolves are taking dogs again in my area and when I take my dogs out there are no leashes involved. I have a big yard with a 6 foot fence but that's not stopping a wolf. No snow on the ground this year. Its causing some problems.
Anyway...I was going to make a point based on my little inquiry but asked a question instead which in the end will validate the point I intend to make.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
Glaring hmm...Salvador Sanchez stops the then undefeated Wilfredo Gomez in 8 :scratchchin:
only appears once on list ya know hmm
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
I tried to find a connection between the Brit's on the list. Nope.
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
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Spicoli
All testaments to how awesome the early 80's were ???
Was going with all victors under 30 then ran into McCallum or Weaver ;D
No ppv maybe, closed circuit :cwm13:
NAILED IT BROTHER. Well done.
It was almost to obvious and I mixed them up. I left out about 30 fights. That decade is by far the best decade of all time. If we are calling decades eras then same thing. Its astonishing really and the 15 rounders just wow. They introduced 12 round title fights in the same decade.
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IamInuit
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Originally Posted by
Spicoli
All testaments to how awesome the early 80's were ???
Was going with all victors under 30 then ran into McCallum or Weaver ;D
No ppv maybe, closed circuit :cwm13:
NAILED IT BROTHER. Well done.
It was almost to obvious and I mixed them up. I left out about 30 fights. That decade is by far the best decade of all time. If we are calling decades eras then same thing. Its astonishing really and the 15 rounders just wow. They introduced 12 round title fights in the same decade.
You've got some absolute barn burners on there bud. Considering there is zero live action tonight, tons of ideas for rewatch material! Still have never seen ALL of Sanchez v Lopez or Chacon v Limon. Great list!
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
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IamInuit
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Originally Posted by
Spicoli
All testaments to how awesome the early 80's were ???
Was going with all victors under 30 then ran into McCallum or Weaver ;D
No ppv maybe, closed circuit :cwm13:
NAILED IT BROTHER. Well done.
It was almost to obvious and I mixed them up. I left out about 30 fights. That decade is by far the best decade of all time. If we are calling decades eras then same thing. Its astonishing really and the 15 rounders just wow. They introduced 12 round title fights in the same decade.
I was looking up referees, judges officiating, commentators, favorite flavours of ice cream etc. I even checked to see if Al Bernstien or Michael Buffer were on hand. Or if Harold Lederman used the phrase 'Jim, I gotta tell ya...' Must have too much time on my hands. Good job Spicoli.
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They were all aired on closed-circuit tv
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IamInuit
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Fenster
This answer better be impressive because there's more chance of winning the lottery than finding the correlation between those fights. I give up.
Hahahaha I didnt say only commonality but it is an absolute one where debate is not possible.
Does that help lol.
No debate... They were not closed curcuit in the UK, indeed some were shown live on 'Network' TV... ;)
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Re: What do these fights have in common?
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johnsebastianmiran
I don't think that I could venture a proper guess but as far as I can see all the participants fought the best people around at the time and most of them fought their opponent in his prime. If I may say so the guys that fought the champs in your list were the cream of the crop. Guess I blew my bolt but I will keep trying to guess the answer.
That answer is pretty close, in a round about way.
