Quote Originally Posted by oakleyno1 View Post
first off i dont think vargas gets the credit he deserves

he was the last man to beat winky wright for almost 10 years (9 or 10 if you think he beat hopkins)

anyway watching the fight with trinidad did anyone think after the 5th round he was going to win it? I did if you watch the 5th round its about as good as boxing gets, its a shame he couldnt keep it goig in the championship rounds

just wondering if anyone else thought he was going to win it?

Great topic.

When i was a kid I loved Vargas, i would read about all his fights (even had a picture of him taped to the front of my english workbook, please don't laugh) My brother went on holiday to jamaica thanks to a friends of ours having a cheap ticket left over as someone pulled out and he managed to see Vargas v Thompson live on tv over there i was so jealous lol

We didnt have internet or sky back then so it was pretty much impossible to get to see him fight for myself. I managed to use paper round money 1 week to buy a video of a few Vargas fights if i remember right i had the Quartey, Wright, Thompson, Trinidad and Clarke fights. Reckon i burned that tape out!

Anyway i remember being in 6th form the day after the Trinidad fight feeling nervous and sick to find out the result but i assumed i would have to wait to get BN that week, but my bro rushed to find me and told me Vargas had lost he said the result was mentioned in the round up weekend of sports results in the sun. I had to run to find out for myself, i was gutted!

LOL that's enough memories from me back to the discussion.
I'd say Vargas does get the credit he deserves for that fight, it may seem as though he doesn't as peoples opinions of him appear to have diminished due to the results he had towards the end of his career and that he was 'shot' very quickly after the trinidad fight, he always seemed like his punch resistance was gone.

I always felt he could have won the fight after the 5th but he was always playing catch up and looked to be trailing, he always needed a knockout in my eyes. The fight came too early for him but saying that he might have become 'shot' fairly quick anyway he had so much heart and underrated boxing skills that he was in tough fights that he could have made easier for himself. Was a good decision to take the fight regardless as you never know what might happen. At least he didnt end up like poor david reid.

BTW i think Vargas beat Wright, it was close but Vargas won.