Chess matches.

[SlimTrae]

Leonard v Benitez

Hey, I finally see a post where I get to disagree with the Master!
Man, that fight was way too entertaining to have been a chess match. By the 11th or so round, those two were glued forehead to forehead center ring --in a virtual phonebooth.

Ray had to bring the dog out and pounded out a victory.

[Dark Lord Al]

Nunn v Tate

[Master]

Nunn v Tate

I thought Nunn was beating Tate with ease and whenever he stepped up he hurt Tate. I need to check that one again.

[Master]

Leonard v Benitez

Hey, I finally see a post where I get to disagree with the Master!
Man, that fight was way too entertaining to have been a chess match. By the 11th or so round, those two were glued forehead to forehead center ring --in a virtual phonebooth.

Ray had to bring the dog out and pounded out a victory.

I need to watch it again then but to me it was like a mirror match where they knew what each other was going to do and it was cagey.

[SlimTrae]

Leonard v Benitez

Hey, I finally see a post where I get to disagree with the Master!
Man, that fight was way too entertaining to have been a chess match. By the 11th or so round, those two were glued forehead to forehead center ring --in a virtual phonebooth.

Ray had to bring the dog out and pounded out a victory.

I need to watch it again then but to me it was like a mirror match where they knew what each other was going to do and it was cagey.

True. Even Ray stated years later that he felt like Benitez was a mirrored image of himself.
Maybe I have gotten accustomed to anti-chess match fans calling that style of fight boring.
Nothing boring about Leonard vs. Benitez

And on the Nunn note, -Same here LOL, I thought Tate got schooled by Nunn.
What I do need to watch again, was the reffing towards the end, Wasn't there a bogus count where Nunn should have won earlier?

[Master]

Leonard v Benitez

Hey, I finally see a post where I get to disagree with the Master!
Man, that fight was way too entertaining to have been a chess match. By the 11th or so round, those two were glued forehead to forehead center ring --in a virtual phonebooth.

Ray had to bring the dog out and pounded out a victory.

I need to watch it again then but to me it was like a mirror match where they knew what each other was going to do and it was cagey.

True. Even Ray stated years later that he felt like Benitez was a mirrored image of himself.
Maybe I have gotten accustomed to anti-chess match fans calling that style of fight boring.
Nothing boring about Leonard vs. Benitez

And on the Nunn note, -Same here LOL, I thought Tate got schooled by Nunn.
What I do need to watch again, was the reffing towards the end, Wasn't there a bogus count where Nunn should have won earlier?

Tate was going to lose either way. Nunn was a special fighter but I think the drugs took control over him achieving his true potential

[Dark Lord Al]

Mike McCallum v Herol Graham.

[SugarBoxing]

I go for

1 leonard vs benitez
2 toney vs mccallum

Did not watch many fights mentioned in this thread though

Also,

Tyson vs Ruddock I, II was chessy enough
Ruddock seemed to figured out Mike, or declined Mike, so it was quite competitive

[Master]

Tyson v Rudduck 2 is the fight I have probably watched the most and it was absorbing because anyone was liable to knock one another out.

[mikeeod]

Tyson v Rudduck 2 is the fight I have probably watched the most and it was absorbing because anyone was liable to knock one another out.

I haven't watched that fight in years, but I remember Ruddock being very one dimensional in this fight and just basically loading up on his "smash" hybrid over and over with limited success. Tyson had very good technique with his punches and defense (when he trained and focused on it) and I remember Tyson being a full level above Razor and dominating the fight. Am I missing something?

[Master]

Tyson v Rudduck 2 is the fight I have probably watched the most and it was absorbing because anyone was liable to knock one another out.

I haven't watched that fight in years, but I remember Ruddock being very one dimensional in this fight and just basically loading up on his "smash" hybrid over and over with limited success. Tyson had very good technique with his punches and defense (when he trained and focused on it) and I remember Tyson being a full level above Razor and dominating the fight. Am I missing something?

Tyson was awful in the that fight he did not punch in bunches and no real head movement. Tyson was loading up and he did break Razzors jaw and bruised some ribs but overall Tyson was finished as a top fighter at 25.

I saw his destruction of Berbick and it was beautiful.