FIGHTS THAT DIDNT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE ??

[Mattyhitman]

Oscar De La Hoya V Ike Quartey

( huge Oscar fan )

hmm yer bit of a mugging job...
lol bit of a contrast in styles assuming youre also BIG on hatton too.. lol
slick textbook style of oscar and rough inside hooking pressuring tactics of hatton!!
peace

lol, yea very different styles. Would be great if you could merge the two styles

Variety is the spice of life my girl tells me

Peace

[littledave]

Hagler v Duran

[ICB]

hey guys read what someone said about lewis vs vitali fight Why do fights seldom live up to the hype these days? I don't know about the rest of the boxing fans who witnessed tonight's heavyweight championship match-up, I can only speak for myself, and I will leave no stone unturned, as it's usually my style.

The Lennox Lewis - Vitali Klitschko bout turned out to be one of the worst heavyweight championship fights I have ever witnessed. It was like watching two huge robots trying to take each other out with one big punch; a feat that -hard as they tried- neither was able to accomplish.

Lennox Lewis came into this match in what seemed like very poor conditioning. He was the heaviest ever, soft around the middle and very sluggish. He looked sloppy, unable or unwilling to throw combinations, his stamina was questionable, and it was pathetic to see the man who calls himself "the last of the greats" gasping for air as early as the second round.

Vitali Klitschko didn't do much better. Here is the fight of his life, his opportunity to become the king of the hill, his shot at putting to rest the "quitter" label that has been hunting him since the fight with Chris Byrd. You would think he would have tried harder, he would have come in sharper, but to no avail. One punch at a time, loading up for the grand slam, when he couldn't even get a hit up the middle, give me a break!

To round out the situation, they hire a referee, Lou Moret, who is at least a foot shorter than either combatant, many moons older and just not on top of things. He allowed a lot of unnecessary roughness, never had control of the action in the ring.

Fast forward through the stoppage and all that ensued. Enter Larry Merchant, HBO's baddest of the bad, with microphone in hand and a definite chip on his shoulder.

Merchant approached Lennox Lewis in a very confrontational mode, acting more like a disgruntled patron than the professional he is getting paid well to be. He taunted Lewis, and kept pushing the issue of whether Lennox would admit that Vitali has heart.

I am not sure what Merchant's point was, or why he needed to make a point in the first place. I do know this... Larry is losing his objectivity and I fail to understand why HBO is not addressing this problem. It's not the first time for Merchant but the progression certainly seems to be worsening.

Merchant and Lewis engaged in a tug of war over the microphone which provided much needed comic relief for yours truly. Following the stinging interview with Lewis, Larry went on to the Klitschko corner, and wasted little time singing Vitali's praises, thanking him for "a great fight."

I don't know what fight Merchant was watching, perhaps he is having Bobby you-know-who problems, perhaps he plays favorites, perhaps he just doesn't care that people know he is playing favorites. I say perhaps HBO should pull the plug on Larry Merchant. He is stepping over the line, his objectivity dwindles with each broadcast, and tonight he was terribly antagonistic towards the man who -whether we like it or not- was not only the victor, but also reigns as undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

The verdict... Lennox Lewis stops Vitali Klitschko in 6 rounds. The Ukrainian suffered two cuts over his left eyelid which deemed him unable to continue in the eyes of the ring physician Dr. Paul Wallace.

[ICB]

i didnt think fight was as bad as he was saying i thought it was quite good fight

[El Kabong]

Lewis-Vitali was AWESOME....1) It was on regular HBO 2) The original fight was supposed to be Lewis-Johnson 3) Vitali was "untested" at the time

I will admit the pace slowed near the end but that was a great fight both fighters swung for the fences and stood their ground.


Hatton-Collazo wasn't too good

[Mattyhitman]

I guess it's all about opinions and we all have our own.

Mine is that i enjoyed the fight and wished we could have seen a rematch. One of Lewis' toughest fights imo.

[CityOfGod]

Lewis-Vitali was AWESOME....1) It was on regular HBO 2) The original fight was supposed to be Lewis-Johnson 3) Vitali was "untested" at the time

I will admit the pace slowed near the end but that was a great fight both fighters swung for the fences and stood their ground.


Hatton-Collazo wasn't too good

I thought Hatton-Collazo was exciting ! punch for punch.

[El Kabong]

Well yeah but the punches didn't do any damage, and I wanted Ricky to KO Collazo.

Luis is one ugly bastard, with his graveyard teeth and everything