Fights You Watched Today

r. mayweather vs. brazier. good , competitive fight....could have gone either way.

 

Speaking of which, I wonder if Roger vs Paz is on YouTube. Thats my favorite Roger fight. He beat the crap outta Paz.

That fight was on the undercard of Leonard-LaLonde.

 

It used to be. Just checked, it is. Really like this fight. Lot of bad blood and dirty shit

 

Roger had a superb jab. He really painted Paz with it.

Though Roger was vastly inferior to his nephew, two things he had over his nephew was a better jab and more power.

 

In that.fight, you can really see the similarities between the two. But, as you said, rogers had a better jsb and power, but was inferior everywhere else

 

Bowe golota 1 and 2. Forgot how great golota looked in that fight. He was much more dynamic and faster than in his later years, and far less "euro".

 

Yeah, Golota has become underrated. He was once extremely OVERRATED - i remember people speculating if a "focused" Golota could beat Ali and Foreman.

But now its the opposite. People act as if Golota was some Lou Saverese level journeyman.

That 96 Golota would have stopped AJ.

 

Yeah. I mostly rebembered him from the grant and norris fights. But even then, he clearly wasnt as good as a few years before. After rewatching him, no doubt he beats aj, unless he unravels.....

 

Bowe on his worst day is better than AJ on his best day.

 

I wonder if the dq weren't a bit too harsh. Sure there was a ton of low blows, but a lot of them were borderlines and not that hard (though that nut combo at the end of the second fight was something else ).

And bowe was very dirty himself with the rabbit punches

 

Knowing how good Golota was in 96-97, it really is phenomenal what Lewis did to him, and I dont even like Lewis.

 

I wonder if he fucked up his left shoulder after the bowe or lennox fights. His left hook became a lot worse after that. Slower, wider and weirder, while in the bowe fight, it was powerful, fast and classically thrown

 

he did fuck it up. i don't know details but i seem to recall a car accident maybe? at any rate, it also affected his jab which was his best weapon.

 

Yeah, Golota certainly can get underrated. He was excellent in the Bowe fights, and the fact that he seen as no less than a top three heavyweight at the time makes the Lewis all the more impressive.

 

Akakura-Aguirre, random choice, happy with selection

 

alvarez vs. mendoza III

 

Just watched Jofre vs Sanchez, Aoki, Lopez and Shig Fukuyama.

He was frighteningly good.

 

Rewatched Floyd Patterson vs Brian London. I had/have this one VHS, but hadn't watched it in many years.

I had forgotten how fast Floyd Patterson's hands were. London was game, but took a thrashing.

 

I think it's more than fair to say, even realistic, that at his best, Lennox 'Medusa' Lewis defeats every professional boxer whoever lived.

.....and you don't like him.

 

watched maidana vs. soto karas. two things i forgot about this fight:

1. the amount of success karas had
2. what a bullshit stoppage it was

maidana was tired and frustrated - it is likely the blitz that forced the stoppage would've been short lived. and karas while definitely stunned was really just biding his time.

 

Just watched Sugar Ramos v Floyd Robertson. Looked like an incredible war but unfortunately there's only about two thirds of the fight shown. Does anyone know if there is full footage of all 15 rounds? I'd love to score it.

 

Last night and the night before, I watched Chitalada vs Ahn, Too Sharp vs Laureno and Arbachakov vs Kittikasem I.

Chitalada's fight with Ahn is probably his best fight, but also worked to show you his shortcomings. His jab was absolutely incredible. It was a wicked fast, varied, data-analysis punch. Just an excellent shot for finding his range and sticking it in people's faces. He also worked his backhand off it very well. Especially the uppercut vs Ahn. However, he showed a weakness to the overhand right, and an issues of being caught with his base broken while on the ropes. However, his footwork and head-movement were brilliant. Almost Ali-esque, however he was far more offensively orientated, and his jab and backhand were far better. His chin, comparative speed, and intangibles, however, were not.

I wasn't anywhere near as impressed with Johnson as I usually am. I didn't think he looked half as good as Arbachakov did. Not as quick, not as sharp, not as skilled and impressive in general. He looked pretty flat and other than a wicked uppercut to finish things off. A good jab and right hook to the body, in his usual, steady, pressure.

Arbachakov was by far the most impressive of these three IMO. Just an incredibly complete performance where he showed massive heart, extreme hand speed, a good punch and brilliant textbook fundamentals. I love his hand work, guard, and combinations. Just a very potent offensive fighter and an awesome boxer-puncher.

I'd consider these three on a level of greatness at the division which is high, but a notch below the division's true peak. Guys like Canto, Harada, Wolgast, Wilde, etc; are just a level above them, and gun to my head, so are guys like Lynch, Villa, Genaro, and such, are also above them IMO. However, I feel I've been underrated Arbachakov. He was absolutely scintillating, and I think he showed far more to his game in his fight with Muangchai than the others did. A much better opponent too.

 

watched shavers vs. lyle. hadn't seen it before. this was a brutal fight, with such sustained beatings on both sides it was disturbing to watch. the broadcast i watched had no commentary - i think this contributed to the fight's grim texture.

 

Ha. Misread that as Floyd vs someone who perhaps went the distance with him earlier in his career. A good subtle stir.

 

watched mathysse vs. provo. awesome fight with provo's the more inspired performance imo.

 

That fight ruined both of them.

 

It wasn't that brutal of a fight. Hell, i rebember a.lot of.posters being dissapointed when it ended

 

It still ruined both of them. They were both crap after.

 

Let's be honest, Matthyse was always far better than Prov, who wasn't very good at the highest level.

 

I would give Provo a bit more credit than that. He damn near stopped a prime Bradley. Tim was D O N E by the 12th. One more round and Provo would have won by stoppage.