20th Anniversary of the best fight of this century

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  1. Erratic

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    Arguably the greatest fight ever

     
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    An unforgettable battle. Drama, skills, violence, and a come from behind ending. This fight had it all.
     
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    Greatest fight i ever attended
     
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    Neil, May 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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    One other thing: perfect stoppage. If he intervenes one second earlier, people are complaining. One second later, Castillo probably gets hurt permanently because he was in Mercer-Morrisson territory at that point.

    Tony Weeks is the name.
     
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    Yep. I'm confident he didn't really want to jump in based upon what he and everybody saw that night but was really left no choice which helped matters.

    I remember Castillo saying after the fight he wished he was given another chance because of the ones Chico got, but at least he also admitted he was hurt and didn't try to pretend it was a bullshit stoppage.
     
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    Double L, May 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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    Fat fuk loves Freitas so he probably had him ahead by 7 pts
     
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    If Castillo had gone down, who knows. He might make it out of there. And a great fight just gets greater.
     
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    If he'd been able to, Castillo definitely would've been better off taking a knee and possibly could've won the fight.
     
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    As much as i tried to convince myself that it was a good stoppage, i never could. Was too early for sure
     
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    Bro was about to die FFS lol

    He has his back to the ropes, had no way of landing a counter and was eating bombs
     
    Irish, May 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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    Trinidad campas another early stoppage
     
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    Maybe he was, but im far from sure. It was a sock em rock em bout the while time. Im not convinced that castillo wouldn't have came back
     
    Jesus of montreal, May 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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