Victor Galindez lost and regained his 175 lb title to Mike Rossman by TKO.
How about this? They lost fights by KO and came back to win by KO in the rematch and in each case at least one of the fights was for a title.
It was Benitez who dated Leonard's sister. And the Juanita that Leonard married was a girl he knew as a teenager in MD and the mother of Ray, Jr....
Of all of Tyson's wins, I've always thought the Berbick KO was the most impressive. Berbick wasn't a great fighter, but he was tough and awkward...
Good list, but a more accurate one would look like this... 1. 1988 Tyson 2. 1987 Tyson 3. 1986 Tyson 4. 1989 Tyson
I was a Sanchez fan while he was fighting, but I think he gets the "died young" extra credit these days. He was quite the fighter, but he wasn't...
Amen to that. I would hardly call Taylor's punches "sharp".
Ummm...how is it a "fact" that Hopkins would win 4 rounds in an imaginary fight??:tease:
That's a good one. I remember that being discussed and might have happened if Sanchez didn't get into that accident. I got the impression that...
Good one! :bears:
What fights that never happened that should have? Which non-fights do you, as a fan, wish actually took place? Here are some examples...what...
Stop, you're killing me!!:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
C'mon Hanzy! Isn't there some fights you wish you had seen when they actually took place? This topic isn't a knock on today's fighters (even...
I see where he is going with this as it is actually close to my own choice. The early to middle 70's was when I first became a boxing fan so I...
Which Boxing Era do you most wish you saw in person? We all look back at different boxing eras using film, newspaper & magazine articles and...
Oh yeah, what about the guy (I forget who) who called Gatti the "Italian Sugar Ray Leonard" or something like that?? Does anyone remember that one??
Castillo by UD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXjVcTpFSEg
Zab would have his moments, since almost everyone seemed to have some against Pryor, and possibly even score a knockdown before getting brutally...
What about John Tate getting KOed by Mike Weaver? Tate fell on his face without making any attempt to break his fall and was as out cold as any...
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Good choices. I would also include Curry-Starling II. Curry showed how much he had grown as a fighter between their two fights as he defeated...
...and it's certainly better than being the one on the receiving end of it.:tease:
I still think Ruiz's most impressive feat was being the only "Heavyweight Champion" to lose his "title" TWICE to former Middleweight champs. That...
Foreman - Frazier I Frazier was in his prime and was the undefeated & undisputed Heavyweight Champion after his win over Ali. Foreman handled...
Donald Curry - Milton McCrory. This was supposed to be the second coming of Leonard-Hearns. Curry was the favorite, but McCrory was a very good...
agREED on Bruno's stamina being his Achilles Heel rather than his chin. And he wasn't all that unskilled...but when he ran out of gas he was like...
What was the most impressive performance you've ever seen in boxing? For this topic, please also consider the quality of the opposition. There are...
My own personal favorite is probably Vito Antuofermo. In nearly every fight I've seen of his. he was at a skill disadvantage, was cut-prone, and...
Which fighters accomplished the most with the least? It's easy to latch onto the fighters who often make boxing look easy and handle most of their...
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