There was a Ward-Gatti classic, there was Hagler/Hearn 3 rounds of sheer brutality. And on Wed. night, 10 pm ET, HBO will be doing a retrospective on the fight many consider the greatest 3 rounds in boxing history.
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As good as that fight was, it was only three rounds. I'd still say that Gatti-Ward is the best fight(s) I've ever seen.
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Originally posted by Big BadAs good as that fight was, it was only three rounds. I'd still say that Gatti-Ward is the best fight(s) I've ever seen.
Not to take anything away from Gatti-Ward I, which was a classic fight, but Hagler/Hearns was superior because it was 2 of the best guys in all of boxing at their peak who let it all fly that night. Gatti and Ward aren't even the best guys in their division. Hopefully, Gatti-Ward III is just around the corner though.
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I do miss Marvellous Marvin Hagler. There were some great mid-weight fighters during that time frame. Hagler, Hearns(tho he was all over the place in weight class), Leonard, Donald Curry, Aaron Pryor, Arguello..maybe Comacho on a good day. I know I'm missing some.
There's always exceptions to the rule, but it seems like the talent isnt there as much these days. I'm not taking anything away from Hopkins, Roy Jones etc.
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Youngsters: Bobby Czyz John Collins Lenny LaPaglia Carlos Tite Mickey Goodwin Tony Ayala Donald Curry
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Looming in the Jr. Mids: John The Beast Mugabi
What a great division and time for boxing...
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Antuofermo just had a face that loved to be punched and I still remember the Arguello-Pryor battles of the early 80's on ABC's Wide World of Sports - sheer brutality
As for Hagler-Hearns - that was just one of many brawls that we used to tape off of PPV and then race to our local bar to throw it on their TV in exchange for free cocktails
and what list of fighters in any weight class is complete without the legend himself - Mitch "Blood" Green.....
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Damn ... I was expect Acevada to get whacked ... I didn't see the pole polish at all ... what's bad is the "slurping" noises that were being made during the whole thing. I, too, wanted to vomit along with him ...