Ok, let's imagine that someone who is just getting into Boxing, asks you about a one of your favorite fighters. Why do you admire him? What makes him so special? These are questions that a casual fan with little knowledge will bring to the table. Well, let's say that you want to convince this person and make him/her a fan of that particular boxer. To do so, you must show him/her some of the fighter's signature fights. Remember to choose bouts that show what you like about that boxer. I will choose Roberto Durán.
1.Durán vs. Palomino
2.Durán vs. Leonard I
3.Durán vs. Hagler
4.Durán vs. Cuevas
5.Durán vs. Barkley
Choose a fighter and give 5 fights that, in your opinion, would make a true fan out of a casual fan.
Pernell Whitaker- I know oldgringo covered him but i have a couple of different bouts in mind
Whitaker/Chavez- He won. Fuck the scorecards, he beat THE man who was Number 1 P4P at the time in boxing
Whitaker/Rameriez 2- revenge for another robbery in dominant fashion
Whitaker/Mcgirt 2- Sound victory against a underrated all time great
Whitaker/Nelson- Domination of a legend who although aged, still had a few good bouts left in him
Whitaker/Hurtado-The old man pulling out a win against the younger,quicker unknown in a almost guarenteed loss and in such a suprising manor for him just remains one of my personal favorites
Mickey Ward (since nobody has listed him): Not the most gifted fighter, but a lot of fun to watch fight. My 5 favorite fights of his:
Ward-Neary- Great slugfest with Ward implementing nice uppercuts and bodywork. Ward gets staggered at one point. Comes on and is too strong for Neary at the end and knocks him down with uppercuts, and it's stopped after the 2nd KD. Foreman, in one of his rare moments of commentating brilliance, notes early on that Ward is touching Neary with uppercuts with no power, but would put power to them later in the fight. Exactly what happened.
Ward-Veader- Nice battle the whole way. Fairly even until Mickey drops him with a left upstairs at the end of the 8th, then swarms him in Rd 9, being very wild, and after Veader gets a standing 8, then Ward finishes him with a signature left hook to the body.
Ward-Green- Great battle, even with the controversial ending. Ward was well-behind in the fight, with the smaller, slicker Green peppering him really good. Ward came on in the 10th and hammered Green with a desperation attack, mostly to the body, and then caught him with two hooks to the head that had Green very hurt. The controversy comes when the ref stops it with :20 left and Green falls back into the ropes, but never officially went down. He was hurt, but the ref picked a weird time to jump between them. Great comeback for Ward, though.
Ward-Sanchez- the infamous left hook out of nowhere showed up in this one. Sanchez was beating Ward from pillar to post, knocked him down, was dominating every round and all punchstats. Lamply, Roy and Merchant are all complaing how bad Ward is performing, and Merchant says the fight should be stopped over and over since Ward isn't being competitive. Ward lands a little hook to the body in the 7th that hurt Sanchez, although Roy was the only one to note it. Then he followed it up with another in the same spot and Sanchez never got up. One weird fight, with an ending that freaked everyone out. Was on the undercard of DLH-Whitaker.
Ward-Gatti 1- Nuff Said. The one was a clear draw, with clear rounds and scoring. But it's certainly Ward's most memorable performance.
Julio Ceasar Chavez
Chavez v. Whitaker
Chavez v. Randall 1
Chavez v. Randall 2
Chavez v. Delahoya 1
Chavez v. Delahoya 2
Without a doubt Julio Ceasar Chavez was the most gracious loser the sport has ever seen-he clearly won with class and lost with class.
LOL!!!!!!!!
Zab Judah
Kostya Tszyu- L TKO 2 - infamous chicken dance, double KD, etc
Cory Spinks - L UD 12 - one of the only ppl to go down by Spinks
Cory Spinks II - TKO 9 - Won the undisputed welterweight championship of the world
Rafael Pineda - W SD 12 - The fact that this guy is from 2000 BC and he only managed to win a SPLIT decision
Carlos Baldomir- L UD 12 - Being a 16-1 favorite and LOSING!
Judah's biggest fights were losses. And one of his biggest wins was a split dec. Poor Judah. A poor mans Pernell Whitiker!
Vitali Klitscko
VK Vs Herbie Hide
VK Vs Chris Byrd
VK Vs Lennox lewis
VK Vs Corrie Sanders
VK Vs Danny Williams
Wladimir Klitscko
WK Vs Chris Byrd
WK Vs Jamel McCline
WK Vs Corrie Sanders
WK Vs Lamon Brewster
WK Vs Samuel Peter
Ray Robinson
1. Robinson vs LaMotta (any of their fights)
2. Robinson vs Kid Gavilan
3. Robinson vs Graziano
4. Robinson vs Fullmer 2
5. Robinson vs Basilio 2
No love for O. de la H, bitches?
DLh vs Ike Quartey
Dlh vs Felix Trinidad
Dlh vs Fernando Vargas
Dlh vs Arturo Gatti (This is just fun to watch)
Dlh vs many other fights
vargas can make a case ...
tito
dlh
wright
mosley (yah, i know)
campas (hey, pre tito this guy was the troof! he got jobbed SO bad against matt vanda)
No love for O. de la H, bitches?
DLh vs Ike Quartey
Dlh vs Felix Trinidad
Dlh vs Fernando Vargas
Dlh vs Arturo Gatti (This is just fun to watch)
Dlh vs many other fights