Rare fight: Ken Buchanan-Ismael Laguna I

[chrisJS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iqy0PX9Y-A

I just uploaded this to youtube. A very hard to find fight. Not great quality but watchable.

[Rusty Tromboni]

Thanks for sharing! Ken was an ATG. I'd pick him as a (narrow favorite) against an Lightweight who's come since, not named Whitaker or Lomachenko.

Possibly history's most forgotten/over-looked talent. More of a spoiler than anything else, but damn he did it mighty fine.

[The Old LefHook]

Buchanan had a lot of style, an excellent boxer. No punch was his biggest shortcoming.

Against Duran he finally, finally, finally had some success at the end of the 14th was it? When the bell rang he was not willing to stop punching. So Duran smashed him in the nuts. It really was that simple.

[OctoberRed]

Very good stuff

[GhostofDempsey]

Two fighters who aren't talked about enough.

[chrisJS]

Two fighters who aren't talked about enough.

Laguna had the misfortune of sharing his prime with Carlos Ortiz, an absolute lock (IMO) for top 4 all-time at 135 and a top 3 fighter of the decade and then Buchanan had the misfortune of having to tackle Duran so quickly into his reign. Just too difficult to be on top for long back then but both are great fighters and stylists.

They made two very good fights against each other and Buchanan even got some quality work in post-Duran.

[OctoberRed]

Two fighters who aren't talked about enough.

I second that.