Lesser known fighters you were a fan of...

[Shadoww702]

Loved Manfredy. He wasn't the best of his era but he was a warrior and rarely in an uneventful fight. I always used Manfredy in one of the boxing video games (maybe HBO Boxing?) and my buddy Rob used Paul Spadafora. When they actually fought for real, I drove up to Philly to watch the fight with Rob. Good times.

Spadafora??? What a waste of talent....

[Shadoww702]

Was that Augie Sanchez? He was a fun fighter to watch, had good power but his chin was suspect as I recall. If my memory serves me right (and it may not), he came out to Viva Las Vegas as his ring walk music...

Man he looked like a circus freak!

Need do a list fighters ruined by stepping up to soon...

Vargas vs. Trinidad
David Reid vs. Trinidad
Angie Sanchez vs. Hamed

[Shadoww702]

Or from Chappele

“When stepping up gone wrong”

[DeeMoney]

oops NM wrong spot to post

[PBR Streetgang]

Dave TNT Tiberi . Still can’t believe the scoring of his fight down in Atlantic City vs James Toney.

Interesting one. I remember reading about Tiberi and his fights in the Atlantic City Press. Didn't see his fight against Tony The Punching Postman Thornton but read about it in the newspaper after the fact. What's funny is I had no recollection of his fight with Toney; Sounds like it was it was highway robbery. Also didn't know Dave retired in disgust after that fight. Crazy.

[Blond Beast]

Billy Irwin
Michael Carbajal

[PBR Streetgang]

Billy Irwin
Michael Carbajal

Both Billy "The Kid" Irwin and Scottie "Bulldog" Olsen headlined so many ESPN and USA boxing cards that I watched....both seemed to dominate a certain level of fighter and it was a clear delineation when they stepped up in class.

Carbajal was a beast, I vaguely remember watching his fights but it was the wars against Chiquita Gonzalez that stick with me.

[PBR Streetgang]

Spadafora??? What a waste of talent....

Spadafora frustrated me because he had so much potential. Sparring is sparring but I remember when the rumor was he dominated Floyd in some sparring sessions. He was slick, my family and friends appreciated his style more than I did...always wonder what he could have done if he didn't squander it away.

[Blond Beast]

Both Billy "The Kid" Irwin and Scottie "Bulldog" Olsen headlined so many ESPN and USA boxing cards that I watched....both seemed to dominate a certain level of fighter and it was a clear delineation when they stepped up in class.

Carbajal was a beast, I vaguely remember watching his fights but it was the wars against Chiquita Gonzalez that stick with me.

Ha, yep Scottie “Bulldog Olsen” was one also! Like u said I feel like I saw a ton of these guys. “Little Hands of Stone” Carbajal was a beast. This phrase gets passed down in my family when it comes to boxing, “There’s levels to this thing”. Still I’m happy to see the underdog get that paycheck. All those guys mentioned had heart. Thanks man, always nice to relate, and be able to mention some names that don’t always get their due.

[QueensburyRules]

- -******* Gomez known in Mexico but not in the rest of the Western Nations.

His 1 rd shootout vs Jeffrey Hill one of the best 1 rds in history starting with getting floored hard early. Scraping off the canvas, Hill knocks him staggering from pillar to post...R.I.P...but suddenly in his last gasp, he pulls out a punch for the ages to KO poor Jeffrey who was otherwise punch perfect.

******* fasttracked to Margarito after SissyBoyFloyd ducked his career offer and put him away post haste. Fight may still be on youtube.

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/1924