All fights below welterweight are usually boring

[KnockoutTheFat]

*comes in thinkin its a Domain thread*
*does double take realizing it is not a Domain thread*
*is completely confused and shoots up heroin to escape the agony of this thread*

LOL I have the same sentiments.

[sparked_85]

I think below Bantamweight is not for me.

Men really shouldn't be that small. It's a bit freakish.

[floydfan]

Watching smaller fighter is an acquired taste either you like it or its not your thing. But nobody can argue from bell to bell the lighter the weight the more the action.

[sparked_85]

Watching smaller fighter is an acquired taste either you like it or its not your thing. But nobody can argue from bell to bell the lighter the weight the more the action.

That's certainly true but below Bantamweight it's tough for those guys to make a sufficent dent in the other guy. It depends on what your overall philosophy is. Ultimately I want to see one guy impose his will on the other. It just seems that these tiny guys at the top level obviously don't have the natural physical means to make the other guy back down sufficently. I'm not really up for that. You might see great action or you might see two ridiculously light men failing to make an impression on eachother.

[Guest]

That's certainly true but below Bantamweight it's tough for those guys to make a sufficent dent in the other guy. It depends on what your overall philosophy is. Ultimately I want to see one guy impose his will on the other. It just seems that these tiny guys at the top level obviously don't have the natural physical means to make the other guy back down sufficently. I'm not really up for that. You might see great action or you might see two ridiculously light men failing to make an impression on eachother.

Montiel, Munoz, Darchinyan, Solis and Nonito Donaire are big punchers in the lower weight divisions.
Plenty of guys with pop down there.

[sparked_85]

Montiel, Munoz, Darchinyan, Solis and Nonito Donaire are big punchers in the lower weight divisions.
Plenty of guys with pop down there.

Pretty exceptional I'd imagine because I have never seen any of those guys apart from Darchinyan and Donaire. I'm trying to get over my prejudices but when I think of it I just don't know any fully grown man that small. It has the touch of the circus about it. You cite some lil ****ers examples I will look out for those guys however.

[Guest]

Pretty exceptional I'd imagine because I have never seen any of those guys apart from Darchinyan and Donaire. I'm trying to get over my prejudices but when I think of it I just don't know any fully grown man that small. It has the touch of the circus about it. You cite some lil ****ers examples I will look out for those guys however.

Montiel-Castillo is here on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx_VtzS0cA4

That's part 2 of a short fight. Castillo was a very good guy.

In part 1 Montiel gets him in the first too.

I understand what you're saying, but it's interesting that some of the small guys can really crack.
IMO superbantam is where it's at. A ton of guys that can crack at 122.
Caballero,JuanMa, Vasquez, DeLeon.

[Alibata]

I know people will give alot of **** cause of this but am i the only one who think the fights below welterweight are almost always boring. Even the manny pacquiao fights i can never sit through them.

It seems like fighters from welterweight up are the only ones that fight with power and speed together. Below they just with speed.

ummmmmm what???? You crazy... Darchiyan, Katsidis, Diaz, Vasquez, Marquez x2, Pacquiao, Barrera, Morales, Corrales, Castillo, Arce, De Leon, JuanMa are just a few examples more recent fighters that have always shown exitement and any of em can end a fight in a knockout with a very high probability of it happening. What do you mean by power? You mean huggy lovy stuff ala Ruiz?? If that is the case you have different tastes..else, I don't know what youve been watching.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Putting an "I" before "Q" in your screen name would be fitting when reading the title of this thread.

[grayfist]

That's certainly true but below Bantamweight it's tough for those guys to make a sufficent dent in the other guy. It depends on what your overall philosophy is. Ultimately I want to see one guy impose his will on the other. It just seems that these tiny guys at the top level obviously don't have the natural physical means to make the other guy back down sufficently. I'm not really up for that. You might see great action or you might see two ridiculously light men failing to make an impression on eachother.

I dunno, but...

The fastest stoppage in a world title match (all divisions) was back in 1993 when Gerard McLellan KO'd Jay Bell in 20 seconds (WBC Middleweight).

The fastest stoppage in a Flyweight world title match was in 2002 when Pongsaklek Wonjongkam KO'd Daisuke Naito in 34 seconds--a mere 14 seconds later than the all-time fastest KO in a world championship fight. Naito currently reigns as WBC Flyweight king.

The fastest KO in all of boxing history (without the ref's count) was authored by Russel Rees,in Wales, in 2000. It took him only 4 seconds to dust off Des Sowden. They were Jr. Lightweights.

Ever Beleno KO'd Guillermo Salcedo in 5 seconds in the mid-90's. They were Featherweights. Beleno's feat ranks as the second fastest KO alongside two others: one authored by a Middleweight and another by a Heavyweight.

Edit: It must be noted, of course, that Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank have both been credited with having stopped foes in 16 seconds, 20 seconds, 36 seconds...all in non-title fights.