Essential The Official Boxing Random Thoughts Thread...All boxing heads ENTER.

[UpAndComing]

What are some good classic fights yall recommend for someone just getting deep into the sport? I’ve watched a few like gatti/ward, hearns/leonard, hearns/hagler, costilllo/coralles, Ali/foreman, holyfield/bowe.

My recommendation is to follow 1 fighter at a time. Pick one and watch all of their fights, their documentaries, etc. It would indirectly lead you to other fighters and classic fights when they are referenced in the fighter you followed

The best way to go about it in my opinion

 

[patscorpio]

where it went wrong for j rock

 

[patscorpio]

@thaKEAF just to add to your question for classic fights for a specific fight i wanna single out - lamon brewster vs siarhei liakhovich - best heavyweight fight and heavyweight title fight in the 2000s - ill sing the praises for this fight all day every day

 

[UpAndComing]

where it went wrong for j rock

That fight made me so sad. J Rock has SO MUCH momentum before this fight

 

[patscorpio]

That fight made me so sad. J Rock has SO MUCH momentum before this fight

thats what made 154 great...one of the things...the unpredictability..that string of unified 154 champs - hurd-j rock-rosario before charlo stabilized it...was wild...all of them are done or near done now..and it wasnt even that long ago

 

[TheNig]

thats what made 154 great...one of the things...the unpredictability..that string of unified 154 champs - hurd-j rock-rosario before charlo stabilized it...was wild...all of them are done or near done now..and it wasnt even that long ago

154 was killed or be killed back then. You never knew. Like you mentioned, Rosario, Swift, Williams, throw in Lara, and Lubin before Charlo knocked him out.

Hurd/Lara was just see TV.

Hell... @thaKEAF if you want some action and wanna see a fight turn on a dime, I recommend watching Lara/Hurd. One of the most fun fights to watch in the last ten years.

 

[thaKEAF]

Thanks everybody I’m gonna go through the recommendations and then start watching each fight from certain fighters.

Reading about the scoring system because I was confused on how so many rounds were scored 10-9

 

[patscorpio]

Thanks everybody I’m gonna go through the recommendations and then start watching each fight from certain fighters.

Reading about the scoring system because I was confused on how so many rounds were scored 10-9

10 point must system lol

 

[Apollo Creed]

154 was killed or be killed back then. You never knew. Like you mentioned, Rosario, Swift, Williams, throw in Lara, and Lubin before Charlo knocked him out.

Hurd/Lara was just see TV.

Hell... @thaKEAF if you want some action and wanna see a fight turn on a dime, I recommend watching Lara/Hurd. One of the most fun fights to watch in the last ten years.

That Period is when I became a Mel Charlo fan. 154 legit wasn't anywhere to hide lol

 

[UpAndComing]

- "Tim Tszyu is a strong possibility"

 

[Rev]

 

[Apollo Creed]

 

[JamesJabdi]

Canelo doing Canelo things as usual

 

[Bigblackted4]

@thaKEAF just to add to your question for classic fights for a specific fight i wanna single out - lamon brewster vs siarhei liakhovich - best heavyweight fight and heavyweight title fight in the 2000s - ill sing the praises for this fight all day every day

Happened in Cleveland crazy enough I was younger but remember this being a big deal

 

[Bigblackted4]

I’ll give some recent fights people should def watch:

Inoue vs Donaire 1
Charlo vs Castano 1
Hurd vs Jrock/Lara
Stevenson vs Jack
Jack vs Degale
Uysk vs Bredis(not as exciting but technically amazing)
Prograis vs Taylor