julian jackson vs herol graham. Wicked KO. Damn!
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Alexis Arguello vs Vilomar Fernandez II. 5 years and 5 pounds later, these two battled in a rematch in 1983. In the first fight, Fernandez shocked the world by scoring a huge upset. The first three rounds of the rematch was an exact replica of the first fight; Fernandez moved and countered Arguello's missed hooks and crosses by landing his jab and right cross. Unfortunately, 5 years later, Fernandez had lost a step. In the 4th, Arguello dropped Fernandez with a cracking right to the temple. For the next 6 rounds, Fernandez moved, but was constantly cornered by Arguello, getting hurt several times. To Vilomar's credit, he stood and fought, but Alexis walked through his punches. Arguello won handily on all three cards by unanimous decision.Originally posted by Dynamite Kid View PostComment
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Jeff Chandler vs Eijiro Murata II and IIIOriginally posted by Dynamite Kid View Post
In both fights, Chandler dominated Murata with his left jab and right cross. In their first fight, which was a 15 round draw, Murata and Chandler stood toe to toe for most of the fight. In the subsequent two fights, Chandler kept the smaller Murata off of him by using his great jab. Chandler in the two rematches fought as smooth a fighter as I have ever seen. No wasted motion, and his combos were pinpoint accurate. In Murata II, after completely dominating Murata, dropped him three times with some of the prettiest uppercuts you will ever see. Finally, the ref stopped the fight.
In Chandler-Murata III, Chandler's vaunted right hand dropped Murata in the 2nd and 3rd round. Murata gave it his all, but Chandler was too good. In the 10th, once again with a right cross and uppercut, Murata was dropped 3 times, causing the referee to stop the fight. Chandler was an amazing talent and one of the greatest 118 pound fighters of all time. Later, I will talk about his first fight with Julian Solis and his 2 fights with Oscar Muniz.Comment
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Watched some Panama Al Brown fights. It's difficult to imagine any bantamweight beating him at his best. Along with being freakishly tall at 5'11, he was a complete boxer and counter puncher with fast hands and a great chin. Brown fought in the 1920's and 1930's, but watching him he might as well have been fighting today.
Also watched Manuel Ortiz knock down the French challenger Theo Medina a dozen of times. He was probably the best infighter at bantamweight.Comment
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Brown and Chandler are my two favorite 118 pound fighters of all time. Jeff was 5'7" and considered tall for a bantam, so even he would be dwarfed by Brown. Those two could have fought in any era.Originally posted by TheGreatA View PostComment
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Jim Watt vs Howard Davis 6/7/80Originally posted by Dynamite Kid View Post
Ironically, I watched this fight last night, exactly 30 years to the date the fight took place. I was so sure back then that Davis was going to beat Watt. Watt dominated this entire fight in front of his Scottish fans. Davis simply did not let his hands go. Watt outlanded and outhustled the gold medalist for the entire 15 rounds. Davis fought like he was traumatized. Just a few months earlier, Davis completely dominated Vilomar Fernandez to earn his title shot. In this fight, Davis simply did not show up. Give credit to Watt, he fought a great fight. Carlos Padilla must have been blind. as the ref scored it 145-144 for Watt. If Davis won 4 rounds in this fight, he was lucky. I scored it 147-138 for Watt, and when I first saw the fight 30 years ago, I was rooting for Davis.Comment
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Alexis Arguello vs Vilomar Fernandez IOriginally posted by Dynamite Kid View Post
Vilomar fought the fight of his life. His constant movement and right leads kept Arguello frustrated all night long. Arguello surprised me by not going to the body as much as he should have. That was the key to Duran knocking Fernandez out the previous year. I had Fernandez up 5 rounds to 4 going into the last round. In the 10th, Alexis hit Vilomar with everything, yet Fernadez withstood it and even landed his own big shots down the stretch. I had the fight scored dead even. Vilomar won by split decision. Arguello hugged Fernandez after the fight and raised his hand. Arguello was one of the classiest fighters to ever fight the game, as he made no excuses and complimented Fernandez on both his strategy and execution. A must see fight.Comment
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Just watched this fight for the first time since it took place 26 years ago. The single, best performance of Davis' career. I had Davis winning rounds 3-9, and davis was winning the 12th until he was dropped with 7 seconds left. I scored the fight 113-113 a draw. A disappointing end to the fight for davis, who wound up with a disappointing career.Originally posted by Dynamite Kid View PostComment
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Alexis Arguello vs James Busceme. Arguello seemed to always have difficulty with movers. I gave Busceme the first 5 rounds as Busceme moved and kept hitting him with one-twos, albeit a bit too soft. Arguello had a bad habit of throwing shots to the head and none to the body. In the 6th, Arguello caught Busceme with a couple of devastating left hooks. Busceme was completely out on his feet when the ref finally stopped the fight.Originally posted by Dynamite Kid View PostComment
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Cristian Mijares vs Nehomar Cermeno I
I thought it was a robbery. Mijares clearly won that fightComment
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