It was indeed, yes sireeeee…
I was off that night, sick,
Bad training camp etc
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There’s logic behind it.
The fan appreciation culture was completely different back then. Now, it’s all about padded undefeated records. A loss is shunned, regardless of the circumstances and performance in the loss.
Back then, fans shunned a boxer if he had a small record, not one with losses, but one with only a little fights. Back then boxers had to fight way more often which meant technique to hit and not get hit was greatly emphasized.
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Great post! Completely accurate. Boxing changed a lot with Mike Tyson under Don King and the way Iron Mike was carefully navigated. Tyson was a big enough star that fans didn’t care who he was fighting, it was must see tv, even if the fight was over in the first round.
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Speaking of Tyson, I’m convinced Tim Witherspoon beats any version of Mike. This video is Witherspoon breaking down Georgie Benton
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Great list that I completely agree with.
Bob Foster was a bad mother fucker.
My best friends uncle fought him back in the day after his career was side tracked by a shot gun blast to the guts lol.
Foster doesn’t get the credit he deserves outside of the boxing nerds. Same with a lot of guys on that list IMO.
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I really love YouTube because I can go down rabbit holes with fights. I recently started binging different fighter’s careers. One guy I thought a lot of was Jon Jon Molina. It’s a shame we don’t have this level in boxing anymore. Not superstar level a high level journeyman, able to give the best guys a tough fight.
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YouTube is a fight fans dream
Azumah Nelson is understated too btw