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Russell
02-20-2009, 11:20 AM
Has come into a fight to pull off a good or great win?

Weight drained, sick, going through a family crisis... Things along those lines.

Micheal Spink's outpointed Qawi some odd weeks after his wife was killed in a car crash, for instance.

I've always found it telling what a fighter can accomplish at his lowest ebb as opposed to his highest.
flamengo
02-20-2009, 11:45 AM
The fight, inwhich Bobby Chacon defeated who ever it was, the night after his wifes suicide was incredible..... shockingly sad, deploreable, commendable and confusing all at once.
janitor
02-20-2009, 11:55 AM
Billy Miske probably takes it.
AlFrancis
02-20-2009, 12:02 PM
Buster Douglas against Mike Tyson
AREA 53
02-20-2009, 12:15 PM
Tim Witherspoon was in appalling condition for his world title defence against Body Beautiful Frank Bruno - On Bruno's Home Turf - Also Tim was not Happy Mentally with Arrangements Where he was getting Less then the Challenger even though he was fighting in trhe challengers back Yard

So Physically and Mentally Tim not in good shape - But he still won !

Also as i recall Didnt Howard Davis win the Olympic Gold Medal after his mother had just passed away ( I think it was Howard ?)
GPater11093
02-20-2009, 01:25 PM
didnt SRL dad die during the olympics

im sure i remeber him saying something like that on the contender
Duodenum
02-20-2009, 08:28 PM
Didn't Howard Davis win the Olympic Gold Medal after his mother had just passed away ( I think it was Howard ?)Yes, during the Olympics, and his mother told him to win the Gold Medal. To honor her memory, Howard did as he was told.
p.Townend
02-20-2009, 09:11 PM
Tim Witherspoon was in appalling condition for his world title defence against Body Beautiful Frank Bruno - On Bruno's Home Turf - Also Tim was not Happy Mentally with Arrangements Where he was getting Less then the Challenger even though he was fighting in trhe challengers back Yard

So Physically and Mentally Tim not in good shape - But he still won !

Also as i recall Didnt Howard Davis win the Olympic Gold Medal after his mother had just passed away ( I think it was Howard ?)
I was going to mention Witherspoon v Bruno nice one mate.Tim looked awful and the photos of the fight look stupid,a blob landing a finishing over hand right on a perfectly conditioned Bruno.
Russell
02-20-2009, 09:16 PM
Lennox didn't look terrible against Vitali, but he definitely had seen better days. Soft and what not.

Still pulled it off.
he grant
02-20-2009, 10:18 PM
Oscar was very game during the Olympics over his mother ...
Bigcat
02-21-2009, 08:27 AM
I remember watching a fat James Broad beat a fine tall specemine called Eddie Gregg in NYC in the early eighties. Broad was built like a fat beer swilling waster, but had tremendous skills, Gregg looked immaculate and just couldn't handle Broads class..
leverage
02-21-2009, 04:26 PM
Ali in his fight against holmes. Body looked good, but totally dehydrated, leaving him weak and unable to sweat. It's a miracle that he was able to last 10 rounds, and without going down at least once.
janitor
02-21-2009, 04:29 PM
Billy Miske knocked out Bill Brenan while he was prety much on his death bed.
Maxmomer
02-21-2009, 04:35 PM
Billy Miske knocked out Bill Brenan while he was prety much on his death bed.

I've heard some claim that Brennan threw that fight.
JS63518
02-21-2009, 05:53 PM
I'm sure I heard that Danny Lopez was strung out on heroin for one of his fights think it was against mike ayala got the fight on dvd an absolute war
janitor
02-21-2009, 06:36 PM
I've heard some claim that Brennan threw that fight.

Lets say that he did.

Did his oponents throw all his fights after he contracted brights disease?

If not that was one hell of a run for a dying man.
My2Sense
02-21-2009, 11:06 PM
I'm sure I heard that Danny Lopez was strung out on heroin for one of his fights think it was against mike ayala got the fight on dvd an absolute war

No no, it was AYALA who was strung out on heroin in that fight, or so he later claimed.
My2Sense
02-21-2009, 11:12 PM
Buster Douglas against Mike Tyson

First one that came to mind when I saw this thread.


Also, Holyfield against Tyson. Holy had been forced to retire after being diagnosed with a debilitating heart ailment, and many people felt he shouldn't even be licensed to fight. Sadly, he's still fighting more than a decade later.