Jeff Fenech v Azumah Nelson I 26 June 1991 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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- Опубліковано 13 лют 2013
- Jeff Fenech 25-0-0 128¾ lbs v Azumah Nelson 34-2-0 129¾ lbs I For The WBC World Super Featherweight Title (First Fight of 3)
Location: Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Result was a SD in round 12 of 12
Referee: Joe Cortez
Judge: Jerry Roth 115-113 I Judge: Dave Moretti 114-114 I Judge: Miguel Donate 112-116
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How fantastic that now, in 2022 the WBC has finally put matters right and awarded Fenech the fight and the title. First time I have seen Fenech fight and what a champion he was!
Azumah was enjoying that corner fight as he knew he could easily land great upper cuts well in that position
Aye, he is a proper tough lad, "The Marrickville Mauler", a right hard man, to be sure. Shoulda heard some of the legends of his antics on the streets of Sydney, before he became the incredible, relentless multiple-weight world champion boxer that he went on to become.
A true fighter and warrior, and an absolute legend of boxing, through and through. Max respect, Jeff Fenech, "The Marrickville Mauler".
Great fight, great hearts. Saw this live in 91 and thought it was all Fenech, but now I see it was closer than I thought then. Cheerleading for Fenech by the TV guys maybe influenced the impression I had. Not taking anything away from Fenech's energetic performance, but Nelson was right there until the end, counterpunching beautifully.
Nelson was NOT in this at any stage, why do you say that when this video clearly shows what really happened....it is HERE for all to view..it was a con and a cheat and was never even close if one were to be honest.
i also watched it live then & i had no doubt that fenech was beaten. azumah was throwing wide punches in some bouts before the fench fight so that might have emboldened fenech to be gidigidi in ghanaian palance. but on the day azumah was very effective. azumah himself felt he had beaten fenech so @ the tail end of thwe last round attempted some teasing which infuriated fenech.
Joyce Attitoe Absolute GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike Fitz i thought the commentators were very bias in first 3 rounds in favor of nelson, then they backflipped.
You're correct Mike, and I shared the same view back in 91 having only watched it once right through at that time, however having watched it again and put the commentators out of the picture the fight was very close. Nelson might have been a tad lucky to get the draw but it wasn't any robbery that it's been made out to be.
28 June 1991 iam now watching the full fight very well. The prof, is still and ever remains a boxer of all .times.
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Two really excellent fighters here.
High level of professionalism.
One of the greatest fights of all time!
Yeah, great to see two guys who can box both on the outside and inside. Good inside fighters is almost extinct today.
It was part of a great beginning of an incredible decade for pro-boxing. Sadly, I doubt the world will ever see anything like that happening again.
Jeff was insane. He would throw 300 plus punches per round. His biggest downfall were his hands they were smashed all the time. Watched him win the world title against Shingaki. Was lucky enough to be ringside for most of his early fights in Sydney.
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Fenech had the most incredible cardio fitness of any boxer I've seen. He just kept coming and coming!
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They're 1'st fight is a classic. Fennch won the fight against Azzumh Nelson.
As an Australian this day goes down in boxing infamy cost one of OUR greatest boxers of all time a 4th world title
It's taken decades but be happy my friend, the WBC have rejudged the fight retrospectively with ring officials from all over the world & the decision officially reversed, NONE of them scored the fight for Azumah. Jeff is now officially one of the few 4 time boxing world champions in history!!!
the only way to beat crooked judges is a ten count.
I met Jeff Fenech in a shopping mall one day and asked him for an autograph for my kid. ‘The King Effect’. Nelson, champion boxer and elite fighter was clearly eclipsed in this particular fight by Fenech though.
i don't care about points, fenech won that fight period. he was on the attack the whole time. One of the best fights ever. I reckon jeff fench and Tyson are the two most exciting boxers ever. Hard to watch any other fights after watching fenech and Tyson.
One must wonder where Fenech’s career would have gone had he not been so clearly robbed here. He was never the same fighter after this fight.
It is not the throwing of your hand that makes you win guys study the game and you will notice the differences
The comment section is filled with Fenech fanatics. They were only counting for numerous punches 👊, most of which never landed. They are emotional
@@alhajiishak2924 Fenech destroyed Nelson in this fight but unfortunately the comment section is polluted with delusional Nelson fanatics who can't accept the reality of this shocking robbery.
One of the greatest robberies in boxing history.
absolutely whenever i watch it i think of the possible super fights for fenech over there i mean could you imagine the clash of styles fench v whitacker
Igavehimadollar ! Whitaker was to big for him
Big up to all, especially to my friends in Australia. You were right after all about the last round which Fenech clearly won.
I watched this at Canterbury race course in 1991 with full of crims from Newtown marickville inner city suburbs .the crowd was around 10,000 and it was upsetting knowing that JEFF clearly won that fight on points!
Convicts? LOL
Ali even said Jeff Fenech won easily. If the fight had of gone 15 rounds, Nelson would have bean knocked out. Fenech held him up at the end of the fight.
+John van den Heuvel Foh, Ali had Parkinson during this fight.
@@sashasarronen6300 Parkinson's doesn't affect your cognitive function or your vision. Ali had it right.
@@sashasarronen6300 What about all the WBC ring officials from all over the world who recently rejudged the fight & officially retrospectively reversed the decision with NONE of them scored the fight for Azumah? Do they all have parkinson's disease also? lol
Nelson educated Jeff in the return fight, smashed him bad in his own backyard
But he got made piss in there first fight when Fenech was at his peak and got robbed what a currupt worls
Nelson did not educate Fenech, Fenech was a one trick pony a very tough and very good one trick pony,they had one battle plan attack regardless and at his peak it was the only plan he needed as his record shows.It was a Nelson team that was educated,as proved in the second encounter.I personal have witnessed Fenech being knocked down twice,and it was the same punch that got him on both occasions,a looping over the top right hand. the first mans to nail him with it was Martinez in Melb,he hit Fenech ,Fenech hit the Ground,got up took the 8 and back pedal for the remained of the round,very close to being beating if not for the bell,come out the next round and destroyed Martinez.I believed Nelson went to school on that fight,he was very patient until got the opportunity to hit him with the same punch.And Nelson was a more talented boxer than Fenech,not a better brawler.
The fight that robbed Fenech of his spirit, motivation and will to fight - the politics finally took what no fighter could.
ruined him
He lost 3 of his last 7 fights after this, so you might be right - but I also think he didn't carry as much pop on his punches when he moved up to 130lbs. - won the the 118, 122, & 126lbs titles, & he wanted to win a fourth at this weight - his strength & power had to give out at some point if he kept moving up......
100 percent agree he was never the same fighter after this robbery.
Azumah cleaned him up in their next fight
@@kufujitsu
Fenech took the power and strength with him, unfortunately he suffers from "Brittle Hands" and broke them in every fight.
His undoing to his hands came from "Street Fights".
Nelson was landing cleaner shots in a lot of those inside exchanges
Unfortunately this truth has eluded a lot of emotional comments on this page...lol
Exactly the point!
Great fight, shocking decision.
Lewis is so calm in the corner . That is why he was one of the very best trainers
Dont force it down Peter!!!
As long as live... Fantastic fight! Fenech won it all day long. Great fighters. This fight should be folklore! Amazing!
You certainly wearing wooden lenses.
@@armahraymond6077 WBC retrospectively rejudged the fight with ring officials from all over the world & the decision officially reversed, NONE of them scored the fight for Azumah. Fenech is now officially one of few 4 time world boxing champions in hostory. So who was it wearing the wooden glasses lol
fenech was australias greatest.
yep
If you look at Nelson at the end of the fight,......he looked very gaunt. He was sick, just getting over Malaria. I'm not a fan of either guy and not making excuses for Nelson, but he was a warrior for lasting the 12 rounds and staying on his feet in the last round. The difference is seen in their 2nd fight when Nelson was healthy. He walked right through Fenech when Jeff was in his prime at about 26 or 27, and Nelson was past his in his 30's. Both were tough guys.
Malaria? Seriously? He probably wouldn't have been let in the country, let alone allowed to fight if he had malaria.
Azumah mercilessly massacred Fenech in the rematch. Its for all to see on UA-cam!
@@killcancer6499 Brittle hands, desire to go on because of the loss - those aren't excuses either
@@iwant2usethis How hard would your punches be with broken hands?
Fenech won this fight by about a million points. He hammered Nelson severely. In the other matches one has to feel sorry for Fenech as his hands were totally gone. To prove this point listen to the Deniss Andriess V Jeff Harding fight of 1989 and the commentators making the point THEN that his hands were gone! Fenech was about twice the fighter than Nelson and wow HOW DOES this get the decision it did? Cheat is about the BEST thing a person can say!
That was a real brawl love this guys...
Edwin how you been bro ? You used to help me and my bro out when you were in Lynn. Catch me on facebook (AL Mckenzie)...I will stop by thru your gym one day.
Wow, is this the actual Edwin Curet ?
I'm sorry.. not sorry. Fenech BRUTALISED Nelson for 10 of those 12 rounds and the last was the most dominating... the last 30 seconds he was HAMMERING his face in... and "they" gave it to Nelson???!!!
That is the very definition of RIGGED... right there.
Adam Zillin Fenech did not “brutalize” him for 10 rounds. A lot of those shots in round 3 and 4 when Azumah and Jeff was standing toe to toe was landing on forearms and gloves.
@@pauloskidane2819 Fenech clearly beat up Nelson and in the last round was on the verge of KO Him and they gave it a draw, because Don Kings hair was in the house ? Idiots from America complain about the Horn vs Pacquiao fight in Australia, but what about this shit ?
Adam Zillin what were you watching, pugilism isn’t about throwing punches it’s about landing punches. As to how you see French winning 10 of those 12 rounds is amazing. Please get your eyes checked or better still get a lesson in boxing.
@@victorasalu4466 He must have been watching the same fight I was. Fenech landed plenty of punches and they did a good deal more damage than Azumah's punches as the fight wore on. Why do you think they "lost" Azumah's mouth guard? He needed a rest. Why do you think Azumah took a swing after the bell? He was frustrated. He had reason to be.
I had Azumah winning 2 or 3 rounds. I guess I could give him four if I were being generous. Fights like this have me wondering who is more corrupt? Politicians or Boxing Judges.
Btw, Azumah has always been one of my favorite fighters. I had never seen this fight before. The only time I previously saw Fenech was his second fight with Nelson. We know how that went.
Azumah whacked Fenech's chin off in the rematch, almost killed him! 🤦♂️
I watched this again tonight, very critically to try and give Nelson as many points as possible but I honestly could NOT see Nelson getting anymore than the first two rounds and possibly one round even, every other round won by Fenech. This genuinely was a criminal farce. The promoters should have been prosecuted for this.
Why moan he got a rematch on his home turf and got one hell of beating then got another chance after that and should have brought running shoes with him what's your problem
When is the truth a moan? Do you agree with the orinal comments I made or not? how about at least saying you do or you think that unethical outcomes should be the go? What do YOU say?
cornfed steele Fenech still won this fight easy, his hands were not great and he should have retired instead he was beaten in his last few fights.
@@reginepoulet The rematch doesn't change the fact that Fenech was robbed here.
@@reginepoulet The WBC retrospectively rejudged the fight with ring officials from all over the world & the decision was officially reversed. Fenech is now officially & deservedly one of few 4 time world boxing champions in history as well as being up 2 to 1 in the trilogy with Nelson, Fenech fans have gone from moaning to celebrating.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, nothing better on the face of the earth
Granted Fenech was robbed by this decision, i believe any mentally tough champion would have been so outraged by this decision that they would batter their opponent in any rematch. In the final analysis, after several rematches, the ultimate warrior was left standing. The Professor!! nuf said!!
Are you saying Fenech wasn't mentally tough numb nuts? If two closely matched boxers fight each other ten times, it is unlikely that the same fighter will win each time. By my count Fenech won 2 out of the three, including the last one. That would make him the "ultimate warrior" left standing by your criteria.
You would be not be at all surprised how many people stopped watching Boxing after this fight. If this was your last fight then it was a great fight to leave the sport on.
Azuma just playing it cool with Jeff
Azumah was delivering punches while Jeff was throwing punches
you obviously are thinking emotionally
Fenech won round 12 hands down. What about the rest? I urge you all not to be carried away by Fenech performance in the final round. He so lucky to get a draw decision.
Don King bought those judges off. Pure and simple. 💰💰💰💰
Don King is too cheap to buy off the judges. Even if Nelson lost he could make more money on the rematch. Don King made a lot of his money by cheating his fighters.
Top 10 all time fight
Nelson has to date been the best and most successful fighter to come from Africa. Jeff Fenech was two years out of the ring prior to this fight with issues with his hands so it should have been all Nelson with his years of experience. From round one to the final round Fenech drove a truck over Nelson and hurt him several times, most notably in the final round. Through the entire fight, Fenech forced the action and had Nelson against the ropes in every single round. Nelson's best punch was actually after the bell! This is a perfect example of the corruption in boxing and the term 'robbed' is the biggest understatement. Throughout the entire fight Nelson had no answer to Fenech with the exception of 'magically' losing his mouth piece between rounds!
Fenech was robbed.
Lies. Azuma was the best puncher
Neil Benjamin As we should!!
@@pauloskidane2819 so do the Australians, sadly..
Incredible fight
@Neil Benjamin and the Caucasians been sticking to their own for centuries so what's the problem? 🤔
Azumah smashed Fenech in the next fight just to be sure 😂
They were very good boxers
To this day it's the greatest robbery I've ever seen in boxing. I remember just flipping channels and caught the beating Fenech gave Nelson. And then he was ROBBED!!!!
jimfrankkken should have watched the fight
@@tata011670 You mean like the WBC ring officials from all over the world who recently retrospectively watched/rejudged the fight & the decision officially reversed, with NONE of them scoring the fight for Azumah? :)
This video is many cuts , fenech has been knock out 3 times on this fight . i dont know whats happening in the video , hats off to azuma nelson , great boxer from ghana to be remember .
You're talking about the second fight.
Your nut case......fenech was never in trouble and a close look will reveal he never lost the first two rounds either..Azumah always hitting after the bell.
The second rematched proved who actually was the hero between both
The best inside fighter i have ever seen Fenech
this is one of the most egregious errors in judging in the history of boxing. Azuma was handedly beaten. there is no doubt that Fenech was robbed!
Nelson was the first one to say Fenech deserved a rematch.
Utter nonsense… no robbery here. Depends how you wanna score. Azumah might be on the ropes but in Fenech’s work I see a lot of missed shots ! A lot. And greater connectivity from Azumah. And anyway in the rematch a non malaria affected Azumah showed the gulf in class, boxing, strength and dog mentality 👍🏾
@@delerotimi7006 lol The WBC retrospectively rejudged the fight with ring officials from all over the world & the decision was officially reversed, NONE of them scored the fight for Azumah. Fenech is now officially & deservedly one of few 4 time world boxing champions in history.
I believe you can say the same about the second fight as well
Azuma is a professional fighter
One of boxing's best rivalries
Fenech was the best inside fighter that ever lived. Rounds 3,4,and 5 were better than round one of the Hearns Hagler fight.
Fenech was so evasive
Great performance by Fenech. He was totally ripped off in this fight. He dominated a great fighter.
Nelson close to going down in the 12 in the final seconds. Just a disgusting Vegas robbery - one of many. Including the first GGG vs Canello fight.
And here comes Azuma Nelson hitting fenechs gloves
If you've come to fight an Aussie make sure u bring your Hart! We love a bang on only problem is we don't have enough fighters to bang on with to get to the high levels!
.these guys are throwing alot of bombs..great endurance from both fighters!!!
I watched this fight in a pub that was packed. Cant remember which one. What I do remember was the reaction of everyone in the pub when the verdict was announced. All at once EVERY person in the pub uttered Huh???????????? It rang out right throughout the pub. No-one could believe it.This fight was pretty much the finish of Jeff Fenech as a fighter because it broke his spirit. He was never the same fighter after this!! What this video does not show is the look of anguish and disbelief on Fenechs face when the verdict was announced.
Sure we'll never know how Jeff's career would have gone if he was rightfully given the decision here but recently the WBC retrospectively rejudged the fight with ring officials from all over the world & the decision officially reversed, NONE of them scored the fight for Azumah. Fenech is now officially one of few 4 time world boxing champions in history. Decades later justice has prevailed.
@@Charlie_Fucsard Thanks for this. lm glad to see Jeff take what was rightfully his. After this fight Fenech never looked after himself properly and this led to his demise in boxing. A true shame!!!
ln Jeffs latter years l remember discussing with my karate instructor why he started losing. We agreed he had started to lose his famous hand speed. This was another reason why he became prone to being knocked out.
Had he been awarded this fight however, he would have taken more care of himself and lasted longer in the sport.
25:25
After the 5th round Johnny Lewis has a look at Azumah and says, "This bloke is absolutely rooted, Jeff, it's just a matter of us not getting hit at all over the next couple of rounds, c'mon." Jeff just pours it on for 7 more rounds, any fair judge has him winning by 4 rounds .. Ferdie Pacheco has it 117-111, but is wise enough to say "one never knows in Las Vegas, but even here this has got to be a clear cut win for Fenech, who has covered himself with glory".
Back in the day this was before household pay-per-view. You had to go watch this on closed circuit. So I was watching this at the local civic center with about 5000 other fans. I was sitting in awe this entire fight. This was definitely one of the best fights I have ver seen. And yes, Fenech got robbed.
What country were you in? I saw this on PPV at home. Undercard of Tyson-Ruddock 2.
Fenech was a warrior !!!
I wish to watch this fight every day
No complaint against Azumah just corrupt US boxing
This fight wasn't even close Fenech 10 rounds to 2 unbelievable decision.
the announcers were biased the wanted fenech to win . hyprocrisy of the highest order it wasnt even close. azumah gave fenech a lesson in boxing
@@hassanmzalendo Stop trolling you goose no one believes that bullshit, not even you.
@@wayneo1269 fuck you not even same class your white boy was taught a lesson in this fight and the second fight. he is not in the dame league as professor azumah black warrior . black power
@@hassanmzalendo I'm actually an Australian Aboriginal so don't give me your black power shit little boy you are a fuckwit so piss off, Nelson got a spanking in this fight end of story.
@@hassanmzalendo Stupid religious nut job.
Increíble ese Jeff f.muy bueno ese juego de cintura Fenomenal 👍
Fenech was so evasive. The best inside fighter i ever saw and one of the most evasive. Nelson threw alot of punchers that never landed
Anne Shaw I saw it the other way when they were laying on the ropes. Fenech threw a bunch of punches but Nelson did a beautiful thing by blocking some of them with his cross arm defense.
Fenech missed too.
Nelson :- " Fenech never faced someone like me before " . Thats true because your promotor Don King rigged the fight Fenech could have knocked you clean out and King would have still made sure , that the decision would have went your way Azumah . Oh and if there is any doubt over this statement of mine , the WBC last week reversed this decision because they knew King rigged it
Great fight !
nelson won the first 2 rounds then fenech bullied him for the next 10 ..... was the aggressor the entire fight, landed the better punches, what were these judges smoking? a robbery and a travesty ........
Don Kings DICK! thats what they were smocking
An epic fight, to be sure...(!!)
the hand speed is awesome
Gutsy, gutsy fight.
Shame being robbed messed Fenech up.
He lost faith in the game and was never the same.
Fucking Vegas.
Fucking Don King.
Fenech is an absolute boxing legend and would be even bigger if he got this decision. He was cheated as we all know.
Fenech blocks counter hook 7:22 partially blocked counter 7:25 partialy landed counter jab 7:27 Nelson misses counter hook 7:44 Nelson misses counter hook 7:48 partially blocked counter right 8:20 Fenech caught by counter right to body 8:38 Fenech caught by counter hook and right hand 8:42
Fenech won by a mile over Nelson
The Professor made no mistake in the rematch in Fenech`s back yard !
Azumah goes well for a fighter suffering from malaria . Proud of our Aussie great Fenech but 2nd fight Azumah didn't have malaria and.....
its amazing that in the corners between rounds nothing was mentioned about this at all and with the medical necessity of fighters actually being tested to ensure they do NOT have any conditions this is just BS!
What a fight.
I swear?
Joe Cortez seems to think he's the star of the show.
People are saying the prof. Lost the fight how?
A CLASSIC BOXING MATCH BETWEEN TO great fighters.👍☝️💪🗿
Que buen boxeador Azumah. ..
Jeff Fenech should have been disqualified for throwing Azumah on the floor at the end of round 10
How he just stood up u just can't hack being beat
Nelson came at Fenech after the bell....again....shud have been disqualified for coming on after the bell...got what he deserved.
Vance likes how Jeff moves his head
When the professor is at work all boxers become punching bags
Подскажите, где можно посмотреть всё о Lett Fenech c русской озвучкой? Англииски не знаю. ))
Great fight
Judge Miguel Donte gave Nelson 8 rounds. He officiated 1 more fight and then was never to be heard of again.
Best fight and worst decision I ever saw!
15:00 looks exactly like Hagler vs Hearns.
Hi, does anyone have Jeff’s fights vs Percy Israel, LLiesa Manila, Wayne Mulholland, Rolando Navarro and Kenny Butts?
Worst person to blow your gas tank early against O:
Boxing is not about fast punches or body punches but making sure power punches are landed on the face. Jeff was just throwing body punches meanwhile Azumah was landing power punches on his face.
"Boxing is not about body punches"
lol, yes it is.
Utter bullshit :/ you are clueless.
Even the experienced commentators believed Azumah needed a knockout to win.
Who puts a replay of a title fight without including the hand raised??????🤯
They didn't want to show the crime on UA-cam so children would not be corrupted witnessing such a daylight robbery.
No refs decision at the end?? Video cut off way to fucking early! and a fucking draw?? I respect both fighters but this fight was lob sided to Fenech, at best 10-2 in rounds!!!!
Only Whitaker v Chavez was a worse decision. Fenech won every round from 5 to 12, you could argue he won round 4 too. It was a clear win for Fenech. Bullshit decision.
This fight was in 1991 wtf does UFC have to do with this ?
It doesn't even matter what the scorecards say, both these guys fought like champions. If Azumah wasn't the belt holder, this could have easily been called a draw.
The WBC recently retrospectively rejudged the fight with ring officials from all over the world & the decision officially reversed, NONE of them scored the fight for Azumah. Fenech is now officially a 4 time world boxing champion
how old was Azuma here ,wasn't he fighting in the late 70's
+Chris Burgoon: Azumah was 36 years old here, and he started boxing in the late 70s.
+Chris Burgoon Azumah turned pro with one fight in 1979 with a 6 round decision.
+Terrill Wyche Azumah was 33 years old in this fight, not 36.
Yes jeff won the fight i think he also was fighting with a broken hand and no one new his that type off warrior had fights with his hand broken and did not make excuses his real boxer legend as kids we all loved jeff fenech god bless him.. would be good if they gave him a tv channel for boxing and news
Watched this fight from the Tamahere Hotel in Devonport Tasmania!FENECH WAS ROBBED of the World Title