Tremendous, underrated fight between 2 great champions. Did a referee ever have less work to do in a 15 rounder than the excellent Padilla that night?! R.I.P Saad.
Great fight Saad Muhammad just the best lightheavyweight for a few years 1978 to 1981 John Conteh very good the PONY sponsor for Matthew Saad Muhammad bad ass trunks RIP CHAMP MSM
@@DavidSmith-fs6pi yes that fight should have went down in feb 1980 if that bullshit promoter would not have left town with all of the money and caused the cancelation of the fight it would have been great MSM he was my favorite fighter
This was the fight that caused a controversy..the bad cuts that Matthew sustained should of ended the fight but they used virtually superglue in them to stop them bleeding …the WBC ordered a rematch and designated only 1 in a hundred adrenaline in the cut cream used thereafter …it wasn’t the only fight at this time Antuofermo v Hagler 1st fight was another ….lm sure l remember it right but it is 43 yrs ago …
John just didn't throw enough effective punches and his unwillingness to use his right hand made Saad's win almost inevitable. Saad missed hundreds of punches due to Conteh's great defensive skill but you don't win a fight simply by making your opponent miss. An ok fight but not the classic everyone says it is.
I think he did an OK job but you’re right Cosell would’ve been better. It’s pretty difficult to do a fight solo, not many guys can do it. Keith Jackson could do it and Cosell.
Tremendous, underrated fight between 2 great champions. Did a referee ever have less work to do in a 15 rounder than the excellent Padilla that night?! R.I.P Saad.
Matthew Saad Muhammad never fought a boring fight
Chris Schenkel one of the best in business
Indeed he was!
Great fight Saad Muhammad just the best lightheavyweight for a few years 1978 to 1981 John Conteh very good the PONY sponsor for Matthew Saad Muhammad bad ass trunks RIP CHAMP MSM
I would liked to have seen a unification fight between Matthew Saad Muhammad and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad in 1980.
@@DavidSmith-fs6pi yes that fight should have went down in feb 1980 if that bullshit promoter would not have left town with all of the money and caused the cancelation of the fight it would have been great MSM he was my favorite fighter
Conteh was such a beautiful boxer.
This was the fight that caused a controversy..the bad cuts that Matthew sustained should of ended the fight but they used virtually superglue in them to stop them bleeding …the WBC ordered a rematch and designated only 1 in a hundred adrenaline in the cut cream used thereafter …it wasn’t the only fight at this time Antuofermo v Hagler 1st fight was another ….lm sure l remember it right but it is 43 yrs ago …
Vito Antuofermo did the same thing
On my scorecard, I had it 144-142 Matthew Saad Muhammad with the close win. Great fight!
Conteh never lost his belt in the ring some boxer
142/141 S, Muhammad, had conteh 8 to 7 in rounds, but losing it by a point due to the two knock-downs in the 14th
Conteh m 1,83, Saad Muhammad m 1,80, but Saad looks taller...
Conteh wife is beautiful
Matthew abandoned and in prison to world champion to bankrupt and Lou Gehrig disease
John just didn't throw enough effective punches and his unwillingness to use his right hand made Saad's win almost inevitable. Saad missed hundreds of punches due to Conteh's great defensive skill but you don't win a fight simply by making your opponent miss. An ok fight but not the classic everyone says it is.
Wish Cosell had done this fight. That's how bad Chris Schenkel is calling this classic. Almost unwatchable.
I thought Chris did a great job calling this fight
@@DavidSmith-fs6pi It's a personal taste
I think he did an OK job but you’re right Cosell would’ve been better. It’s pretty difficult to do a fight solo, not many guys can do it. Keith Jackson could do it and Cosell.