Thread: Your favorite Diego Corrales memory?

the fight with freitas and castillo

I just remembered the guy (although not the greatest tactician) was a hard fighter and carried himself with class, other fighters could well learn from the way he carried himself.

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Met him at the IBHOF two years ago. He signed a photo for my son and then posed with him while I took a photo. My son got the photo enlarged and has it hanging on his bedroom wall. A warm, friendly guy with a great smile. I was sorry to hear the news of his death. RIP, Chico.

The one that sticks out in my head is the first Cassamayor fight. After being down twice he battled back to drop el cepillo and seemed to be taking control of the fight when the ringside doctor stepped in to stop it. Chico begged for one more round and in my oppinion if he gets that one more round he wins that fight.

Being a big Chico fan i have many.

The first Castillo fight comes to mind.

When he smoked Gainer.

Manfredy and Juuko wins.

I know it may seem wrong for my favorite memory of him to be a loss, but the heart he showed against Mayweather made me an instant fan of the guy, and I've been a fan ever since seeing it.

His courage was incredible. Floyd was giving him a heavy beating and totally outclassing him, but for all the punishment he was taking, quitting wasn't even an option for him. Even though his corner did the right thing, he was angry that they stopped the fight. He was willing to go out on his shield, and thats what you call a warrior. He had the heart of a champion.

I can also fondly think back on his victories over Casamayor, Derrick Gainer, Popo Frietas and his domination of Angel Manfredy. And who can forget his two wars with Castillo in 2005. When boxing really needed some great fights, Castillo and Corrales were there to deliver the goods.

has to be the first castillo fight. that fight was beyond fantastic

JLC - Chico 1, Freitas and Casamayor fights. I love you MAN! RIP CHICO

Of course the Castillo fight... Me and my Fiance had broken up a month earlier and I was in a major rut nothing was making me happy or in a good mood, but at least watching the Yankees or the fights would at least get me buy...


Well I happened to fall asleep on the couch early the night of Diegos fight with Castillo. All of a sudden I can here Steve the Showtime announcer being alittle emphatic and dramatic enough to wake me out of my sleep, I think it was round 2-3... Well I enjoyed the rest of the fight, the back to back action the war of attricion on the inside. It was a see-saw battle that could of went either way, and then in the 10th when he got dropped, my heart sank and I was yelling at the TV for him to get up, after the mouthpiece went back in the fight resumes, a couple of left hooks later BOOM!! he go's down again. I am looking at the mouse under his eye and the bruising and beating on his face as he lifts himself off the canvas, and I'm thinking to myself that it was a great fight by both men a FOTY candidate, but just not Chico's night.... The fight resumes and my heart is still sunk and I'm thinking he will go down again and it will be a TKO...

Well Diego fends him of a little and then BOOM!! he lands a beautiful hook to stun Castillo and backs him to the ropes, Castillo is fighting back like the warrior he is, they fight to the other side of the ring and Castillo catches another thunderous hook, followed by the sequence of answered punches and then the pinnacle....Tony Weeks waves it off TKO FOR DIEGO!!!!

I dont think I had ever been on an emotional rollercoaster watching a fight as much as I was in a 2min span... to go from the lowest of lows as a fan to the highest of highs, it was tremendous. and I maintain to this very day that I have never seen in my whole life a more courageous showing in a boxing ring than that comeback by Diego, stuff of legends  

Consequently enough it was the next day that I started visibly snapping out of the funk I was in from losing my Fiance'   Thanks Diego  

chicos response when his corner thru in the towel vs mayweather priceless what a warrior

Originally Posted by Danny_G

I loved the mouth piece bit.

Yeah, although it was technically cheating he did it so he could carry on fighting....and boy did he.

To have been at JLC-Chico I, will probably be the BEST memory I not only of Chico but of the sport itself. I don't think that if I go to 100 bouts I will witness something more spectacular then that. I always asked myself if I would ever witness something like Lyle-Foreman or something like JCC-Taylor or Bowe-Holyfield. Little did I know I would attend a fight that would be considedered by many people as the best fight of past years, possibly the greatest fight ever.
Thanks to him & JLC for that.

The other memory that comes to mind is when he beat Gainer in 3 rds. that was insane especially since Gainer went on to become World Champ.

Good story Cutmemick...

It really is amazing how a violent, often cold hearted sport like boxing can effect so many people in such a positive way.