Thread: The Best Comeback In Boxing History Is This By Far

. Joe Jeannette vs Sam McVey, April 17 1909. Paris, France. Result: Jeannette TKO 49.

Just because the film doesn't exist doesnt mean it wasnt one of the greatest heavyweight fights ever. Jeannette was floored 27 times and McVey 7 times in a fight to the finish! Sam McVey floored Joe Jeannette 21 times in the first 19 rounds. After the 17th round bell Jeanette had to be dragged to his corner. In modern times there is no way such a fight would have been allowed to continue. We would never allow anyone to take that kind of a beating. McVey would have won by devastating TKO and it would have been hailed in heavyweight history as one of the most thorough and viscious one sided beatings ever delivered upon a top fighter. But this was a fight to the finish and until someone quit or was counted out they were allowed to continue. And there was certainly no quit in Joe Jeannette! Displaying heart, will and determination that nearly defies the imagination Jeannette kept getting up and refused to lose. McVey started to tire and slowed down from all the powerful punches he had thrown. In the 39th round Joe sent Sam to the canvas for the first time. McVey, exhausted couldnt answer the bell for the 50th round! Joe Jeannette despite suffering 27 knockdowns in this fight won by TKO!

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one word WOW

haha fucking hell thats shocking

Thing is a round in those days was a ko basically so if someone was ko'd 5 times in a minute that would have been 5 rounds

Good find Finito,The 1st sentence of post is very refreshing.Alot of time we get caught up in the "If I didn't see it,it didn't happen" mind set.Boxing will out live every one of us......Hope.
Poor old Sam's legs must have been dead with all of the standing and waiting for Jeannette to get the f!!! up & began another round

personally i think vinyy paz comming back from broken neck then fighting on was amazing comeback

wow thats crazy pal......aint never heard nothing like that before!! and fooking hell 50 rounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shows how tough boxers where back then really doesnt it when you compare it to these 20million 12 round events we get now.

It kinda makes you wonder how fu**ed up in the head these guys were after they retired.....if they ever made it to retirement.

Another great comeback was Mauricio Martinez vs Luis Fuentas .

That was the best comeback ive seen live cuz Martinez was getting battered and floored all the way through the fight his eye was shut and the ref was about to step in at any second then he turned it round with 1 shot and Fuentas was out cold and paramedics had to rush into the ring .

Originally Posted by GAME

Another great comeback was Mauricio Martinez vs Luis Fuentas .

That was the best comeback ive seen live cuz Martinez was getting battered and floored all the way through the fight his eye was shut and the ref was about to step in at any second then he turned it round with 1 shot and Fuentas was out cold and paramedics had to rush into the ring .

is this fight on youtube?

Originally Posted by SEANIE

Originally Posted by GAME

Another great comeback was Mauricio Martinez vs Luis Fuentas .

That was the best comeback ive seen live cuz Martinez was getting battered and floored all the way through the fight his eye was shut and the ref was about to step in at any second then he turned it round with 1 shot and Fuentas was out cold and paramedics had to rush into the ring .

is this fight on youtube?

Ive looked but I duno if im spelling the names wrong . If I find it I'll post it on here.

2 minute rounds and rounds end with knockdowns so 34 rounds were probably shortened ones, but still a fight to the finish is something that would never happen today. Amazing will from Jeannette.

Wot about Danny Williams with a dislocated shoulder , winning with 1 arm againest Mark Potter for the British title