What was your single most indelible boxing memory or moment?

When Manny became a 7 division world champion. Remembering those times when most people here said that Manny would just become a gatekeeper in the featherweights and his only single big win was against a "shot" Barrera. It's been 7 years since he stopped Barrera........................... and yet most still discredit his accomplishments or at least find a way to discredit him.

Hawk Time

Many years ago my wife and I were on plane leaving Cincinnati and I noticed these kids with Golden Gloves Boxing Jackets as they got aboard with their coach who was kind of a paunchy and short guy. As he walked by me, I said, "What time is it?" He quickly looked at me and said "Hawk Time." He smiled broadly and his eyes kind of watered up and so did mine.

I’ll never forget that little moment in time.

Well, I sure as hell remember where I was when I heard that Buster had won.

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Originally Posted by Pavlik

When Manny became a 7 division world champion. Remembering those times when most people here said that Manny would just become a gatekeeper in the featherweights and his only single big win was against a "shot" Barrera. It's been 7 years since he stopped Barrera........................... and yet most still discredit his accomplishments or at least find a way to discredit him.

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Barrera wasn't shot...majorly interrupted during training...the only other time Barrera got stopped was the 1st fight with junior Jones...again majorly interrupted during training. But you keep looking on the bright side :) junkie-lover ;)

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Originally Posted by JazMerkin

There are a few that really stick out for me.

One of the first was watching TV in the middle of the night on my summer holidays when I was 10 years old and seeing an excellent American boxer fighting during the 96 Olympics. I'd been waiting for the football, but instead got caught up in this. The American appeared to win to the fans & commentators, only for the victory to be given to his Bulgarian opponent. I was annoyed and became a fan of the American, both because I thought he should have won & I thought he had a name like a cowboy, Floyd Mayweather Jr.

There was the Naz/Kevin Kelley fight and Naz dancing to Men In Black (my favourite song at 11), which always sticks with me. The images of the fight that I have come from having re-watched it later, but that one mental image of him dancing I stilll have from when I was 11.

Shane Mosley being announced the winner over Oscar in their first fight remains a favourite, as it marked out Shane as my favourite fighter until the PED use came out. I was watching a replay like a week later, but we didn't have internet then so I didn't have a clue what the result was.

The Mayweather/Hatton fight also has what is probably the most indelible moment to me, and that is the moment Hatton falls away from the punches and Mayweather turns to run up to the ringpost. This one moment probably sticks with me more than anything, and I'm not sure why. It's always my first thought when I think of KO's, boxing etc

Lastly, I've gotta agree with Hammer, the moment where Hopkins stood staring out into the crowd was one of my favourite sporting images of all time, it was spine-chlling & really sticks with me. There was another moment from that fight that did, and it was a point where Hopkins threw a bolo punch into Pavlik, who just stayed covered up & B-Hop made a face at him as if to say 'c'mon kid you've got to have SOMETHING'

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Potshotting from around 3 onwards and hopkins simply waiting for this new found star to actually show something that would worry him

Hop could of dropped him at any given time from 8onwards but simply chose to put on a 12round masterclass and i think a lot of that was due to the whole 10round thing that was being mentioned at the time and how a 10round fight would be better suited to hopkins!!

Dave Tiberi

I will never, ever forget the look on Dave Tiberi’s face when the decision was announced that he had lost to James Toney in their fight for the IBF Middleweight Title in Atlantic City on February 8, 1992. The scoring went like this: Judge Frank Brunette, 117-111; Judge William Lerch, 112-115; Judge Frank Garza, 112-115. A point was deducted from Tiberi for a low blow in round six. Judge Brunette was the only one in the house not asleep that night. Tiberi smothered Toney against the ropes and kicked his butt throughout most of the fight.

The utter disbelief that swept through the Taj Mahal that evening reverberated throughout the boxing world. The decision triggered an investigation into unjust decisions in boxing. This investigation, aided by Tiberi, led to the Boxing Safety Act in 1997. Tiberi retired after that fight in total disgust.

There is far more to this story, and it warrants separate and in-depth treatment to give it its due. Suffice it to say the look of disgust and the look of astonishment on Tiberi’s and Toney’s faces, respectively, said it all. Plain and simple, it was an atrocious decision and temporarily broke the spirit of a decent man of faith who had worked hard his entire adult life to achieve the pinnacle of his profession. I’ll never forget one of the most shameful moments in boxing history, and it almost sent me away from the sport.

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Thomas Hearns icing Roberto Duran .
Also Peter Manfredo's do or die effort against Calzaghe ;D

Barrera Morales One probably just shades it.