Ted The Bull's Five Favorite Rounds
From the Bull's web site:
1. Round 10 of the Diego Corrales- Jose Luis Castillo battle in 2005: With his left eye almost totally closed and already down twice in the 10th, Corrales miraculously climbed off the deck and battered Jose Luis Castillo into submission along the ropes to score one of the most dramatic TKO's in boxing history. Ring Magazine Fight of the Year and Round of the Year. “All the nobility, all the savagery, and all the brutality of boxing was captured in one three-minute round Saturday night.” – Ron Borges/Boston Globe
2. The 15th round of the 1950 Jake LaMotta-Laurent Dauthuille championship fight was unparralelled for its ending when LaMotta,. playing possum, suddenly erupts and takes out Dauthuille with only 13 seconds left. He was trailing on the scorecards at the time he staged this miraculous 15th-round knockout to retain his Middelweight belt. Scoring at time of knockout: 72-68, 74-66, 71-69 Dauthuille. It was named the 1950 Fight of the Year and Round of the Year.
3. The ninth round of the Roy "Tiger" Williams- Earnie Shavers fight on December 11, 1976 saw a big change both ways (but it was the 10th that was memorable). The Tiger started strong in the ninth and landed a number of solid shots He seemed in charge but then tired midway though the round and Ernie came on, bombing away and Roy had to hold on and regroup. With about a minute to go, it happened. Roy snapped off one of the hardest left hooks I have ever seen and staggered Earnie who was now in big trouble. Ernie had no answer and likely was saved by the bell. He staggered back to his corner a very tired boxer.
The 10th and last round began and Shavers came out visibly exhausted while Williams appeared confident and ready to end matters and finally emerge as a serious heavyweight contender. He quickly moved Earnie into a corner and applied brutal, non- stop punishment until the Referee called a standing 8 count. Roy thought the fight had been stopped, turned around and raised his hands in victory but when he turned back to see a determined Shavers still standing. The Tiger's spirit visibly sagged. Still, he came on and hit Shavers with blows that would surely have knocked out anybody else. Then, all of a sudden, Shavers started to connect with some medium hard blows to Roy's body which slowed him down. Suddendly he connected with one of his deadly uppercuts with Tiger on the ropes and it straightened him up. He was now hurt and Ernie sensed it. He moved the Tiger into a corner and began throwing his own bombs. Roy could not withstand the ferocious onslaught and the Referee now gave him a standing eight, incredibly the second in the round! Ernie stood poised, albeit exhausted, and ready to go. As the referee ordered Roy to begin fighting, he took a step forward, hesitated, and then collapsed in the corner a beaten man. Ernie sagged over the ropes too tired to celebrate. The fight was over. That was some 10th round!
4. Ninth round of the first Ward-Gatti fight in 2002. Ring Magazine Round and Fight of the Year. Incredible ebb and flow blended with uncommon violence and sagave head shots. First Gatti unloads, then it's Ward turn. It's the kind of exchange that had everyone up sreaming until they were hoarse.
5. In Ring Magazine and KO Magazine's 1980 Fight of the Year, Matthew Saad Muhammad met "Yaqui" Lopez in an incredible war. On the brink of a stoppage loss several times during the fight, Saad rallied to take Lopez out in the fourteenth round. The first half of the fight was dominated by Yaqui and in Round Eight (named Round of the Year) he pinned Saad in a corner and landed 20 consecutive blows. Somehow Saad got through it and dictaed control the rest of the way until he scored the 14th-round knockout. However it was the eighth round in which he lived up to his moniker "Matthew Miracle." .
Honerable Mention:
Tommy Hearns Vs. Iran Barkley : on June 6, 1988 a winging right hand from Hell suddenly ended what had been a bloody one-sided beat down of "The Blade." The second punch that accelerated Tommy's descent was malefic. The suddendenees with which this ocurred in round three stunned the crowd into silene.
The fifth and last round of the 1981 Bill “Caveman” Lee - John LoCicero fight in the suffocating heat at the Twenty Grand Showroom in Detroit would give this short battle cult-like status. LoCicero got decked early in the round, got up and pummeled “The Caveman” with between 20 and 25 unanswered and savage shots until he got arm weary. Lee then regrouped and took over pummeling LoCicero until he was knocked out in the same round. First LoCicero almost out, then Lee almost out, then LoCicero down and out! Like Meza-Garza but longer and both warriors arm weary..
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some more that should get a mention
hearns vs hagler 1st round
ken norton vs larry holmes 15th round
bert cooper vs michael moorer 1st round
holyfield vs dwight qawi cant remember exactly which round but damn every round was damn slugfest
floyd patterson vs ingamar 3rd fight 1st round not sure if i spelt his name right
george foreman vs ron lyle 4th round
nigel benn vs michael watson 4th round
chris eubank vs michael watson 2nd fight 11th round
nigel benn vs iran barkley
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some more that should get a mention
hearns vs hagler 1st round
ken norton vs larry holmes 15th round
bert cooper vs michael moorer 1st round
holyfield vs dwight qawi cant remember exactly which round but damn every round was damn slugfest
floyd patterson vs ingamar 3rd fight 1st round not sure if i spelt his name right
george foreman vs ron lyle 4th round
nigel benn vs michael watson 4th round
chris eubank vs michael watson 2nd fight 11th round
nigel benn vs iran barkley
Good ones
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Hamed-Kelly round 4
Chavez-Taylor round 12
Ward-Augustus/Burton any round
Douglas-Tyson round 10
Holmes-Esch round 10 ???
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Hamed-Kelly round 4
Chavez-Taylor round 12
Ward-Augustus/Burton any round
Douglas-Tyson round 10
Holmes-Esch round 10 ???
:coolclick: #1 for you and Welcome to Casa De Saddo, where your opinion is sure to be crushed by some drunk (WackOff3205 or SalTheButhcer)
LMAO!!! at your last pick.... ;D
Here are some of my fav.
ODLH vs. Ike - rd. 12
JMM vs. PAC - rd. 1
Barrio vs. Freitas - rd. 11
Tito vs. Vargas - rd. 9
Tito vs. B-Hop - rd. 10
Arguello vs. Olivares - rds. 7 & 13
Arguello vs. Mancini - rd. 9
Arguello vs. Pryor I - EVERY rd. seriously.....
Sanchez vs. Lopez I - rd. 7
Sanchez vs. Castillo - rd. 11
Sanchez vs. Gomez - EVERY rd. seriously.....
Sanchez vs. Nelson - rd. 9
Lopez vs. Ayala - rd. 10
Gomez vs. Pintor - rd. 12
Chacon vs. Limon VI - rd. 13
Chacon vs. Boza-Edwards II - rd. 6
Gatti vs. Ruelas - rd. 5
Carlos Ortiz vs. Sugar Ramos - rd. 5
Holmes vs. Witherspoon - rd. 9
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Surprised round 5 of the first Barrera/Morales fight hasn't been mentioned, that was total action.
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Ward-Augustus/Burton any round
cc :)
Was just about to post the exact same thing.
Thanks for saving me typing time.
Damn, I wasted away all my free typing time typing this post instead.
Most great fights have at least a couple rounds where the fighters take a bit of a break to collect themselves.
This fight didn't let up for a second.
I remember when I first saw this fight.
I felt like I was stealing for watching this fight for free.
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Hamed-Kelly round 4
Chavez-Taylor round 12
Ward-Augustus/Burton any round
Douglas-Tyson round 10
Holmes-Esch round 10 ???
:coolclick: #1 for you and Welcome to Casa De Saddo, where your opinion is sure to be crushed by some drunk (WackOff3205 or SalTheButhcer)
LMAO!!! at your last pick.... ;D
Here are some of my fav.
ODLH vs. Ike - rd. 12
JMM vs. PAC - rd. 1
Barrio vs. Freitas - rd. 11
Tito vs. Vargas - rd. 9
Tito vs. B-Hop - rd. 10
Arguello vs. Olivares - rds. 7 & 13
Arguello vs. Mancini - rd. 9
Arguello vs. Pryor I - EVERY rd. seriously.....
Sanchez vs. Lopez I - rd. 7
Sanchez vs. Castillo - rd. 11
Sanchez vs. Gomez - EVERY rd. seriously.....
Sanchez vs. Nelson - rd. 9
Lopez vs. Ayala - rd. 10
Gomez vs. Pintor - rd. 12
Chacon vs. Limon VI - rd. 13
Chacon vs. Boza-Edwards II - rd. 6
Gatti vs. Ruelas - rd. 5
Carlos Ortiz vs. Sugar Ramos - rd. 5
Holmes vs. Witherspoon - rd. 9
Good list. Did you actually see the Gomez-Sanchez battle? Do you remember the battel of the bands before the fight? Unreal! Another good one is the first and only round of Frietas-Mancini. A friggin cock fight!
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Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
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Hamed-Kelly round 4
Chavez-Taylor round 12
Ward-Augustus/Burton any round
Douglas-Tyson round 10
Holmes-Esch round 10 ???
:coolclick: #1 for you and Welcome to Casa De Saddo, where your opinion is sure to be crushed by some drunk (WackOff3205 or SalTheButhcer)
LMAO!!! at your last pick.... ;D
Here are some of my fav.
ODLH vs. Ike - rd. 12
JMM vs. PAC - rd. 1
Barrio vs. Freitas - rd. 11
Tito vs. Vargas - rd. 9
Tito vs. B-Hop - rd. 10
Arguello vs. Olivares - rds. 7 & 13
Arguello vs. Mancini - rd. 9
Arguello vs. Pryor I - EVERY rd. seriously.....
Sanchez vs. Lopez I - rd. 7
Sanchez vs. Castillo - rd. 11
Sanchez vs. Gomez - EVERY rd. seriously.....
Sanchez vs. Nelson - rd. 9
Lopez vs. Ayala - rd. 10
Gomez vs. Pintor - rd. 12
Chacon vs. Limon VI - rd. 13
Chacon vs. Boza-Edwards II - rd. 6
Gatti vs. Ruelas - rd. 5
Carlos Ortiz vs. Sugar Ramos - rd. 5
Holmes vs. Witherspoon - rd. 9
Good list. Did you actually see the Gomez-Sanchez battle? Do you remember the battel of the bands before the fight? Unreal! Another good one is the first and only round of Frietas-Mancini. A friggin cock fight!
CC#41
One of my fav. all time fights..... Battle of the bands, battle of the trainers (If you notice both trainers Jose & Enrique are starring eachother down as Sanchez & Gomez stare eachother down) then Enrique (Gomezs) trainer starts combing his hair as if saying 'It's on muthat f$#@^&"
I love how Sanchez & Gomez both smile at eachother as if saying...
"Damn! were gonna fwock eachother up" 8)
Gomez heart of a warrior really showed that night despite being hit with huge punches he kepted throwing back and caught Sanchez with all he could.....
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This is gona take some real thinking here..Damnn..
Toney - Jirov Round 12
Trinidad - vargas 1 and 12.. No choosing between them..
Another tough decision since im trying to do one round for one fighter..But 5th Round for both
Gatti - Ruelas
And Gatti - Leija
Roy jones - Antonio Tarver I Round 12
The first real showing of roy having to dig deep when he took those last two rounds to secure a victory and really showing some heart..
Really racked my brains for this one..I probably have more prefered rounds but Im gona go for...
Roy Jones jr - Richard hall Rnd 1
Honourable Mentions...
Mayorga - Trinidad Rnd 8
Corrales - Castillo Rnd 10
Jones Jr - Kelly Rnd 7
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This is gona take some real thinking here..Damnn..
Toney - Jirov Round 12
Trinidad - vargas 1 and 12.. No choosing between them..
Another tough decision since im trying to do one round for one fighter..But 5th Round for both
Gatti - Ruelas
And Gatti - Leija
Roy jones - Antonio Tarver I Round 12
The first real showing of roy having to dig deep when he took those last two rounds to secure a victory and really showing some heart..
Really racked my brains for this one..I probably have more prefered rounds but Im gona go for...
Roy Jones jr - Richard hall Rnd 1
Honourable Mentions...
Mayorga - Trinidad Rnd 8
Corrales - Castillo Rnd 10
Jones Jr - Kelly Rnd 7
Very good ones but many are beatdowns. Don't you prefer the ebb and flow types?
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Solid list from the Bull!
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Originally Posted by Tito_BHB
This is gona take some real thinking here..Damnn..
Toney - Jirov Round 12
Trinidad - vargas 1 and 12.. No choosing between them..
Another tough decision since im trying to do one round for one fighter..But 5th Round for both
Gatti - Ruelas
And Gatti - Leija
Roy jones - Antonio Tarver I Round 12
The first real showing of roy having to dig deep when he took those last two rounds to secure a victory and really showing some heart..
Really racked my brains for this one..I probably have more prefered rounds but Im gona go for...
Roy Jones jr - Richard hall Rnd 1
Honourable Mentions...
Mayorga - Trinidad Rnd 8
Corrales - Castillo Rnd 10
Jones Jr - Kelly Rnd 7
Very good ones but many are beatdowns. Don't you prefer the ebb and flow types?
Lol the beatdowns are so much easyer to remember is all :P
Nerr i do love a pure boxing match when its really on..
Though i cant think many up on the spot i really love to watch fights like..
The first half roundabouts of Oscar- Tito.. I could have came when i first watched that early performance oscar put on..It looked B-EA-UTIFUL...
Love to see Barrera go to work in a 12 round fight.. He doesnt quite flow.. But when he gets his rythym and gets off first i love to watch his well paced scrappy style..Leap in throw shots get to the outside..
Barrera does actually have a good defence which i seldom hear him get credit for..He parries quite alot..
Examples for fave barrera fights.. Barrera morales III
Barrera - Naz
And of course love performances from Bhop when he's on his game..Lovely old school style..
I make a habit of looking out for his little tricks aswell.. Holding hitting circling, hold the head hit the hip..
He rolls his shoulders well aswell for defence so's not to slow his pace down.. Great fighter ..Trains like a beast lives a clean lifestyle..You know he can keep doing his thing for 24 rounds anytime..
I.e. Bhop - Tito
Bhop- Tarver...
Peace
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"Roy Jones jr - Richard hall Rnd 1" A very good one!
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"Roy Jones jr - Richard hall Rnd 1" A very good one!
It was beautiful..Shame that roy seemed to toy with hall until somewhere around the ninth i believe...
If there was a bad thing about prime roy jones it was that he spent far too much time toying with opponents that he could have ko'd..
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Hall's win over the late Julian Letterlough was another great fight for as long as it lasted. Both down in the first round. Letterlough was known as "Mr. KO" but he should have been called "Mr. Excitement." Never in a dulll fight. O0 ;D ;D
