Memorable Moments

What moments in boxing that you witnessed live (on TV or in-person) will you remember DECADES from now and still talk about in the future? Or moments in boxing that shocked you while you were watching?

For me (off the top of my head):

-Holyfield knocking Tyson out was something I didn't realize how big it actually was until I REALLY became a boxing fan and remembered me actually seeing that fight.

-Pacquiao dominating Barrera in their first fight. I remember cheering for Manny while actually not believing he was going to win. Proved me wrong.

-Hatton bumping his head on the ringpost. I was actually pulling for Hatton against Mayweather but you couldn't help but laugh.

-Tarver's second round KO of Jones. I think it was somewhat of a lucky punch but I never thought Jones would get caught with one of those. Then Roy's next fight he gets knocked out cold by Johnson. I was sitting there thinking, "WOW! The end of an era..."

Tyson - Spinks - Absolutely and totally crushed.

Douglas - Tyson - :o Who'd have thunk it ?

Ali - Foreman - Speaks for itself.

my first one has to be when tito got kod by BHOP that was classic but i was still a tito fan but a major bhop fan after that.

2nd would have to be roy losing to tarver by that lucky ass punch.

3rd bhop knocking out oscar from a body shot. and all my uncles thought he was gonna win. HAH plzzzzzzzzz

4th kelly knockin out taylor was pretty crazy for me i actually though taylor was gonna win until BOOM big right hand landed flush.

5th and most recently cotto gettin beat up by tony.

i have alot more i just cant name them all right now

Marvin Hagler slugging Tommy Hearns inside 3 , great fight , but i have to say , thanks alot Marvin !

Also Holfield Tyson was just fantastic.

Duran outslugging Iran Barkley was special to.

Lately...

The site of a bloody Cotto on the ground kneeling...

Partly because I just never thought I would see Cotto like that, and Partly because at that point I just realised how much of a destroyer Margarito is.

Corrie Sanders knocking out Wladimir Klitschko That was dramatic and unexpected.

Mayweather-Judah melee during their fight.

Tyson-Holyfield Tyson getting knocked out in the first fight and the ear bite in the second.

Roy getting knocked out in two by Tarver.

Douglas beating tyson was a big one for me

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Originally Posted by CGM

Tyson - Spinks - Absolutely and totally crushed.

Douglas - Tyson - :o Who'd have thunk it ?

Ali - Foreman - Speaks for itself.

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Douglas Tyson will allways rank high
Im in a bar in NYC called Mona's
Im not even really watching, because Douglas was a last minute patsie and everybody knew it.
And suddenly the entire joint started getting very loud,I turn around to look at the TV just in time to see it happen.
Theres the boogeyman, trying to figure out what planet he's on,the place erupted.

LOL ye i was at home watching with my dad we were both giving out saying that it would be another one round tyson fight boy were we wrong
has to be one of the biggest upsets of all time

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Originally Posted by mrodub

LOL ye i was at home watching with my dad we were both giving out saying that it would be another one round tyson fight boy were we wrong
has to be one of the biggest upsets of all time

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Absolute
Tyson had become more myth then person at that point, and everybody who followed the sport,knew Douglas was a last minute replacement. It was only supposed to be a tune up bout.
Apparently nobody told Buster that night.
You really found yourself saying,"Did that just happen, or did they spike my beer"

Yeah the Tyson loss was a proper shocker...especially to me, i thought the guy was pretty much invincible. ;D

Chavez stopping Taylor is unforgettable shocker stuff.

Jean Pascal standing up to confront Miranda and then backing away slowly.

Donaire taking out Darchinyan.

After watching 6 rounds of my favorite fighter, having the most perfect fight of his life, and then getting caught with a liver shot (Gonzalez vs. Penalosa).

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Originally Posted by killersheep

Jean Pascal standing up to confront Miranda and then backing away slowly.

Donaire taking out Darchinyan.

After watching 6 rounds of my favorite fighter, having the most perfect fight of his life, and then getting caught with a liver shot (Gonzalez vs. Penalosa).

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Oh man! That must've been a bad "WTF!" moment. Gonzalez could not have fought a better fight up until the body shot...

when oliver mcall had a nervous breakdown in the ring against lenox lewis i will never forget that.
lewis looked weirded out lol;D

Hopkins Pavlik

"Someone hand me my teeth" ;D

Priceless

when tyson bit off holyfields ear man that was crazy i will never forget that

The fights I often reference are

Barrera - Naseem

Lewis - Tyson

Holyfield - Tyson

Tyson - Holyfield

In our eyes the 4 most imoprtant fights of the last 15 years

Herol Graham getting tazered by Julian Jackson.

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Originally Posted by caleoh12

What moments in boxing that you witnessed live (on TV or in-person) will you remember DECADES from now and still talk about in the future? Or moments in boxing that shocked you while you were watching?

For me (off the top of my head):

-Holyfield knocking Tyson out was something I didn't realize how big it actually was until I REALLY became a boxing fan and remembered me actually seeing that fight.

-Pacquiao dominating Barrera in their first fight. I remember cheering for Manny while actually not believing he was going to win. Proved me wrong.

-Hatton bumping his head on the ringpost. I was actually pulling for Hatton against Mayweather but you couldn't help but laugh.

-Tarver's second round KO of Jones. I think it was somewhat of a lucky punch but I never thought Jones would get caught with one of those. Then Roy's next fight he gets knocked out cold by Johnson. I was sitting there thinking, "WOW! The end of an era..."

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The back 2 back KO losses for Jones is one shocker I agree that will be remembered and talked about for decades to come

Steele stopping Chavez/Taylor 1 at 2:58 rd 12

Diego Corrales passing in his motorcycle accident

Corrales/Castillo 1 ending

McClellen/Benn tragedy

Pryor's domination of Arguello

Golata and Bowe riot

Roy Jones getting DQ'd and then knocking out Griffin in the rematch in one round. Who saw that coming?

Roy Jones knocking out Virgil Hill with a body shot that was ana wesome moment

How come no one mentioned the first Gatti Ward fight yet?

Oscar vs Quartey

Hearns pulverizing Duran,just brutal.

James Butler cheap shot on a defensless Richard Grant after he was announced the Loser.......Grant was reaching out to hug him and Scumbag Butler was ungloved!!!

Benn/McClellan-Carbajal/Gonzalez 1-Tyson/Holifield 1-

Most of Mohammad Ali's moments in and out of the ring.

Fenech getting ripped off against Azuma when over seas;even though Azuma was doing it hard and would win any other day of their lives; it took alot out of the sport to be that blatent in the face of the world.

The beating and guts to stand up by a young Lester Ellis against the club brawler
Barry Michaels, Was ringside for that.

Kostya turning Zab into a puppet after all the mouthing off Zab did.

Tysons placement of fear into Gollata stuck with me.

Tysons downfall by Douglas (who wasnt only lucky to survive; but was blessed)

Mayorga taking Forrest to the cleaners.

Roy Jones timing.

Nassems unorthodox moves that brought massive power into his ko's.

Mosley when he is in the zone.

Marquez Pacman #1 and 2.

Ward /Gatti

Barrera /Morralles, that'll do ,

Probably the fight between Pat Cowdell and Azumah Nelson. Knew little about Nelson as I was only about 12, but Cowdell was from just up the road from me so I supported him. Cowdell was a very good boxer, but he fought a legend of the division that night, and a freakish puncher. It was memorable because it made me realise that no matter how much I supported somebody, it made no difference to the result.

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Originally Posted by Andre

Most of Mohammad Ali's moments in and out of the ring.

Fenech getting ripped off against Azuma when over seas;even though Azuma was doing it hard and would win any other day of their lives; it took alot out of the sport to be that blatent in the face of the world.

The beating and guts to stand up by a young Lester Ellis against the club brawler
Barry Michaels, Was ringside for that.

Kostya turning Zab into a puppet after all the mouthing off Zab did.

Tysons placement of fear into Gollata stuck with me.

Tysons downfall by Douglas (who wasnt only lucky to survive; but was blessed)

Mayorga taking Forrest to the cleaners.

Roy Jones timing.

Nassems unorthodox moves that brought massive power into his ko's.

Mosley when he is in the zone.

Marquez Pacman #1 and 2.

Ward /Gatti

Barrera /Morralles, that'll do ,

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The Kostya and Fenech moments u mentioned are 2 of my most memorable as well. Good call.

Warching the lights go out of Wilfred Benitez eyes when he got KO'd by Matthew Hilton is etched in my mind, unfortunately.:(

One that hasnt been mentioned
Hopkins Trinidad
Bernards mamma wouldnt have bet on him to win that fight he was such an underdog for some reason going in.
Just watching him think about what he had just done after he won,was awesome, you could see it in his eyes,that even he was shocked

Being at:
JLC-Corrales I
Izzy-Rafa I & III
JMM-Polo
CQ-Williams I
Martinez-Bunema
Gamboa-Ramirez

Meeting some of my fav. all time fighters.... Having pics. and autographed stuff is something that I will carry with me for ever.

Watching on video:
Arguello-Olivares
Monzon-Nino I
Foster-Tiger
SRL-Duran
Sanchez-Gomez
Ohba-Chionoi


Watching live on tv:
JCC-Rosario
Castro-Jackson I
Manuel Gomez-Jeffrey Hill
Cotto-Margarito
Andrade-Bute
JCC-Taylor I
Freitas-Barrios

Practically ANY fight of the year I'll never forget... Or any major upset.

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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

One that hasnt been mentioned
Hopkins Trinidad
Bernards mamma wouldnt have bet on him to win that fight he was such an underdog for some reason going in.
Just watching him think about what he had just done after he won,was awesome, you could see it in his eyes,that even he was shocked

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i mentioned it on my post TM its on the 1st page check it out ;)

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Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

One that hasnt been mentioned
Hopkins Trinidad
Bernards mamma wouldnt have bet on him to win that fight he was such an underdog for some reason going in.
Just watching him think about what he had just done after he won,was awesome, you could see it in his eyes,that even he was shocked

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Yes, that one works for me too. A very Interesting fight, it wasn't the most action packed, but it was filled with tension, for me anyways. I kept waiting for the moment when Trinidad would start unloading his bombs, but it never happened. Completely and totally outfoxed by the "bad guy" Hopkins.

Tyson vs Holyfield the rematch the ear bite,The Gatti vs Ward fights and Naseem Hamed vs Kevin Kelley 4 exciting rounds of boxing.

Winky schooling Trinidad
the first time I saw Corrales - Castilo I
Watching PBF beat Gatti worse than I have ever seen anyone beaten before or since
Molitor stopping Hunter
Pavlik stopping Miranda and Taylor
Hop schooling Pavlik
when Mora beat Forrest (yeah, I know, I know :embarassed:)

Watching Calzaghe v Lacy got me hooked to the sport.