personal greatest 3 boxing moments..

3.Watching marco antonio barrera-Erik Morales 1 live and exclusive in the early hours of a sunday morning. Being a young lad my interest in the sport was fairly vague so getting up at 4 in the morning was an acheivement in itself. The greatest fight ive ever seen in real time and despite being thousands of miles away got to experience the great moment at 1st hand. Truly sensational fight

2.A revitalised bernard hopkins doing over pavlik. Nobody but nobody gave bhop a chance. Seeing hopkins tee off on kelly like he did was a great great moment for someone who had followed the man like i had. Hopkins stand and stare to the media present with that intense look at the end of the fight was proper hairs on the back of the neck stuff. Dont care what anyone says about him the guys a true great.

1.Attending hatton-pacquiao in vegas. Having only attended contests held in leisures centre and york hall with 1 man and his dog present it was quite an emotional experience having 25,000 fellow countrymen in an entirely different continent watching our man go for the p4p title. Truly awe inspiring experience and rekindled my absoloute love with the passion and intensity this sport has over any other.

Brilliant fight MAB v EM.

1.) Benn beating McClellan (although obviously very sad)

2.) Calzaghe beating Lacy

3.) Hatton beating Tszyu

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1.) Benn beating McClellan (although obviously very sad)

2.) Calzaghe beating Lacy

3.) Hatton beating Tszyu

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having seen the 1st 50 seconds you would of fought it would of been a 1st round TKO for mcclellan

calzaghes famous "he cant punch shit" at the end of the second round made that night for me

3 in the morning in a sold out MEN roaring ricky to victory over the greatest fighter of that era was sensational.

3. Jim Watt v Sean O'Grady Live
2. Hagler v Mugabi on big screen at a theatre in Glasgow
1. Leonard v Duran 1 Live in Canada

all great moments for me as a fight fan but more important because I saw these ones with my Dad who died a while back. Some of those times when you have that bond for something you both love.

3)Froch's last gasp win over Taylor. Watched on omnisport, american coverage, the commentators hit the right note as Froch chased Taylor round the ring looking to land that big shot "HE.IS.TRYING.TO.KNOCK.HIM.OUT!""

2)Calzaghe's win over Lacy. From fear to hope to expectation to losing control of my bladder

1) Lewis' picture perfect knockout of Rahman. Boom!boom!!

(clear national bias there,apologies,but if it was a top 4 MAB beating Hamed would have made the list

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1) Benn beating Mclellen

2) Calzaghe beating Lacy

3) Bruno winning a world title against Oliver McCall

i am a bit shocked that Benn beating McClellen could be a favourite moment. Of course it was a great fight and amazing effort from Benn, but still...its a bit tasteless isnt it?

benn`s win over mccellan


seeing mccallum beat watson ,nothing against watson but the bodysnatcher was just skill wise on a different planet. a masterclass


hagler vs hearns

3) gatti vs ward round nine still makes me tingle

2)being at froch vs Pascal. (Just booked Froch vs dirrel 20 mins ago.)

1)Watching MAB at MGM Grand.

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3) gatti vs ward round nine still makes me tingle

2)being at froch vs Pascal. (Just booked Froch vs dirrel 20 mins ago.)

1)Watching MAB at MGM Grand.

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how much did you pay for froch tickets? i might have to get in on that

£33+booking fee £1.50
Worst personal moment was being to drunk to figure out omnisport website and missing Froch ko Taylor had to listen to it radio 5 live.

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lucky sod

if i lived anywhere near the arena in nottingham i would of snapped these up in a second.

Gonna be a cracking night. Dirrell is already talking up a good fight on espn

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oh, thats unlucky. I sat and watched it alone, in a dressing gown with a bottle of mulled wine for company. Was one of my most enjoyable moments watching boxing though. think i might get ticket now, but do you know where froch-kessler is scheduled to take place?

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oh, thats unlucky. I sat and watched it alone, in a dressing gown with a bottle of mulled wine for company. Was one of my most enjoyable moments watching boxing though. think i might get ticket now, but do you know where froch-kessler is scheduled to take place?

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if they both win their respective showdowns id be stunned if it doesnt have box office viewing stateside as its the 2 champs meeting head on

I always liked underdog fights with great outcomes those are memorable to me.

3. Bernard Hopkins win over Felix was awesome.

2. Bernard Hopkins vs Kelly Pavlik I don't know why but the old man to me has memorable moments. He might not be the most exciting but damn he sure does defy the odds when it counts the most.

1. Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson. I remember sitting in the basement of a bar with like 50 people watching a rare good boxing undercard and finally watching a 16 to 1 underdog take everything Mike Tyson had and wanting it more for an awesome knockout win. The place erupted in dis belief when it happened and I went home hoarse.

1. Tyson v Berbick
2.Benn v McClellan
3. MAB v EM
4. Gatti v Ward

Since i been watching boxing live:

Tito beating Vargas

Bhop beating Tito

Mosley beating Margarito

Collins v Eubank 1, I was only young but remember my Dad going nuts with his mates watching this, really got me hooked on boxing

Barrera v Morales 1, never seen a better fight than this and might never...

Tito v Vargas, another fight I just couldn't stop watching, awsome

1) Seeing Mayweather getting punched in the nuts by Judah.

2) Mayweather announcing his retirement, which then lead to my worst moment, him announcing his comeback.

3) Yet to come, Mayweather finally retiring for good.


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In regards to other boxing moments.

1) MAB vs EM I

2) Cotto getting hurt, and then knocked down for the first time in his career by Torres, and coming back to knock him out for the win.

3) This one is just personal for me, Sergio Mora beating Forrest last year to win the title. I'll admit it, I cried when he won, because I was happy for my friend in winning his first title fight.

1) Barry McGuigan beating Euesbio Pedroza. Still remember watching it on TV as a kid

2) Lennox Lewis blasting out Razor Ruddock. Ruddock at the time was the most feared heavyweight on the planet and many thought he would win.

3) watching Benn v Watson as a kid live on Free TV. the atmosphere was unbelievable in that small tent in Finsbury Park

In no order Oscar De La Hoya stopping Fernando Vargas after all that Vargas was saying he was going to do to the golden boy. He did well but when Oscar caught him with the left hook in the 11th. Nothing could have been better.

After watching the the De La Hoya Trinidad maylay I stopped watching boxing for a while. One night I was flipping through the channels and seen Gatti warming up to fight Ward in there first fight I said damn these guy's are still around. Maybe I'll stay up and watch this. Needless to say I became a fan immediately once again.

Anything of Mike Tyson when I was younger. My brother was a huge Tyson fan and there was always some type of electricity in the air that night. Come to think of it maybe it was the weed them guy's used to smoke all the time.

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i am a bit shocked that Benn beating McClellen could be a favourite moment. Of course it was a great fight and amazing effort from Benn, but still...its a bit tasteless isnt it?

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Have always struggled with that one and the mixed emotions in its aftermath.Benn has been a long time favorite and I remember getting into some heated discussions right after with a couple of guys I traded with.It was Imo Benns biggest triumph and by simply saying that,It was interpreted as approving of McClellan's fate.At the end of the day....the fight happened as did all of the tragedy involved and we cannot change that.Ive found as a fan that I cannot pretend it did not,nor dismiss the passion and unyielding heart shown by both fighters that night.They both exceeded their physical and mental limitations while we grasped to comprehend if what we were seeing was even possible.No one could envision the lasting toll it would take and how McClellan would be left in that terrible state.Every weekend we see guys knocked out,cut up and left to deal with defeat as thousands watch on and pass judgment.We are just not used to seeing it all culminate so quickly and with such devastating permanent effects.

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i am a bit shocked that Benn beating McClellen could be a favourite moment. Of course it was a great fight and amazing effort from Benn, but still...its a bit tasteless isnt it?

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Have always struggled with that one and the mixed emotions in its aftermath.Benn has been a long time favorite and I remember getting into some heated discussions right after with a couple of guys I traded with.It was Imo Benns biggest triumph and by simply saying that,It was interpreted as approving of McClellan's fate.At the end of the day....the fight happened as did all of the tragedy involved and we cannot change that.Ive found as a fan that I cannot pretend it did not,nor dismiss the passion and unyielding heart shown by both fighters that night.They both exceeded their physical and mental limitations while we grasped to comprehend if what we were seeing was even possible.No one could envision the lasting toll it would take and how McClellan would be left in that terrible state.Every weekend we see guys knocked out,cut up and left to deal with defeat as thousands watch on and pass judgment.We are just not used to seeing it all culminate so quickly and with such devastating permanent effects.

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yeah ive gotta to admit that benn beating mcclellan would have been in my top 3 had the tragic circumstances not unfolded. I watched the fight live on TV and couldnt believe what i was seeing from both men. Had the tragedy not occurred it would definitely have been acknowledged as the greatest performance from a British boxer.

3.DLH vs. Mayorga (DLH knockin da S*** of Mayorga and seeing the look in Mayorgas face)

2.DLH vs. Vargas (My first ever seen whole fight live...Da way DLH finished him was awesome)

1. Morales vs. Barrera 1 (Greatest fight i seen live, Greatest fight ive seen period)

1. Chico vs Castillo l

2. Pac vs Mab l

3. Nonito vs Darchinyan

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i am a bit shocked that Benn beating McClellen could be a favourite moment. Of course it was a great fight and amazing effort from Benn, but still...its a bit tasteless isnt it?

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Have always struggled with that one and the mixed emotions in its aftermath.Benn has been a long time favorite and I remember getting into some heated discussions right after with a couple of guys I traded with.It was Imo Benns biggest triumph and by simply saying that,It was interpreted as approving of McClellan's fate.At the end of the day....the fight happened as did all of the tragedy involved and we cannot change that.Ive found as a fan that I cannot pretend it did not,nor dismiss the passion and unyielding heart shown by both fighters that night.They both exceeded their physical and mental limitations while we grasped to comprehend if what we were seeing was even possible.No one could envision the lasting toll it would take and how McClellan would be left in that terrible state.Every weekend we see guys knocked out,cut up and left to deal with defeat as thousands watch on and pass judgment.We are just not used to seeing it all culminate so quickly and with such devastating permanent effects.

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I'm sorry if my message came across like i in some way felt by having it as a favourite moment they somehow enjoyed what happened, that wasn't my intention. I can totally understand that the fight itself is something that noone who saw it will forget. I myself would have it in my top 5 favourite fights, but 'moment' implies something different to me. Anyway, hope no offence was taken :)

1) Pacquiao vs Barrera: I thought Pac was going to lose that one. I couldn't decide whether that was my favorite Pac moment or beating Hatton but I'll go with his breakout fight.

2) Pavlik vs Taylor: I was the only person in the house that thought Kelly was going to win the fight. After round 2 everyone ganged up on me and said the fight was about to be over. In the end, it was only me laughing...

3) Jones Jr. vs Tarver II: I wasn't exactly a big Roy Jones fan back in the day. Something about his swagger, cockiness, and self promotion rubbed me the wrong way. I appreciate him in hindsight but when he was rocked by Tarver, all my hate for him left.

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i am a bit shocked that Benn beating McClellen could be a favourite moment. Of course it was a great fight and amazing effort from Benn, but still...its a bit tasteless isnt it?

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Have always struggled with that one and the mixed emotions in its aftermath.Benn has been a long time favorite and I remember getting into some heated discussions right after with a couple of guys I traded with.It was Imo Benns biggest triumph and by simply saying that,It was interpreted as approving of McClellan's fate.At the end of the day....the fight happened as did all of the tragedy involved and we cannot change that.Ive found as a fan that I cannot pretend it did not,nor dismiss the passion and unyielding heart shown by both fighters that night.They both exceeded their physical and mental limitations while we grasped to comprehend if what we were seeing was even possible.No one could envision the lasting toll it would take and how McClellan would be left in that terrible state.Every weekend we see guys knocked out,cut up and left to deal with defeat as thousands watch on and pass judgment.We are just not used to seeing it all culminate so quickly and with such devastating permanent effects.

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I'm sorry if my message came across like i in some way felt by having it as a favourite moment they somehow enjoyed what happened, that wasn't my intention. I can totally understand that the fight itself is something that noone who saw it will forget. I myself would have it in my top 5 favourite fights, but 'moment' implies something different to me. Anyway, hope no offence was taken :)

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Oh no worries at all chief.Ya actually bring up a great point and how up and down the sport can be.Triumph one minute only to see so much tragedy follow and it was one of those moments when you felt it just as much as watched it..Turbulent but great sport we follow.Cheers.

1/ Mosley beating De La Hoya in the there first fight, I never get bored of watching this fight its my all time favourite especially the end of round 12 when they both go toe to toe and De La Hoya backs up and the commentator says something like Shane is beating Oscar at his own game!

2/ Mosley KOing Margarito, no one gave Shane a hope in hell in this fight after his poor performance against Mayorga and to see him dominate Margo like no other fighter ever has was magical.

3/ Pavlik beating Taylor in there first fight, the way Pavlik got up after his heavy knock down and to come back and give Taylor a major beat down shown serious guts and made me an even bigger fan.

For me :-

3) Bruno hanging on in the last round against McCall and finally winning the world title. Oh come on he was crap but we all loved him ! ;D

2) Benn v McClellan (as said - sad though the outcome was)

a tie for first though

1) Lewis v Tua - my first fight I attended abroad. Being in Vegas for first time I was awestruck at seeing people like Holyfield, Moseley etc.. mulling around

and also the atmosphere I experienced at the Hatton v Mayweather weigh in. Incredible !!

1. When that fighters mum got in the ring to attack his opponent with a shoe.

2. When "fanman" gate-crashed Bowe-Holyfield.

3. The Lewis-Tyson press conference punch-up.

Fact.

The Rumble in the Jungle. We were all so sure Ali would get crushed.

Honorable mentions...

Watching Lewis outclass Holyfield in the first fight, though the result put a bit of a damper on things

Hopkins - Trinidad was a biggie. I didn't like Trinidad for the was he positioned himself re: 9/11, as if Hopkins didn't care. But his reputation as a puncher preceded him. Hopkins was awesome.

Duran - Moore was great. I was thrilled at the time watching it live on tv, but not as impressed now, cause I can see Moore was clearly damaged goods by the eye injury.

Bramble - Mancini I. I was never a big fan of Boom Boom.

Calzaghe vs Lacy

Hamed vs Kelly

Watching Carl Froch (live in Nottingham) kiss his guns after he floored Robin Reid for the second time. On tv you see Reid getting arsey at Froch while Dave Parris is counting but you don't see why. Us watching live know the reason!