If you have that one single fight to save in a time capsule what would that be? As if everything will be wiped out in man's memory except for this one single match.
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If you have that one single fight to save in a time capsule what would that be? As if everything will be wiped out in man's memory except for this one single match.
Ali v Frazier I
job biscuit (great great fight)!!!
eh eh!!!
Pryor-Arguello I
Nigel Benn - Gerald Mcclellan.
John Ruiz vs. Hassim Rahman! :Sarcasm:
Ward v. Gatti 1 just for the spectacle and rock 'em sock 'em robots factor.
MAB v EM number 1 will remain with me forever.
hagler hearns
Vazquez Marquez
Ward vs Gatti 1
Ali-Frazier III
Leonard-Hearns I
Corrales-Castillo I
(and on my own personal time capsule...... Trinidad-Vargas)
;D
Sorry.... I know it was just one, but.... I'd need a bigger time capsule.
Michael Carbajal Humberto Gonzales 1
Probably Toney vs Jirov, not that it was the best fight I can think of(although an absolute blast to watch), but it was the fight that really got me into boxing. I watched it replayed a week after or something I imagine but had no idea it wasn't live at the time.
I can't just pick one...
I sat ringside for Chico-JLC 1 and for Izzy-Rafa 1 & 3.
How you can chose from that???
That's not even taking into consideration fights I've seen on the tv. :-\
One? Jeezus I have no idea.
Off the reservation here...Sharmba Mitchell vs Keely Thompson :p I think it was one of the 1st fights I ever actually sat & scored ??? All the other 'big' fights are etched in the grey mater.
For not being willing to put yourself on the line? I hereby award you the David Haye Memorial Trophy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
By the way that comes with a dvd of the 13-Valuev and 13-Wlad fights.
Dude, I often sit and ponder ;)
ME, not put myself on the line ;D Still working into the new digs eh
[laughing] Fair enough! Good night!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Geebuz H Christmas I am deep, dark and unwavering green with envy!Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
It was, and likely always will be, the best fight I have ever seen.
Totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHThis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
It was, and likely always will be, the best fight I have ever seen.
I mean Castillo/ Corrales, Gatti/Ward, Izzy/Marquez were mind blowing fights but this was last time I ever saw two guys in the ring with such a combined ability and reputation only to put in on the line, life or death the way they did... Well I would certainly wish to preserve this one fight as maybe the 'last of it's kind'.
Also, being a heavyweight boxing fanatic, I'd have to say Holyfield/Bowe I.
You'll NEVER see a fight for the Undisputed Heavyweight crown turn into the wild slugfest that this one did. This again, is probably the last of it's kind. (and one for the ages at that!)
Nice post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimanuel BoogustusTotally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHThis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
It was, and likely always will be, the best fight I have ever seen.
I mean Castillo/ Corrales, Gatti/Ward, Izzy/Marquez were mind blowing fights but this was last time I ever saw two guys in the ring with such a combined ability and reputation only to put in on the line, life or death the way they did... Well I would certainly wish to preserve this one fight as maybe the 'last of it's kind'.
Also, being a heavyweight boxing fanatic, I'd have to say Holyfield/Bowe I.
You'll NEVER see a fight for the Undisputed Heavyweight crown turn into the wild slugfest that this one did. This again, is probably the last of it's kind. (and one for the ages at that!)
Castillo/Corrales for me, best fight ive ever seen hands down ;)
Ricky hatton v john thaxton was a good domestic level scrap..... Although probley not on same level as mab v em or chico v jlc!
Funny thing about that great fight was I was supporting EM but turned and supported MAB and then turned again. The decsison was wrong but the fight was an epic. Both fighters put absolutely everything on the line, they had nothing else to give. Makes my heart beat faster just thinking about that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by CFHThis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
It was, and likely always will be, the best fight I have ever seen.
Definitely,"The Thriller In Manila!" in second place just in case George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle.
Well then start puking cuz I was also ringside for Sergio vs. Bunema, CQ vs. Williams 1, Toney vs. Littles, ODLH vs. Brehdal, JMM vs. Polo, Angulo vs. Tsurkan, Bradley vs. Peterson, Bojado vs. Adamyan, Gamboa vs. Ramirez to name a few more... Have been really fortunate.Quote:
Originally Posted by marbleheadmauiGeebuz H Christmas I am deep, dark and unwavering green with envy!Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Mick, have I told.... You lately.... That I hate you....?
:D
The best I can counter with is Marco Antonio Barrera-Kennedy McKinney and Daniel Zaragosa-Paul Banke 2. Damn I miss Great Western Forum fightsQuote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
castillo corrales 1 for me. I was massively hungover and watching the fight replay the next day without knowing who won and couldnt believe it. Awesome fight.
Man very difficult.
Castillo-Corrales is for me the best fight of all time & a real classic. I simply cannot believe there has been a more dramatic round than that 10th.
But then, I'd be tempted to pick one of the fights that really resonated with me personally. The first fight I properly watched (rather than saw on in the background & feigned interest in if other people were watching it) was RJJ-Griffin II (not that I knew it). I was probably like 8 or 9 & went into the living room to watch a movie that I wasn't supposed to (Scream 1) & after it finished as I turned the video off, it cut to late night ITV & they were in the ring just about to get their instructions not that I had a clue what was going on. For some reason I carried on watching & I loved it.
Then there's Mayweather-Hatton. I love this fight because of how exciting it felt in the build-up when it was happening over here. Mayweather was one of my favourite fighters, but the general atmosphere was great, I'd argue more than any other fight in my memory (although Bruno-Tyson might have topped it, I was barely out of nappies when that went down). It was also the fact that in my area there was a real division between people wanting Ricky to win because he was British & those who wanted Floyd to win because he was black, but it was all good-natured with none of the bad taste that the Hagler-Minter & Christie-Kaylor fights apparently had.
But, I guess if I had to pick one it would be Leonard-Hearns 1. Just a great all-round fight & I still love the way it goes back & forth. I think if I had to have one to show future societies why we loved this sport, that one would come the closest to encapsulating it.
Probably pavlik vs miranda. It was when I was finally getting fanatical about boxing and I was still dumb enough to fall for the Miranda hype and I was not expecting much out of pavlik. Thought he was just another white hype. He is still my favorite fighter to this day even through his lows.
Totally forgot Miranda had Hype ;D
This would be one I would have trouble picking against Hatton v KT, being ringside and being the highlight of ricks career, was an unbelieveable night, the memories will last forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Naz Hamed v Kevin Kelley, US debut and laid it on the line, was a short fight, but very sweet.
Mullet boxer. The one fight I will save.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTmfF...?v=UTmfFLCKErY
It was the highlight of Dave Paris career too. What an awesome tag team Hatton and Paris wereQuote:
Originally Posted by MattyhitmanThis would be one I would have trouble picking against Hatton v KT, being ringside and being the highlight of ricks career, was an unbelieveable night, the memories will last forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
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Kangaroo style! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by generalbulldog