Re: Great Defeats

Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
Ever watched a fight where the loser gained your respect?
For me its:
Holyfield vs Bowe I
Jackson vs McCellan I
I rooted for Holy, but Bowe's game IMO would never be more tight. Round 10 was an OMG round.
Holy was defeated, but gained respect in the boxing world. He went from being called the Real-Deal to the Warrior.
Gman & The Hawk fought in a 1/2 empty arena throwing bombs at each other. In fact it was billed as "Bombs Away."
When it was all over Julian was defeated, but it took a greater fighter to beat him. No shame in either losses.
Jackson was winning that fight for nearly 3 rounds until he got a head butt. He then gets knocked out and again in the rematch but he was in control in that fight. Reminds me a bit like Mosely against Forrest he was winning until the head butt.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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