Your Top (5) moments in boxing history

[powerpuncher]

This is a list from what I saw during my lifetime (obviously)

5. Seeing wlad getting KO'd by Sanders. I didn't like wlad and never thought much of him but he was seen as the next big thing so I was sooooo happy to see him get KO'd. Then losing to Brewster was hilarious too.
4. Watching the first castillo-corrales fight. I wasn't really invested in either fighter but it was so exciting the whole time and then the ending made it epic.
3. Freitas knocking out barrios in the 12th round. I was a big fan of freitas (before he quit against corrales) and I had him down on my scorecard (even though the judges didn't but we know how judges work). I didn't want him to lose or get a gift decision. I wanted him to win legitimately. That last round knock out was awesome.
2. Morales beating pac. I was a huge Morales fan and hated Barrera. After pac destroyed Barrera, many people thought he would easily beat Morales. He was supposed to be the next big thing (which he did become) but Morales put him in his place for that fight at least.
1. JMM knocking out pac. I thought that JMM won the first 3 fights. The first and third I thought he was robbed and the 2nd was really close but I had JMM winning although it wasn't a terrible decision. I was so happy he could finally get that win without the judges robbing him again.

[IamInuit]

INPO

Hearns thumping Leonard for 13 rounds was both one of the finest moments of my time and also ending as one of the worst.

Calzaghe's spanking of the then indestructible Lacy.
Tito sparking Vargas
Jones v Griffin 2
Lennox stopping Vitali
Hatton stopping Zu

And a shout to Mab doing in Hamed.

[Master]

Tyson v Berbick – New Era in boxing as he was my idol.

Tyson v Spinks – just glad Mike got the job done from the perceived threat.

MAB v Morales – Stayed up until 4 am to watch tired but just wow when the fight was happening. Just woke me up.

Benn v G Man – proper Rocky movie knocked down and then gets up and wins. Never cheered so much in my life.

Not in my time but Ali on Parkinson Show when he blew away Michael that was brilliant.

[Kirkland Laing]

In no particular order.

Ali winning the title for the third time.

Berbick up down up down again against Tyson.

Kirkland Laing giving Duran a boxing lesson.

Hagler Hearns.

Barrera Morales 1.

Benn McClellan deserves a mention too. Like Benn says, it was his Rocky fight and would have made him a superstar had it not had the tragic aftermath.

[Kirkland Laing]

There are some good ones in this thread though. A good recent one, Maidana battering Broner.

[X]

Seriously, you all think boxing history started so recently

What about

- John Heenan beat Tom Sayers in the first 'world championship' fights. The title 'world champion' is born and becomes the defining achievement of all future boxers and a proper money spinner!

- Jim Corbett beats John L Sullivan in the first boxing match under Queensbury Rules and with gloves, thus legitimising the sport and paving the way for it becoming a recognised sporting match.

- Jack Johnson beats up Tommy Burns to become the first non-White world heavyweight champion.

- Muhammad Ali refuses the draft and is stripped of his world title outside the ring, taking a political stand and getting the sport true worldwide mainstream coverage

- the Kefauver hearings in the States, which effectively removed organised crime from the ownership of the sport


That is all

[Master]

Unless you are 100 years old @x it says your top 5.