Greatest displays of heart

[Jimmy G-Force]

Arturo Gatti against Wilson Rodriguez, phenomenal.

[CFH]

It's a little off the beaten track, but how about Marquez - Pacquiao I? To recover from 3 first round knockdowns and come back to make it a competitive fight is pretty impressive.

[killersheep]

Dunne vs. Corboba - one of the more exciting battles of last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svB_2FBf0Bw
Sithchatchawal vs. Monshipour - life changing fight for both guys they left everything in the ring and then some, both had great heart. At the point where this video starts I don't know how they even had the energy to throw punches anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ki5OsXdEEk

[johnmaff36]

Archie moore- Yvon Durelle
Foreman-Lyle
Bowe-Holyfield 3. Felt so sorry for Holyfield. He was still throwing punches when he was KO'd

[eagle]

To see 2 fighters showing great displays of heart look up the Andries v Harding trilogy. Especially the first fight where Harding TKO's Andries in the 12th whilst trailing on the cards.

[Spicoli]

McKinney vs Barrera....Stander vs Frazier....M. Sosa vs Charles williams x2....Hoko vs Villasana...Yaqui Lopez vs. take your pick!

[Fenster]

To see 2 fighters showing great displays of heart look up the Andries v Harding trilogy. Especially the first fight where Harding TKO's Andries in the 12th whilst trailing on the cards.

Great fights.

What about Andries getting off the floor 50 times against Hearns?

[eagle]

To see 2 fighters showing great displays of heart look up the Andries v Harding trilogy. Especially the first fight where Harding TKO's Andries in the 12th whilst trailing on the cards.

Great fights.

What about Andries getting off the floor 50 times against Hearns?

I'll have to look that one up, havent seen it. Thanks for the tip mate.

[Spicoli]

To see 2 fighters showing great displays of heart look up the Andries v Harding trilogy. Especially the first fight where Harding TKO's Andries in the 12th whilst trailing on the cards.

Awesome call.Love his coming in sub and absobing what would wilt most to flatten Andries so late.Do wonder how much he was prepped for the 2nd.Rewatched a few months ago and almost looked to eye his corner up while being conted ?Boxed smart in the 3rd.Great trilogy indeed.

[generalbulldog]

George Foreman-Ron Lylehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96KfeAFakak

BOth guys getting knocked down numerous times and coming back up to continue fighting. Great display of heart

[DaxxKahn]

Arturo Gatti against Wilson Rodriguez, phenomenal.

Hell I think just about every fight Gatti was ever in was a great display of heart...The guy just would keep coming even if it was to be abused....

How About Joe Frazier Vs George Foreman...It was short and sweet but man who would have blamed him for staying down after the first shot?

Danny Williams Vs Vitaly Klitschko...Williams was being tared and featherd by Vitaly but Danny still kept heading out to fight after the round break...

Cobb Vs Holmes....Tex just was willing to go for it all or lose it all

[ryanman]

Arturo Gatti against Wilson Rodriguez, phenomenal.

Hell I think just about every fight Gatti was ever in was a great display of heart...The guy just would keep coming even if it was to be abused....

How About Joe Frazier Vs George Foreman...It was short and sweet but man who would have blamed him for staying down after the first shot?

Danny Williams Vs Vitaly Klitschko...Williams was being tared and featherd by Vitaly but Danny still kept heading out to fight after the round break...

Cobb Vs Holmes....Tex just was willing to go for it all or lose it all

Thats the first that came to mind for me. I swear Williams was still trying to throw punches whilst unconcious at times. I also nominated that fight in the 'most one-sided title fight' thread.

[milmascaras1]

there have been dozens of heroic stances in boxing but the most recently that i can think of is the marquez/pacquiao I fight. the fact that marquez was done three times in the first round and came back to win almost every round and beat pacquiao is phenomenal to say the least. one things for sure, this truly showed what a great warrior marquez is and showed he has more heart than pacquiao.

[CutMeMick]

Argueably in the top 5 greatest display of heart:

"Locomotora" Castro vs. "Action" Jackson 1

Gives me chills...

Most recent I'll have to say Arreola vs. Vitali.

[TheBranMan]

I agree that Marquez vs Pacquiao was a great display. To do that and then be handed a draw... and next a SD loss... definitely not a credit to the sport. I still feel Marquez won both.

Also, I'll add both of Cotto's losses to the list, especially the one against the huge Mexican with cinder blocks in his hands. The amount of punishment that Miguel took was unbelievable (against one almost definite cheater and another suspected one too!). Also, his SD win against Clottey showed a lot of heart. He was hampered with one of the worst gashes I've ever seen from a headbutt in the fourth round and still came back to win it. It's a pitty that such a brave and entertaining fighter is planning to retire soon - as a result of dirty tactics.