Greatest displays 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.

[JazMerkin]

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.

As much as I rate Cotto's heart, I don't think you can say the Margarito fight was a great display of heart. He quit on a knee without taking a punch. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding that, it does not constitute a brave performance even if I don't blame him.

I agree with most of those posted, particularly Marquez, although you could take a chunk of his career as an example.

Because I doubt anyone else will pick it, I'll mention this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fswF...eature=related

People often say Mayweather has never been in adversity, but here after his hand is broken, his corner ask him if he wants to end the fight, he says 'I can't quit'. He lost the 6th & 7th, but turned it around to win the fight solidly with effectively one hand.

Also there's got to be Rafa-Izzy III. I think it was the fight they both showed the most heart in. The amount of times both guys were stunned & yet just kept throwing was awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Di2j1z9xw

I also think that the Katsidis-Casamayor fight is a great example of two fighters showing great heart. I'm always surprised how little credit either guy gets for these performances & for me its indicative of how little credit Casamayor seems to get from many fans & scribes when you look at his performances throughout the decade. Katsidis is what he as well, permanently brave, he's never in a bad fight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXoV9pckWzU

My final ones are to the man I consider possibly the bravest fighter I've seen in my lifetime (only Corrales is really close) & yes that includes Arturo Gatti. It's someone who people tend to be dismissive of now, because of the hype surrounding his punching power, but in his two most brutal defeats you see the heart he has. I wasn't a fan before these fights, but it was in defeat that I became a firm supporter of his. I'm talking about Jeff Lacy. Say what you want about his hype, but he is heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5Rt...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHeVq...811E6&index=30

Either fight serves the purpose. He could be getting battered for every second of every round, he was never going to quit. Like Paulie Malignaggi, he's a fighter whose heart often gets overlooked because of how people feel about him personally or in Lacy's case, the hype that once surrounded him.

[CFH]

What a fucking embarrassing job of announcing done by the HBO team in the Mayweather - Hernandez fight that Jaz posted. That's the worst I have ever heard them.

[Phil]

The first that came to mind was Wayne McCullough against Scott Harrison, should have been stopped but imo proved McCullough's chin was the best ever.
others -
Lacy against Calzaghe
Micheal Gomez against Arthur and Khan, not so much against McDonagh

[Boxerharvey]

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.

Going off the subject a bit but can someone tell me who is that gorgeous girl at the bottom of Cutmemicks posts and where can I find her

[HattonTheHammer]

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.

How the hell was that courageous?

Just a fat guy with limited talent jumping all over vitali in an attempt to catch him with a special punch and crying like a girl at the end.

Barring lennox lewis thats pretty much vitali klitschkos career in a nutshell isnt it??


Been done in a million times if you want hairs on the back of your neck courage entwined with flat out bravery look no further than your classics...gatti-ward, castillo-corrales, pryor-arguello etc

[Master]

Castro was taking a beating by Jackson.