There are a few that really stick out for me.
One of the first was watching TV in the middle of the night on my summer holidays when I was 10 years old and seeing an excellent American boxer fighting during the 96 Olympics. I'd been waiting for the football, but instead got caught up in this. The American appeared to win to the fans & commentators, only for the victory to be given to his Bulgarian opponent. I was annoyed and became a fan of the American, both because I thought he should have won & I thought he had a name like a cowboy, Floyd Mayweather Jr.
There was the Naz/Kevin Kelley fight and Naz dancing to Men In Black (my favourite song at 11), which always sticks with me. The images of the fight that I have come from having re-watched it later, but that one mental image of him dancing I stilll have from when I was 11.
Shane Mosley being announced the winner over Oscar in their first fight remains a favourite, as it marked out Shane as my favourite fighter until the PED use came out. I was watching a replay like a week later, but we didn't have internet then so I didn't have a clue what the result was.
The Mayweather/Hatton fight also has what is probably the most indelible moment to me, and that is the moment Hatton falls away from the punches and Mayweather turns to run up to the ringpost. This one moment probably sticks with me more than anything, and I'm not sure why. It's always my first thought when I think of KO's, boxing etc
Lastly, I've gotta agree with Hammer, the moment where Hopkins stood staring out into the crowd was one of my favourite sporting images of all time, it was spine-chlling & really sticks with me. There was another moment from that fight that did, and it was a point where Hopkins threw a bolo punch into Pavlik, who just stayed covered up & B-Hop made a face at him as if to say 'c'mon kid you've got to have SOMETHING'


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