What is the greatest round of all time. I haven't seen that much, but I have to say that Gatti-Ward I R9 was amazing. Hagler-Hearns R1 was just as good.
Tyson-Douglas R9 was pretty cool. Larry Merchant just yells "MIKE IS HURT" as Douglas backs him onto the ropes and tears into him. It was great.
One thing I don't understand. In a fight where it's going into the last round, and one guy needs a KO to win, why doesn't he just go insane on his opponent?
You've gotta add Leonard-Hagler rd. 12. Both knew that they needed it. Hagler was desperate and Leonard was dead tired. Somehow he sucked it up and it made for one of the most dramatic rounds ever.
Also gotta say Tyson-Douglas rd. 9 I believe. The round after he knocks Douglas down. Tyson went out there to finish the job (and he is one of the best finishers ever), and Douglas almost ended up taking him out.
there are so many great rounds in boxing history it wouldn't do justice just to pick one round.One of my picks would be Ali-Frazier III round 13 or 14. What a great epic battle that was.
Another great round would have to be round 10 between Holyfield and Foreman.
Hagler-Hearns.....it's the BENCHMARK.
Holmes-Norton...the FIFTEENTH round of an incredibly fought, incredibly close fight....& it was the deciding round of the fight....
...& both went out & fought like it was. Norton battering Holmes in the first minute....Holmes reaching down deep into somewhere & finding the strength to unleash hell on Norton.
Round 1 of Hagler-Hearns for me. Nothing comes near to the brutality and electricity in the ring that night. Two elite unbelievable fighters giving it their all. Amazing :cool:
My favorite round is Round 1 of Jack Dempsey vs. Jess Willard, i find myself watching it again and again
Come on that's just one guy getting beaten senseless! It does showcase Dempsey's punching technique pretty well I guess.
I don't know, the last round of Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed was pretty exciting, what with the double knockdown, I don't think anything could be more amazing than that kind of an end to a furious slugfest. If that happened in real life I'd have a stroke.
But I agree, R9 Gatti-Ward I was probably as good as any real boxing match could ever be, anymore and both guys would have been killed. And one thing that made it even better was the commentary. Manny Stewart just saying "Oh my god..." and that this was more than you could dream of. Then Jim Lampley says "Ward nods as if to say: come on! Come On! COME ON LET'S FIGHT!!", which is the greatest line from a commentator that I have ever heard. I don't think it could get better. (I hate it when the commentators don't even seem excited)
Yeah that was pretty good. How about Ward-Gatti 3 R7 when all announcers pause as they watch Gatti continue to throw his broken right hand, then Merchant breaks the silence with what is yet again a justifiably incredulous "Oh my God"