What are everyone's favorite fights where the fighter was well behind and/or needed a KO to win, and got it?
Here's a few I like...
Toney's first title, the 11th round KO of undefeated, prime champion Michael Nunn.
Whitaker v. Hurtado. Gotta love Whitaker, and this was the final win of his career and a brutal KO. Great fight. (And poor ref'ing by Mercante Jr. Stopped it a couple punches too late).
Ward v. Sanchez. The classic 'where did that come from?' Ward losing every minute of every round and stopped Sanchez with one brutal body shot. (Ward was losing so bad, Merchant is complaining over and over that they should stop the fight).
And the grandaddys of them all.... Foreman's KO of Moorer, and Ali's KO of Foreman. Nuff Said.
I'll have to watch it again, I admit it's been awhile since I've seen it. I remember an exciting first round that Ali won, but after that all I remember is Ali laying back on the ropes with his hands up taking punches, and pitter patting back occasionally. And I think I remember two good flurries by Ali at different points. But nothing where he'd be actually ahead on the cards...
ali was ahead on the cards i think. watch the fight again and youll be suprised how often ali scored combos on george. i wathed the fight recently, and was actully watchin the fight with my mouth open in shock of how many punches ali landed
I'll have to watch it again, I admit it's been awhile since I've seen it. I remember an exciting first round that Ali won, but after that all I remember is Ali laying back on the ropes with his hands up taking punches, and pitter patting back occasionally. And I think I remember two good flurries by Ali at different points. But nothing where he'd be actually ahead on the cards...
George Foreman over Ron Lyle, foreman was down twice and looked like he was ready to go for the third and final time when he somehow forced lyle into a corner and beat him into submission. both were exhausted, lyle too tired to get up.
Ali was winning the foreman fight...
Well, if he was winning on the cards then he certainly shouldn't have been- he just laid on the ropes and took a beating after round 1, and a flurry or two here and there. What was the official score at the time of the KO?
What are everyone's favorite fights where the fighter was well behind and/or needed a KO to win, and got it?
Here's a few I like...
Toney's first title, the 11th round KO of undefeated, prime champion Michael Nunn.
Whitaker v. Hurtado. Gotta love Whitaker, and this was the final win of his career and a brutal KO. Great fight. (And poor ref'ing by Mercante Jr. Stopped it a couple punches too late).
Ward v. Sanchez. The classic 'where did that come from?' Ward losing every minute of every round and stopped Sanchez with one brutal body shot. (Ward was losing so bad, Merchant is complaining over and over that they should stop the fight).
And the grandaddys of them all.... Foreman's KO of Moorer, and Ali's KO of Foreman. Nuff Said.
Ali was winning the foreman fight...
Rocky Juarez knocking out Antonio Diaz in the 10th and final round. He was losing the fight and then out of no where lands one hell of a lefthook that snapped Diaz' neck knocking him out.
Gatti v Wilson Rodriguez of course.
Great one! It was that round or never for Gatti... the doc was really wanting to stop it, and probably would have after that round.