That is, emotionally painful to you. Which defeat makes you wince to this day, upon recollection?
For me it was Muhammad Ali's first defeat courtesy of Joe Frazier and Roberto Duran's "no mas" against Sugar Ray Leonard. The latter made more painful by the shattered image of Duran as the embodiment of machismo, courage and unrelenting determination...
Barry McGuigan to Steve Cruz.
Cruz was a good fighter but not in McGuigans league IMO, the fight being in Vegas outside during the day was the painful and deciding factor!
That is, emotionally painful to you. Which defeat makes you wince to this day, upon recollection?
For me it was Muhammad Ali's first defeat courtesy of Joe Frazier and Roberto Duran's "no mas" against Sugar Ray Leonard. The latter made more painful by the shattered image of Duran as the embodiment of machismo, courage and unrelenting determination...
When Roberto Duran got beat by Hearns.
when gatti lost to baldomir. mayweather and oscar, they were just too good for him, against gomez he was shot. but the baldomir fight was a fight that he really COULD HAVE won and if he did, he would have the claim as THE welterweight champion of the world along with a third title in a third division.
to see a fight that he really could have and should have won, for him to lose and get TKFOd, i cried when i clicked "submit reply" when i was doing the round by round and i announced his defeat.
When Tyson quit against McBride, it was an era definitley over. I was always kidding myself that Tyson would get back in the picture but that fight shown he had nothing left to give.
When he said "I don't have the stomach for this anymore. I most likely won't fight anymore. I'm not going to disrespect the sport by losing to this caliber of fighter". I thought that was one of the most brutally honest lines from a fighter ever, no bullshit that he had flu or something, the guy told the truth.
I felt exactly the same way when that happened, Porlie
i really hate it when the old champion gets jobbed by the judges in favor of the young/crossover superstar. Or even when the fight is really close and the nod goes to the youngster. It pisses me off because the old lion will not have many other chances if any
examples
Hopkins-Taylor
Hagler-Leonars
Toney-Peter
Pea-DLH
...
Taylor-Chavez (but full credit to JC for turning Taylor in an old man overnight)
It almost makes me cry watching the end of that fight, knowing the rapid decline of one of the hottest prospects boxing has produced in the last 25 years was set in motion. Unfortunately, I'm on your ignore list so you will never read my heartfelt and emotionally charged comment. Pass me the tissues.
Ricardo Mayorga being destroyed by both Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya. Probably the De La Hoya fight because Mayorga wasn't significantly outweighed against him like he was against Trinidad, and there were rumors of De La Hoya being a shot fighter.
i really hate it when the old champion gets jobbed by the judges in favor of the young/crossover superstar. Or even when the fight is really close and the nod goes to the youngster. It pisses me off because the old lion will not have many other chances if any
examples
Hopkins-Taylor
Hagler-Leonars
Toney-Peter
Pea-DLH
...
Taylor-Chavez (but full credit to JC for turning Taylor in an old man overnight)
Tarvers lucky shot.
Once again.. not a lucky shot. A good shot. The difference is that a good shot, requires skill and knowledge, both of which, were possesed by Tarver when he thre that GOOD shot. Luck implies that almost any of us could have done it, which is not true.
rosewood I see you been posting, but lucky for me I got ya on ignore so I wont read you ignorant posts ever again..:loser:
You have to be about 12 years of age...I bet the farm of that....anyone wanna be 5k on it..