The best five rounds ever has got to be Foreman vs. Lyle :D
But since you are going by individual rounds, here is my top 5:
1. Saad Muhammad vs. Lopez 2 rd 8
2. Hagler vs. Hearns rd 1
3. Holmes vs. Norton rd 15
4. Foreman vs. Lyle rd 4
5. Gomez vs. Pintor rd 9
Anyone see him on Best Damn Sports Show calling Toney a bum and saying he could take both klitsckos at the same time
I almost fell out of my chair when he said the fan man incident was a set up to help Holyfield win.
Boxing is pretty much all he knows. He has probably gotten so used to training and fighting that he can't function right without it. Maybe he just needs someone to follow him around and throw punches at him for the rest of his life. :D
I don't know whats worse, the length of the game or the baseball announcers retarded boxing comments.
Announcer 1 - "I think it's safe to say bothe of these teams are going for a knockout punch"
Announcer 2 - "yep"
Me - :mad:
I did a quick search and found this:
1/14/1951 Osaka, Japan, featherweight boxers Kiyoaki Nakanishi and Noboru Miyamoto knocked each other out in the fourth round. They exchanged blows, fell to the canvas and were counted out. The referee called it a draw.
Link:http://www.hbo.com/boxing/columns/lederman/20040716.shtml
Gatti vs. Ward I
Morales vs. Barrera I
Holyfield vs. Cooper
Taylor vs. Chavez
Tyson vs. Holyfield
Gatti vs. Robinson I
Lewis vs. Klitschko
Arce vs. Hussein
Toney vs. Jirov
Tua vs. Ruiz
Bert Cooper against Evander Holyfield. Cooper went down in the first round but got back up. He had Holyfield hurt in the third round(I may have rounds confused) and even gave Evander the first knockdown of his career. Then in the fifth round Holyfield just unloads on Cooper to the point where Evander's glove tears. After more punishment the fight was finally stopped in the seventh. Great fight, and a great effort by Cooper.
Cooper also put forth a good losing effort against Ray Mercer. He went down in the first but toughed it out to lose the decision. He took Mercers best shots but still kept coming. Unfortunately for him Mercer was one tough SOB and could take his shots, even with the abcessed tooth swelling up his face.
It was also nice to see old Bert put an end to Richie Melito.
Take a look at the photos below of the Muhammad-Lopez 2 and Coralles-Castillo fights. You will notice(sorry for the quality) that Saad Muhammad is keeping his hands up, and was keeping them up during the entire barrage, showing he was willing and able to protect himself. However, Castillo's hands are clearly dropped and he is leaving himself open for further punishment.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/dingus_/acaad211.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/dingus_/bdd95533.jpg
I don't see Marciano's record as something that instantly makes him a "Great". I see it for what it is,a record. It's the fact that he beat the best in his division. It doesn't take a great fighter to beat a bunch of tomato cans. As far as I know, no other heavyweight has achieved as long of an undefeated streak. I believe Marciano's record is similar to the single season home run record. Where as Louis's 25 title defences is like the career home run record. But boxing and baseball fans are different. These are records where people have come close to breaking, but have fallen short. In baseball, fans understand that holding these records don't make you the best ever. When you ask a baseball fan who is the best, you often hear names like Ruth, Dimaggio, and Mantle. Maris and Aaron may be mentioned, but not as often. Unfortunately, this is different with boxing fans. Some fans base judgement on numbers. They look at Marciano being undefeated and automatically believe he must have been great since no one beat him. But when they actually see his fights and his opponents, they realize his weaknesses and the problems those oppnents gave him. Some may also believe that since Larry Holmes won 48 fights before losing that is isn't as great as Marciano. Despite that Holmes continued to fight and win against some decent opponents even at his age. It is sad that people think like that, but it is true. In a way, I am sick of hearing about Marciano's record, and that way is when it is being used as a measuring stick for other fighters. I am not bothered when people mention it like "Look at that guy, he might break the 49-0 record. But who has he fought?" It shows that people understand what it really means to go undefeated for so long. I think people should enjoy the fact that people can use Marciano's record to look into boxing's past and see how fighters and the sport have changed. As opposed to people using his record to back up statements that Marciano would beat Louis, Ali, Dempsey, Foreman, Holmes etc..
Who is going to do the play by play for Dominick Guinn/Friday Ahunanya? Does anyone care, and are they going to watch it? The fight is on ESPN at 9:00 central time. I am curious to see if Guinn looks the least bit prepared for this fight. What are your thoughts?
Guinn has been pretty lethargic lately, but Ahunanya is the same way. Even with Guinn's recent lackluster performences, he should still be able to outwork Ahunanya.
I don't see Jirov beating any titleholders(except Brewster of course). He hasn't really proven he can. He has proven he can take a beating for 10-12 rounds, which gives him a chance to score a late ko. But Ruiz and Byrd can hang for the full 12 and VK would just beat Jirov senseless. Personally, I would like to see Jirov take on Rahman or even Golata and really show weather or not he can hold his own as a heavyweight.
IF (I would hate to see this rule as it may only damage the sport)headgear did come into regulation for boxers, I think it should only be worn by boxers with 10 or less pro fights or possibly those ranked 20 or less. I know boxers can die no matter what the situation, but to if(and I mean only if) headgear were to be a rule, I think top twenty ranked boxers or those with over 10 pro fights should be exempt due to their experience. I believe in no way should a title fight or even a fight between two top ten contenders take place with the fighters wearing headgear. The fighters SHOULD(and I emphasize SHOULD because there is always possiblility of a death in the ring) have the experience to not(as should the refs to not allow a fighter)get beaten unmercifully.