Best Round of the Year ?

[The Fix]

I hope not. Seriously, you think Jones is through ?

i am a huge roy jones fan and i honestly think he is through. his last fight was hard to watch and there is no way the reason for his poor performance is that he cant get up for fights anymore. i hope he doesnt come back or it could be dangerous for his long term health

[THRILLAinmanila]

i am a huge roy jones fan and i honestly think he is through. his last fight was hard to watch and there is no way the reason for his poor performance is that he cant get up for fights anymore. i hope he doesnt come back or it could be dangerous for his long term health

Honest of you to say that. I guess it's just a bit hard to
see one of the greats at the twilight of his career...

[BoxFan]

A lot of fights to pick from this year.
I say round 5 of Tito-Mayorga was great.
Or make it more competitive and say round 1.
Though there was a few in Pemberton-Sheika that were great as well.

[chito]

best round of the year? pacquiao-marquez round 1? i don't agree. well, if marquez hadn't gone up from that last knockdown (thanks to the slow counting of that referee -- i don't know why he has chosen to count in spanish) that could have been the best round of the year for me! well, this is a point for argument but in my opinion, whether you are seeing this fight in any angle you want to see it, this is not my idea of a best round. the best round for me is when fighters try to win it, exchanging blows, never run, standing toe to toe. this usually happens in the last round especially if both cards are so close on points!

[THRILLAinmanila]

best round of the year? pacquiao-marquez round 1? i don't agree. well, if marquez hadn't gone up from that last knockdown (thanks to the slow counting of that referee -- i don't know why he has chosen to count in spanish) that could have been the best round of the year for me! well, this is a point for argument but in my opinion, whether you are seeing this fight in any angle you want to see it, this is not my idea of a best round. the best round for me is when fighters try to win it, exchanging blows, never run, standing toe to toe. this usually happens in the last round especially if both cards are so close on points!

Actually, Marquez getting up after each of the 3 knockdowns is EXACTLY the reason why I think this is the best round of the year. Most other fighters would fade and die right after the 3rd KD

[muay]

Actually, Marquez getting up after each of the 3 knockdowns is EXACTLY the reason why I think this is the best round of the year. Most other fighters would fade and die right after the 3rd KD

I agree. Most fighters would've just decided to refuse more punishment and stayed down there. But just like a true champion, he got up and survived...that i think provided the drama of that round.

[jabsRstiff]

You Pac fans need to get a clue.

"Rounds of The Year" are rounds where there is BACK n' FORTH action.
Either both are hurt, or knocked down....or there is just furious exchanges.

There's no way a round that featured one guy beating another guy down 3 TIMES, with no return fire, can be considered a great round.

The fact that JMM came back & made a great FIGHT out of it...makes it a candidate for "Fight Of The Year".....but not the round.

[LuKahnLi]

Round 8 of Sheika-Pemberton II Godamnit!!!!

[JOM'S]

jabsRstiff, as an avid PacFan the Pac-JMM Round 1 for me, is either the best round or the worst round:

Best Round: first half of the round JMM asserting himself and showing who's the boss next minute he was kissing the canvas 3 times, last 30 secs showing the heart of a champion, while still groggy fighting back and throwing punches while still receiving bombs....


Worst Round: should have ended on the first, I saw 2 missed punches by Manny if he connected on those 2 it was all over, now I have to settle for a draw and re-match....

[scap]

It is tough to remember specific rounds like gatti/ward 9 or bowe/holy 10, so here are some fights that had to have great rounds.

Morales/Hernandez
Messi/Jirov
Pemberton/sheika as mentioned
castillo/Lazcano