The Boxing Thread

[r0ck1r0ck2]

Nothing i like more than watching people try and cave heads in.


Starting at the beginning

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starting in 1882!!!
how cool

jack dempsey blows my mind


i'm always up to discover new great fights so please..
post your favorites.

 

[cory]

Roberto Duran's one of my favorites. Here's one of his fights, with interesting analysis

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[woodworkingboy]

Jake LaMotta and Sugar Ray Robinson fought six times.

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[Limbrat]

My all time fave has got to be when Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson. I love it when the underdog comes through. I'd post the vid but my computer's whacked

 

[stig]

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[Mick!]

I will never forget the rumble in the jungle, we were big Ali fans in our house, we knew nothing about boxing (still don't!)
I can still see my Mum covering her eyes at the apparent beating Ali was taking and shouting at my father "Jimmy, make it stop!"
Watched the fight in its entirety recently, with commentary by Harry Carpenter, I realise now that Harry knew what was occurring.
As Irish immigrants to the UK my parents (and us kids) loved an underdog and an outsider.

 

[matdand]

I LOVE watching great defensive fighters: Roy Jones, Pernell Whitacker, Floyd.

We are very lucky in Montreal, we have the best boxing scene in North America, outside of Vegas. Lots of good local and international fights going on in the past years.

 

[RegC]

This is almost comical....listen to the tone of the commentary before the end.

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[cory]

Friggen white guy knocked into next week, laying on the canvas, and they say Mike looked awful! Lol

 

[cory]

Damn, watching a bunch of Iron Mike highlights is FUN

 

[r0ck1r0ck2]

just pounding shit.
tyson is incredible.

 

[Steve Mack]

There was a show on tv I used to watch when I was a kid, The Greatest Fights of the Century and I still remember Tony Galento, he was one tough guy.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Galento

There's no video of his fight with Lou Nova only the radio broadcast but it was the brawl of the century.

Before his fight with Max Baer his brother hit him in the mouth with a glass that's why he bled so much. Crazy guy, never washed for days before a fight so he stank and trained on beer, cigars and heaps of food. Knocked down Joe Louis which wasn't easy to do, but he paid for that.



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[woodworkingboy]

In his prime, Foreman's left jab was really something. The rumble in the jungle vid in the beginning shows him hitting the heavy bag with that punch, and the loud cracks it makes. Some awesome power and speed. Tyson had power in his jab, but it seemed like George could really snap it out. Vids of Tyson and Foreman hitting the bag.

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[woodworkingboy]

In contrast, Pacquiao hitting the heavy bag. I like Manny, he grew up fighting on the street to put food on the table, and has an awesome training regimen before a fight. Like how he carries himself too. The guy obviously knows how to fight, and use the angles. Him against Floyd, though, I wonder... Not sure who has been ducking who, but Floyd has got something unique at 43-0.

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[matdand]

I think Manny has fought tougher fights, compared to Floyd: three wars with Morales, JMM four times, younger De la Hoya, younger Cotto. This will probably be apparent if ever they do fight. Had they gone at it 5-6 years ago, it would have been a different story.

 

[FireFighterZero]

I have not watched a fight in years, I should start again.

I have always liked boxing, but I can not for the life of me watch a MMA/ultimate fighter type of fight.

 

[cory]

Why not?

 

[stig]

Most likely because if you don't know something about grappling, it is boring as hll.

 

[matdand]

True, a little BJJ knowledge really helps to appreciate the fight.

 

[FireFighterZero]

No, those ultimate fighter types of fights seem a little to violent to me. I never did like a street brawl.

I suppose it does not make much sense, but boxing seems a bit more sporting.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Too much asses and elbows for me.

 

[matdand]

Boxing is much more unidimensional, it remains the sweet science. To me that is why youngers generations find it boring, it's more subtle and harder to grasp.

 

[cory]

Well said, matdand.

Jim, they say boxing is however more dangerous due to the greater prolonged beatings boxers can be subjected to, vs the quicker stoppages in mma as soon as a fighter can't defend himself, or he taps.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Yes, I remember that too Cory. Makes sense.

To see the old boxers is kinda sad, forever punch drunk. Old football players get that way too. I wonder if suicide is as common with old boxers as old foot ball players?

 

[woodworkingboy]

I always find it interesting to hear the comments by losers in a fight that much respect their opponents. Though they likely trained hard for the bout, they still lost, their opponents mastery of certain things can really inform about the nuances of the sport. Some fighters have great defense, like is said about Mayweather, along with him being the greatest lightweight of all time. The same was once said about Pacquiao, sometimes still is, who was known for destroying opponents in the ring with his speed and agility.