edsel77x Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Just paused the Manny vs Pacman fight rigth after the first round and it made me think about how some fighters fought thru adversity. Either making it through the round, several rounds or even winning. I am just amazed at the level of professionalism and most importantly the heart they should fighting through such adversity... Marquez vs Pacaman was amazing, especially on Marquez's part Kasidis vs Earl Graham is a on the same plane... Any fights you remember being in awe of for such display of courage and heart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 first thing that came to mind was james toney vs. tim littles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Dennis Andries vs Thomas Hearns Don Cockell vs Rocky Marciano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Paulie Malignaggi against Cotto. If Paulie Malignaggi didn't do anything else in his career, he'd have earned my full respect for that fight alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 I just watched the Toney vs Littles, Littles in trouble again in the 4th and there he his punching, fighting back with all he had, good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Wheelchair! I have never seen anything like it. Great call. and I have only just finished watching round 6 on the Hearns vs Andries (bad ref) get back with you after I watch the remainder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Wheelchair! I have never seen anything like it. Great call. and I have only just finished watching round 6 on the Hearns vs Andries (bad ref) get back with you after I watch the remainder.... Andries actually had quite a good 7th round after that dreadful sixth. From the eighth onwards though, he was in trouble again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlevy Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Fernando Vargas vs Tito Trinidad - Vargas gets knocked down twice,almost knocked out in the very first round against a man generally regarded as the most ruthless finisher in the sport; gets up on his feet and slowly works his way back into the fight,taking control of the middle rounds and competing neck and neck with Trinidad until Trinidad rallied and finished in style by knocking Vargas down three times before the ref stepped in.Both men faced great adversity in this fight.But they did not buckle under it,and fought right until the definitive end. Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier lll - Frazier for withstanding Ali's early assault; Ali for withstanding Frazier's through the middle rounds - and Ali throwing everything he had in the last couple of rounds,just to assure himself of a victory - despite being completely exhausted and severely dehydrated - and Frazier for taking it and still pressing forward,despite having his face almost caved in.To compete with that type of intensity,at that pace,in the climate that they did,for as long as they did takes tremendous will and determination. Antonio Margarito vs Shane Mosley - Perhaps a controversial choice,but you can't deny the man's heart or his durability.He absorbed one of the most vicious,one-sided beatings to take place at such a top level in a very long time.Every punch Mosley threw had bad intentions behind it - and every single one seemed to crash off of Margarito's cranium.Round by round,the fight got more one-sided,became an even more hopeless cause for Margarito - but he never quit or stopped trying. Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota ll - An even more painful,vicious beating than Margarito-Mosley.Bowe took a sickening amount of punishment from a 240 pound man who just couldn't seem to miss cracking Bowe in the head.Bowe was out on his feet several times in the fight,leaned back against the ropes as Golota pounded him in the head with heavy combinations,yet did every thing in his power to remain on his feet and refused to call it quits.How the hell Bowe managed to survive the 5th round alone is amazing to me. Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton l - Don't think I really need to explain a broken jaw.I really can't think of a more worse scenario for such an injury to take place than in a fight.Ali got cracked late in the second and managed to make it through another ten in a fight in which he lost decisively,but still managed to keep it at a reasonably competitive bout. Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns - Just for the 12th round alone,even more it was much,much more than that.These two dished out more punishment through the first eleven than what the dished out the first time they fought.By the 12th,they were both exhausted,both beaten up,yet Leonard,most likely sensing he needed a knockout,rallied and looked to have Hearns on the verge of a stoppage before Hearns held him off and survived the round. Evander Holyfield vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi l - A young,green Holyfield taking on a dangerous,highly skilled pressure fighter that seemed to enjoy handing out beatings.Holyfield set a pace and put in so much work that he allegedly lost 15 pounds in this fight alone.He refused to allow Qawi gain some type of hold on the fight and just kept working and working until the 15 rounds were up. And now I'm just rambling on mlol/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Juanma in the final 2 rounds against Mtagwa Williams against Vitali Moore v Durelle (down countless times before stopping the canadian) Guerroe v Darchinyan (he took a pasting and still survived to the end) Micky Ward and Aturo Gatti (nothing needs to be added) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlevy Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Speaking of Williams,can't believe I missed out on his showing against Mark Potter.You'd really need to watch that fight just to appreciate just how great it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Corrales v Castillo I - Corrales absolutely battered to the canvas twice, buys time with gumshield antics, gets up and virtually falls into throwing a knockout punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Corrales v Castillo I - Corrales absolutely battered to the canvas twice, buys time with gumshield antics, gets up and virtually falls into throwing a knockout punch. He was lucky that the ref stopped it there and that he hadn't been stopped himself, when he was dropped in what I consider far harder fashion earlier in the fight. I think both guys deserve to be commended for that fight. Lesser fighters would have been out of there inside a couple of rounds, against either of the pair of them. It's probably my favourite ever fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Rogers Mtagwa vs Tomos Villa - is an absolute war and both showed tremendous heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Top Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Re: Greatest show of heart Just paused the Manny vs Pacman fight rigth after the first round and it made me think about how some fighters fought thru adversity. Either making it through the round, several rounds or even winning. I am just amazed at the level of professionalism and most importantly the heart they should fighting through such adversity... Marquez vs Pacaman was amazing, especially on Marquez's part Kasidis vs Earl Graham is a on the same plane... Any fights you remember being in awe of for such display of courage and heart? Who won mate? mlol/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 lols// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skav Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Williams vs Potter for me. Never seen how a boxer can suffer a visibly horrible injury and still win the fight with just one hand and one punch. It was brilliant stuff! De La Hoya vs Mosley 1. Everyone was still on the fence about Hoya's fighting heart, especially after his running around in the last quarter of his fight with Tito but he showed he was a true fighter with his war against Mosley, taking huge uppercuts and trading blows and still standing at the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I just watched the Toney vs Littles, Littles in trouble again in the 4th and there he his punching, fighting back with all he had, good one. i was talking about toney with the cut, but i see what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Draw Kasidis I don't mind a good laugh at my expense, so long as my coins don't start to mysteriously disappear. I'm watching you wheels.... dance1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daman Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 IMO Muhammed Ali vs George Foreman, took so many body shots and kept going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 THat was a great one daman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 first thing that came to mind was james toney vs. tim littles Yeah, that was pretty dramatic being given one more round and actually getting the job done. I'm thinking that Edsel is talking about adversity beyond just the Gatti or Saad Muhammid type courage of taking a beating and coming back, which of course made both those guys reputations. One that comes to mind, is Jesus Chavez fighting Erik Morales and injuring his Right shoulder early on and fighting the rest of the fight (and pretty well) with just the jab and hook against what was then one of the top fighters in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlevy Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 One that comes to mind, is Jesus Chavez fighting Erik Morales and injuring his Right shoulder early on and fighting the rest of the fight (and pretty well) with just the jab and hook against what was then one of the top fighters in the game. Good example,Dave.Despite getting knocked down and suffering the injury early on in the fight,he battled through it and made the fight highly competitive and alot closer than the scorecards that were given at the end. A completely different mindset to the version that fought Katsidis five years later - a fight in which I thought he was actually doing well in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 marciano v Charles...split nose etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 One that comes to mind, is Jesus Chavez fighting Erik Morales and injuring his Right shoulder early on and fighting the rest of the fight (and pretty well) with just the jab and hook against what was then one of the top fighters in the game. Good example,Dave.Despite getting knocked down and suffering the injury early on in the fight,he battled through it and made the fight highly competitive and alot closer than the scorecards that were given at the end. A completely different mindset to the version that fought Katsidis five years later - a fight in which I thought he was actually doing well in. Yeah, Don, a complete reversal there for Jesus Chavez, and like you say, just within the space of five years. When that happened, I was like "your still in this, what's going on?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 marciano v Charles...split nose etc PERFECT example, Scott!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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