2006-09-10 12:41:29 · 17 answers · asked by jacob h 2 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Thrilla in Manila
Muhammad Ali TKO14 Joe Frazier, 1975
The "Thriller in Manila" was perhaps the most gruelling fight in heavyweight history.
It featured two men slightly past their prime, engulfed by their mutual dislike.
Ali now claims that he never held ill feeling towards Frazier, but Smokin' Joe has never made such a confession.
Enraged by Ali's description of him as an "Uncle Tom", Frazier chased Ali around the ring for three intoxicating battles, with this last one certainly the most damaging.
For the first six rounds, Ali coped with relative ease against the on-rushing Frazier.
But Frazier came back into the fight during the next five rounds, setting up a brutal finale.
His eyes closing, the challenger became a pedestrian target for Ali's right hand and rounds 13 and 14 were obscenely one-sided.
As the forlorn figure of Frazier walked back to his corner at the end of the penultimate round, his legendary trainer Eddie Futch told him: "Sit down son, it's all over. Nobody will ever forget what you did here today."
2006-09-11 20:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns - April 15 1985.
The greatest fight in the history of boxing.
2006-09-11 18:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marvin Hagler v Tommy "The Hitman"Hearns
April 5th 1985
Lasted 3 rounds but considered the greatest short fight in boxing history.
2006-09-11 09:57:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benn Vs McClellan
2006-09-12 01:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by jason t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1951 world middleweight title bout Sugar Ray Robinson against Jake LaMotta, Robinson TKO'ed LaMotta in the 13th round to win the title
2006-09-11 15:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by The Duke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite fight to read about was Johnson-Jeffries, although the fight itself was actually pretty boring to watch. I liked Hearns-Duran, Hearns scored the perfect knockout. Hearns-Hagler was a great one for the action, but probably the one I'd call the best I ever saw was Arguello-Pryor I.
2006-09-11 04:40:22 · answer #6 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally
1-Trinidad vs Vargas
Wow ! what a fight
also i never get tired to watch
Barrera vs Hamed
that's without counting the all time classics likes of
ALI , Leonard ,Duran , Benitez , Hagler , Frazier, Chavez,and others
2006-09-11 02:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by Carlos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti vs. Irish Mickey Ward
Specifically their first fight, but the two that followed weren't bad either.
2006-09-11 05:47:38 · answer #8 · answered by Offended? Aww Have a Cookie! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ali Vs. Frazier 3...
2006-09-10 23:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hagler V Sugar Ray Leonard
got to be a great one ,but they gave the to Leonard,cant quite understand that verdict.
2006-09-11 10:40:43 · answer #10 · answered by tam c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋