What is the most brutal slug fest (in any division) you have seen?

Question

2 come to mind for me- Foreman vs Alex Stewart and Nigel Benn Vs McClellend.n Both brutal bouts- lots of blodd, knockdowns and one horriffic ring injury- (McClellend).

What are yours?

Answer 1

Man there are so many! Since 1890, when the "Rules type" of boxing came out, there have been 918 deaths in the ring. Just since the end of World War II, 350 have died in the ring. The 2 of several I have seen that come to mind, Of course there was "Duk-Koo-Kim" who died 5 days later after fighting "Ray Boom-Boom Mancini in Nov. of 1982. He never even regained conciousness. But the 3 fights between "Emile Griffith" and Benny "Kid" Paret were the greatest welterweight fights in history in many peoples opinion, certainly mine. I seen all 3 of them on television back in the 60's. Paret won the Title in 1960, and lost it 7 months later to Griffith by K.O., 6 months after that, Paret comes back and wins a Split Decision over Griffith to regain the Title. He then tried to move up to Middle Weight, But was Knocked-Out-Cold in the 1st by Gene Fullmer, The Champ at the time. Well, Paret then decides to drop back down to WelterWeight, and for the 3rd time, and last, faces Emile Griffith for the title. Well, at the weigh-in, Paret called Griffith a "Maricon" which means "*****.t in spanish. Griffith had to be held back trying to attack him right then and there, because in reality, Emile Griffith was actually "Gay", which in the 60's was pretty much the end of any career. he was a "Closeted Homosexual" as they say, And even Married to hide his homosexuality, But never had children. thats why he was so enraged Paret had said that. Paret knew from inside-sources that Griffith was gay. Anyways, The 3rd fight was at Maddison Square garden March 24th, 1962. It was the most "Vicious"12 rounds I have ever seen in any weight. Anyways, in the 12th, Griffith caught him with a right-hook that had him out on his feet, But he was stuck between the top-2-ropes, and this is what was so vicious. Griffith hit him with 29 more consecutive blows after he was clearly only being held up by the ropes. He hit Paret with the last 18 of those 29 punches in just 6 seconds, It was actually timed. He hit him so-hard, and with such a furious anger that poor Paret went into a "Coma" right there in the ring. I mean when he hit the floor you could only see the whites of his eye's, they were rolled back in his head.He was rushed to the Hospital, put on life-support, and they pulled the plug and he died 9 days after the fight. If you ask me, he was dead in the ring for all means and purposes. At least "Brain-Dead" anyways. It was so vicious of a fight, that "All" American networks refused to rebroadcast "Any" portion of the fight, until the 70's. The Ref, who was obviously not a Ref at all was severely critisized, But no "Criminal Charges" for not stopping the fight, And I am not sure if he ever Refereed another fight. It was his not-stopping that fight that killed Paret in everyones opinion. It was like he was scared, I mean you could really see he was! Finally, when parrot just started slumping to the canvas, then the Ref jumped in, But Griffith had already stopped hitting him by then. I've seen a million fights in all my years man, But that was the most vicious-beating I have ever seen another fighter take. They released a "Documentary" on Griffiths life, which has all 3 whole fights in it. It came out in 2005, I have a copy myself. It's called "Ring Of Fire" "The Emile Griffith Story" made and directed by 2 men named "Ron Berger and Dan Klores". You can order a copy from Blockbuster Video online for just $14.99. Anyways, man let me tell you, If you have never seen them fights, you have to get that Documentary and see what I am talking about. It was not a Beating, It was a "Massacre" in that 12th round of their 3rd fight. They show all 3 of their epic battles on the D.V.D., or it comes in Video Cassette also. But it also has commentaries from people like Gene Fullmer, The former Middleweight Champ who beat Paret, Emile Griffith himself, Gil Clancy the boxing historian, Juan Laporte, a former welterweight champion, Carmen Basilio, another champ, Jose Torres, also another champ, and the most touching part of that whole thing is when they show Emile Griffith reconciling with Paret's Son. It's a darn good fight documentary, and one not to be missed by any fight-fan in my opinion! You should check it out. Anyways, Griffith fought for 18 years,But after that fight, he was never the same fighter. he retired finally in 1977 at age 39, with a pro record of 112 fights, 85 wins, 24 losses, and only 23 K.O.'s, 2 draws, 1 no-contest, that was one of his first fights. But that shows you, through 112 fights, he only K.O.'d 23 men so he was no "Knock-Out-Artist" in any way. But the 3 fights those guys had, Man, like I said, you just gotta see it to believe it. He must have had a really deep hatred for Paret for calling him that name at the weigh-in huh? He killed him for it, litteraly. Anyways, thats my most brutal of all the slugfest's I've seen over the last 132 years, my age, hahaha. really in the last 59 anyways! Take Care, and God-Bless to You and Yours. 1st Sgt., 7th Special Forces, (Ret.) Vietnam 67-70 AND, found this for you. go to. http://onlinesports.com/pages/ in the search box there, put in Emile Griffith Photos. You will see what I meant by Paret being hung-up in the ropes, and the fear on the ref's face. click on the picture of Griffith and Paret, 1st pic on left side Then when you get to it click on, "See Larger Image". It's an excellent photo maybe 2 or 3 seconds before it was finaly over. Paret was already gone, you can see it. KatVic.

Answer 2

I,ve got a couple for you .Forman V. Ron Lyle. Carlos Palamino V. Dave Boy Green, Marvalus Marvin Haggler V. John The Beast Mugomby. Ray Boom Boom Manceni V.Doo Ku Kim, Tommy Hearns V. Marvin Haggler. There are many more

Answer 3

George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle. Wow. If you like defense, don't watch this fight because it has nothing to do with it. Nothing but power punches and knockdowns.

Answer 4

I've seen several...the one that comes to mind is Naseem Hamed vs Kevin Kelly....6 or 7 knockdowns, very exciting!...Hamed eventually won, but what a fight!

Answer 5

Benn v McClelland. Foreman v Lyle, Benn v Eubank (first fight) Eubank v Watson. Hearns v Hagler.

Steely, I remember the Kaylor v Christie fight and yes it was all that you said.

Answer 6

came across old footage of a British/European middle weight tittle fight in the early 80s between mark kaylor and earl christie...they came to blows at a press conference and at the weigh in...they hated each other big time and the fight itself was unbelievable and made hagler/hearns look like a pillow fight at a nunnery...it only lasted until the 4th round with kaylor winning after getting off the floor 4 times and decking christie twice before KOing him...it was just toe to toe hatred totally aweome

Answer 7

Hagler-Hearns - both men tossed the science away and the lumber they loaded up in both hands was not sweet....it was a war that both fighters had prepared for mentally & physically and were willing participants in this savage ballet.

Answer 8

Mine has to be Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler! Those two beat the piss outta each other and kept on going!

Answer 9

I can't believe nobody mentioned Corralles- Castillo 1.

Answer 10

Chavez vs Taylor 1st fight. Taylor never the same afterwards.

Answer 11

Holmes Weaver was a protracted slugfest. If you haven't seen Foreman Lyle, that one will blow your mind.