Fighters who took Rocky like beatings and came back to win in dramatic style???

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by smitty78, May 19, 2012.


  1. smitty78

    smitty78 Guest

    Harding over Andries
    Marciano over Walcott

    both of these fights come to mind. Which other fights did the winner absorb a huge amount of punishment before prevailing against the odds?
     
  2. Flea Man

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    Matthew Saad Muhammad Vs Loads of people
     
  3. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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  4. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nigel Benn and Arturo Gatti
     
  5. Jear

    Jear Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nunn was dominating Toney
     
  6. smitty78

    smitty78 Guest

    Also Benn-McClellan
    Lamotta-Dauthille
     
  7. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Gatti really comes to mind .... pretty much more than anyone else ...
     
  8. Flea Man

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    Nah, Toney was getting back into it.
     
  9. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Izon - Jefferson - Izon took a massive beating, was on the verge of being stopped and was trailing all scorecards.

    Wilson - Tshabalala - Wilson took some serious shots from hard-punching Tshabalala, was knocked down 2 times but still rallied to win in.

    Thompson - Haye, Rothman, Sellers - Thomspon was no stranger to wars.

    Bowe - Golota was quite dramatic.;)
     
  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The most outrageous example I've ever heard of..well at least in relatively recent years anyway...
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Y3apm03jA[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwpsmPYkt-o&feature=relmfu[/ame]

    and it's almost a token gesture to post these vids as they're next to unwatchable..lol
     
  11. Icemmann

    Icemmann Breakin it down. Full Member

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    Tate vs Weaver

    Suppose Taylor vs Chavez too.
     
  12. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Legendary fight.


    Wonder if a better copy exists?
     
  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I sure wish there was Lester..it's almost like not having a vid at all with this one in such bad shape. It's almost unwatchable.
     
  14. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    LaMotta vs Cerdan for the MW title.
     
  15. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    luke, I don't think Jake took any kind of beating from Cerdan in this fight.