Greatest Finales in Boxing

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What are the greatest closing rounds in boxing? It doesn't matter if it goes to decision or if it ends in a knockout. For instance, Lee-LoCicero 5 and Foreman-Lyle 5 are some of my absolute favorite finales. However, Norton-Holmes is my favorite.
     
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    Wilder V Fury 1
     
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  3. William Walker

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    I wouldn't know.
     
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  4. Jel

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    Holmes-Norton in terms of final scheduled rounds is hard to top for pure action.
     
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    Chacon-Limon 4, round 15
    Chavez-Taylor 1, round 12
    Corrales-Castillo 1, round 10
    Mike Weaver-John Tate, round 15
    Jake LaMotta-Laurent Dauthille 2, round 15
    Carl Froch-Jermain Taylor, round 12
     
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  6. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Some more obscure mentions, off the top of my head.

    Chang vs Tokashiki - Round 9
    Yaegashi vs Ioka - Round 12
    Tatsuyoshi vs Singwancha - Round 7
    Harada vs Medel 1 - Round 6
    Yuh vs DeMarco - Round 15
    Jofre vs Medel 1 - Round 10
     
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  7. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you really are a smallweight guy, huh?
     
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    Colin Jones v Kirkland Laing 1 & 2
    Both identical fights, Laing way ahead in both fights, only to be KOd in rnd 9 in both bouts !
    Jones admits he only won 2 rounds out of 18 ( the 9th in both fights ).
     
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  9. Titan1

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    Spinks-Johnson, Laporte-Lockridge. No other way.
     
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    Corrales-Castillo 1 round 10
    McKinney-Ncita 1 round 11
     
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  11. Jel

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    Boza-Limon round 15 is another terrific final round.
     
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  12. Showstopper97

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    Dela-Hoya/Mosley 1
     
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  13. Kamikaze

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    I don’t blame him the out put and ferocity at those lighter divisions is a pleasure, the casual fan wants brutal knockouts and non stop action yet they watch the most inactive historically shallow division.
     
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  14. William Walker

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    Ya, I agree. Heavyweights are generally what I fall back on just cuz it's what I started out watching. Every other division is much more exciting.
     
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    It’s almost like the lower you go in the divisions the higher the aggression scale.
     
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