Most mean spirited beating you've ever seen ?

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 Full Member

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    One I don’t get in this category is Ernie vs Muhammad Ali. I don’t remember Ernie being hurt all that much, it’s been ages but didn’t he just go glove up, clinch and rabbit punch? I remember him actually saying he did try to KO Ernie but couldn’t because he wouldn’t fight. Ali had good moments but it wasn’t a sustained effortless beating, it looked like a very frustrating situation for Ali with a very negative opponent from memory.
     
  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Well Tysons dismantling of Biggs is up there.
     
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  3. Blaxx

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    In recent times Terence Crawford put a proper beating on Errol Spence Jr.
     
  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Worse than Haugen IMO.
     
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  5. Fireman Fred

    Fireman Fred Active Member Full Member

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    I like Qawi but his humiliation of Leon Spinks was awful. Johnny Nelson´s beat down of Dennis Andries wasn´t pleasant. Andries was a true
    warrior whose tenacity took him from British small halls to 3 World championships and a terrific trilogy with Jeff Harding. Didn´t deserve Nelson´s mocking that night.
     
  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Gonzalez v Snipes.
     
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  7. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Possibly true, I haven't watched that fight in about 20yrs,
    I maybe thinking the beating was worse than actually was.
    Cheers
     
  8. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holmes beating on Ali like Ali owed him rent money. Don’t believe Holmes bs after the fight that he was holding back an he felt real bad beating on a helpless Ali. He wanted payback for all the insults that Ali threw at him in the fight buildup like calling him a fake champ an just a sparring partner plus he was jealous that everyone still loved Ali and wanted him to win.He weren’t holding back at all even when it was clear that Ali was just a punching bag an only let up and pretended to feel sorry for Ali when it was clear Ali would not go down no matter how hurt he was
     
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  9. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Great call on Qwai / Leon
     
  10. he grant

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    Toney - Barkley was nasty

    M. Baer - Kingfish exhibition was brutal

    Louis - Galento, Bad Blood at the time

    Patterson - Ingo 2

    Holmes - Leon Spinks

    Page - LeDoux was pretty horrible

    Big, jolly Frank Bruno had several big KO's showing pretty mean spirited execution ....
     
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  11. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holmes did his job but he didn’t look like he enjoyed it to me.
     
  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Oh, that one pissed me off.

    That was one Bowe fight where I cheered loudly for Riddick and was ecstatic he laid a beat down.
     
  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Though you could mention a myriad of Dempsey fights (and sparring sessions)... I'll pick this one.

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  14. Gui Dosnera

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    Ad Wolgast vs Battling Nelson II
     
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  15. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Margarito's fights with Cintron.
    De La Hoya against Mayorga.
     
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