Iconic Moments in Boxing

Nah, I'm not having that. That was a circus event. McGregor is not a boxer and Mayweather saw an easy payday.

Iconic moments are events like The Rumble In The Jungle, No Mas and the most famous photo in boxing, that of Ali standing over Liston.

Those are iconic.

 

I'll throw in the old chestnut, The Long Count during round seven of the Dempsey-Tunney rematch.

 

Douglas beating Tyson was iconic.

Don King's "double shock power" speech before the Tyson/Holyfield fight is also iconic.

 

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Foreman beating Moorer was Iconic, also Holyfield beating Tyson in 96.

 

1 - Ali's fights with Liston, Frazier and especially his knockout against Foreman.
2 - Louis knocking Schmeling out.
3 - Johnson knocking Jeffries out.
4 - Mike Tyson knocking Spinks out.
5 - Douglas knocking Tyson out.
6 - Foreman knocking Moorer out.
7 - Tyson biting Holyfield's ear off.
8 - 'No Mas'.
9 - Hagler knocking Hearns out.
10 - Riddick Bowe infamously throwing his title in the bin after one of the best fights of all time, he gave one of the first true examples of two generational fighters not fighting each other - when they bloody should have, which has set the stone for boxing these days.

If Fury goes on to beat Usyk, and continues winning to finish his career unbeaten. Him getting back up from the 2nd KD from Wilder could make the top 10.

 

After accusing David Haye of self inflicting to pull out of their fight, Fury goes and gets a cut eye himself, postponing the Usyk match.

My Bad. I misread the title as Ironic Moments In Boxing...

 

"It happened, it happened."

Jim Lampley, completely unprepared for a Foreman win delivered a call for the ages.

 

Most recent iconic moment that I can think of is Marquez KOing Pacquiao. That was Dec 2012.
Theres been some classic and great moments since then such as Canelo, Inoue, Usyk and Crawford unifying all the belts in their weight classes (Charlo too I guess), but I can't think of anything that's Iconic.
Mayweather-Pacquiao for the build up but not the actual fight.

 

Meldrick Taylor vs Chavez was the fight of the decade imo and that's saying a lot since it took place in the 90s

 

Iconic perhaps in the sense that it symbolises the kind of lowest common denominator, embarrassing **** that some fans want and seems to be becoming ever more popular amongst some. Though having said that boxing had always had its ridiculous circus element.

Do you think this was a positive thing?

 

Holyfield v Bowe 2 the paraglider known as Fan Man came crashing into the ring delaying the fight by over 21minutes iirc .