Norton vs Holmes - Best round in HW history? (Vid)

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  1. reed_man02

    reed_man02 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That comeback at the end by Holmes was incredible.
     
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  2. Efil4zaggin

    Efil4zaggin Fistfull of vCash Full Member

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    great stuff !
     
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  3. neil_wolves

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    Quality! that era and before it was a constant flow of great fighters, holmes, norton, foreman, frazier, ali, liston. its a shame when you look at todays shite standard
     
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  4. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Wow, two supremely tough mother****ers.

    Great round. :good
     
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  5. THE BLADE

    THE BLADE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    James is old school, kinda like an Archie Moore. When is reasonable shape, he can compete with any generation.
     
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  6. Spit Bucket

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    He can compete w/ any generation i can agree w/ you on that... but if James was in shape he'd be nowhere near the heavyweight division and since he is considered a threat in HW division...it sort of speak volumes on the quality of this division today.

    This clip just made me even sadder :verysad
     
    Spit Bucket, Apr 2, 2009
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  7. bratwurzt

    bratwurzt Whore Full Member

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    It's special because the punches were so accurate.
     
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  8. marting

    marting Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A couple months ago I was at an event and Larry Holmes was doing an appearance. As I was having him sign a boxing glove they had this fight playing on a huge plasma TV behind him.

    I said to him that was the greatest heavyweight fight I'd ever seen. He turned and just as he looked at the screen Norton was teeing off on him. He cringed and did a little shudder.
     
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  9. ron u.k.

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    Yes but they're too small.
     
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  10. yale

    yale Active Member Full Member

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    **** ME, are you lot brainwashed or what? They looked like two (non fat) sam peters slugging it out, standing front on, swinging clubbing shots at eachother and often missing. All you can say is how great they were and better than today's fighters! Really, look again. They weren't.
     
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  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    15th round!!!!!!! Idiot.
     
    Addie, Apr 2, 2009
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  12. TRUEBELIEVER 66

    TRUEBELIEVER 66 Guest

    Yea really no heavyweight today could fight at that pace for that long:-( Wlad would never make it, carrying all of that muscle he would gas out, the Heavyweight's of the 70's WERE THE BEST EVER:deal!!
     
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  13. Ilesey

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    Yeah, that was incredible.

    However, for me there can only be one best heavyweight round..........

    Bowe - Holyfield 1 - round 10.

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  14. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I thought Holmes vs Norton was better, personally.
     
    Addie, Apr 2, 2009
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  15. yale

    yale Active Member Full Member

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    You're so right. Mother nature dished out all of the best boxers for the 1970's and decided to stop there.
     
    yale, Apr 2, 2009
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