Greatest rounds in history

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  1. elgoadie

    elgoadie Active Member Full Member

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    What are your favourite rounds in boxing history?

    For me: Holyfield - Bowe 1, Round 10
    Hearns - Hagler Round 1
     
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  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hagler/Hearns (round one) walks it IMO.

    But a few others, perhaps less thought about, to add to the debate:

    Liles/LittleII (round 3)

    Benn/Barkley

    Garza/Meza
     
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  3. Brian Zelley

    Brian Zelley Active Member Full Member

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    Difficult trying to select a best round in history, but one of historical
    importance was the 1960 round 5 of the Ingemar Johannsson vs Floyd Patterson fight when Floyd scored a devastating knockout to
    regain the title.
     
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  4. elgoadie

    elgoadie Active Member Full Member

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    Sorry, I meant to say the best rounds for pure adrenalin-fueled action. Where both men just go at it like there's no tomorrow.
     
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  5. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Norton-Holmes round 15.
    One of the great heavyweight rounds.
     
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    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Moorer/Cooper-Round 1

    Corrales/Castillo-Round 10

    Holyfield/Bowe-Round 10

    Gatti/Ruelas-Round 4
     
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    Gatti - Ward I: Round 5
    Gatti - Ward I: Round 9
     
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    hagler-hearns rd 1
    gatti-ward 1 rd 9
    gatti-ward 3 rd 7
    castillo-corrales-rd 10
    foreman-lyle rd 4
    gatti-robinson 1 rd 3,4
    vazquez-marquez 2 rd 3
    to name a few..
     
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  9. the cobra

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    Gomez-Pintor round 12.

    Barrera-Morales I round 5.

    and the first round of McCallum-Jackson is awesome.

    More recently, round 3 of Vasquez-Marquez II and round 4 of their 3rd fight were both great.

    and of course Gatti-Ward round 9 and Corralles-Castillo round 10.
     
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  10. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Hagler/Hearns rd 1

    Gatti/Ward I rd 9

    Morales/Barrera I rd 5


    There`s too many so I`ll leave it at those 3 for now.
     
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  11. salsanchezfan

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    ...........Saad/Lopez II, round eight.


    Also of note is round nine of the first Jofre-Medel fight. That was sensational. Definitely check that fight out if you can find it. Round five of that bout was amazing too.
     
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  12. Manassa

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    Forget Hagler-Hearns, try Hagler-Mugabi, round six.
     
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  13. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Good call, that was a great rd.... but still not as good as MMH/Hearns rd 1.

    :thumbsup
     
    Bill Butcher, Oct 7, 2008
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  14. Maxmomer

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    Dempsey-Firpo round 1.
     
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  15. elgoadie

    elgoadie Active Member Full Member

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    I've only seen this round in really bad quality (obviously - its from the early 20's). Does anyone know of any good quality versions?
     
    elgoadie, Oct 8, 2008
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