Memorable Commentating Moments

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  1. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    1. "Good left hook! Dokes went down to the second straight.... DOKES IS DOWN!!!"
    - Razor Kayo Michael Dokes

    2. "Julian obliterated.... DOWN GOES JACKSON!!!"
    - Gerald McClellan drops Julian Jackson

    3. "The champion in trouble, Cooper bangs away... HOLYFIELD ALMOST GOES DOWN!!!"
    - Bert Cooper drops Evander Holyfield
     
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  2. McGrain

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    "He's got him! He's got him! ...and I don't think Foreman's going to get up! Oh my god, he's won the title back at thirty-two!"
     
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  3. Jackstraw

    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    “If I was 50 years younger I’d kick your ass!” Larry Merchant to Floyd Mayweather
     
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    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cosell's call in Foreman-Lyle was pretty epic
     
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    Rakesh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"
     
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    “It happens! It happens!” - Jim Lampley when Big George Foreman regains the title to become the oldest heavyweight champion of all time by knocking out Michael Moorer.
     
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    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    “Pour some water on his balls”. Mexican translator in between rounds of an Erik Morales fight
     
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    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    That is arguably the most famous sport comment ever…not just boxing but sport
     
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    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ''Get in there Frank!'' The legendary Harry Carpenter calling Tyson vs Bruno 1.
     
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    “ Naseem Hamed said that if he loses to Marco Antonio Barrera ...it will be because Allah wrote it ...One thing we’ve learned is that Allah knows how to spell Barrera...,B ..A..R..R” - Jim Lampley
     
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  11. clinikill

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    After Leonard went the distance with Hagler, Barry Tompkins said, "How do you like it? HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?!" That's probably my favorite.
     
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For Brits, the great Reg Gutteridge’s ‘Ego has landed!’
     
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    For some reason when Roy Jones uttered "HE NOT GETTING UP JIM" HE NOT GETTING UP" when Juan Manuel Marquez knocked Manny Pacquiao always gets me..
     
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  14. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    As a muslim, I really don't know how to react when he said that becuz he probably said the right thing at least to my beliefs. if he loses, it's already written by ALLAH!
     
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  15. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Did he say that or "it happened! It happened!"
     
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