Biggest Show of heart/bravery you've seen in a boxing ring?

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  1. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Danny willliams vs Mark potter
     
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  2. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Robbie Allen - faked injury.
    Chad Dawson - was getting his ass kicked and through in the head butt.
    Smith Jnr - Could have gotten back in the ring, then complained about it afterwards.

    Its not just sitting on a stool that shows the quit in you , Bernard quits when it gets hard. He also tried it with Calzaghe.
     
  3. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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  4. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    Respect to everyone mentioning my boy Danny Williams, he showed the heart of a lion that night.

    Always gets me a bit emotional now tho, I remember it like yesterday but so much has changed in life. I hate getting older!
     
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  5. Russell

    Russell VIP Member Full Member

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  6. HamburgBuam

    HamburgBuam Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Every Bobby Chacon fight.
     
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  7. Gymbot

    Gymbot Active Member Full Member

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    Paulie Malignaggi against Miguel Cotto deserves a mention
     
  8. Russell

    Russell VIP Member Full Member

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    Butterbean doing the rope-a-dope. I **** you not.

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  9. Zaxspeed

    Zaxspeed New Member Full Member

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    Dave Maculey vs Fidel Bassa (1st fight). Rocky like stuff - unkown overseas boxer gets boo'd by the Irish crowd on the way in to the fight vs their local boy, but listen to the cheers for him at the end as he's earned the crowd's respect.
    (And as someone else mentioned) Nigel Benn vs Gerald Mc but that is tinged.
     
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  10. Tankatron

    Tankatron Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I wouldn't fancy being punched on my broken jaw for best part of 14 rounds by a berserker like Frazier. Haye did show a huge amount of heart and courage in the fight with Bellew and I think he did so purposely to make amends for the sore toe incident.

    Ali showed huge heart and ridiculous levels of toughness against huge punchers like Foreman, Frazier, Norton and Shavers, getting absolutely pasted by prime, ATG fighters for round after round without ever showing any real sign of quitting and he suffered greatly for that courage later in his career and post retirement. The state of both Frazier and Ali at the end of the Thrilla in Manilla is the very definition of heart, courage and toughness.

    Both past prime with no real need to fight on at that point in their careers but neither man ready to admit that the other man was their better and both of them took years off their lives fighting in temperatures that made members of the crowd pass out with heat exhaustion and doing so for 14 rounds.........legendary stuff.
     
  11. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    No mentions for Ali being bounced round by Larry Holmes for half an hour?
     
  12. ecdrm15

    ecdrm15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bradley Provo was a good one.
     
  13. Ballista

    Ballista New Member Full Member

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    Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Monshipour
    Ike Ibeabuchi vs David Tua
    Gerald Mcclellan vs Nigel Benn
     
  14. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Saad vs López 2 , both men showed something special.
     
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  15. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    He got his ass handed to him on numerous occasions, but he never stopped trying.