1994 WBC 160 lb. fight between "J. Castro & J.D. Jackson." Classica..

How about this? Just finished giving it a re-watch on Youtube not 5 minutes ago. What a fight. One of the best examples of a truly out of nowhere, come from behind victory you're likely to see. Proof that all it takes is one punch.

Even the ending aside, it was a hell of a fight leading up to it. I had Jackson up 7 rounds to 1, but both men landed some very good shots and had the other rocked on multiple occasions. Jackson was sharp-shooting the hell out him in the early goings before Castro came on at the end of the 3rd and continued into the 4th (only round I gave him), dishing him a beating right back (although Jackson was with him the whole way).

It seemed like Jackson was always landing more punches (God knows how many he threw), but when Castro opened up toward the end of certain rounds when Jackson had blown his wad he got in the more effective blows. In the 5th or 6th Castro got rocked with a big 1-2 (I believe that's when the cut came) and from then on it looked like Jackson was running away with it. He gave him some beatings against the ropes. So many flush punches landed.

The 9th round was something else. After Jackson rocked him yet again with a sharp 1-2, Castro retreated to the ropes while Jackson pursued and proceeded to tee off. Out of nowhere, Castro throws a right hook which falls just short, and with the momentum brings back around a big left, landing square on Jackson's jaw as he swings his own left. Down goes Jackson. After that he was not recuperating. Castro didn't even really land anything of note in the subsequent knockdowns and ref stoppage. The damage was already done.

Great fight.

 

I cant believe Castro stood up to that.

 

Yes, it was an amazing ending and a very good fight. I sure miss those Don King PPV cards. Plus it was easier to steal cable back then.

I watched the rematch and felt Jackson got jobbed. Castro scored 2 KDs, but did little else.

 

Oh yes - Fantastic fights. One of my favorites!!

No fight is over before the final bell.

Woller

 

I watched it only once , as well as the rest of the Castro-Johnson-Jackson affairs . Castro was the man out of these 3.
Also , if a man floors his opponent 2:0 in a fight and doesn't get the decision then it is a robbery. How many former light middleweights can show the resiliency Castro showed at light heavyweight and cruiserweight ? Castro is an all-time great , p4p wise , even if he didn't have the longevity in a single weight class. p4p ranking is about the career in its whole , and if a man maintains his resiliency and/or power through a vast range of weights , like Langford , Toney , Armstrong , Duran and Castro did , then that man is great.