Excellent post. I remember seeing that during the live broadcast and thinking that fight was over. And then he got up..., gathered himself, and boxed throughout the distance.
This literally describes nearly every trilogy+ in history. Zale-Graziano, Vazquez-Marquez, Pep-Saddler, Harding-Andries, Charles-Walcott, Carbajal-Gonzalez, Langford-Wills, Patterson-Johansson, Rios-Alvarado, Bivins-Moore, Jeannette-Langford, Ketchel-Papke, Twofers: Brown-Norris, Klitschko-Brewster, Lewis-Rahman, Lewis-McCall, Louis-Schmeling, Hearns-Leonard
Already mentioned, but both Lewis losses, I guess. Really tough to find examples, when you think about it. Guess it shows just how impressive it was Lewis done it twice - those demons must be more difficult to overcome than is realised.
Very much so. I don't think it was on the level whatsoever- seemed like Banks got a healthy bonus to keep the cuffs on.