Famous Sparring beatdowns

Tony Tubbs KO'ing Grimace in one gulp. The Fry Guys ran out of the gym never to be seen again.

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Walcott quit as a sparring partner for Louis, according to Louis he was handled easily.
Harry Wills was let go as a partner for Jack Johnson ,because he could not absorb the punishment.
Jack Johnson embarrased George Gardner in training camp.
Ali did the same to Ingo ,its on You Tube,"that boy is very fast"
Toxie Hall dropped Marciano in sparring.
Canzoneri used to drub Lou Ambers but ,in time Ambers got his revenge ,its all about where you are in your respective careers, plus you try different things out in sparring. Too much stock is placed on sparring sessions ,imo.Some fighters go out to hurt their partners [Dempsey,Louis], some take it easy[ Ali].

 

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Here's the pre-Douglas session where Tyson was dropped by Page

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJfUj15rgmY[/ame]

 

This one is hilarious check out what starts to happen from about the 2:46 point - totally hilarious -here Williams "fckn wid the wroooongg guy maaaaan!!" hahahaha

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxfaOOWNHKg[/ame]

 

Here's a couple of odd ones as well

Old Roberto Duran spars young Nigel benn

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZtTnBo61fM[/ame]

Tommy Hearns-Gerald McClellan exhibition match

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEQVMb8zkC8&feature=related[/ame]

17 yr old Tommy Hearns vs 20 yr old Aaron Pryor

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GNR8paIpv8&feature=related[/ame]

Tuaman spars Real Deal

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2eGq7p6sOw[/ame]

 

Clay vs Ingo

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iILkwY2ynKE[/ame]

 

This is a bizarre one for those who haven't seen it before but.......

Old Muhammad Ali Exhibition against young Mike Dynamite Dokes

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouduTeGnL7I[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7OQB_Ykr9Y&feature=related[/ame]

 

Wish this were a little longer - Smokin Joe Frazier spars Jimmy Young

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXJ81hU_ygQ[/ame]

 

and arguably the king daddy of them all

anchient Ray Robinson vs anchient Willie Pep

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYlrqhQJ0dY[/ame]

 

I got the tar beaten out of me by the following:

Evander Holyfield
George Foreman
David Tua
Lennox Lewis
Wladimir Klitschko


They are famous to me. I blame those 5 for any twinge of pain that enters my noggin. And some of those sessions were probably worse beatings that what has been described

 

Always wondered why casual fans gave such importance to sparring sessions. To the best fighters, they were work sessions, constantly being hit or looking awkward trying to perfect a move or correct a defensive flaw.

The gym fighters looked a house-a-fire sparring, drawing OOOHs 'N AAAHs from spectators. But they never got any better.

 

magnanasakki wow :thumbsup
please share with us some more info about your's and other boxers sparrings that you saw.which of these boxers impressed you the most,who hit hardest etc...

 

yeah who would you say hit the hardest, fastest, were the hardest to hurt etc, quickest, hardest to nail, any seem like a bag of nerves even??

 

A few that haven't been mentioned:

A young, Olympics days Whitaker schooling Camacho (according to legend).

Greb giving Dempsey a whipping.

A young Jones handling then Super Middleweight champ Lindell Holmes in '91 (footage available).