Fight that has most affected you or inspired you in your life?

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  1. BoxingKangaroo

    BoxingKangaroo Active Member Full Member

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    lester ellis vs barry michaels. dont know if anyone in hear has ever seen it, but it was a war. both guys showed awesome heart.
     
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  2. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran/Buchanan
    Duran/DeJesus II
    Duran/Leonard I
    Duran/Moore
    Duran/Hagler
    Duran/Barkley
     
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  3. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good god, Barry Michaels:D indeed a blast from the past, he fought here in the UK in the 80's.
     
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  4. liljp361

    liljp361 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At the time I thought boxing was simple what you see going on.. 2 men punching each other doing something they have always done.. I thought this "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather guy was just some thug but then there were glimpses into his personality where you can see part of it is contrived for the camera and part of it was real.. it was contrasting.. nevertheless I was hoping for a good fight as I had seen Gatti before and had seen Mayweather.. I thought both were good fighters..

    What inspired me truly was not only the 1 sidedness of it but just the way it looked.. I mean I had seen boxing before.. I had seen knockouts before.. but I had never ever seen a fighter so much outclassed in so perfect a manner as I did with what Floyd did.. he looked like perfection in there.. and then to see the emotion after.. its because he has a belief in God no matter what and knows how blessed he must be.. a lot of you guys will never know how hard it is to be that good.. if it was easy other fighters would fight like Mayweather.

    As I said.. the perfection of the way he looked in there especially in that last round I must have seen it 100 times that night.. it just captivated me how good its possible to look. Not to mention the emotion displayed at the end saying "God is great" just further cemented my belief in God as well and I can honestly say Mayweather helped me in my relationship with God and thats something that cant be accounted for
     
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  5. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield v Tyson was cool.But as an inspirational story I like Steve Robinson.Normal bloke from Wales,decent enough part time fighter(fight anyone won plenty but lost a fair few 9 I think) working in a warehouse.Gets a call at very short notice for a world title shot.Not only wins it but makes defences against fighters considered out of his league.Ok he carried on fighting a bit too long but he is a cool guy who rarely gets a mention.
     
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  6. Blues Brother

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    Tyson-Douglas because it was SO shocking. It felt like the world had been turned upside down in an instant.
     
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  7. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It was a global tsunami event that drowned the whole planet in SHOCK:shock:
     
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  8. HEADBANGER

    HEADBANGER TEAM ELITE GENERAL Full Member

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    hagler v leonard - 2 fighters i idolized. my 2 heroes to this day.
     
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  9. kolokomandos

    kolokomandos GLASS IS NOT AN OPTION Full Member

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    Nobody mentions Golota - Bowe both fights?
     
    kolokomandos, Nov 27, 2010
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  10. lexpain23

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    Cotto vs Judah
     
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  11. BobDigi5060

    BobDigi5060 East Side MMA Full Member

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    Taylor/Froch I found to be highly inspirational..

    "I'm goin back to England Mum! And I'm keepin my title"
     
    BobDigi5060, Nov 27, 2010
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  12. rocky538

    rocky538 Lineal Champion Full Member

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    Mora vs. Mosley
     
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  13. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Cassius Clay-Henry Cooper As a kid I got to go see that fight. All we'd heard about Clay was his bragging. We went to that fight hoping to see Henry shut Clays mouth.
    He did too at the end of the fourth round but clever corner work by Angelo Dundee gave Clay extra time to recover. When he came out for that fifth round Cass wasnt playing any more he slashed Henry's face to ribbons. I went to that fight hoping to see Clay destroyed but left it a life long fan. Ali truly is The Greatest!!!!
     
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  14. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd-Baldimor: that inspired me to bring a pillow and blanket to snooze on.
     
    PIPO23, Nov 27, 2010
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