Most shocking or unexpected events in boxing history

It never seemed controversial to me - JCC broke Taylor down and was the guy doing all the damage in the fight.

 

Bueno giving Sung Kil Moon a lesson was hard to watch.

 

I have to agree with this 100%, I am a Philly guy and I was rooting for Taylor of course, and when the end came me and my buddies went completely bananas.

But after a little time to settle down and think about it, Richard Steele did exactly the right thing, it doesn't matter if there's two seconds or two milliseconds left a knockout is a knockout. It would have been unfair to Julio to deny him a knockout

 

yes I can agree, but it 'looked' as though Bivol was about to mention the name of that hopeful showdown, which he is 'assured' of when he signed for Arthur and then the other guy moved in behind him... it wouldn't be the first time Plans were ALREADY SET in Boxing.

I don't know, but I think there was nearly a slip of the tongue there, showing yet again the Power of the Money Men in Boxing.

Corrupt old business that it is.

 

I resemble that remark.

 

Ruiz v Joshua I
Ali v Foreman
Young v Foreman
Tyson v Douglas
Foreman v Moorer
Usyk v Joshua I
Zhang v Joyce twice
Holyfield v Lewis I
Lewis v Rahman II
Lewis v McCall I
Weaver v Tate
Wilder v Parker
Marciano v Louis

and many others

 

Anyone who has any doubts about Richard Steele being a dodgy referee who looked after the interests of the house fighter should watch the rematch between Muangchai Kittikasem and Yuri Arbachakov . The Thai was boxing at home and Steele stood by and watch Arbachakov hand out a sustained beating well after the fight should have been stopped. Steele didn't intervene because that was not what the promoter and management team wanted and they were paying for his trip to Thailand. In the end, Arbatchakov's fists made the decision for him.

The stoppage of Taylor may have been justified, but that's not what Taylor or his corner wanted. Chavez was the house fighter that night and the promoter and Chavez's team definitely wanted and needed that stoppage.

 

When Davey Moore featherweight Champion died after fight with Sugar Ramos, 1963 was very sad. He was a good friend, along with Willie Ketchum his manager. Benny Paret was killed, Griffith should have been prosecuted for man slaughter I believe both fights are on youtube.

 

The ref should have stopped the paret fight. Griffith did what he did in rage which can't be blamed in a blood sport. The ref committed suicide after he learned that Paret's mother also died unable to cope with her son's loss (iirc).

 

Roy Jones Junior vs Antonio Tarver 2. No one saw that coming; Jones was still considered unbeatable!

 

I think it was "Greg" from the Brady Bunch that Bonaduce beat the crap out of.

 

Did you mean Lewis - Rahman I?

 

Both. The KO suffered by Lewis was shocking but Rahman's one was frightening, considered Lewis for many was finished.

 

He wasn't considered finished at all except of probably some of his haters. In all last fights prior to Rahman I he looked as good as ever, and it's not like he got beaten or outclassed - just knocked out by one punch.

Bookies also favored Lewis like 3 to 1 in the rematch (not 15 to 1 like the first fight but still).

There might have been some additional doubts considering how easily Rahman handled Lewis in the brawl at the ESPN studio, but most people knew Lewis was a superior boxer.

 

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