The 50 Best Boxing Masterclasses Seen (Complete) On Film

No argument against here, not a chance

:good

 

13 rounds to 2 Benitez in International Boxing, i think it was. Yes, Benitez at his brilliant best

:yep

 

Roberto Duran v Davey Moore :good

 

It was a hell of a lesson. Here's how it is described on box rec:

Duran wins a world title in a third weight class on his 32nd birthday with a thoroughly one-sided beating of the champ.

Duran began to establish himself almost from the first bell, landing the more telling blows in in the opening session. During the course of the round Duran thumbed Moore's right eye. The eye would gradually swell through out the remainder of the bout. Right before the bell Duran threw a borderline body shot which may have strayed low, certainly not unprecedented as his aggressive style often caused him to bend the rule or trample them underfoot altogether. The result in this case was to no doubt get inside the younger fighter's head.

Moore attempted to get back into it early in round two, but Duran rose to the challenge, driving Moore to the ropes with a series of combinations. Each time Moore tried to take control Duran answered with something even stronger. Moore's round ending combination was by far his best action to that point, but Duran's legendary machismo lessened the psychological advantage Moore may have gained as he shook off the barrage and stared the champion down, eventually dismissing him to his own corner with a disdainful wave of his glove.

In round three Duran began to follow his combinations by smiling at Moore. Moore attempted to work his jab more frequently, but Duran reduced the effectiveness of that strategy by moving inside and ripping murderous body shots. At one point as the two were in close the crafty Duran, who had his head on Moore's chest, clearly used his skull as a weapon and he brought his head up under the champion's chin.

By the beginning of round four the swelling of Moore's eye was undeniable. Although Moore flurried and kept very busy in the early going, his punches were short and not particularly effective. Duran, on the other hand, landed sharp, effective punches. A left hook in the last minute was particularly telling.

Between rounds four and five, Moore's corner, clearly concerned, didn't so much offer advice as repeatedly ask Moore how badly Duran was hurting him. This is never a good sign.

As he waited for the bell to start round five, Duran stared across the ring hungrily, a sneer fixed on his face. He didn't wait long to continue dismantling the champion, landing hard combinations, almost at will by this point. But Moore was not giving up by any means. The fifth was his best round to this point as he tagged Duran with hard, effective combinations to the head and punctuated the effort by popping the veteran after the bell.

Duran took control again in the sixth, landing hard shots to Moore's head, clearly targeting Davey's eye which was swollen completely shut by the end of the frame. Moore was bleeding from the mouth as well.
Knowing he was in trouble, Moore repeatedly pushed down on Duran's head, but it only served to fire Duran up. He began to throw more often and harder, eventually dropping him on the seat of his pants with a murderous right that caught Moore right on the button. Many at ringside were pleading for the fight to be stopped, but Referee Magana allowed it to continue. Moore's wife and mother both reportedly passed out at ringside.

Duran's corner instructed him to finish Davey in the eighth. Duran landed every punch he threw as Moore was completely incapable of defending himself, but the referee seemed totally unaware of how hurt the champion was. Moore's corner finally threw in the towel to save their man.

Utter domination!

 

Yes, it was a schooling and a half. He's quite the character at the end of fights e.g. Leonard 1, Benitez and Hagler. A bit different vs Hearns tho :yep

 

Yeah the Hearns fight was quite the shocker. Hearns could sure punch.

 

Monzon-Napoles
Monzon-Valdez (1 & 2)
Olivares-Castillo (all three)
Harada-Jofre (1 & 2)
Buchanan-Paduano

 

Probably the ultimate schooling, and always a pleasure to watch, Barrera-Hamed.

 

Whitaker's showing against Ramirez, the rematch, was the mother of all masterclasses.

 

Yes, as was Camacho's whupping of Ramirez too.