"There is no sport more cruel than boxing"

Tyson to McBride was pretty tough, Tyson being the guy who got me into boxing in the first place.

 

pacman morales 3 ...........the way he shook his head and looked at his corner it was truly sad

 

as a wlad fan seeing him get destroyed TWICE wasnt the coolest thing in the world... especially the brewster fight where he was dominating and then all of the sudden... he got hurt, then the ref called it in between rounds which ive never seen before but... that sucked

 

I agree on Morales.

Every one of Erik`s losses gutted me as he just looked less of a fighter in each loss, all his losses became more decisive with the exception of Diaz but thats because Diaz is an utterly terrible fighter, I actually thought Erik edged that fight but in his prime would have humiliated Diaz. Its over as an elite fighter for him, has been since 05.

:|

 

Boxing is a cruel sport. Watching Mijares getting dominated and knocked out by Vic, then to listen to the idiots at ESB dismiss everything Mijares had achieved before the fight was a low moment, i have to say. Likewise, even watching Barrera in the ring with a guy like ventura after all the glory years in the Hamed, Morales, and marquez fights. I consider the marquez fight a personal triumph for Barrera considering how competitive he was at his age. Marquez won the fight though.

Boxing is cruel as hell.

 

Sad to see these favorite fighters of mine go:
1. Leonard vs. Norris / Camacho
2. Jones Jr. vs. Glenn Johnson - Jones was totally shot at this time.

3. shot Arturo Gatti beatdown.
4. shot Mike Tyson beatdown.

 

Foreman getting outboxed by Tommy Morrison. Young George would have knocked that steroid ****** out in less than a round.

 

Although I can't say I was a huge fan of his work (his shrieking banshee of a wife didn't make it any easier to sit through his fights as it was), it was pretty depressing seeing Chris Byrd get destroyed in his venture down to LHW.

 

when I was young , i idolised nasseem hamed , i didnt no much about boxing but i always remember listening to some of his fights on the radio then finally watching him on tv it made me fall in love with boxing seein him dance and out move and flaunt his opponents with devestating shots from different angles and i then watched the marco antonio berrera and my heart crumbled really, so that was cruel but didnt last long

 

shot nigel benn losing to malinga then compounding it by fighting collins twice, each worse than the last.

 

Ping Pong is more cruel and dangerous....

 

This thread title is so true. No sport is a cruel as boxing. As a boxer once said, "Fighting is not something you do for a living if you have other options."

Even though it happened well before I was born, seeing the film of Joe Louis getting stopped by Marciano always breaks my heart.

 

even tho i never saw it and never really regarded terry norris. i only started to like him about half a year ago. watching all of his fights inbetween little-pettway. loved his mixture of handspeed, power, combinations, technique and just a unjustified will to win. even in th ebrown fight he was throwing mad punches. chin i know he didnt have but he made up for it with a good defence and a dogged arrrogance.

anyways i found the boudouani fight a fight that made him justified to retire form the sport. i have missed the mullings fight and the rupa fights which i wass told are the real showing of terry norris's talent just leaving him. almsot as if every round he faced took a big of his style away from him. anyways i prepared for the worst as i watched it and even tho it was a bit of a dud figth at the start by the 3rd round it was plain as a white wash wall that norris was shot like a pigeon.
i was horrified by it. no snap, no speed, no technique, floundering punches almost like he was doggy paddling. it was like he had revert to a half decent amatuer.
Boudouani who was neither a good boxer or inside worker was doing what ever he wanted. even tho Laurent wasnt a mug or old in comparison it was clear that Laurent Boudouani still had his wits and fits about himself.