Which 3 minutes were the longest you've ever seen?

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Anyone who has been in the ring knows what it's like; when you're hurt, those minutes can take forever. I rewatched Wlad - Byrd II today and when Byrd was knocked down early in round 5 just seemed to take forever. Same for the second round of Bowe-Golota II, although Bowe was lucky in a sense that Golota butted him with, causing him to get a break.
     
  2. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    When your hurt or rocked early in the round, and feel the fight go out of you, it is the worst feeling in the world, and the 3 min seem to take forever. The longest Ive seen was Holmes-Norton-15th round, that battle went on for what seemed like forever. Same with the first round of Hagler-Hearns.
     
  3. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    About any time Ruiz fights.
     
  4. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl So true.
     
  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Didn't Gerrie Coetzee lose his title to Page at 3 and a half minutes?
     
  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    I was about to say this Seamus. It was at about the 3.48 mark. Definitely a call for this one, even if it is not quite what Chris is after lol
     
  7. Pat_Lowe

    Pat_Lowe Active Member Full Member

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    That last round of your fight is about as long as you could imagine, it just seems to drag on and on
     
  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Willard-Dempsey is almost unbearable. You can't look away though.
     
  9. The Whaler

    The Whaler My dog be thorough. Full Member

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    I can feel my beard grow as I watch him fight.
     
  10. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Any round, but the final round, of Rafael Pineda vs. Roger Mayweather.

    I was a kid waiting on George Foreman to fight Jimmy Ellis (not that one new guys), and that fight really had be nodding off.
     
  11. prime

    prime BOX! Writing Champion Full Member

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    Tyson stalking Holmes in the 4th. That stupid bell would never ring!
     
  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    1968 I was fighting Tony Scott,I thought it was three hours!
     
  13. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    Any round of Ali-Holmes where Ali was laying there and Holmes unloads on him.
     
  14. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    That's a long time ago, Mcvey! What weight class was it? Do you remember much of the three hours?
     
  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Middle,Im up to cruiser now!,all I remember about it is the disorientation of keep going up and down!