Which is the more brutal HW fight?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Addie, May 20, 2009.


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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    10 cent up-bringing with a childhood that wouldn't leave you much better adjusted mentally.
     
    Russell, May 20, 2009
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  2. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    He described the fight as merely "Golota pounding away". That is bull****. I've watched the fight several times now, as I bought Bowe's career set a few days ago, and although bowe was getting hammered, he was also dishing out punishment himself. As I said before, Golota was clearly winning the fight, but the referee would have to think twice about stopping it as every time Bowe landed, it was usually a homerun right hand that Golota sometimes took well, but also sometimes got wobbly, as evidenced in round 4 and 9.

    The comparison isn't unfair with Thriller. They were both brutal, and this fight effectively ended Bowe's career, if their first encounter hadn't already.
     
    Addie, May 21, 2009
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  3. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can't imagine Bowe or Golata looking anything but mediocre if they were fighting in the heat in Manilla that night. They looked like a couple of guys in the regional golden gloves fights & Bowe is fortunate Golata is no finisher in there.
     
    zadfrak, May 23, 2009
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  4. ThinBlack

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    Thrilla in Manila.
     
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  5. heavy_hands

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    man are you ****ing serious?
     
    heavy_hands, May 7, 2013
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  6. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Thrilla.
     
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  7. RockyJim

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    Manilia in 1975...
     
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  8. The Spider

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    :deal
     
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    The Thrilla is the greater fight. However, those are two depleted versions of formerly great fighters. It is not a great exhibition of physical talent such as the first fight but more a contest of who had lost less in the interim.
     
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  10. Theron

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    Thrilla definatley
     
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  11. jdoro63

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    Both are certainly up there. But as another poster mentioned earlier in this thread, the Bowe-Golota fights are underrated (unfair of course because they were two epic battles). Due to this fact, I will go with Bowe-Golota II over the "Thrilla in Manilla" as the more brutal heavyweight fight. After all, "Big Daddy" Bowe was essentially retired by "Powerful Pole" Golota.
     
    jdoro63, Aug 31, 2017
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  12. JackSilver

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    I agree. The sense of excitement was helped by the fact that both were past their best and more a test of endurance and willpower as much as anything.
     
    JackSilver, Sep 1, 2017
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  13. frankwornank

    frankwornank Active Member Full Member

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    Two fights come to mind. Quarry vs Norton and Foreman vs Lyle.
     
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  14. Reinhardt

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    Ali told his corner to cut the gloves off after the 14th round and Pacheco when asked didn't deny it. Ali collapsed because he was finished. Joe was pissed till his death that the fight was stopped, if he had come out, who knows, somebody might have died.
     
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