Author Topic: Greatest Boxing Matches of All Time (Read 189 times)

Shuckins · « **on:** July 31, 2004, 01:08:22 AM »

Which was the greatest...in your opinion?

For sheer spectacle and/or guts I nominate these two:

Jersey Joe Walcott v. Rocky Marciano
Muhammad Ali v. Joe Frazier (Thrilla in Manila)

TweetyBird · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2004, 01:22:35 AM »

I know it was all staged, but I liked the second Ali-Spinks fight.
I got to see it live, so it was my favorite.

Shuckins · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2004, 01:26:24 AM »

Spinks was certainly a flash-in-the pan wasn't he.

TweetyBird · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2004, 01:34:01 AM »

He was a hand picked bum. That was the begining of the promoters taking over the sport. I don't even follow it anymore, but at one time boxing was very big in New Orleans.

Edit: not to brag or anything, but my dad was a boxer ( nothing famous, just golden gloves stuff) and I got to meet a lot of boxers growing up. The most famous was probably Ralph Dupas. He came down here last in about 1974. He looked like he was suffering health problems (stroke maybe) and our family went out to dinner with him. He was dealing black jack in Las Vegas at the time. I suppose he's deceased by now. Boxing was a constant topic of conversation when I was growing up - sure miss how it used to be.

SaburoS · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2004, 02:01:50 AM »

Hagler and Hearns was a good one.

SirLoin · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2004, 02:04:46 AM »

Ali vs Foreman...Rumble In Jungle.

demaw1 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2004, 02:31:08 AM »

Ali and Frazer

Ali said frazer didnt know it but he didnt have strengh for another round couldnt have come out.....Years later frazier said if he had known it then he still couldnt have come out.That is close

Now i am not sure was it this fight or foreman fight ,well such is life.

Sixpence · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2004, 02:35:59 AM »

The thrilla in Manila