[quote]PGJ wrote:
Don looks like Tom Selleck on steroids.
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Hehehe, I thought the same.
OK I wasn’t at this because it took place in 1919 when Jack Dempsey took on Jess Willard for the heavyweight championship.It was estimated to be 120 degrees at ringside Dempsey was outweighed by 58 lbs. and was 5 inches shorter than Willard. Dempsey knocked him down 7 times in the 1st round. Willard was counted out in the 1st round and Dempsey had actually left the ring but was called back when it was determined that the bell had rung and not been heard because of the crowd. The fight finally ended in the the 3rd round. Willard had a broken jaw, smashed cheekbone, cracked ribs and his eyes were nearly swollen shut. Sounds like a beating to me.
Guess that Dempsey Willard fight was already posted. Sorry about that.
Godzilla vs anything…
Aww, come on…ya knew it was coming.
Desert Storm I.
World (mainly U.S.) vs. Saddam
[quote]Damici wrote:
Desert Storm I.
World (mainly U.S.) vs. Saddam
:)[/quote]
I’m going old school.
Attilla the Hun vs Eastern Europe and Asia Minor.
The Romans vs everyone worth knowing but the Chineese. Great come from behind victory by the Visgoths at the end.
[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
PGJ wrote:
Don looks like Tom Selleck on steroids.
Hehehe, I thought the same.[/quote]
I thought I was the only one who thought this!
Tom vs Jerry. That mouse beat the hell out of that cat.
Wanderlei Silva vs Sakuraba was an epic beating. Sakuraba was considered by many as the pound-for-pound best fighter and had previously beaten like 4 Gracies and a bunch of othrt top fighters like Vitor Belfort…
Sakuraba later went on and trained with Silvas team Chute Boxe…
Heres a great mini-documentary of Saku and Silva that contains highlights of their careers…
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=771719367743698833&q=sakuraba
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WhiteFlash wrote:
And to the guy who said Foreman is the scariest heavyweight ever, two words : Mike Tyson. For the first 5 or so years of his career, nobody since the turn of the century brought that kind of aura in the ring. The second you heard the metal clanging in the background, everyone in the building {including who ever he was fighting} hair stood up on the back of their necks.[/quote]
Right fucking on. I really miss Tyson back in the days…
[quote]oriensus wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
And to the guy who said Foreman is the scariest heavyweight ever, two words : Mike Tyson. For the first 5 or so years of his career, nobody since the turn of the century brought that kind of aura in the ring. The second you heard the metal clanging in the background, everyone in the building {including who ever he was fighting} hair stood up on the back of their necks.
Right fucking on. I really miss Tyson back in the days…[/quote]
Tyson fighting anyone before Douglas was a total beatdown. His opponents were terrified. They didn’t stand a chance. I’d have to say though, that Douglas put a world class beating on Tyson. I’d rank it #2 behind the USA beating USSR in hockey in 1980 in the all-time upset category. #1 in the beatdown category because Douglas didn’t just beat Tyson, he knocked him out. Tyson had never even been knocked down before. True David and Goliath story. Here’s the last round:
[quote]oriensus wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
And to the guy who said Foreman is the scariest heavyweight ever, two words : Mike Tyson. For the first 5 or so years of his career, nobody since the turn of the century brought that kind of aura in the ring. The second you heard the metal clanging in the background, everyone in the building {including who ever he was fighting} hair stood up on the back of their necks.
Right fucking on. I really miss Tyson back in the days…[/quote]
No doubt he was a quality fighter early on, but honestly, there was no legit competition during that period. If you look at the Hwt ranks during the 70s, Tyson would have been in the upper echelon for sure, but those guys could all have gone toe to toe with him. Watch some of those old fights on ESPN Classic and you will see big guys with skills who could move well and counter with devastation. When Tyson came up, there was no one Light Heavy and up that could slip a punch and very few that could counter. Tyson was never tested by anyone until after prison. He showed after that that he couldn’t really take too many punches.
DB
[quote]Chunk061 wrote:
I nominate Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura. This fight brings new meaning to the phrase “Don’t Mess With Texas”.[/quote]
That was a great baseball fight (not many are). Ventura ran towards the mound and Ryan just stood there and squared up, lassoed him and started punching him repeatedly, although mostly on the top of the head. It was still the baseball equivalent of a beatdown.
This could take this thread on a new tangent - best beatdowns for each sport.
Anyone remember the big brawl between the Celtics and Hawks (Danny Ainge biting Tree Rollins finger down to the bone?). Greatest NBA brawl I’ve seen.
DB
[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
Holmes vs. Ali
Supposedly after the fight when Ali was lying down in the dressing room, Holmes came in to see how he was doing and Ali said something like, “I thouht you were my friend, why’d you beat me up so bad”.[/quote]
In my opinion Ali stayed in boxing many years beyond the time he should had retired. He would Rope a Dope or do something else so he did not have to fight. In my opinion he lost bad to Ernie Shavers, Ernie was a Rockum Sockum robot.
Holy balls. I felt that Butterbean shot sitting here at my desk.
Man, you would think after the last shot he took he would have held his left hand up a little higher.
[quote]PGJ wrote:
oriensus wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
And to the guy who said Foreman is the scariest heavyweight ever, two words : Mike Tyson. For the first 5 or so years of his career, nobody since the turn of the century brought that kind of aura in the ring. The second you heard the metal clanging in the background, everyone in the building {including who ever he was fighting} hair stood up on the back of their necks.
Right fucking on. I really miss Tyson back in the days…
Tyson fighting anyone before Douglas was a total beatdown. His opponents were terrified. They didn’t stand a chance. I’d have to say though, that Douglas put a world class beating on Tyson. I’d rank it #2 behind the USA beating USSR in hockey in 1980 in the all-time upset category. #1 in the beatdown category because Douglas didn’t just beat Tyson, he knocked him out. Tyson had never even been knocked down before. True David and Goliath story. Here’s the last round:
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i remember watching that fight live as a kid and the whole thing seemed truly unbelievable. it was just an indescribable nite for anyone who enjoys boxing and grew up in the tyson era. when he finally hit the canvas, it was a moment i’ll never forget.
man, i really am having a moment here…
[quote]cap’nsalty wrote:
BIGRAGOO wrote:
PGJ wrote:
Don looks like Tom Selleck on steroids.
Hehehe, I thought the same.
I thought I was the only one who thought this![/quote]
Actually, Tank Abbott made that observation way back in the mid-nineties while Frye was fighting Brian Johnston. They had Tank doing color commentary to accompany a useless Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick. Ah, the old UFC.
[quote]Tomfu wrote:
PGJ wrote:
oriensus wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
And to the guy who said Foreman is the scariest heavyweight ever, two words : Mike Tyson. For the first 5 or so years of his career, nobody since the turn of the century brought that kind of aura in the ring. The second you heard the metal clanging in the background, everyone in the building {including who ever he was fighting} hair stood up on the back of their necks.
Right fucking on. I really miss Tyson back in the days…
Tyson fighting anyone before Douglas was a total beatdown. His opponents were terrified. They didn’t stand a chance. I’d have to say though, that Douglas put a world class beating on Tyson. I’d rank it #2 behind the USA beating USSR in hockey in 1980 in the all-time upset category. #1 in the beatdown category because Douglas didn’t just beat Tyson, he knocked him out. Tyson had never even been knocked down before. True David and Goliath story. Here’s the last round:
i remember watching that fight live as a kid and the whole thing seemed truly unbelievable. it was just an indescribable nite for anyone who enjoys boxing and grew up in the tyson era. when he finally hit the canvas, it was a moment i’ll never forget.
man, i really am having a moment here…[/quote]
Major events of the last half of the 1900’s. Everyone remembers where they were, what they were doing and who they were with when they heard the news:
- Kennedy assaination
- USA beating USSR in Hockey
- Tyson getting knocked out
- OJ found innocent
[quote]Chunk061 wrote:
I nominate Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura. This fight brings new meaning to the phrase “Don’t Mess With Texas”.[/quote]
I can’t find a video of this.
Tyson’s problem was getting rid of Teddy Atlas and his original trainers and promoters. The worst thing that ever happened to Tyson was signing with Don King after Gus D’Amato died.For a 4-5 year period, Tyson was the most dominant athlete of all time.