This is my personal choice for the 10 greatest performances ever. I didnt rate it by impact or how competitve the fights actually were, but on individual performance against reasonable oppisition.
1. Ali vs Williams- Sure Williams wasnt at his best, but Ali's hand speed, movement and fluid combinations are absolutely awe inspiring no matter how many times you watch it.
2.Louis vs Schmeling 2- Makes you wonder how the hell did Schmeling surive past two, let alone win the first fight?!
3.Foreman vs Frazier 1- Besides Ali, no one would have beaten Foreman at that point of his career.
4.Hearns vs Duran- Dispatching a granite chinned living legend still close to his prime with a single punch is as dominating as it gets.
5.Tyson vs Spinks- Tyson looked like the greatest thing ever to lace on gloves in this one. Some experts still believe no heavyweight would have beaten him on that night.
6.Dempsey vs Willard- Demspsy resembled an anthropodic panther in this one.
7. Liston vs Paterson 1 or 2- Made more impressive by how well Patterson did against quality oppisition afterwards.
8. Leonard vs Duran 2- Leonard fought his fight this time and totally humiliated the all time great.
9. Norris vs Simon 2- I know alot of people are reading this thinking wtf? But if you watch it Norris absoulutly schools Simon from round 1 to twelve with some of the most beautiful boxing ive ever seen.
10. Zale vs Graziano 3- Zale was on a mission, and threw probably the best body punches i've ever seen in this fight.
Like i said just my personal choice. Would like to read what every one else thinks.
Ten greatest fistic performances ever
Good topic.
Here are my favourites:
10. Roberto Duran TKO12 Esteban DeJesus - In what would be Duran's final fight as lightweight champion of the world, he was at his best. He looked unbeatable to be sure. DeJesus was in over his head from the start, and Duran continued to beat on him for eleven rounds, before taking him out with a classic Duran-style, furious barrage.
9. Henry Armstrong UD15 Barney Ross - Armstrong looked like he had ants in his pants! The guy just wouldn't stop going forwards. The taller, considerably heavier Barney Ross, a great fighter in himself, had no answer to the almost superhuman Armstrong's continual forward march. Armstrong left hooked Ross beautifully, and never let up the pace. He seemed to grow stronger and stronger as the rounds wore on, and Ross jhust couldn't deal with it.
8. Carlos Monzon TKO7 Jose Napoles - Napoles was a great welterweight and a fine champion - but he was no match for the bigger and more powerful Monzon. Napoles found success using his speed in the first three rounds, but then Monzon's intelligent fighting brain started to figure him out. In the fifth and sixth rounds Napoles took a bad beating as Monzon landed right hand after right hand, and Napoles was forced to retire in his corner before the seventh round. Monzon's accuracy was astounding.
7. Roberto Duran UD15 Ray Leonard - This was a great performance on both mens' parts, but Duran was the clear winner. Leonard displayed guts, strength and skill, but Duran, stepping up a weight class, was just too much. The now lighter hitting Duran still packed heat, but it was his ferocity on the inside, deceptive speed and body punching which overpowered Leonard. Undoubtedly one of the greatest fights of all time.
6. Joe Louis TKO1 Max Schmeling - What can be said about this fight that hasn't been said before? It was a massacre. Louis was so damn powerful that night, I don't think any heavyweight could have beaten him. The final right cross is up there on par with Hearns' on Duran... Schmeling's head snapped violently, and a once world class fighter was left quivering on the floor a heap of broken bones.
5. Sonny Liston TKO1 Wayne Bethea - Liston's best showing, in my opinion. Bethea had never been stopped before this fight, and was never stopped after. In fifty eight seconds, Liston put his punches together with astonishing accuracy, speed and power, knocking Bethea to the floor and smashing him around the ring. At the end of this short bout, blood seeped from Bethea's ear, and seven of his teeth had been knocked out.
4. Marvelous Marvin Hagler TKO3 Alan Minter - Hagler was practically unbeatable this night. While the Sibson win might have been a more complete performance, Hagler's mentality against Minter was all win. He wasn't going to lose, plain and simple. He was "ready to die for this." Hagler bounced in and out in the first round, jabbing effectively with a cruel accuracy. In the second, Hagler started bringing the left hand into it, and after Minter thought he stunned Hagler he rushed in, but the challenger fought back with frightening ferocity, counterpunching Minter five times and sending him wobbly moments later. In the third, Minter was cut up bad, his nose was broken and he had no more business in the ring.
3. Carlos Monzon KO12 Nino Benvenuti - This was a truly great performance. Monzon was virtually unknown outside of Argentina, and he was the clear underdog against the great Benvenuti. Monzon outclassed the champion from the start, bashing him with right hands and dictating the pace with his jab. Monzon really fought like a challenger should fight for the title. Benvenuti, after being counterpunched badly all night, was poleaxed with a big right hand and was left crumpled in the corner. It was the complete victory.
2. Salvador Sanchez TKO8 Wilfredo Gomez - Salvador Sanchez... What a great fighter. He looked great on this night, picking apart Gomez with his laser jab that landed with pinpoint accuracy. While Sanchez finished the fight unmarked, the defeated but courageous Gomez, who ended the fight protesting after being laid out over the ropes, remained a sorry sight. His right cheekbone was broken, puffing up his eye something horrible, and his left was none too prettier.
1. Marvelous Marvin Hagler TKO11 Mustafa Hamsho - Brilliant performance, and my favourite of all time. Hagler's jab was like a homing missile, and his combinations were fantastic. Hamsho was the kind of guy who made fights ugly, yet Hagler did a terrific job of making it as neat as possible, save for the cut on his right eye caused by a butt. Hamsho required fifty five stitches as a result of Hagler's accumulative punching, and the fight ended with him resting helplessly against the ropes after being bashed all about the ring.
Here are my favourites:
10. Roberto Duran TKO12 Esteban DeJesus - In what would be Duran's final fight as lightweight champion of the world, he was at his best. He looked unbeatable to be sure. DeJesus was in over his head from the start, and Duran continued to beat on him for eleven rounds, before taking him out with a classic Duran-style, furious barrage.
9. Henry Armstrong UD15 Barney Ross - Armstrong looked like he had ants in his pants! The guy just wouldn't stop going forwards. The taller, considerably heavier Barney Ross, a great fighter in himself, had no answer to the almost superhuman Armstrong's continual forward march. Armstrong left hooked Ross beautifully, and never let up the pace. He seemed to grow stronger and stronger as the rounds wore on, and Ross jhust couldn't deal with it.
8. Carlos Monzon TKO7 Jose Napoles - Napoles was a great welterweight and a fine champion - but he was no match for the bigger and more powerful Monzon. Napoles found success using his speed in the first three rounds, but then Monzon's intelligent fighting brain started to figure him out. In the fifth and sixth rounds Napoles took a bad beating as Monzon landed right hand after right hand, and Napoles was forced to retire in his corner before the seventh round. Monzon's accuracy was astounding.
7. Roberto Duran UD15 Ray Leonard - This was a great performance on both mens' parts, but Duran was the clear winner. Leonard displayed guts, strength and skill, but Duran, stepping up a weight class, was just too much. The now lighter hitting Duran still packed heat, but it was his ferocity on the inside, deceptive speed and body punching which overpowered Leonard. Undoubtedly one of the greatest fights of all time.
6. Joe Louis TKO1 Max Schmeling - What can be said about this fight that hasn't been said before? It was a massacre. Louis was so damn powerful that night, I don't think any heavyweight could have beaten him. The final right cross is up there on par with Hearns' on Duran... Schmeling's head snapped violently, and a once world class fighter was left quivering on the floor a heap of broken bones.
5. Sonny Liston TKO1 Wayne Bethea - Liston's best showing, in my opinion. Bethea had never been stopped before this fight, and was never stopped after. In fifty eight seconds, Liston put his punches together with astonishing accuracy, speed and power, knocking Bethea to the floor and smashing him around the ring. At the end of this short bout, blood seeped from Bethea's ear, and seven of his teeth had been knocked out.
4. Marvelous Marvin Hagler TKO3 Alan Minter - Hagler was practically unbeatable this night. While the Sibson win might have been a more complete performance, Hagler's mentality against Minter was all win. He wasn't going to lose, plain and simple. He was "ready to die for this." Hagler bounced in and out in the first round, jabbing effectively with a cruel accuracy. In the second, Hagler started bringing the left hand into it, and after Minter thought he stunned Hagler he rushed in, but the challenger fought back with frightening ferocity, counterpunching Minter five times and sending him wobbly moments later. In the third, Minter was cut up bad, his nose was broken and he had no more business in the ring.
3. Carlos Monzon KO12 Nino Benvenuti - This was a truly great performance. Monzon was virtually unknown outside of Argentina, and he was the clear underdog against the great Benvenuti. Monzon outclassed the champion from the start, bashing him with right hands and dictating the pace with his jab. Monzon really fought like a challenger should fight for the title. Benvenuti, after being counterpunched badly all night, was poleaxed with a big right hand and was left crumpled in the corner. It was the complete victory.
2. Salvador Sanchez TKO8 Wilfredo Gomez - Salvador Sanchez... What a great fighter. He looked great on this night, picking apart Gomez with his laser jab that landed with pinpoint accuracy. While Sanchez finished the fight unmarked, the defeated but courageous Gomez, who ended the fight protesting after being laid out over the ropes, remained a sorry sight. His right cheekbone was broken, puffing up his eye something horrible, and his left was none too prettier.
1. Marvelous Marvin Hagler TKO11 Mustafa Hamsho - Brilliant performance, and my favourite of all time. Hagler's jab was like a homing missile, and his combinations were fantastic. Hamsho was the kind of guy who made fights ugly, yet Hagler did a terrific job of making it as neat as possible, save for the cut on his right eye caused by a butt. Hamsho required fifty five stitches as a result of Hagler's accumulative punching, and the fight ended with him resting helplessly against the ropes after being bashed all about the ring.
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Im not judging it by the accomplishment per say, but on the actual performance. Duran's win was a greater feat, but in my humble opinion Leonard looked alot more spectacular humiliating Duran in the second fight than Duran looked beating him very narrowly in the first fight.Leonard V Duran 2 was nowhere near as great as Duran stepping upt to Welter to beat a prime Leonard......
Yea, I know it was a flagrant missmatch but Roy Jones vs. Vinnie Paz is one of the most dominant displays of boxing in history by one of the great fighter in his prime. The law's of forensic science state that whenever two elements come together there is always an exchane of matter between them to be investigated (or something like that). This is probably the only fight where one guy landed an assortment of massive bombs while literally not being touched.
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I think that I put the greatest boxing performances in one post last year.
Let me see:
1. Whitaker vs Chavez: Pernell gave the greatest boxing exhibition of the last 25 years. I ranked this one at #1 because of the circumstances surrounding the fight. It was for the battle as the #1 pound per pound best. Whitaker showed that he was the greatest of the 90s decade.
2. Ali vs Cleveland Williams: The introduction of the "Ali Shuffle", plus the blinding speed of foot and hands were incredible. He KOd a dangerous opponent and KO artist.
3. Louis vs Schmeling II: I have never seen a great display of how you suppose to throw punches. Louis throws Left, rights, uppercuts, hooks right crosses. It was a thing of beauty. A textbook of combination punching...Germany surrenders!!!
4. Sanchez vs Gomez: Sanchez completely thrashed and outbombed one of the greatest KO artists of all time in spectacular fashion. It was a performance for the ages...Mexico tiene un Salvador!!! Mexico tiene un Salvador!!!
5. Mayweather vs Corrales: It was a mismatch that I could not believe.
6. Duran vs DeJesus III: Probably Roberto's most complete fight. He counter punches and is patient and made Esteban miss like never before. With icing on the cake, Duran sends DeJesus to the canvas...DeJesus is crawling like a 10 month old baby. What a Knockout!!!
7. Hearns vs Cuevas: Tommy was too much for him. Too fast, too tall, too big and too smart for Cuevas. Hearns trashed Cuevas in one of the best KOs that I have ever seen.
8. Hearns vs Duran: Another classic KO. Hearns put to sleep the legendary "Manos de Piedra" in one of the greatest KOs ever.
9. Hagler vs Mugabi: Probably Marvelous most complete performance against a spirited and game foe. Boxes when he wants to, slug it out when he wants to and after that finishes the Ugandian in round 10.
10. Duran vs Buchanan: Duran never let Buchanan to get set. Not even let Buchanan to think. He was all over him. It was one of the greatest performances at Madison Square Garden. Never before I have seen a ferocity of that type. He even outhusled Buchanan with a low blow. What a performance of ferocity and never let his opponent breathe. Duran in that night was awesome.
Other great performaces:
Frazier vs Ali I: Frazier shone and won the greatest fight a boxer would want to win: "The Fight of the Century"
Foreman vs Frazier I: Down goes Frazuh!!!, Down goes Frazuh!!! A brutal display of power never seen before.
Let me see:
1. Whitaker vs Chavez: Pernell gave the greatest boxing exhibition of the last 25 years. I ranked this one at #1 because of the circumstances surrounding the fight. It was for the battle as the #1 pound per pound best. Whitaker showed that he was the greatest of the 90s decade.
2. Ali vs Cleveland Williams: The introduction of the "Ali Shuffle", plus the blinding speed of foot and hands were incredible. He KOd a dangerous opponent and KO artist.
3. Louis vs Schmeling II: I have never seen a great display of how you suppose to throw punches. Louis throws Left, rights, uppercuts, hooks right crosses. It was a thing of beauty. A textbook of combination punching...Germany surrenders!!!
4. Sanchez vs Gomez: Sanchez completely thrashed and outbombed one of the greatest KO artists of all time in spectacular fashion. It was a performance for the ages...Mexico tiene un Salvador!!! Mexico tiene un Salvador!!!
5. Mayweather vs Corrales: It was a mismatch that I could not believe.
6. Duran vs DeJesus III: Probably Roberto's most complete fight. He counter punches and is patient and made Esteban miss like never before. With icing on the cake, Duran sends DeJesus to the canvas...DeJesus is crawling like a 10 month old baby. What a Knockout!!!
7. Hearns vs Cuevas: Tommy was too much for him. Too fast, too tall, too big and too smart for Cuevas. Hearns trashed Cuevas in one of the best KOs that I have ever seen.
8. Hearns vs Duran: Another classic KO. Hearns put to sleep the legendary "Manos de Piedra" in one of the greatest KOs ever.
9. Hagler vs Mugabi: Probably Marvelous most complete performance against a spirited and game foe. Boxes when he wants to, slug it out when he wants to and after that finishes the Ugandian in round 10.
10. Duran vs Buchanan: Duran never let Buchanan to get set. Not even let Buchanan to think. He was all over him. It was one of the greatest performances at Madison Square Garden. Never before I have seen a ferocity of that type. He even outhusled Buchanan with a low blow. What a performance of ferocity and never let his opponent breathe. Duran in that night was awesome.
Other great performaces:
Frazier vs Ali I: Frazier shone and won the greatest fight a boxer would want to win: "The Fight of the Century"
Foreman vs Frazier I: Down goes Frazuh!!!, Down goes Frazuh!!! A brutal display of power never seen before.
1. Coetzee vs Dokes - A brilliant display of boxing from Coetzee, beats a Prime Dokes into submission in 10 very one sided rounds - the same Dokes who 6 years later gave a prime Holyfield a battle for his life.
2. Louis vs Schemling
3. Ali vs Williams - The closest to prime Ali we ever saw and those combinations were flawless.
4. Leanord vs Duran II
5. Arguello vs Mancini
6. Tyson vs Spinks
7. Hearns vs Duran
8. Foreman vs Frazier
9. Ruddock vs Dokes
10. Foster vs Tiger
2. Louis vs Schemling
3. Ali vs Williams - The closest to prime Ali we ever saw and those combinations were flawless.
4. Leanord vs Duran II
5. Arguello vs Mancini
6. Tyson vs Spinks
7. Hearns vs Duran
8. Foreman vs Frazier
9. Ruddock vs Dokes
10. Foster vs Tiger
I'm sorry, but there two points I find terribly inaccurate.elmersalsa wrote:I think that I put the greatest boxing performances in one post last year.
Let me see:
1. Whitaker vs Chavez: Pernell gave the greatest boxing exhibition of the last 25 years. I ranked this one at #1 because of the circumstances surrounding the fight. It was for the battle as the #1 pound per pound best. Whitaker showed that he was the greatest of the 90s decade.
2. Ali vs Cleveland Williams: The introduction of the "Ali Shuffle", plus the blinding speed of foot and hands were incredible. He KOd a dangerous opponent and KO artist.
3. Louis vs Schmeling II: I have never seen a great display of how you suppose to throw punches. Louis throws Left, rights, uppercuts, hooks right crosses. It was a thing of beauty. A textbook of combination punching...Germany surrenders!!!
4. Sanchez vs Gomez: Sanchez completely thrashed and outbombed one of the greatest KO artists of all time in spectacular fashion. It was a performance for the ages...Mexico tiene un Salvador!!! Mexico tiene un Salvador!!!
5. Mayweather vs Corrales: It was a mismatch that I could not believe.
6. Duran vs DeJesus III: Probably Roberto's most complete fight. He counter punches and is patient and made Esteban miss like never before. With icing on the cake, Duran sends DeJesus to the canvas...DeJesus is crawling like a 10 month old baby. What a Knockout!!!
7. Hearns vs Cuevas: Tommy was too much for him. Too fast, too tall, too big and too smart for Cuevas. Hearns trashed Cuevas in one of the best KOs that I have ever seen.
8. Hearns vs Duran: Another classic KO. Hearns put to sleep the legendary "Manos de Piedra" in one of the greatest KOs ever.
9. Hagler vs Mugabi: Probably Marvelous most complete performance against a spirited and game foe. Boxes when he wants to, slug it out when he wants to and after that finishes the Ugandian in round 10.
10. Duran vs Buchanan: Duran never let Buchanan to get set. Not even let Buchanan to think. He was all over him. It was one of the greatest performances at Madison Square Garden. Never before I have seen a ferocity of that type. He even outhusled Buchanan with a low blow. What a performance of ferocity and never let his opponent breathe. Duran in that night was awesome.
Other great performaces:
Frazier vs Ali I: Frazier shone and won the greatest fight a boxer would want to win: "The Fight of the Century"
Foreman vs Frazier I: Down goes Frazuh!!!, Down goes Frazuh!!! A brutal display of power never seen before.
Williams was a dangerous contender and knockout artist once upon a time... But not when he faced Ali. He was quite literally shot. Ali had a punch bag in front of him, so he used it. Better performances were against Terrell and Folley.
The Mugabi fight was one of Hagler's worst performances. Take this from Hagler's biggest fan who has seen all but two of his early fights (Cabrera and Watts I). Hagler was well past his best - he was less rhythmic, less flexible, significantly slower, and his skills had dimished because of the above. In his prime ('80-'83) Hagler would have dissected Mugabi the same way he did Wilford Scypion.
Williams was not shot he was very much a live dog that night. He did not show up that night to take that beating, indeed he intended to deliver one. There is much misinformation on Clevelands potential on that night.
Ali's performance was not against a "punching bag". Had anyone shown up in Williams place on that evening it would have turned out just about the same. If that night would have been the Ali that Frazier met at MSG we would have all been denied a historical event too good to miss.
And all that spectacular "history in the making" would have been lost. For All the fans that were pulling for Ali to beat Frazier the first time, all I can is that some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
I would agree the Foley and Terrel performances were perhaps almost as good.
Ali's performance was not against a "punching bag". Had anyone shown up in Williams place on that evening it would have turned out just about the same. If that night would have been the Ali that Frazier met at MSG we would have all been denied a historical event too good to miss.
And all that spectacular "history in the making" would have been lost. For All the fans that were pulling for Ali to beat Frazier the first time, all I can is that some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
I would agree the Foley and Terrel performances were perhaps almost as good.
I agree and the Gatti - Maewether fight was a recent example of this.Jorge wrote:Yea, I know it was a flagrant missmatch but Roy Jones vs. Vinnie Paz is one of the most dominant displays of boxing in history by one of the great fighter in his prime. The law's of forensic science state that whenever two elements come together there is always an exchane of matter between them to be investigated (or something like that). This is probably the only fight where one guy landed an assortment of massive bombs while literally not being touched.
Are you kidding me?Decagon wrote:Hagler arguably was a more complete fighter after his prime was over. So were a lot of fighters.
I'm sorry, but you've obviously not studied Hagler's career.
From '80 to '83, Hagler was the complete fighter. No major weaknesses, and he could do practically everything in the book. Box, brawl, swarm, become a boxer-puncher... He'd parry, block, slip, slide, lean, even use the cross arm defense. I have the films to prove it. Hagler is often misinterpreted to be a simple swarmer based on his later fights. It was when he became slower of both hand, foot and reflex that he started to become more stationary. In his prime Hagler would switch regularly, put the combinations together, and he could hit hard with both hands. He had fast hands, excellent footwork, precise punching and a scything jab. His durability is unquestionable - Hagler faced probably the hardest punching collection of middleweights of any champion (Hart, Mugabi, Hearns, Briscoe, Roldan, Obelmejias, Scypion, Lee, Watts, Cabrera and more) and never legitimately went down once.
Check out any of Hagler's wins from '80 to '83. You'll see what I mean. For that matter, look at any of his fights before that, too. Hagler was always a well educated graduate from the boxing school of doing things right. If you see anything in this post you disagree with, let me know and I'll tell you where and when you can find all these things on display.
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Another great boxing performances from 13 to 15:
13. Hopkins vs Trinidad: Hopkins throws the Puerto Rican flag to the floor twice in conferences in New York and Puerto Rico and then throws Tito to the floor in round 12. Hopkins showed his best against a KO artist, nullifying Tito's power by boxing and counterpunching beautifully, and later drops him in the last round. A complete boxing exhibition.
14. Chavez vs Rosario: Rosario throws all kinds of bombs to the great Mexican's face but Chavez doesn't even flinch. Chavez gave Rosario a terrific beating. It was perhaps Chavez most dominant performance. Rosario is cut in both eyes, is receiving leather from all angles, is wearied by the bodyshots, but his heart and courage is there. Chavez gets stronger as the fight progresses and stops Chapo in the 11th.
15. Douglas vs Tyson: It was Buster's greatest night and of course, defining moment. A 42 to 1 underdog boxes beautifully using that jab with perfection. Tyson is confused and his eye is all swelled up. Every time Tyson charges, Douglas ties him up or smother the punches by moving his head. It seems to me that Douglas is even stronger than Tyson and knew how to use his physical advantages of height and reach. it was the very first time that Tyson, the invincible king, was truly tested. Tyson drops Douglas in the 8th round with a beautiful and desperate uppercut. But Douglas in the floor listens to the count to recover himself. It seems that he was not really hurt. The uppercut caught him offguard. Douglas was careless in that round. But when he gets up from the canvas, in the next rounds, Douglas gave Tyson more punishment and finally KOs Godzilla in round 10. What impressed me about Douglas that night was that he was not afraid of Tyson and was not intimidated by the Iron Mike's mystique. He really came to fight. Also, Buster outgutted Tyson in the later rounds of battle of attrition. Both of them were tired in round 9 and Douglas showed more heart. It REALLY was a magnificent performance.
13. Hopkins vs Trinidad: Hopkins throws the Puerto Rican flag to the floor twice in conferences in New York and Puerto Rico and then throws Tito to the floor in round 12. Hopkins showed his best against a KO artist, nullifying Tito's power by boxing and counterpunching beautifully, and later drops him in the last round. A complete boxing exhibition.
14. Chavez vs Rosario: Rosario throws all kinds of bombs to the great Mexican's face but Chavez doesn't even flinch. Chavez gave Rosario a terrific beating. It was perhaps Chavez most dominant performance. Rosario is cut in both eyes, is receiving leather from all angles, is wearied by the bodyshots, but his heart and courage is there. Chavez gets stronger as the fight progresses and stops Chapo in the 11th.
15. Douglas vs Tyson: It was Buster's greatest night and of course, defining moment. A 42 to 1 underdog boxes beautifully using that jab with perfection. Tyson is confused and his eye is all swelled up. Every time Tyson charges, Douglas ties him up or smother the punches by moving his head. It seems to me that Douglas is even stronger than Tyson and knew how to use his physical advantages of height and reach. it was the very first time that Tyson, the invincible king, was truly tested. Tyson drops Douglas in the 8th round with a beautiful and desperate uppercut. But Douglas in the floor listens to the count to recover himself. It seems that he was not really hurt. The uppercut caught him offguard. Douglas was careless in that round. But when he gets up from the canvas, in the next rounds, Douglas gave Tyson more punishment and finally KOs Godzilla in round 10. What impressed me about Douglas that night was that he was not afraid of Tyson and was not intimidated by the Iron Mike's mystique. He really came to fight. Also, Buster outgutted Tyson in the later rounds of battle of attrition. Both of them were tired in round 9 and Douglas showed more heart. It REALLY was a magnificent performance.