Would anyone else reccomend any finishes that you think may have been overlooked in the past or have not been given the credit they deserve?
Top finishes possibly overlooked
Top finishes possibly overlooked
I recently watched the Tyson-Holmes fight again and the way in which Iron Mike went about taking Larry out at the end seemed cosiderably more fierce than I had remembered it.
Would anyone else reccomend any finishes that you think may have been overlooked in the past or have not been given the credit they deserve?
Would anyone else reccomend any finishes that you think may have been overlooked in the past or have not been given the credit they deserve?
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jimmy the gent
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though it was only 3 yrs after holmes lost to spinks,many feel that Holmes was way past his best.probably the reason it doesn't get highlighted as much.I also witnessed that brutal finish recently.Really was quite a devastating ending.The Tyson finish against Pinklon Thomas was also a top finish.
Mercer-Morrison
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one of the best combination finishes i've seen would have to be Jones jr vs Pazienza.SERIOUS.
Mercer-Morrison
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one of the best combination finishes i've seen would have to be Jones jr vs Pazienza.SERIOUS.
Re: Top finishes possibly overlooked
Jeff Fench - Samart Payakarun from '87. Like.......ouchdaddy-o wrote:I recently watched the Tyson-Holmes fight again and the way in which Iron Mike went about taking Larry out at the end seemed cosiderably more fierce than I had remembered it.
Would anyone else reccomend any finishes that you think may have been overlooked in the past or have not been given the credit they deserve?
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Ezzard Charles finishing off Bob Satterfield was classic and one of the best one-shot knockouts ever. 46 or 47 year old Archie Moore almost killing the tough Argentinean Alejandro Lavorante is often overlooked nowadays. Danny Lopez had a career full of great finishes. Michael Carbajal's finishing of Humberto Gonzalez in they're first bout was classic. Of more recent years Gatti-Ruelas and Gatti-Rodriguez.
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>>>The problem with these "greatest finishes" threads that come along every so often is that we get into finishes that are kind of sad. While Gatti-Ruellas was a great fight, Gatti-Gamache was a much, much better finish. And then someone has to mention Griffin-Paret III. I just saw Ring of Fire with that bout. I hate to say it, but landing 20-something power punches on the point of the chin is pretty damn amazing. They showed that finish in slow-motion, again and again - the just way the networks did in 1962.
20 years from now, these topics'll still come up, and in between Barry and me arguing over Jim Corbett, someone'll say what great finishes Gatti-Gamache and Griffin-Paret III were. They'll be right, and we'll be reminded of what boxing is really about.<<<
That’s a good point. They were great finishes...no doubt about it...though I often find myself trying to keep out things that ultimately had a negative impact on the sport which is unfair to fighters like Griffith, but the thought of invoking the image of Paret helpless and unconscious in the ropes being bombarded with fight-ending bombs from Griffith…well I just prefer to leave it in1962.
Though I have no problem naming out the brutal beat-down the Tommy Morrison received from Ray Mercer, which in itself was pretty reminiscent to Paret-Griffith, but in the end Morrison was alright. I imagine that had Paret-Griffith ended up the same as Morrison-Mercer with neither man suffering any serious damage then I would probably be listing the Paret-Griffith bout every time this list comes up, but do to the deadly result I always find myself trying to ignore the bout, or others like it.
20 years from now, these topics'll still come up, and in between Barry and me arguing over Jim Corbett, someone'll say what great finishes Gatti-Gamache and Griffin-Paret III were. They'll be right, and we'll be reminded of what boxing is really about.<<<
That’s a good point. They were great finishes...no doubt about it...though I often find myself trying to keep out things that ultimately had a negative impact on the sport which is unfair to fighters like Griffith, but the thought of invoking the image of Paret helpless and unconscious in the ropes being bombarded with fight-ending bombs from Griffith…well I just prefer to leave it in1962.
Though I have no problem naming out the brutal beat-down the Tommy Morrison received from Ray Mercer, which in itself was pretty reminiscent to Paret-Griffith, but in the end Morrison was alright. I imagine that had Paret-Griffith ended up the same as Morrison-Mercer with neither man suffering any serious damage then I would probably be listing the Paret-Griffith bout every time this list comes up, but do to the deadly result I always find myself trying to ignore the bout, or others like it.
Is that the one when Ike has Beau trapped in a corner and is really unloading on him? Then Ike looks at the referee as if to say "Are you gonna stop this or what!!!"?DoubleM wrote:Ike Williams TKO6 Beau Jack
I understand if we are thinking of the same fight earlier in that round Beau had knocked one of Ikes teeth out.
Yea KOJOE, that's the one. It's a harsh beating that Williams dishes out. Rarely have I seen a fighter turn as rabid as that. Jack had some chin on him I tell ya.
Robinson-Stock was a bad beating, even if it was only less than a round long. Stock is staggered by a combination early on, then is dropped by a head-snapping left hook moments later. He gets up but is almost immediately brought writhing down in pain from a right hook to the ribs. He bravely gets to his feet and goes on the defensive, but his head is soon knocked up from a series of punches, right into the firing line for a final lunging Robinson left hook, which puts him down for the last time.
Robinson-Stock was a bad beating, even if it was only less than a round long. Stock is staggered by a combination early on, then is dropped by a head-snapping left hook moments later. He gets up but is almost immediately brought writhing down in pain from a right hook to the ribs. He bravely gets to his feet and goes on the defensive, but his head is soon knocked up from a series of punches, right into the firing line for a final lunging Robinson left hook, which puts him down for the last time.
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>>>Well, Barry, while Griffin-Paret III and Mercer-Morrison both ended with 20 or so unanswered shots, Mercer was using jabs and body work (which a good finisher should), while Griffin landed almost every single one of those punches on the point of the chin.<<<
Hence...why I said reminiscent! It's been a while since I watched it, but I cannot recall seeing any jabs in that final flurry from Mercer...all I recall is gigantic hooks landing flush on Morrison's chin...it was just as brutal a finish as any I have ever seen, including Paret-Griffith, but with a different finality!
Hence...why I said reminiscent! It's been a while since I watched it, but I cannot recall seeing any jabs in that final flurry from Mercer...all I recall is gigantic hooks landing flush on Morrison's chin...it was just as brutal a finish as any I have ever seen, including Paret-Griffith, but with a different finality!