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ALI VS FOREMAN, Didn't think Ali could withstand such a lethal puncher like foreman.

GOMEZ VS ZARATE Didn't give Gomez a chance in that fight because Zarate was a much more experience fighter at the time, but wow what a big surprise.

LEONARD VS DURAN (second fight) I really beleive that Duran was invincible at the time. another big surprise and I bet my lunch money and lost it damn it.
Lesson learned: nothing is for sure in boxing.

what about you guys?[/b]

Richard Grant really schooled James Butler. At least up until the ambush.

.....i'm just sorry this one has never popped up on tape or film....but the best boxing lesson i can recall seeing was harold johnson over doug jones....and jones was a decent fighter.

Sanchez-Gomez
Toney-Barkley

A number of these come to mind but one I remember clearly was Billy Costello vs Alexis Arguello.

Pep-Saddler II
Hagler-Hamsho I
Hagler-Sibson
Monzon-Briscoe II
Monzon-Benvenuti
Sanchez-Gomez
Sanchez-Lopez I
Duran-DeJesus III
Louis-M. Baer
Louis-Carnera

I chose those fights because growing up learning about boxing they cause the most impression for me. There were others but those three are always at top of my head.

de la hoya - trindidad


'your your taking him to school, ur giving him a boxing lesson" - alacazar in between rounds

Jaclem wrote:.....i'm just sorry this one has never popped up on tape or film....but the best boxing lesson i can recall seeing was harold johnson over doug jones....and jones was a decent fighter.

good one





how bout


charles vs walcott I

charles vs burley

walcott vs louis I

holmes vs tex cobb

ali vs terrell

robinson vs gavilan


the best example i can give u though is


pep vs saddler II

Recently Taylor Hopkins and Hatton Tszyu

Tubbs-Bowe and Tubbs got robbed..

BoxBuzz wrote:Recently Taylor Hopkins and Hatton Tszyu

You call those boxing lessons?

Both fights were very close...

Seems you and I see this somewhat differently or are you saying that perhaps my brain is not all that it ought to be? I took it to mean as a lesson to the viewer not a lesson to the boxer. Read the original contribution.

It was quite a lesson to ME to see Tszyu and Hopkins beaten as I never would have guessed it was going to happen. So it was certainly a lesson to ME.

There...Now let that be a lesson to YOU ol' DoubleM

your not related to Mumbles Menino by any chance?

I consider a boxing lesson to be from one fighter to the other - a victory by outclassment; Monzon-Benvenuti, for example.

DoubleM wrote:I consider a boxing lesson to be from one fighter to the other - a victory by outclassment; Monzon-Benvenuti, for example.

I'm sorry DoubleM but my meaning was a boxing lesson for you. I mean what did the outcome of that fight did to change your view of the sport of boxing?. What did it thought you for example for me is never believe that a fighter is invincible like I thought of Duran.

borinken25 wrote:

DoubleM wrote:I consider a boxing lesson to be from one fighter to the other - a victory by outclassment; Monzon-Benvenuti, for example.

I'm sorry DoubleM but my meaning was a boxing lesson for you. I mean what did the outcome of that fight did to change your view of the sport of boxing?. What did it thought you for example for me is never believe that a fighter is invincible like I thought of Duran.

Ah, I see...

A few fights that taught me something...

Foster KO4 Tiger
Hearns TKO2 Duran
Robinson KO5 Fullmer
Monzon KO12 Benvenuti

... These showed me that even the most granite-chinned fighters can be left helpless from a single well placed punch.

Chavez v. Whitiker, Chavez; no fighter is invincable.

Delahoya v. Quarty Delahoya showed lot of heart in the last round, Delahoyas egerness to ko Quarty, cause him get knocked down by Quarty. And if you have the upper hand you can actually rest the whole rest of the last round acting like you got something left, all while being tired as hell, but act like your prepared to shot a punch at any second.

Barrera v. A. Sanchez, Barrera showed me that no matter what keep punching while getting knocked down. Didn't sanchez die a few months ago? r.i.p

Bow v. Holyfield I, Castillo v. Corrales I; heart, tons of heart. I learned from Corrales that change the rules in you favor if you can. From Castillo, reaffirmed that a hurt fighter is a dangerous fighter.

Morales v. Ayals reaffaimed me that a lead right hand is dangerous along with an uppercut and to keep throwing those punches; even if you don't ko the fighter.

Mayorga v. LewisMayorga; never underestimate no one.

Letterlough v. Gonzalez Gonzalez; get up you s,o.b! cause you can win.

Hopkins v. Delahoya Delahoya; protect your ribs and never look away from what your opponet is going to do or about to do - you can't hide in the square ring.

Patterson v. Liston Patterson;I think Patterson was too itimidated against Liston -and I know it happens- but learn not be intimadated by your opponet, cause you can do better. Seldon v. Tyson Seldon falls into this category.

Hearns v. Benitez Benitez; you can stand in front of your opponet and make his power shots hit air.

Hearns v. Duran Duran; you can not take every fighters shot to see what power your opponet has.

Marciano highlights Marciano; be tough as hell and swing with mean intentions.

So many more.

Duran - Leonard I

Duran took Ray to school. Leonard never missed so many punches before or since. Ray was beaten psychologically, and outfought and outboxed. Leonard learned an awful lot that night and would not have become the great fighter he was without Duran. To see someone as great and as gifted as Leonard beaten up by a naturally smaller man is still maazing today as it was back then.

Winky Wright's total schooling of Felix Trinidad is as good a lesson in boxing as I have ever seen...ever, and as good as I can ever remember hearing about...except possibly one of Willie Pep's teachings!

lewis-tua so so easy
kirk laing-colin jones both fights up to the finish
duke mckenzie-gaby canizales-this really surprised me

A couple of fights that haven't been mentioned so far...

Terry Norris thouroughly schooled Ray Leonard back in 1991. Norris won the bout 120-104 on two of the three judges' scorecards, the widest margin ever in a 12 round bout.

Michael Moorer outclassed Frans Botha back in 1996, hitting him at will whenever he wanted. Moorer's biggest fight that night was in his corner, when trainer Teddy Atlas kept yelling at him for not trying hard enough.
Atlas certainly tries hard enough to get the most attention whenever one of his fighters are on TV.


-KOKid-

A great example of a boxer taking someone to school recently would have to be Floyd Mayweather against Arturo Gatti. That was as one sided as a boxing match gets.

Hey Double M....I would agree at the time that the Benvenuti Monzon fight was lesson learned for most. But in retrospect it seems very predictable now. But at the time I think a few folks were very surprised.

Wright-Trinidad

Nate Campbell v. Robbie Pedan ! Campbell; YOU ARE NOT MAYORGA and don't allow a fightr to hit you clean as can be on your jaw with your hands willingly at your side.