Magic Performances

First topic message reminder :

Quite simply - a thread to post youtubes/dailymotions/googlevideo highlights of your favourite fights/performances from a boxer.

Hopefully - we get a good many and can form a bit of an archive - of classic material. Post the link and your reasons for why you think it should be there.

RJJ-Toney
RJJ isn't everyone's cup of tea (sorry coxy) but this was an incredible performance. Even when the commentators are praising Toney's punches, by and large RJJ is coming back with 2 or 3 hard shots of his own. Incredible handspeed and reflexes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Osxyd7h6N-0

I was originally intending to move this to the vault and post the links to every fight here - but thanks to your interest - we've too many fights!

So if you're bored at work and fancy a youtube to cheer you up, sit back, browse and put a classic on to cheer you up.

Andre Berto - Victor Ortiz

"AWWWW, MAH GOD!!!" - Manny Steward

Hearing that never gets old... Possibly the fight of this year (2011) Ortiz had a point to prove that he wasn't a quitter and he could push through the tough times, there was most certainly some tough times and round 6 is up there with the best ever.

http://www.allthebestfights.com/ortiz-vs-berto-video-full-fight-pelea/ (Scroll Down and click on the play button on each of the embedded videos - The top one is the start the bottom one is the last)

Joe Calzaghe - Chris Eubank

The passing of the torch here as our new Super Middle Weight begins his reign.

Links: (In Order)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpE1mMaWgWI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-j2Mf4HYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBbnN_1YdwY

George Foreman - Muhammad Ali - The Rumble In The Jungle

How on earth can we have this thread open without having Boxings most famous fight?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?



Links: (In Order)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01te5gp9JD0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppv-pLSyUG4&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1y_lpiGgSU&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWkTUWEQp4U&feature=related

Carl Froch - Jermain Taylor

Great fight and with an amazing comeback, Froch you legend!

Links:
www.boxinghighlights.info/froch-vs-taylor-full-fight/

Nigel Benn - Juan Carlos Giminez

Benn's 6th defence of his WBC title against Giminez, this was the bout before he fought Gerald McLellan.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDAtyG6SHoc

Antonio Margarito - Shane Mosley

"Take that jab, stab him in his heart, when he hits the pedal there ain't gonna be no mo' gas in the car, Shane, run them combinations and knock the grease of this dude, and then swim without getting wet, slide 'till you stick, slide to your angles!" - Brother Nazim Richardson

I mean what can you say about that?
Shane's one last hurrah in a great fight and great performance following controversy with apparently loaded gloves from Margarito.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnUU3SbywZU

Manny Pacquiao - Juan Manuel Marquez 1&2

"And Marquez hasn't seen anything like THAT!" - Jim Lampley "WHO HAS!?" - Larry Merchant (1st Fight)

"One more combination by Marquez! Another combination by Pacqiaou!! They trade shots down the stretch!!" - Jim Lampley "Hell 'uva fight... I think I'm calling it another draw..." - Larry Merchant (2nd Fight)

With the third one looming ever closer I thought it would be good to include these two here! Amazing wars!

Links:
http://www.boxinghighlights.info/tag/marquez-vs-pacquiao-i-full-fight/ (1st Fight)
http://www.boxinghighlights.info/tag/marquez-vs-pacquiao-ii-full-fight/ (2nd Fight)

James Degale - George Groves


The relatively recent clash between these two rivals... They don't like each other and Degale came in a massive favourite only for Saint George Groves to walk away the winner, incredibly close fight however!!!

Links:
http://www.grovesvdegale.com/2011/05/22/groves-v-degale-full-fight/

Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Juan Manuel Marquez

"Floyd goes to nightclubs, but he doesn't drink, he stays up late, but often it's to train, there are no flies on his approach to the sport as a competitor!" - Jim Lampley


Yes Floyd was favourite and most felt he would win, but did anyone think he would so simply and calmly systematically break the at the time Pound4Pound Number 2/3 fighter in the world?

Links:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlngsZKXQ-4

Floyd Mayweather Jr - Phillip N'Dou

Vintage, absolute vintage display from Floyd. N'Dou had 31 wins and 29 knockouts coming in to this fight and people wondered if N'Dou landed big on the former Super Feather Weight how would Floyd react? Well, we never found out because in 7 rounds he never punched Floyd!! Floyd stands right in front waits for the punches and reacts accordingly to everything every time, just an absolute nightmare for anyone, perfect performance.

Links: (In Order)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0yvUG3MxwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrPsSzSmwQg&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEVwxRsUR50&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q61X2mK87gw&feature=related

Going to bed now. Yawn.

Alex Arthur v Michael Gomez

Superb domestic mash up. This was probably around the time I last watched Boxing on a regular basis. 2003/4 I think it was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQVeMXpjfOc

Foreman - Frazier I
5min 26sec of controlled violence. Frazier was a hard SOB but this was just a "magic performance" by Big George.

I think that for those who haven't seen it or don't know about it, I should include the performance that I consider the greatest in championship boxing history. Considering the pressure of the occasion and the stature of his opponent, Salvador Sanchez turned in an effort that bordered on the unbelievable. On the night that he beat Wilfredo Gomez, I do not believe that any featherweight in history would have had an answer for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQvSjhkRySQ&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T29lKQcy4w4&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFD4Mp4oKaA&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkOg3zFohYU&feature=related

Enjoy (again).

fantastic fight captain. shall be reliving that later on!

bumped

Holyfield - Bowe - The Whole Trilogy

One of the most famous trilgoies in the whole of Heavyweight boxing and in fact in the whole of Boxing, feast your eyes upon Bowe Holyfield once more. Absolute Classic.


Link: (In order)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r70Ap4Q9H5Q (1st Fight Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXRG3c7Z8bk&feature=related (1st Fight Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGD2rTiywGM&feature=related (1st Fight Part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKNgBQLNgM&feature=related (1st Fight Part 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePMhizpvUI&feature=related (1st Fight Part 5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COHnPxfRiCg&feature=related (1st Fight Part 6)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR27d7QaJ6s&feature=related (2nd Fight Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RLwiSe66w&feature=related (2nd Fight Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0_xBbjhMlU&feature=related (2nd Fight Part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePVfmE7P9Q&feature=related (2nd Fight Part 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrs9qPZ5MrE&feature=related (2nd Fight Part 5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkwcFyDodQ&feature=related (2nd Fight Part 6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jabA2be88j8&feature=related (2nd Fight Part 7)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq3gKuiYvFY&feature=related (3rd Fight Part 1) (It says Part 2/3 But It's The Start Don't Worry)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh4BcUqzHFU&feature=related (3rd Fight Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmr0OgpJmpo&feature=related (3rd Fight Part 3)

Lennox Lewis - Mike Tyson

In one of Boxings most high profile fights ever Lennox Lewis took on Mike Tyson. Strange to think that so many thought that Tyson would just walk through Lewis if he got himself in shape, but Lewis had possibly a career defining win even though it was against a very faded Tyson.

Links: (In Order)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6It73NexA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-ZwScDnWg&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KECrZylX-xE&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ_WLNPwsvk&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECeIdlWBFfg&feature=related

Sugar Ray Leonard - Thomas Hearns 1&2

A huge fight with an incredible outcome, Leonard and Hearns completely going at it.

Links: (In Order)
1st Fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhX72YHFGFs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eO2NXzQuc8&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtRGu4pLeBc&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeh-Tplg_yg&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CN4QNOokjI&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsEiC_A3A4A&feature=related

2nd Fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDPAJt__8Lw&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mzMQjPVn6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmr2DNSnYyA&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APisLaNGws0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I6Zwe6INf8&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbSZQBM7JTI&feature=related

Muhammad Ali - Ken Norton - 1&2

Another incredible display from two fantastic boxers.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbYtHaduVZ8 (1st Fight)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OClPaeqXUM4&feature=related (2nd Fight)

Thomas Hearns - Robert Duran

A man being rolled like a drunk.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvPFKii9-A&feature=related

Brandon Rios - Miguel Acosta

Possibly Fight of 2011 incredible fight straight war.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEtiL2NaL6A&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy2GWGFjXQo&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15idfHepvoc&feature=related

Nonito Donaire - Fernando Montiel

Amazing performance by Donaire making people truly believe he is special.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV5EGdgbkLQ&feature=related

Kirkland vs Angulo

Possibly a FOTY contender for 2011. .

Kirkland (30-1, 27 KOs) came back from his knockdown shaken, but survived, then turned the tables on Angulo (20-2, 17 KOs), who had punched himself out and then took some major punishment from Kirkland the rest of the way in this WBC 154-pound eliminator.

Links (in order) to the flight below, 1st round was sensational with both fighters hitting the canvas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSXHrqlFBnc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMclt5Ma4eI&feature=youtube_gdata_player[i]

All Time Great wrote: Kirkland vs Angulo

Possibly a FOTY contender for 2011. .

Kirkland (30-1, 27 KOs) came back from his knockdown shaken, but survived, then turned the tables on Angulo (20-2, 17 KOs), who had punched himself out and then took some major punishment from Kirkland the rest of the way in this WBC 154-pound eliminator.

Links (in order) to the flight below, 1st round was sensational with both fighters hitting the canvas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSXHrqlFBnc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMclt5Ma4eI&feature=youtube_gdata_player[i]

Cheers alltimegreat!

I was pretty impressed by Kirkland in there. I thought he boxed with control and common sense. Ann Wolfe has done her work well with him.

AlexHuckerby wrote:Bernard Hopkins - Felix Trinidad

"Hopkins believes! Whether Trinidad can beat the belief out of him remains to be seen!" - Jim Lampley

The crowd scream Tito, but Hopkins believes, this must be up there with one of Boxings big shocks. Even though this was Trinidad moving up to Middleweight against a champion that has defended his title countless times he was a huge favourite going into this. However Bernard has other ideas and pulls out one of his greatest ever performances.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygfqXj9pvGA

I actually rewatched this one recently and have to say I wouldn't put it up there in any kind of "magic" list. Trinidad got found out to be a limited come forward banger against a man in Hopkins who was notably much much bigger. I was less impressed with that fact that Hopkins was being pushed back in the fight by the smaller man yet Trinidad sjust eemed to eat the right counter all night long and just got worn down by the far stronger man in the end. Not a great great fight despite the plaudits Hopkins gets for that win. Given that ODLH (much smaller man) should have been awarded the win against Trinidad in an earlier fight I think this Hopkins win gets badly overrated!

Super D Boon wrote:

AlexHuckerby wrote:Bernard Hopkins - Felix Trinidad

"Hopkins believes! Whether Trinidad can beat the belief out of him remains to be seen!" - Jim Lampley

The crowd scream Tito, but Hopkins believes, this must be up there with one of Boxings big shocks. Even though this was Trinidad moving up to Middleweight against a champion that has defended his title countless times he was a huge favourite going into this. However Bernard has other ideas and pulls out one of his greatest ever performances.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygfqXj9pvGA

I actually rewatched this one recently and have to say I wouldn't put it up there in any kind of "magic" list. Trinidad got found out to be a limited come forward banger against a man in Hopkins who was notably much much bigger. I was less impressed with that fact that Hopkins was being pushed back in the fight by the smaller man yet Trinidad sjust eemed to eat the right counter all night long and just got worn down by the far stronger man in the end. Not a great great fight despite the plaudits Hopkins gets for that win. Given that ODLH (much smaller man) should have been awarded the win against Trinidad in an earlier fight I think this Hopkins win gets badly overrated!

maybe but to be fair most were seriously shocked at the time... would still regard this as a very good performance

No doubt it was a good preformance it's just the massive size difference between BHop and Trinidad that shocked me when I saw it again. Even if you look at the pre-fight posters you got BHop looking like some musular wrecking machine and Trinidad looks like a schoolboy.

anyone got cote's latest fight? Watched the Jawbreaker one earlier - was a fantastic clean shot.

AlexHuckerby wrote:Lennox Lewis - Mike Tyson

In one of Boxings most high profile fights ever Lennox Lewis took on Mike Tyson. Strange to think that so many thought that Tyson would just walk through Lewis if he got himself in shape,

Who? Every pundit I saw picked Lewis to beat him. I was stateside at the time and nobody over there seemed to think Tyson had anything but a puncher's chance.

Bob wrote:

AlexHuckerby wrote:Lennox Lewis - Mike Tyson

In one of Boxings most high profile fights ever Lennox Lewis took on Mike Tyson. Strange to think that so many thought that Tyson would just walk through Lewis if he got himself in shape,

Who? Every pundit I saw picked Lewis to beat him. I was stateside at the time and nobody over there seemed to think Tyson had anything but a puncher's chance.

haha of course every one who knows about boxing would pick lewis but the general public muppets just figured if tyson got himself in shape he would beat him down. i was speaking about them.

even watch it on lewis - tyson legendary nights.

Lennox Lewis - Frank Bruno

One of the biggest fights on these shores for a Heavyweight clash. Everybody's favourite lovable hero against a rather uncelebrated one.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlJnN5-vwA&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaUFxGhBXJo&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KKH_Ezoh58&feature=related

Sonny Liston - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) 1&2


The greatest Heavyweight Champion of all time wins his title and in the rematch he takes Liston out early, however make of it what you will, is it a fix? Unsure...

Links: (In Order)
(1st Fight)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dPv-plZM7I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UxovEvkTUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkJPPWuo43E&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckLDqF2GF38&feature=related
(2nd Fight)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DEgKlSz0Hs

Marcos Rene Maidana - Victor Ortiz

"We just saw a moment in a fighters career that could define his career, he was dropped cut and faced with a fighter that refused to lose and Ortiz in a moment of weakness, gave up" - Max Kellerman

Fantastic fight, knockdowns galore just a real toe to toe battle between two big punchers.
Mark Ortiz as a quitter fair enough, but you gotta say the guy is rarely in a dull fight.
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU72pEslAI0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwZPD7cQAIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOuhdDWybQE

Erik Morales - Marcos Rene Maidana


An incredible fight between a huge puncher and a wily old fox that albeit way past his best was able to adapt a gameplan to give the younger man a teek tough fight.

Links:
http://www.twodice.tv/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=556:erik-morales-vs-marcos-maidana-full-fight-replay&Itemid=1 (Click the anywhere on the embedded video and the whole fight will play.)

Pier Olivier Cote - Jorge Luis Teron

As requested above.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN0FajVFJvM (American Commentary - Showtime - but the quality isn't perfect)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1vGeHlRxXw (French Commentary - Perfect Quality)

Sergio Martinez - Paul Williams 2

Did some order a PANCAKE!?

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXtzcSPLsk

Michael Katsidis - Kevin Mitchell

"Can Mitchell do it in front of his East Enders?"

Michael Katsidis how many dull fights has this man been in?

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mphz1vCWtqs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phwtO3hIv3c

Amir Khan - Breidis Prescott

"Just how dangerous is Prescott?" - Ian Darke

You know you laughed when you saw it, you know you were stunned to your core when you saw it, you know you couldn't believe your eyes when you saw it. Well see it again!

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shUqYIkMXu0

I tell you what Alex, you've really got into this thread haven't you?

AlexHuckerby wrote:Pier Olivier Cote - Jorge Luis Teron

As requested above.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN0FajVFJvM (American Commentary - Showtime - but the quality isn't perfect)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1vGeHlRxXw (French Commentary - Perfect Quality)

You are an absolute star!

Where the hell is Gatti v Ward!?

very good point mate will do the trilogy next time mate.

My masterclasses................

Curry vs McCrory
Leonard vs Hagler
Starling vs Honeyghan
Ali vs Foreman
Chavez vs Rosario
Spinks vs Qawi

and the best NUNN vs TATE.........Beautiful

Tyson Fury - Neven Pajkic

"This was the Hagler - Hearns of the Heavyweights" - Mick Hennessy

Not a magic performance no doubt, but an entertaining fight.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQK8TQPRfKk

Ahahaa, good one.

AlexHuckerby wrote:Tyson Fury - Neven Pajkic

"This was the Hagler - Hearns of the Heavyweights" - Mick Hennessy

Not a magic performance no doubt, but an entertaining fight.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQK8TQPRfKk

Do you actually want me to put that in the boxing vault? I was going to move everything over in the next couple of day. Dempsey-Willard will look rubbish next to that one

Micky Ward - Arturo Gatti 1, 2 & 3

"GO TO THE BODY!!!" - Manny Steward

Epic, epic, epic, epic, epic - what more can you ask for, blood guts and more blood with guts, truly incredible. Once Ward lands the body shot the fight becomes an absolute barnstormer!

Links: (In Ordder)
1st Fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAM7bqTsQOY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ndlR4kubKQ&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGlws9YXVAM&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXnQlXn2at4&feature=related
2nd Fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg52vyH5p-c&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL0ztpLEZDE&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1qph5UsyRE&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uyD1bvvn4w&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J4bPq_bLIE&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J4bPq_bLIE&feature=related
3rd Fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLOkmIQbVvU&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rImBAyrnal0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rImBAyrnal0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rImBAyrnal0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rImBAyrnal0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rImBAyrnal0&feature=related

oxring wrote:

AlexHuckerby wrote:Tyson Fury - Neven Pajkic

"This was the Hagler - Hearns of the Heavyweights" - Mick Hennessy

Not a magic performance no doubt, but an entertaining fight.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQK8TQPRfKk

Do you actually want me to put that in the boxing vault? I was going to move everything over in the next couple of day. Dempsey-Willard will look rubbish next to that one

Hehe, your choice mate, it's a decent fight, but embarrassing to say the least!!

Juan Manuel Marquez - Marco Antonion Barrera

Two Mexican warriors, the last and best of Barrera agaisnt an aging Marquez that has even more to give.

Links: (In order)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ococUN_w9Q&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsKZjCc7Rb8&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqjsznoqeJs&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gi55n0a4kk&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1qwCjLIkn0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTRjQ4Kwvdk&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEsOpIVHCQ&feature=related