The Army Boxing Thread

[binnie]

Table after round 1:

Mike Tyson - 4
Joe Lewis - 4
Lennox Lewis - 3
Muhammed Ali - 3
Evander Holyfield - 3
Larry Holmes - 3
All other fighters on zero.

[binnie]

How can you have greatest respect and that's bollocks be in the same sentence ..,'hyperbole surely, bollox lol.

The foreman frasier fight in my tiny brain is the most powerful punching display and I tend to view boxing through that opinion .

Canny punches though

I do respect you. I just also think you're a cunt

[vandeleur]

Hahaha ...... I am offended and agreeing at the same time

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Round 2, fight 1:

Rocky Maricano vs Joe Frazier.

The pundits are in a frenzy for this one, which is widely predicted to be the greatest fight of all time. No one can pick it: two ATGs of equal size, equal power, and equal ferocity. And it doesn't disappoint. From the first bell these two fighters rush into each other and fight with each other's heads on the other's chests. The first four rounds are incredibly close, and could be called either way. From the 5th, however, what becomes clear is the Marciano has an awkwardness about him which is making things interesting - Frazier is still landing, but Marciano's defence is helping to roll and take the steam out of the punches. As round 8 rolls around, Marciano is getting the better of his, pummeling away at a game Frazier and pushing him back. Frazier tries to cover up on the ropes, but Marciano pummels his arms, slowly knocking the fight out of him. At the end of the 11th Marciano catches Frazier with Suzy Q, his trademark over-hand right and that is all she wrote. Fans are drained - it's one of the most brutal fights to ever take place.

Result: Marciano by KO. 4 points (3 for the win and 1 for the stoppage).

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Round 2, fight 2:

Lennox Lewis vs Wladimir Klitschko.

In contrast to the first fight of round 2, the pundits expect this one to be a snooze-fest, with each fighter resorting to their natural safety-first approaches. But the pundits are wrong. Lewis smells the fear in Wladimir, and capitalises on it early just as he did against Andrew Golotta. As the bell to round one sounds, Lewis backs Wladimir against the ropes and unleashes a series of combinations to body and head. Wladimir goes down. He gets up at 8, but he is in panick mode, and Lewis moves in for the kill, knocking the big Ukranian cold within 90 seconds.

Result: Lewis by KO. 4 points.

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Round 2, fight 3:

Joe Louis vs Evander Holyfield.

Both fighters are extremely confident as the bell sounds, but Holyfield quickly feels the disparity in power. Louis's vicious punches come in bunches, and the 'Real Deal' is repeatedly stopped in his tracks and forced onto the back front. As the come in close, Holyfield uses his head to try and stun the 'Brown Bomber', but Louis is smart enough to keep the fight on the outside for the most part. After seven rounds, although Holyfield has had his moments it is increasingly apparent that he's going to have to stop Louis to win, and he just doesn't have the power to do it. Louis's punches has made Holyfield's face look like a swollen pulp, and by round 10 the crowd it widely expecting a stoppage. 11 and 12 are completely one-sided, with everyone - Louis included - marvelling at Holyfield's bravery.

Result: Louis by very wide UD. 3 points.

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Round 2, fight 4:

Mike Tyson vs Vitali Klitschko.

As the bell rings, Tyson rushes the slow starting Vitali and proceeds to unleash hell. Vitali is rocked twice in the opening round, and although he performs better in the second, he has taken a lot of punishment to the body and had his jaw tested more times than at any time in his career. By round 3, however, Vitali has composed himself enough to make the best of his considerable natural advantages - he has 8 inches in height and 35lbs in weight over Tyson, and as the fight goes on it is just too much for 'Iron Mike' to overcome. Vitali frustrates Tyson's attacks with uppercuts and hooks, circling and keeping him at distance. Tyson keeps coming, coming, coming, but he is getting pasted by the vicious Ukranian. In round 9, however, Tyson catches Vitali with a miracle right hand, and the Ukranian is all over the place - sensing blood, Tyson unleashes a 7 shot barage and Vitali goes down. He gets up and makes it to the end of the round. No-one knows how. In the tenth Tyson goes to the body as Vitali languishes on the ropes in recovery. But by the 11th Vitali has re-captured his composure, and comes back with some huge shots of his own. Tyson reaches the final bell, but in truth this looked like a bout between fighters in different weight categories. It's a close run thing, and the judges are divided.

Result: Vitali by SD. 3 points.

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Round 2, fight 5:

George Foreman vs Larry Holmes.

Foreman is seething after his loss to Lewis, and promises to take all of his frustrations out on Holmes. In truth, however, he faces exactly the same problems as last time: against a great boxer who can give him angles and use his feet to get out of trouble, Foreman looks ineffective. Holmes sticks behind his jab for the first four rounds, racking up the points and pulling ahead on the cards. He hasn't hurt Foreman, but he has neutralised him. In rounds 5 and 6, Holmes becomes more aggresive, peppering Big George with hooks and crosses. The fight heats up as a result, and in the 9th Foreman's power finally makes headway. He catches Holmes with a big right, and Larry is rocked. Foreman goes in for the kill, but Holmes's instincts allow him to make the end of the round. In round 10, he frustrates Foreman with his jab and movement, and in rounds 11 and 12 meets him in the middle of the ring and trades. What surprises the crowd is that Foreman gets the worst of it. Holmes's victory is a considerable upset.

Result: Holmes UD. 3 points.

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Round 2, Fight 6:

Muhammed Ali vs Jack Dempsey.

A classic boxer-vs-fighter bout emerges. In the first three rounds Ali tries to dance, but Dempsey is much, much wilder than anyone he's ever faced, and uses rough-house tactics to pin Ali against the ropes a batter him. The body punches he connects with are savage. In the 4th Ali realises that he has to fight, and his aggression surprises Dempsey - although Jack is winning the middle rounds, he is clearly not as in control as before. Ali's toughness begins to neutralise Dempsey, who's aggression saps his reserves. In rounds 9, 10 and 11 Ali uses his superior hand-speed to great effect, and Dempsey is rocked a couple of times. In the 12th, they meet in the middle of the ring and thrash it out - Ali is rocked early, but his 1-2 is enough to pinch the round. As the final bell rings, no-one has a clue who has nicked it.

Result: Ali by SD. 3 points.

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Table after Round 2:

Joe Louis - 7
Lennox Lewis - 7
Larry Holmes - 6
Muhammed Ali - 6
Mike Tyson - 4
Vitali Klitschko - 3
Evander Holyfield - 3
Rocky Marciano - 3
Wladimir Klitschko - 0
George Foreman - 0
Jack Dempsey - 0
Joe Frazier - 0

[vandeleur]

Mmmm tyson in his prime 21 year old against klit who never had one and chinned boxers outside the post office as they got their pensions .
You know where am going with this


Still excellent posts binnie and a very knowlegable read

[binnie]

This issue with Tyson - and a lot of other ATGs - vs the Klits is that they would be giving away so much height and weight. Those two are like a whole other weight class above.

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Round 3, fight 1:

George Foreman vs Evander Holyfield

Foreman - having won none of his fights so far - is pissed. Unfortunately for Evander Holyfield, he is the man on whom Foreman will work out his frustrations. Evander fights bravely - he uses his feet to frustrate Foreman, and his granite head to take some wince-inducing shots - but from mid-way through the first round, the result looks inevitable. Foreman's heavy blows and relentless power cause the referee to stop a game Holyfield in the fifth, following three trips to the canvas.

Result: Foreman TKO. 4 points.

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Round 3, Fight 2:

Mike Tyson vs Wladimir Klitschko.

Tyson is still reeling from his close loss to Vitali, and vows to 'decapitate' Klitschko jr in this match. The pundits, however, are picking Wladimir to win - his 35lbs weight and 8'' height advantage seem insummountable, especially when coupled with his iron jab. No-one predicts what happens next. As the first bell rings, Tyson charges into Wladirmir, ducks under the jab and lands a left hook flush on the jaw. Wladimir goes to pieces, trying to hold and smoother Tyson. But Iron Mike works well on the inside, hitting Wladimir in the ribs, and landing a peach of an uppercut which causes the big Ukranian to crash to the canvas 45 seconds in. Wladimir stumbles to his feet, but he looks panicked and Tyson charges into him on the ropes, landing a right hook to the body which he then twists into an upper cut. The left hook which follows leaves Wladimir out cold. The referee begins the count, but one drunken gentlemen in the second row yells 'You could count to 1,000 over that cunt: he ain't getting up'.

Result: Tyson KO. 4 points.

Ringside cameras begin an interview with Tyson Fury after the fight. Fury praises Tyson's performance, but says that he wants the winner of the tournament because, 'The world has yet to see how good Tyson Fury is'. Upon hearing Fury's comments over the arena's PA, Mike Tyson jumps out of the ring to where Fury is sitting and decks the pikee bastard and three of his entourage.

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Round 3, fight 3:

Joe Frazier vs Larry Holmes.

Frazier has yet to find himself in the tournament, despite fighting gamely. Holmes is the wide favourite, but by round two it is clear that this is going to be a tough, tough fight. Holmes is working his jab, but Frazier is relentless in charging forward, landing blows on Holmes's torso, arms, and head. All of the first 6 rounds could be scored either way and, despite Holmes' best efforts the fight could be taking place in a phone box. In round 7, Holmes hits the cavass after a classic Frazier left hook. He makes it out of the round, but gets the bollocking of all time from his corner. This proves to be a wake-up call. In rounds 8 and 9, Holmes fight back to take the fight under control, and in round 11 he rocks Frazier with and uppercut. In the twelth they go at it like its the last fight ever to take place on earth. Holmes looks to have edged it, but no-one is sure.

Result: Holmes by SD. 3 points.