Most hyped up bout?

Johnny Toetags · 07-14-2005, 12:37 PM

I was watching a documentary on Liston/Ali, and all the smack flying from both sides (Ali talkin' trash, Liston showing up at Ali's camp and offering him 100$ per round to "spar".) filled the venue to 50,000+ people. I mean, hot damn. For back then? That seems like alot to me.

So Ali essentially talked his way into that fight.

Any other memorable bouts that were hyped up in large part due to pre-fight events? I guess you could say Gatti/Mayweather...

DrOctagon · 07-14-2005, 12:54 PM

Tyson V Spinks was hyped up and turned out to be a 90 second walkover.

**Tam-Tam** · 07-14-2005, 01:01 PM

I have never seen a fight hyped up like Lewis-Tyson.

But apart from the heavies? Nothing in my lifetime has touched De La Hoya-Trinidad.

Johnny Toetags · 07-14-2005, 02:04 PM

I don't mean hype as in media glitz and such, but more along the lines of the FIGHTERS themselves smack talkin' and workin' up a fight to big levels.

natecrime · 07-14-2005, 02:11 PM

Eubank - Benn, for British boxing.

Johnny Toetags · 07-14-2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nate22

Eubank - Benn, for British boxing.

details?

natecrime · 07-14-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Toetags

details?

I don't know all that much but it was Benn who had something like 22KO's in the first round in 30 odd fights, against Eubank who was like 30 - 0 and he'd been calling for Benn for a long long time, I think Eubank held the WBC belt and Benn held the more important one being the WBO (?), and it was the first fight of it's kind in England as it involved two world titles. The two hated each other with a passion and still do to this day. Their first fight actually has a programme dedicated to it which is shown like once every two weeks on TV as it's that good.

natecrime · 07-14-2005, 02:19 PM

There was also a fight between Eubank and Collins, where Collins claimed to be under hypnosis and incapable of allowing pain to affect him during the fight, Eubank went on to lose this fight as he said it mentally effected his game as he was worried about damaging this guy in the ring as a few fights earlier he had left some Watson guy in a vegetable state.

Oliver Klosov · 07-14-2005, 04:19 PM

what about when Larry Holmes jumped off that limo? who was that against?

**elgigante** · 07-14-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliver Klosov

what about when Larry Holmes jumped off that limo? who was that against?

i think it was Trevor Berbick

Bishop · 07-14-2005, 07:54 PM

Lewis vs. Rahman II
Tarver vs. Roy Jones II
Lewis vs. McCall II

Oliver Klosov · 07-14-2005, 07:57 PM

he looks like he wants to fight - why did they stop this? [/sarcasm]

**elgigante** · 07-15-2005, 04:27 AM

Barrera/Morales, pick a bout. They had some serious bad blood between them

Kire Khar · 07-15-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliver Klosov

what about when Larry Holmes jumped off that limo? who was that against?

lol, like the other guy said, Trevor Berbick.

Does anyone have footage of this on tape? I was dumb enough not to record it.

Berbick was harrassing Holmes for a while to get Holmes to fight, and he confronted him publicly, accusing Holmes of hitting on Berbick's wife. Holmes had enough of the insanity and did a goofy kick off the limo and into Berbick.......Absolutely hilarious stuff.

Although the fight wasn't hyped up as much due to the fighters smack-talking, but more due to the situations around it........Jack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier was known as one of the most hyped up bouts in boxing history, especially considering the time period it occurred and how many people showed up for the fight.

07-14-2005, 12:37 PM	#1
Johnny Toetags Stiff-Arm FTW. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada. Posts: 19,347 vCash: 1886 Rep Power: 24	Most hyped up bout? I was watching a documentary on Liston/Ali, and all the smack flying from both sides (Ali talkin' trash, Liston showing up at Ali's camp and offering him 100$ per round to "spar".) filled the venue to 50,000+ people. I mean, hot damn. For back then? That seems like alot to me. So Ali essentially talked his way into that fight. Any other memorable bouts that were hyped up in large part due to pre-fight events? I guess you could say Gatti/Mayweather...

07-14-2005, 12:54 PM	#2
DrOctagon Professional Fister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: BIRMINGHAM. UK Posts: 1,534 vCash: 18737 Rep Power: 17	Tyson V Spinks was hyped up and turned out to be a 90 second walkover. __________________ "No more playin' stupid; you know what asparagus is.? -Stephan Bonnar, TUF

07-14-2005, 02:11 PM	#5
natecrime believe Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Liverpool - England. Posts: 7,800 vCash: 188 Rep Power: 19	Eubank - Benn, for British boxing. __________________ 人是最少他自己當他談話在他自己的人。給他一個面具, 並且他將告訴您真相。ほとんどの人々は人々へである。思考は意見、生命誰か他の人まね、情熱引用語句である。

07-14-2005, 02:19 PM	#8
natecrime believe Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Liverpool - England. Posts: 7,800 vCash: 188 Rep Power: 19	There was also a fight between Eubank and Collins, where Collins claimed to be under hypnosis and incapable of allowing pain to affect him during the fight, Eubank went on to lose this fight as he said it mentally effected his game as he was worried about damaging this guy in the ring as a few fights earlier he had left some Watson guy in a vegetable state. __________________ 人是最少他自己當他談話在他自己的人。給他一個面具, 並且他將告訴您真相。ほとんどの人々は人々へである。思考は意見、生命誰か他の人まね、情熱引用語句である。

07-14-2005, 07:54 PM	#11
Bishop Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 36,844 vCash: 9539 Rep Power: 30	Lewis vs. Rahman II Tarver vs. Roy Jones II Lewis vs. McCall II __________________ "From my point of view, a monkey wrote this script with his penis!" - Rifftrax "It won't last. Brothers and sisters are natural enemies like Englishmen and Scots, or Welshmen and Scots, or Japanese and Scots, or Scots and other Scots. Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!" - Groundskeeper Willie Bloodyknux Pick'Em Contest

07-14-2005, 01:01 PM	#3
Tam-Tam Homo Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,189 vCash: 97373 Rep Power: 16	I have never seen a fight hyped up like Lewis-Tyson. But apart from the heavies? Nothing in my lifetime has touched De La Hoya-Trinidad.

07-14-2005, 02:04 PM	#4
Johnny Toetags Stiff-Arm FTW. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada. Posts: 19,347 vCash: 1886 Rep Power: 24	I don't mean hype as in media glitz and such, but more along the lines of the FIGHTERS themselves smack talkin' and workin' up a fight to big levels.

07-15-2005, 04:27 AM	#13
elgigante that guy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: maryland Posts: 15,335 vCash: 965561 Rep Power: 50	Barrera/Morales, pick a bout. They had some serious bad blood between them __________________ Take solace. Some day, many many years in the future, when all the kid games have faded into lore, people will still fight with their fists for money.- Kid McCoy I helped build this place with my bare hand. My other one was occupied

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