• Shortest heavyweight fight?

    From el afreet@21:1/5 to Thorgrim Tilrem on Fri Oct 2 12:58:00 2020
    tyson vs frazier
    30 seconds

    On Friday, May 7, 1999 at 10:00:00 AM UTC+3, Thorgrim Tilrem wrote:
    Hi, does anyone know what's the shortest heavyweight fight ever in boxing history, if so
    who, what, where and so on??
    Thank you!!
    You can reach me at
    runet...@hotmail.com

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  • From *ernie@21:1/5 to el afreet on Sat Oct 3 21:07:02 2020
    On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 3:58:01 PM UTC-4, el afreet wrote:
    tyson vs frazier
    30 seconds

    On Friday, May 7, 1999 at 10:00:00 AM UTC+3, Thorgrim Tilrem wrote:
    Hi, does anyone know what's the shortest heavyweight fight ever in boxing history, if so
    who, what, where and so on??
    Thank you!!
    You can reach me at
    runet...@hotmail.com


    For a stretch of a couple of years, it seemed nearly all of Tyson's fights ended in the 1st round. No surprise that one of them would be record breaking.

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  • From Emanuel Berg@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 4 06:51:31 2020
    *ernie wrote:

    For a stretch of a couple of years, it seemed
    nearly all of Tyson's fights ended in the
    1st round.

    A function of Tyson's ability to intimidate, and his
    punching power.

    But also the opposition that Tyson fought...

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  • From *ernie@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 5 09:59:27 2020
    On Sun, 04 Oct 2020 06:51:31 +0200, Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
    wrote:

    *ernie wrote:

    For a stretch of a couple of years, it seemed
    nearly all of Tyson's fights ended in the
    1st round.

    A function of Tyson's ability to intimidate, and his
    punching power.

    But also the opposition that Tyson fought...


    It's not that he ducked anyone. He can only fight who they put in
    front of him. But you're right about his opponents; I doubt his record
    would have been impressive if he fought in the 70s.

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  • From Emanuel Berg@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 5 17:17:09 2020
    *ernie wrote:

    For a stretch of a couple of years, it seemed
    nearly all of Tyson's fights ended in the
    1st round.

    A function of Tyson's ability to intimidate, and
    his punching power.

    But also the opposition that Tyson fought...

    It's not that he ducked anyone. He can only fight
    who they put in front of him.

    I know, right?

    Tyson on his way up was an impressive technical
    peek-a-boo fighter, well-schooled, obviously very
    fit, difficult to hit, and with perhaps _the_ quality
    to have in pro boxing, namely crippling
    punching power.

    Photogenic combinations included the left
    hook/uppercut to the body, then immediately uppercut
    to the chin with the same hand.

    His whole attitude to the fight game was impressive,
    the sweet science or "art of fighting" if you will.

    "You work on new things, you work on old things" -
    Iron Mike

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  • From Emanuel Berg@21:1/5 to eyes and on Mon Oct 5 17:24:54 2020
    Photogenic combinations included the left
    hook/uppercut to the body, then immediately
    uppercut to the chin with the same hand.

    I actually tried this in the gym once, in sparring.
    My opponent/friend then immediately dived down onto
    the canvas. After a prolonged silence he opened his
    eyes and asked "Has he gone yet?"

    :)

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