Boxing
The greatest moments in boxing.
8 moments in this segment.
- — Ali Stands Over Liston. May 25, 1965, Lewiston, Maine. Cassius Clay (now Muhammad Ali) knocks down Sonny Liston in round 1 of their rematch. Stands over him, shouting "Get up and fight, sucker!" Neil Leifer's photograph is the most reproduced single sports image ever taken.
- — Frazier-Ali I — Fight of the Century. March 8, 1971, Madison Square Garden. Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali. 15 rounds, both undefeated champions. Frazier knocks Ali down in the 15th. Highest-grossing boxing match ever to that date.
- — Thrilla in Manila. October 1, 1975. Ali-Frazier III. 14 rounds in 100°F heat at the Araneta Coliseum. Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch stops the fight before round 15. Both fighters say it was the closest they'd come to death.
- — Leonard Outpoints Hagler. April 6, 1987. Sugar Ray Leonard returns from retirement and edges Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a split decision still argued today.
- — Buster Douglas Beats Tyson. February 11, 1990, Tokyo. James "Buster" Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson — undefeated, 37-0, the most feared man on Earth. 42-to-1 underdog. The most consequential single boxing upset of the 20th century.
- — Tyson Bites Holyfield’s Ear. June 28, 1997. Mike Tyson bites a chunk from Evander Holyfield’s ear and is disqualified — one of boxing’s most infamous nights.
- — Mayweather vs Pacquiao. May 2, 2015. The richest fight in boxing history — Floyd Mayweather’s defensive mastery outpoints Manny Pacquiao over twelve rounds.
- — Rumble in the Jungle — Ali Beats Foreman. October 30, 1974, Kinshasa. Ali defeats George Foreman with the rope-a-dope strategy — round 8 knockout. The single most-mythologised boxing match in history.
