Rummy man, the amount of work that you put into your videos is amazing and as a fellow lover of the sweet science its always great to see your videos come up on my subscriptions. Keep up the great work.
That Foreman Moorer fight is even more interesting when you read up and learn that, by limiting the power in his punches up until the knockout, George baited Michael Moorer into trading punches and fighting George's fight.
@@tiberseptim1769 Yeah there are different type of juice some way stronger than others. Evander looked like he was on Tren he really looked like a Greek God.
Man the fact is Tyson got exposed by a boxer who had the best fight of his life that night and put his punches together good and just totally out classed Tyson who made his reputation on nobody's or way passed there prime fighters Tyson only really fought 2 good fighters that were still in there good years and that was Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield Buster Douglas wasn't that good as you seen in his fight with Holyfield when he got destroyed easily.
I'll never forget coming home from work and reading on Ceefax that Iron Mike had been ko'ed.The next day in the newspaper I saw a cartoon of a baby Don King crying on the floor in a nappy with a broken Mike Tyson toy.
I remember seeing it on the news before i went to school one morning. That pic of Mike with the gumshield hanging out of his mouth stuck in my mind all day. I couldn't concentrate on anything. I was only 8 yrs old.
I woke my brother up after the fight at 6.00 in the morning and I had to say it three times,the combination of him being just woken and not believing what I told him,we both walked about all day in shock,it was stunning.
Buster done it for his mom. Surpiseing what emotions can do when they act. Buster was going to be champion that night no matter what! as he wanted it so much for his mom. Tyson thought it would be a walkover.....How wrong.
@@ztuedeutz Whoa ... Chris Bryd was certainly not a 'dud'.He was a superb defensive fighter who the raw courage and skill to fight and defeat much bigger and stronger men. You say the best ignored David Tua ? Not really,Tua had his opportunity against Lennox Lewis and was given a boxing lesson.He was also thoroughly outboxed by the man you called a 'dud'-Chris Bryd ! Even if Golota was an idiot who constantly fouled his way out of fights that he was winning,its plain daft to deny that 1990-2015 was a great era for heavyweight boxing.
90s were and early 2000s From 2002-15 onwards it was boring, dead and got dominated by klitschko Kinda got rejuvenated by Joshua (brought back lots of fans) and to a lesser extent fury and wilder
Your fan documentaries are astonishing. Informative, creative and perfect for boxing fans and new corners who want to learn about the history of the sport. 10/10 stuff man
and Big George won the title using nothing more then pure boxing experience/knowldge for keeping stamina up during fights and a powerful 1-2 combo that can cut any man down, even his step in left upper cut was a fight finisher as well. And i love the fact on the latter half of his HW boxing career he wouldn't sit between rounds and when asked "why do you stand between rounds? to show that your not tired/in good condition?" George replied" no "laughing" i feel that if i sat down between round i might not be able to get back up again."
It's an absolute shame that Riddick Bowe never reached his full potential, never fought Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis, and his 1st retirement came early at only 29 years old.
@Eric Pearson Like James Toney said The WBC stands for We Be Crooks, shows that the belt at the time was full of shit, Bowe would have beaten Lewis during that time, Lewis was demanding champion type money, even though Bowe was the Champion.
The belt is only worthless if the man that wears it is. In all sports you compete to prove that you have the right to represent the sports highest achievement meaning that the belt was simply a reflection of the person who possessed it and the path you took to get there so maybe the was trash if so it's because Bowe Took the integrity out of it
Bowe is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time He was undisputed and bested a prime Holyfeild in a trilogy which is near impossible He knocked Holyfeild out
I just remember exclaiming, "please dear lord tell me he ain't gonna sing this whole video! " Then when it stopped I was all "Whew! I'm glad that's over."
Really enjoying your restrospective vids - i really appreciate all the hard work you must have put into collecting and editing all those clips - cheers mate.
I saw the Tua / Ibebuchi fight live on "HBO after dark" because Tua was definitely a rising star at the time so I was following his career. Ike I never heard of prior to this. I say it was the best non-title heavyweight fight of the era, maybe any era. I was pulling for Tua but when it was over and waiting for the decision I was really hoping for a draw. I know draws are unpopular but I just could not pick a conclusive winner. I had it 6 rounds each. According to Ike's handler's he never quite recovered from this fight, despite his later win over Byrd. He didn't fight again after Tua for over a year and his handler's said his behavior started to get strange.
Yeah he has basically been in jail since shortly after the Byrd fight. He never did lose a professional fight. But since the Tua fight (maybe before too, I don’t know for sure) he was exhibiting extreme bi-polar in which he thought he was president of the world as his alter ego. For a heavyweight fight that had 1735 (I think it said) punches thrown, I'm not surprised of the brain damage one night may have caused.
I am a newcomer to Rummy's Corner and one thing I don't understand is how you do not have more views..... 152000 views in 3 years? you really break it down you give all the information you do a fantastic job, keep up the awesome work love it and you do know your boxing. Bowe has always been one of my favorite Fighters but in the last yr or so I have gained so much more respect for this man he has really took some beatings, the trilogy with Evander all those low blows he took from Golata etc, he's got a great chin and I think he is one of the best inside fighters o a t
Dude Golota beat up some GREAT names! And then quits on the stool against Mike Tyson in the funniest most dramatic "quitting" ever seen in a boxing match! AN OLD Tyson! Really Puts things in perspective for the Tyson haters!
Golota suffered concussion. He didn't know why he didn't want to continue but his sense saved him. His handler was a fouled-mouthed fatso that was a Don King minion. Golota and Tysons were fantastic hitters and have grown as men.
Sorry Gator but Vitali was not human. Lennox Lewis hit that man with everything and that man did not wobble. Vitali is the reason Lewis retired! Vitali was a destroyer. Wladimir was better safe than sorry style was perfect for Tyson Fury to dethrone him.
edizenver if young foreman had old foreman’s mental fortitude He would have been the greatest fighter ever! Other then an again Lewis the klitchsko brothers fought on one of the worst Eras in heavyweight history! In the 1970s (greatest heavyweight decade Ali Forman Frazier ken Norton maybe more Would have beat the two brothers
Again it’s Better than a few shots of rum rummy’s corner Simpley the best!!! From a real fight fan and ex amateur boxer. I knew Paul Venti great referee 14 years at least from the time I was 12years old referred many of my bouts and came down our PAL in Secaucus NJ and assisted there for a number of years!! Great Guy and Ref.🎯🎯🎯👍🏼🧐😊
I loved watching George Forman back in the 90s what great memories. I miss all the heavyweight stars we used to have and the fights they put on. Great video thank you subbed
Love your videos Rummy. I always look forward to them. But i noticed there was no mention about Holyfields use of his head during both Tyson fights. ...... Keep up the good work sir from the UK 🇬🇧
It would of been a good fight holyfield vs golota.since holyfield likes to headbutt and golota likes to hit low.that would of been an interesting one!😁
Tyson-Ruddock & Lewis-Mercer could've made this list. Both fights were incredibly important in the grand scheme of heavyweight boxing at the time. Tyson-Ruddock was a battle between the #1 & #2 contenders, something you'll probably never see again. Lewis-Mercer was a slug fest between highly rated fighters finally coming into their own.
Were you alive in 1991? It was a bigger fight than Holyfield-Foreman. Tyson was ranked #1 and Ruddock was ranked #2. You NEVER see a #1 vs #2 rated battle in boxing anymore. Both men were the 2 most dangerous heavyweights on the planet. Ruddock coming off a brutal 4th round drubbing of Michael Dokes and Tyson taking a crooked course back to the championship. Many observers looked at this match up for the true heavyweight championship. Plus, this was a grudge match after Tyson pulled out of their scheduled December 1989 battle in Canada. Both men had firepower. A true heavyweight slugfest that went down as one of the best heavyweight sizzlers in the 90's.
Also, the reason Don King matched these two up was in hopes of getting the WBC to strip Holyfield of their title. By facing Foreman and not Tyson, Holyfield made sure the Duvas were in control and that Tyson would have to wait for his shot just like King made Holyfield wait for his. The WBC came thisclose to stripping Holyfield. But Tyson wanted Holyfield in the ring and almost left King if he didn't get his shot. King didn't have rights to Holyfield and that's why it took fo long for the bout to materialize. Don't blame Tyson for this. It's all part of Don King shenanigans. It's also the reason why the Tyson-Ruddock rematch happened. Watch the post fight interview where the announcer, Ferdie Pacheco (?) asks Tyson id Holyfield is next. You can hear Don King in the background yell out, "We don't want Holyfield!" where Tyson gives King this smug look. Tyson wanted Holyfield next.
Man, the Holy Warrior sure liked to fight with his head. I appreciate the respect you give Bowe in these videos. Seems to me he's the forgotten heavyweight. He was a big, quick, strong fighter with great skills, but his motivation didn't seem consistent. Also, he was in no hurry to fight Lewis. A more dedicated, determined Bowe might've been an all-time great.
Rory MacDonald vs Robby Lawler, almost every Diego Sanchez fight, Jones vs Gustafson, Bigfoot vs Mark Hunt, Shogun vs Henderson, Aldo vs Mendes, if your a grappling fan there is Sakuraba vs Newton, Sakuraba vs Gracie, Fitch vs Silva, and Big Nog vs Barnett fights.
03:57 most beatiful short right hand in heavyweight boxing...ever !!! ohh and it knocked Moorer cold...that says something about Big George...really cheers me up every time I watch it...in my book the most remarkable achievement in heavyweightg boxin ever. Not taking away from all the other great boxers, mind you.
Golata-Bowe was the best HW fight I saw since Ali-Frazier 1....unfortunately, Golata thought he'd found a new speed bag............and Golata became the best HW I ever saw to NOT win a title.............great vid Rummy
Nice list Rummy !. Bowe-Holyfield ( Two Undefeated Heavyweights ), Golatta- Bowe . Lewis-Klitschko, Holyfield-Tyson and Douglas-Tyson.... These ARE heavyweight Classics..too tough to pick a favorite...honorable mentions ? Holyfield-Lewis...Holmes-Mercer...Klitshcko -Byrd .. THANK YOU Great job!!!!
Hey Rummy, thanks for this video. As a brit, I'm used to hearing from Americans saying Lewis was somehow an unworthy champ, and when it comes to TKO6, saying that somehow Vitali was robbed. It shows you have a good objective view that you could see that Lewis came back in the face of that adversity and, in my eyes, won the fight - not by being better, but frankly wanting it more and being a champ (and bludgeoning the other guy's face until it would be plain wrong to let it go on). But it is true that Vitali had the better of the earlier rounds and could have landed the bingo punch. I just wanted to thank you for being straight and giving an unbiased opinion. It would have been good to have seen a rematch, but Lewis, I think, just didn't care enough any more. Great videos, great video. Thanks. Of course, I AM biased, and I think Lewis is the best heavyweight since Ali, and the Tyson v Lewis debate I think is answered by this: Lewis lost twice - both times on single punch KOs - while when Tyson lost, every time, he got beat by the better fighter on the night. I think that'd make a good video, which ever way you wanted to go.
Regarding your not very intelligent comment on Lewis vs Vitali: In order to be ahead on judge's scorecards it is not enough to just be better than the champion. Every high school kid knows that in order to beat the champion, you have to be convincingly better. Vitali did just that - he was convincingly better and because he was convincingly better, he was ahead on all judge's scorecards. Regarding the cut: a cut is not always a result of boxer's skill or power. This is precisely that case. If you watch how that right hand lands on Vitali's eye, you will see that Lewis hits him with the palm - a surface(s) much better suited for cutting opponent's face. I am not claiming Lewis did that intentionally but just the same, I am not excluding that possibility. Lewis's famous phrase of that time was one for breakfast one for lunch. Obviously, he got too full from breakfast only. So full he refused the rematch with the first one and knowing he cannot duck them, he run straight for the retirement.
Either way you look at it Lewis caused the stoppage with use of his hands. Perfectly legal, nothing untoward. Fair stoppage, fair win. Vitali really did get stuck in early on but Lewis had started coming back into the fight. If it went on I wouldn't have been surprised if Vitali eventually knocked out Lewis and I would have had him slightly up on the scorecards, but it didn't and even if Lewis exacerbated the cut on purpose to "get out of jail", he did it within the rules of the game (ie: no headbutts, ear biting, low blows etc). Could actually call that ring IQ
See I go the other way it. If that fight had go on, I feel that Lennox would have stopped Vitali. He started turning it on in the 6th round and those uppercuts he landed were massive. He has Vitali hanging on for dear life after that. Lennox was exhausted but I felt like Vitali was done after those shots.
@@troymccane3620 you sound like you're disagreeing with me, but there's nothing you say that I particularly disagree with. The cut was caused, whichever way you look at it, by Lewis getting through onto Vitali's face with force. It got worse because Lewis kept getting through onto Vitali's face with force. The fight had to be stopped because, if Lewis kept on punching Vitali in the face the way he was doing, the big Ukrainian would have lost vision in one eye. That's boxing. You can bitch about scorecards and palms and whatever, but the plain facts were: Lennox kept punching him hard in the face till it was unsafe to let it continue. Thus he won the fight. We always look at fighters who go on too long with some pity - Joe Louis went longer than anybody wanted or needed. Muhammad Ali should've hung them up five years earlier. Why was Larry Holmes boxing in the late-nineties? Tyson getting knocked out by a couple of bums wasn't something anybody needed to see. Lennox - alone with Rocky Marciano amongst the greats - retired on top and never came back. He saw he was slipping and knew it was time to step away. While the rematch would've been a great spectacle, there really wasn't anything in it for him. After all, he won the first time, his legacy secure, time to move to Jamaica with his millions of dollars and do whatever it is that he wanted to do, with his faculties intact, his name amongst the greatest of all time. Saying he 'ran' is such disrespectful bullshit about a guy who faced and beat the baddest men on the planet.
@@MadDogOfist Lewis avoided the humiliation of being that sacrificial champion who gets completely whooped in a 'passing of the torch' type fight. Although the Holmes fight did nothing to diminish Ali's legacy, it definitely cast a shadow over his career. Lewis got out with dignity. Remember also how Holmes kept on and was flattened by Tyson. It's better to know when to call it a day.
Buster Douglas was a very underrated heavy weight who was well schooled and technically solid.....his father was a world class middleweight back in the day,so he came from good genes....the night he fought Tyson he put it all together and proved he had the heart of a champion......The defence against Holyfield should not be held against him,in his eyes he had already won the lottery and had no need to return to the ring.
He should have won the IBF belt against Tony Tucker in 1987. He was winning the fight quite comfortably until round 10, when he just ran out of gas. That fight showed that he had the quality to be World Champion, he just needed to improve his stamina.
Yeah, he ducked Lewis, after that it felt like he, lost to him. Worse, if he had lost in the ring to Lewis even by ko, it would be ok but not like that
I always enjoy your videos caus they are about the heavyweights of the 90 and that was the best era of heavywieght boxing duivision ever so thumbs up from thats great video even better fight and fighters but as for your singing at the start of your video maybe memorable for a different reason but i like your enthusiasm
Mr. Kevin Holyfield should have an asterisk next to his name. He was a cheater and it’s obvious he was on steroids. Take that and Holyfield’s constant head butting and questionable low punches. Tyson bit Holyfield because of the headbutts.
@@traviscarver4708 Tyson was known for headbutting and elbowing his opponents. He tried to do it to Holyfield as well (the cut was from the clash he initiated) but Real Deal outsmarted him in his own game. Stop with the excuses.
What i cannot fathom and never will is why all the americans dont rate Lennox Lewis? He did everything a proper boxer should. He avenged his defeats and retired a champion. Lived a good life,wasnt in the papers for reckless behaviour,just a quiet gentleman,your average normal guy. Fucks sake give him some respect. Wasnt cocky, just got on with business. You have to respect him for that. He beat all you americans could throw at him. Riddick Bowe threw belt in the trash rather than fight him. Tyson paid 4million dollars not to fight Lewis when he was almost broke. Lewis never ducked anyone. Bowe v Lewis should have could have but never did so fuck it move on.
Best boxing coutdown matches i have seen on youtube, he also explain it so well^^ .. I cant say, anything else, ^ That you have my vote on the matches , they where so cool to watch, also, iam quite new to watching boxing matches , but know boxing ,some, BUT FOR ALL THE DOCMENTEREY, ABOUT THE 90 BEST BOXING MATCHES, THESE IS VRY VERY INTERSANT ,TO SEE, LOVED IT! tHANX BROTHER
I was a kid when Douglas beat Tyson. I didn't see the fight, but when I heard the news, I pictured Buster Douglas as Superman. After watching his fight with Holyfield, I was disappointed to say the least.
Great videos man. You should do a video of the top ten fights of all time, regardless of weight class. You should also do one on the highest grossing PPV fights of all time, and how they turned out. Keep up the good work.
Dude....such a satisfying video for anyone who loves boxing! Great Job Brotha good fights btw Big George winning that fight always makes me tear up lol
Bowe and Golota were the 2 best heavyweights in 1996? Lewis, Tyson, Holyfield, hell even Michael Grant were certainly better than Golota. Lewis was likely better than both.
You said it best.. that night Douglas would have probably beaten anyone.. We never saw a Douglas fight that way before or after that night. Add to the fact tyson took him lightly and was out with asian escorts instead of training hard and you got the perfect storm for the biggest upset in boxing. It was the biggest upset to me because this was Tyson in his prime. A time I think where Tyson had a chance of beating any heavyweight including Hollyfield and Lenox lewis.
after the fights with Golota, they had to change his name to Nodick Bowe
Rid Bowe
Messed up but funny as shit
No dick bowe....is a real piece of shit mess of all boxing heavyweights
Hahahaha
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Rummy man, the amount of work that you put into your videos is amazing and as a fellow lover of the sweet science its always great to see your videos come up on my subscriptions. Keep up the great work.
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Good work
Strongly agree
KingCammy he indeed don’t know shit about boxing 🥊. lol .
Craig Sutton at least when it comes to predictions. He’s really good at breaking fights down.
That Foreman Moorer fight is even more interesting when you read up and learn that, by limiting the power in his punches up until the knockout, George baited Michael Moorer into trading punches and fighting George's fight.
The body transformation of Evander between the Bowe fights and Tyson 1 is amazing. He made Tyson look small. Clearly he was juiced to the gills.
Everyone in the 90s was juiced up.
@@joco8290 yeah but, holyfield was really juiced
yeah...he was eating a balanced breakfast.
@@tiberseptim1769 Yeah there are different type of juice some way stronger than others. Evander looked like he was on Tren he really looked like a Greek God.
Is incredible what chicken, broccoli and rice do to a mf
all the excuses aside, whether you loved tyson or hated him, that combo douglas finished him with was just epic
@YOAN SLAVEIKOV he was never getting up. He was gonna fall over again if he managed to get up for a second.
He was badly concussed,he looked like he'd just drank 2 bottles of whiskey.If the ref let it continue he would have just gone down again.
Man the fact is Tyson got exposed by a boxer who had the best fight of his life that night and put his punches together good and just totally out classed Tyson who made his reputation on nobody's or way passed there prime fighters Tyson only really fought 2 good fighters that were still in there good years and that was Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield Buster Douglas wasn't that good as you seen in his fight with Holyfield when he got destroyed easily.
And what about the *UPERCUT* IT WAS FINISHED'!!!
@@zaaramejri6593 facts indeed tyson took lot of punishment that night and he was down after lot of punches
combination of Rummy's voice and the background music make this a very watchable commentary 10/10
We can all argue forever but this was an excellent compilation. Good job
I'll never forget coming home from work and reading on Ceefax that Iron Mike had been ko'ed.The next day in the newspaper I saw a cartoon of a baby Don King crying on the floor in a nappy with a broken Mike Tyson toy.
I remember seeing it on the news before i went to school one morning. That pic of Mike with the gumshield hanging out of his mouth stuck in my mind all day. I couldn't concentrate on anything. I was only 8 yrs old.
Showing your age there with Ceefax lol.
u think late 30's is old?
I woke my brother up after the fight at 6.00 in the morning and I had to say it three times,the combination of him being just woken and not believing what I told him,we both walked about all day in shock,it was stunning.
Buster done it for his mom. Surpiseing what emotions can do when they act. Buster was going to be champion that night no matter what! as he wanted it so much for his mom. Tyson thought it would be a walkover.....How wrong.
That period was a great time for heavyweight boxing.
Spread Eagle Not really. Golotta was a waste of space cheat. Byrd was a dud. The best ignored Tua.
@@ztuedeutz Whoa ... Chris Bryd was certainly not a 'dud'.He was a superb defensive fighter who the raw courage
and skill to fight and defeat much bigger and stronger men.
You say the best ignored David Tua ? Not really,Tua had his opportunity against Lennox Lewis and was given a boxing lesson.He was also thoroughly outboxed by the man you called a 'dud'-Chris Bryd !
Even if Golota was an idiot who constantly fouled his way out of fights that he was winning,its plain daft to deny that 1990-2015 was a great era for heavyweight boxing.
Dude Golotta was a way better fighter than Tua he just got frustrated and started throwing ill intended punches
90s were and early 2000s
From 2002-15 onwards it was boring, dead and got dominated by klitschko
Kinda got rejuvenated by Joshua (brought back lots of fans) and to a lesser extent fury and wilder
Lmao.... Im dying that intro is killer
Your editing is excellent. You're a great story teller.🥊🥊
Your fan documentaries are astonishing. Informative, creative and perfect for boxing fans and new corners who want to learn about the history of the sport. 10/10 stuff man
Bowe's chin and heart were incredible...
Bowe would have been a different level than all the hw if he’d of trained just a big fool to himself
@JohnACorp782 lmao thanks man
Eric Pearson he was told to do it by rock Newman
JohnACorp782 Golota was hitting that shit like a speed bag
Only for short guys
and Big George won the title using nothing more then pure boxing experience/knowldge for keeping stamina up during fights and a powerful 1-2 combo that can cut any man down, even his step in left upper cut was a fight finisher as well.
And i love the fact on the latter half of his HW boxing career he wouldn't sit between rounds
and when asked "why do you stand between rounds? to show that your not tired/in good condition?"
George replied" no "laughing" i feel that if i sat down between round i might not be able to get back up again."
Just watched old fights of him in the 70´s and he did that more than once..standing between rounds with one feet on the stool
Young George was the invincible 40-0 boxing. 😎👍
Don't know how I have never seen any of your videos before but just subbed, Brilliant stuff.
It's an absolute shame that Riddick Bowe never reached his full potential, never fought Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis, and his 1st retirement came early at only 29 years old.
:) Amfrew Golota help him to do that, after that two fights both fighters never been same again :/.
Bowe had to retire. He was already going downhill badly at that point.
@Eric Pearson Like James Toney said The WBC stands for We Be Crooks, shows that the belt at the time was full of shit, Bowe would have beaten Lewis during that time, Lewis was demanding champion type money, even though Bowe was the Champion.
The belt is only worthless if the man that wears it is. In all sports you compete to prove that you have the right to represent the sports highest achievement meaning that the belt was simply a reflection of the person who possessed it and the path you took to get there so maybe the was trash if so it's because Bowe Took the integrity out of it
Bowe is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time
He was undisputed and bested a prime Holyfeild in a trilogy which is near impossible
He knocked Holyfeild out
After 2015 (3.2020) top 5: Wilder-Fury 2, Wilder-Fury 1, Joshua-Klitschko, Joshua Ruiz 1, Wilder-Ortiz 1. HW boxing is rising again.
One of the best channels on internet. Your voice and the amount of work into what you do blend in a perfect combination...
I just remember exclaiming, "please dear lord tell me he ain't gonna sing this whole video! " Then when it stopped I was all "Whew! I'm glad that's over."
Great vid. Cheers for taking the time to put it together.
Glad I found your channel man. Your knowledge is vast. Coming from a guy that watched boxing history
This is the only channel that appreciates heavyweight boxing! I love it!
Really enjoying your restrospective vids - i really appreciate all the hard work you must have put into collecting and editing all those clips - cheers mate.
Mate, you put on the best boxing videos and you also have the best voice for boxing. First rate.
Old champions are impressive, because they had to have a strong mind to win, since they were out of their physical prime.
One of the best ever vids...however went down hill after the beginning song ...which was why it was a great vid.
Great video Rummy. Concise and thoughtful analysis along with a real appreciation for what it takes to excel in this combative science.
My favourite boxing channel by far.. Thanks for your contributions.
Love the meta nuance you give us; really puts the event in a better focus.
Damn that Tyson Douglas fight breaks my heart every time.
I saw the Tua / Ibebuchi fight live on "HBO after dark" because Tua was definitely a rising star at the time so I was following his career. Ike I never heard of prior to this. I say it was the best non-title heavyweight fight of the era, maybe any era. I was pulling for Tua but when it was over and waiting for the decision I was really hoping for a draw. I know draws are unpopular but I just could not pick a conclusive winner. I had it 6 rounds each. According to Ike's handler's he never quite recovered from this fight, despite his later win over Byrd. He didn't fight again after Tua for over a year and his handler's said his behavior started to get strange.
Foreman vs Lyle is a great shout for that accolade too.
Yeah he has basically been in jail since shortly after the Byrd fight. He never did lose a professional fight. But since the Tua fight (maybe before too, I don’t know for sure) he was exhibiting extreme bi-polar in which he thought he was president of the world as his alter ego. For a heavyweight fight that had 1735 (I think it said) punches thrown, I'm not surprised of the brain damage one night may have caused.
I am a newcomer to Rummy's Corner and one thing I don't understand is how you do not have more views..... 152000 views in 3 years? you really break it down you give all the information you do a fantastic job, keep up the awesome work love it and you do know your boxing. Bowe has always been one of my favorite Fighters but in the last yr or so I have gained so much more respect for this man he has really took some beatings, the trilogy with Evander all those low blows he took from Golata etc, he's got a great chin and I think he is one of the best inside fighters o a t
Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper
Vitali Klitschko vs Corrie Sanders
Two other competive and exciting fights
excellent again Rummy. Subscribed.......very informative stuff from Rummy
Brewster vs Liakhovich is one of the most criminally underrated heavyweight bouts
I watched it live, as a big Brewster fan. It was an underrated gem of a fight, great back n forth.
Dude Golota beat up some GREAT names! And then quits on the stool against Mike Tyson in the funniest most dramatic "quitting" ever seen in a boxing match! AN OLD Tyson! Really Puts things in perspective for the Tyson haters!
Destroyed boxers like Riddick Bowe or John Ruiz
Golota suffered concussion. He didn't know why he didn't want to continue but his sense saved him. His handler was a fouled-mouthed fatso that was a Don King minion. Golota and Tysons were fantastic hitters and have grown as men.
@@namesurename4066 he lost to both of them , lost to bowe twice, hardly destroyed either. destroyed his credibility as an actual boxer
I'm pretty sure Golota had a fractured orbital and jaw in that fight so your point is invalid.
Oliver McCall quit on Lennox lewis
I always thought Vitali was better than Vladimir
Certainly had a much better chin.
Sorry Gator but Vitali was not human. Lennox Lewis hit that man with everything and that man did not wobble. Vitali is the reason Lewis retired! Vitali was a destroyer. Wladimir was better safe than sorry style was perfect for Tyson Fury to dethrone him.
Plus killer instinct that allowed Vitali to finish the job. Wladimir clearly wasn’t so vicious, he was more of a overcalculating type of champ.
Vitali also had a better resume in my opinion, taking nothing away from wlad he fought some great fighters too.
edizenver if young foreman had old foreman’s mental fortitude
He would have been the greatest fighter ever! Other then an again Lewis the klitchsko brothers fought on one of the worst Eras in heavyweight history!
In the 1970s (greatest heavyweight decade
Ali Forman Frazier ken Norton maybe more
Would have beat the two brothers
THE INTRO IS EVERYTHING
Again it’s Better than a few shots of rum rummy’s corner Simpley the best!!! From a real fight fan and ex amateur boxer. I knew Paul Venti great referee 14 years at least from the time I was 12years old referred many of my bouts and came down our PAL in Secaucus NJ and assisted there for a number of years!! Great Guy and Ref.🎯🎯🎯👍🏼🧐😊
Bowe was the man fav heavyweight of all time just lacked dedication... Eddie futch said he could of been he best heavyweight he ever had
to bad he didnt ifght lewis wouldve been a great fight
I loved watching George Forman back in the 90s what great memories. I miss all the heavyweight stars we used to have and the fights they put on. Great video thank you subbed
Love your videos Rummy. I always look forward to them.
But i noticed there was no mention about Holyfields use of his head during both Tyson fights.
...... Keep up the good work sir from the UK 🇬🇧
It would of been a good fight holyfield vs golota.since holyfield likes to headbutt and golota likes to hit low.that would of been an interesting one!😁
That tua match was epic
Missed this post at the time, great work Rummy, love your videos and narration. Thumbs up from the UK brother!
Holyfield headbutted all the time. it was in no way accidental. It was part of holifield's grand plan.
Tyson was headbutting Holyfield as he always did as well.
Seriously best boxing channel
Tyson-Ruddock & Lewis-Mercer could've made this list. Both fights were incredibly important in the grand scheme of heavyweight boxing at the time.
Tyson-Ruddock was a battle between the #1 & #2 contenders, something you'll probably never see again. Lewis-Mercer was a slug fest between highly rated fighters finally coming into their own.
Were you alive in 1991?
It was a bigger fight than Holyfield-Foreman. Tyson was ranked #1 and Ruddock was ranked #2. You NEVER see a #1 vs #2 rated battle in boxing anymore. Both men were the 2 most dangerous heavyweights on the planet. Ruddock coming off a brutal 4th round drubbing of Michael Dokes and Tyson taking a crooked course back to the championship.
Many observers looked at this match up for the true heavyweight championship. Plus, this was a grudge match after Tyson pulled out of their scheduled December 1989 battle in Canada. Both men had firepower. A true heavyweight slugfest that went down as one of the best heavyweight sizzlers in the 90's.
Also, the reason Don King matched these two up was in hopes of getting the WBC to strip Holyfield of their title. By facing Foreman and not Tyson, Holyfield made sure the Duvas were in control and that Tyson would have to wait for his shot just like King made Holyfield wait for his.
The WBC came thisclose to stripping Holyfield. But Tyson wanted Holyfield in the ring and almost left King if he didn't get his shot. King didn't have rights to Holyfield and that's why it took fo long for the bout to materialize.
Don't blame Tyson for this. It's all part of Don King shenanigans. It's also the reason why the Tyson-Ruddock rematch happened. Watch the post fight interview where the announcer, Ferdie Pacheco (?) asks Tyson id Holyfield is next. You can hear Don King in the background yell out, "We don't want Holyfield!" where Tyson gives King this smug look. Tyson wanted Holyfield next.
@@30over3 I've never been happier to hear about a death than when Don King fucked off this mortal coil. The man was evil, pure and simple.
@@30over3 what a monologue!
hahahhahahaa the singing!! i am glad i decided to deep dive this channel this evening.
Love your videos man.keep them coming...
Man, the Holy Warrior sure liked to fight with his head. I appreciate the respect you give Bowe in these videos. Seems to me he's the forgotten heavyweight. He was a big, quick, strong fighter with great skills, but his motivation didn't seem consistent. Also, he was in no hurry to fight Lewis. A more dedicated, determined Bowe might've been an all-time great.
Holy vs Dokes is a forgotten classic from 1989 for you fight fans. Btw I was at that Brewster fight in Cleveland
Props Tua v Ibea, FatherNLaw calls, said turn on fight & impressive! Manny Stew, best coach ever! Lennox was underrated, Manny changed him to leathal.
MMA can't top the best boxng matches. Cheers.
Kurplutzo yes bro
u mad bru Umm I think he knows that
Watch Rory McDonald vs Robby Lawler. It will most likely change your mind.
Rory MacDonald vs Robby Lawler, almost every Diego Sanchez fight, Jones vs Gustafson, Bigfoot vs Mark Hunt, Shogun vs Henderson, Aldo vs Mendes, if your a grappling fan there is Sakuraba vs Newton, Sakuraba vs Gracie, Fitch vs Silva, and Big Nog vs Barnett fights.
MMA is garbage.
03:57 most beatiful short right hand in heavyweight boxing...ever !!! ohh and it knocked Moorer cold...that says something about Big George...really cheers me up every time I watch it...in my book the most remarkable achievement in heavyweightg boxin ever. Not taking away from all the other great boxers, mind you.
That singing has affected me. That's xmas down the drain. 10 out of 10 for effort though.
If Golta had some self-control, his name could have been up there with some great boxers.
Golata-Bowe was the best HW fight I saw since Ali-Frazier 1....unfortunately, Golata thought he'd found a new speed bag............and Golata became the best HW I ever saw to NOT win a title.............great vid Rummy
Nice list Rummy !. Bowe-Holyfield ( Two Undefeated Heavyweights ), Golatta- Bowe . Lewis-Klitschko, Holyfield-Tyson and Douglas-Tyson.... These ARE heavyweight Classics..too tough to pick a favorite...honorable mentions ? Holyfield-Lewis...Holmes-Mercer...Klitshcko -Byrd ..
THANK YOU Great job!!!!
How is Moorer vs Cooper not on the list? One of the best Heavyweight slugfests ever
I love the beginning oh my god lmao. My new favorite channel on RUclips
GREAT JOB again Rummy!
Hey Rummy, thanks for this video. As a brit, I'm used to hearing from Americans saying Lewis was somehow an unworthy champ, and when it comes to TKO6, saying that somehow Vitali was robbed. It shows you have a good objective view that you could see that Lewis came back in the face of that adversity and, in my eyes, won the fight - not by being better, but frankly wanting it more and being a champ (and bludgeoning the other guy's face until it would be plain wrong to let it go on). But it is true that Vitali had the better of the earlier rounds and could have landed the bingo punch.
I just wanted to thank you for being straight and giving an unbiased opinion. It would have been good to have seen a rematch, but Lewis, I think, just didn't care enough any more.
Great videos, great video.
Thanks.
Of course, I AM biased, and I think Lewis is the best heavyweight since Ali, and the Tyson v Lewis debate I think is answered by this: Lewis lost twice - both times on single punch KOs - while when Tyson lost, every time, he got beat by the better fighter on the night. I think that'd make a good video, which ever way you wanted to go.
Regarding your not very intelligent comment on Lewis vs Vitali: In order to be ahead on judge's scorecards it is not enough to just be better than the champion. Every high school kid knows that in order to beat the champion, you have to be convincingly better. Vitali did just that - he was convincingly better and because he was convincingly better, he was ahead on all judge's scorecards. Regarding the cut: a cut is not always a result of boxer's skill or power. This is precisely that case. If you watch how that right hand lands on Vitali's eye, you will see that Lewis hits him with the palm - a surface(s) much better suited for cutting opponent's face. I am not claiming Lewis did that intentionally but just the same, I am not excluding that possibility. Lewis's famous phrase of that time was one for breakfast one for lunch. Obviously, he got too full from breakfast only. So full he refused the rematch with the first one and knowing he cannot duck them, he run straight for the retirement.
Either way you look at it Lewis caused the stoppage with use of his hands. Perfectly legal, nothing untoward. Fair stoppage, fair win.
Vitali really did get stuck in early on but Lewis had started coming back into the fight. If it went on I wouldn't have been surprised if Vitali eventually knocked out Lewis and I would have had him slightly up on the scorecards, but it didn't and even if Lewis exacerbated the cut on purpose to "get out of jail", he did it within the rules of the game (ie: no headbutts, ear biting, low blows etc). Could actually call that ring IQ
See I go the other way it. If that fight had go on, I feel that Lennox would have stopped Vitali. He started turning it on in the 6th round and those uppercuts he landed were massive. He has Vitali hanging on for dear life after that. Lennox was exhausted but I felt like Vitali was done after those shots.
@@troymccane3620 you sound like you're disagreeing with me, but there's nothing you say that I particularly disagree with. The cut was caused, whichever way you look at it, by Lewis getting through onto Vitali's face with force. It got worse because Lewis kept getting through onto Vitali's face with force. The fight had to be stopped because, if Lewis kept on punching Vitali in the face the way he was doing, the big Ukrainian would have lost vision in one eye. That's boxing. You can bitch about scorecards and palms and whatever, but the plain facts were: Lennox kept punching him hard in the face till it was unsafe to let it continue. Thus he won the fight.
We always look at fighters who go on too long with some pity - Joe Louis went longer than anybody wanted or needed. Muhammad Ali should've hung them up five years earlier. Why was Larry Holmes boxing in the late-nineties? Tyson getting knocked out by a couple of bums wasn't something anybody needed to see.
Lennox - alone with Rocky Marciano amongst the greats - retired on top and never came back. He saw he was slipping and knew it was time to step away. While the rematch would've been a great spectacle, there really wasn't anything in it for him. After all, he won the first time, his legacy secure, time to move to Jamaica with his millions of dollars and do whatever it is that he wanted to do, with his faculties intact, his name amongst the greatest of all time.
Saying he 'ran' is such disrespectful bullshit about a guy who faced and beat the baddest men on the planet.
@@MadDogOfist Lewis avoided the humiliation of being that sacrificial champion who gets completely whooped in a 'passing of the torch' type fight. Although the Holmes fight did nothing to diminish Ali's legacy, it definitely cast a shadow over his career. Lewis got out with dignity. Remember also how Holmes kept on and was flattened by Tyson. It's better to know when to call it a day.
If Buster had have kept that mindset his record would have been impressive because he was a classy boxer, his jab was a thing of beauty
Golota what a weste of talent :(
And so was Bowe...
Great show thank you Mr rummy, I love your corner! 💪
man the singing please stop
Relax. I don't think Rummy takes himself seriously as a singer. It was a nice touch to put these lyrics to a nostalgic Beatles song!
I couldn't agree more
Buster Douglas was a very underrated heavy weight who was well schooled and technically solid.....his father was a world class middleweight back in the day,so he came from good genes....the night he fought Tyson he put it all together and proved he had the heart of a champion......The defence against Holyfield should not be held against him,in his eyes he had already won the lottery and had no need to return to the ring.
He should have won the IBF belt against Tony Tucker in 1987. He was winning the fight quite comfortably until round 10, when he just ran out of gas. That fight showed that he had the quality to be World Champion, he just needed to improve his stamina.
Thank god rum still here in 2021.. It means more boxing.
U have the best, most professional, boxing channel I've seen! That is until I heard u sing the Beatles, lol, no impressive Parody!
i really like people that love the classics , thank you
Thank you so much for putting this together... Brillant 👊🏿
You should be biggest boxing channel on RUclips. The quality and commentary on these longer videos is better than what I see on tv
riddick bowe is underrated he has like the best heavyweight record apart from rocky Marciano yet is forgotten 43 wins 1 loss 1 no contest 🤔
NoFuksGiven ducking Lewis is a huge stain on his career.
NoFuksGiven ducked Lewis so me can’t get the nod I’m afraid
Yeah, he ducked Lewis, after that it felt like he, lost to him. Worse, if he had lost in the ring to Lewis even by ko, it would be ok but not like that
Excellent analysis and respected opinions by you my man. Best boxing videos out. Churr budda
That Sergeant Pepper’s intro was great. Beatles and boxing, can’t get much better.
Man I absolutely love this channel. You the man rummy. Cool as an assassin
Yet another great video 😍
Rummy, you're killing me with that singing !!!!!
This video needs more respekt
Fight Fan put some respek on it
Hey Rummy , thanks for this video. Are you a good man, best regards from Turkey
This is fantastic resume of second half of 90.-ten, and first half of 2000.-ten the biggest side
of beatiful HW category of boxing...!!!
I always enjoy your videos caus they are about the heavyweights of the 90 and that was the best era of heavywieght boxing duivision ever so thumbs up from thats great video even better fight and fighters but as for your singing at the start of your video maybe memorable for a different reason but i like your enthusiasm
Rummy always has the best boxing vids!
Your analysis is too good man. Draws me back into heavyweight boxing!
Holyfield was on that juice
Mr. Kevin
Holyfield should have an asterisk next to his name. He was a cheater and it’s obvious he was on steroids. Take that and Holyfield’s constant head butting and questionable low punches. Tyson bit Holyfield because of the headbutts.
So was Mike Tyson, he said it
@@traviscarver4708 Tyson was known for headbutting and elbowing his opponents. He tried to do it to Holyfield as well (the cut was from the clash he initiated) but Real Deal outsmarted him in his own game. Stop with the excuses.
BTW, Tyson admitted that he was on steoirds, so wtf are you talkin about. Does he deserve an asterisk?
What i cannot fathom and never will is why all the
americans dont rate Lennox Lewis? He did everything a proper boxer should. He avenged his defeats and retired a champion. Lived a good life,wasnt in the papers for reckless behaviour,just a quiet gentleman,your average normal guy. Fucks sake give him some respect. Wasnt cocky, just got on with business. You have to respect him for that. He beat all you americans could throw at him. Riddick Bowe threw belt in the trash rather than fight him. Tyson paid 4million dollars not to fight Lewis when he was almost broke. Lewis never ducked anyone. Bowe v Lewis should have could have but never did so fuck it move on.
Andi Sadler Lewis would have beat Bowe by stoppage!
I'm American and I think Lennox should be ranked in the top 5 Heavyweights ever.
Beautiful singing rummy , just like choir boy lol
Sounds like Corporal Clinger is narrating. 😂 Great stuff as usual Rummy . You do great work my friend
Holyfield is the unanimous champion of headbutts. Tyson is now the unanimous champion of "biting back". Just sayin.
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Best boxing coutdown matches i have seen on youtube, he also explain it so well^^ .. I cant say, anything else, ^ That you have my vote on the matches , they where so cool to watch, also, iam quite new to watching boxing matches , but know boxing ,some, BUT FOR ALL THE DOCMENTEREY, ABOUT THE 90 BEST BOXING MATCHES, THESE IS VRY VERY INTERSANT ,TO SEE, LOVED IT! tHANX BROTHER
hey rummy! do more like that bowe-golota 2 song! we love that stuff :)) that made my night.
Golota was a self destructive tragic hero in a history of the heavy weight boxing...."the one who..... could've. .. who... should've"
I was a kid when Douglas beat Tyson. I didn't see the fight, but when I heard the news, I pictured Buster Douglas as Superman. After watching his fight with Holyfield, I was disappointed to say the least.
Great videos man. You should do a video of the top ten fights of all time, regardless of weight class. You should also do one on the highest grossing PPV fights of all time, and how they turned out. Keep up the good work.
"But all his punches wondered low"🎵🎶🎵...😂😂😂😂
Terrific video Rummy.
Dude....such a satisfying video for anyone who loves boxing! Great Job Brotha good fights btw Big George winning that fight always makes me tear up lol
Bowe and Golota were the 2 best heavyweights in 1996? Lewis, Tyson, Holyfield, hell even Michael Grant were certainly better than Golota. Lewis was likely better than both.
Yeah I had Andrew golota a head on my scorecard too. Now that I know you did know I know it was the right the whole time
You said it best.. that night Douglas would have probably beaten anyone.. We never saw a Douglas fight that way before or after that night. Add to the fact tyson took him lightly and was out with asian escorts instead of training hard and you got the perfect storm for the biggest upset in boxing. It was the biggest upset to me because this was Tyson in his prime. A time I think where Tyson had a chance of beating any heavyweight including Hollyfield and Lenox lewis.