"The 15 Greatest Rounds of all Times" (NBC Documentary, 1990) 

No doubt

well said. Archie was an absolute gem of a man and an ASTONISHING fighter.

I remember driving past by his old house in SD for years. R.I.P

Definitely ! 😳

Like 15th Ali vs Shavers

i had all (or most) of the NBC shows on VHS, clay vs listion, ali vs foreman, ali vs frazier 1 and 3. where it was this almost same crew doing the commentaries. they're really good documentaries.

After Ali

Dahms why do think that?

A statement immediately invalidated by the fact that neither you nor anybody else has seen every fighter who ever walked on the face of the earth.

+JJ McCartney we talking real life , no made up shit

Greatest boxer possibly but Harry greb waa just as good and I argue the same for archie Moore.

He was one of the greatest!

FroopieLoopies Paulie is a bitch

@Chris Tasse none of Rocky's adversaries where out of ther 30s and Rocky was actually pretty old as well. Ezzard was only one year older than rocky.

Great great Boxers!!

w/ RU-vid, you take what you can get.

Well their encounters made them legendary

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Environment... they had very physical jobs then.

People can say what they want about Willard but he was a huge man with even bigger balls! That guy was pure man to keep coming back for more after that.

Sheesh if they had the neutral corner rule he might have stood a chance. I’ve got a problem with that fight it was too barbaric.

Epic

Uncle Tony My grandpa fought Archie to a draw in 1941, they were friends till gramps died in 1987. Grandpa always said "that ol' rascal was smart as a whip&slicker than snot on a doorknob".

One of the greatest boxers of all time.

I think the same !

You are spot on nick, and the worst in the penal is George Benton.

I met Archie Moore once, at Larry Holmes gym in Easton when I trained there in the early 80s. Moore was working with Larry a little, nothing major. Archie was sitting on a stool underneath one of the speed bags, eating a piece of sweet potato pie and just relaxing when I got there that day. My trainer, Earnee Butler, who was a contemporary of Moore’s, but in a different weight class, introduced us. I wasn’t really a serious prizefighter but instead a young writer who was enamored with the sport and wanted to learn about it so that I could write about it. It paid off. Luckily, none of the pros I used to spar with took advantage of me and I’ve survived this long without brain damage. Some of them haven’t, unfortunately. Archie Moore was very cordial as I chatted with him briefly and by that time Holmes had warmed up a bit and Archie worked with him for a short time. I forget who Holmes was preparing to fight, but I remember that Moore was in his corner for several bouts during that period. Good memories...but I’m sad for my friends, just about all of whom who were permanently damaged in the ring.

I watched this program and taped it when it aired. I distinctly remember Hagler v Hearns on there because I remember the panel discussing who they thought won the round and I think all the panelists but one voted for Hearns. Also... at the end of the program Marv asked them to name their favorite or the best round out of the ones they watched that day and unanimously it was Hagler v Hearns. For the life of me, I can't figure out why it's not on here.

Here it is: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DnVNOjkHBvA.html

Gatti vs ward round 9

I think these were all heavyweights were they not? Maybe we missed the beginning where it said that.

Definitely should be there.!

Ali was know for many things and was a tremendous boxer, but, power was not one of them. The fight was clearly fixed, period.

a guy who's expected to lose, has to either quit in his corner(1st ALI/Liston fight), or wait to get hit, and lay down. of course in the 2nd fight there was a punch, but it was not hard enough to break an egg. ALI had power, which a lot of fans didn't really recognize, as it was not that reliable. if he nailed a guy properly, he could KO the guy. Zorah Foley was hit really hard by an ALI right hand. Ron Lyle's legs were taken away by an ALI right hand, for long enough that the ref stopped it (Lyle otherwise, may have won on points).ALI had enough power. but his game was speed, movement, and brains.

What tape did you hear that on? I'd like to hear it

@@TheNextGoogification Sorry. Can't remember.

I realise I'm replying to a ten year old comment but its right on the money. 100% fact.

YES! not been the same without Mike Tyson.

I completely agree. I never understood why Dunphy was so revered as a boxing commentator. He was absolutely terrible, and more of a spectator. During a round in the Thrilla in Manila, Ali was pummeling Frazier with numerous combinations and Dunphy said nary a word, but did manage to exclaim, “Ali slipped,” after Ali almost lost his footing after pegging Smokin’ Joe with a right cross. Oh if we only had a play by play announcement by Howard Cosell of that epic battle!

It was made start of 90 was this. Tyson - Douglas happened later this year. On the money with the Ali Frazier though - however this isn't the full programme as it was shown at the time.

+javier migoya So how do you explain Tyson/Douglas?

Jason not sure exactly why you referenced the Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas fight, that fight was one of boxing's greatest upset as in there should of been no way Douglas should of beaten Tyson which falls under a separate category and has nothing to do with this documentary, that fight doesn't qualify as in any of the rounds the fight lasted as one of the greatest rounds in the history of boxing, if you meant The Greatest Upset in Boxing History, then yes, that fight would top them all

I’m going to tell you something you don’t want to hear and probably won’t believe; that is a complete myth that didn’t happen. Dundee did try to buy a little time when he noticed a slight tear in the stitches. But nothing came of it. Dundee didn’t open the tear more and all told the bell rang after one minute and six seconds passed. It’s a fun story that both sides benefited from, but it was hogwash.

@@bandit7498 Agreed.

Nick riley...both ali and liston benefited from the time dundee delayed if it is true

@@aprilaries1223 Liston??? The mythical delay was regarding the Cooper fight, which didn’t happen.

Liston was caught right on the chin...

@alien observer And how's that anything to do with my comment?

What fighters did Tyson beat of Dundee besides Pinklon Thomas? I'm not sure of everyone that Dundee trained.

1981lashlarue I remember that. I never really cared for Tyson either (WAY overrated), but I thought it was cold how he ignored Tyson after Dundee’s fighter Pinklon Thomas was knocked out. But it could’ve been possible that Dundee didn’t know that was Tyson trying to get his attention. Plus, I don’t know of any other fighters that Dundee trained that Tyson beat. Tyson mostly defeated journeyman bums and fighters way past their prime. He fought VERY few fighters who were in their primes and had a modicum of boxing skill, and those were the boxers that Dundee tended to affiliate with, with the small exception of Pinklon.

@@1981lashlarue Trevor Berbick

@@eric21200 Didn't realize that. Thanks.

+Michael Blythe Dempsey had truly awesome power. He was a total bad-ass.

Dempsey seriously brutalized Willard. People forget that Willard actually killed a man in the ring and Dempsey didn't take Willard lightly.

KeeperOfProphecies Willard had a broken jaw broken ribs and nose and cracked cheekbone. He walked to his car and drove home!

demsey loaded his gloves against willard, that about as dirty as you can get.

He was blind in the 5th, not the first.

Very true that's why marciano was so good so strong and never let up. But what he meant was this was before supplements. Men with natural strength are stronger/fitter

Weight training is use of muscles. Straining and taxing muscles makes them bigger and stronger, and that's done today in the gym with weight training. 100 years ago if they were really taxing their muscles like people do today with weights, they would have been much bigger than they were.

@@hugh1297 Big muscles are developed through progressive resistance training which is anaerobic. Working and boxing training is aerobic because ya gotta do it all day.

@@JerryBanks572 People have big muscles without going to the gym for "progressive resistance training". Archie and George were just two old guys being irrationally nostalgic for the old days.

Carmen basillio? Trevor berbick, Jimmy Ellis? George Foremans comeback? Come on man, he wasn't a real trainer per se but as a manager and the chief second in the corner he was a great motivational speaker.

Ochir Erkhembayar Actually, Ali vs Frazier would be comparable (Dempsey v Tunney) in styles and they fought 3 times

peter white Yeah but Frazier was able to walk through all of Ali's shots. Dempsey wasn't able to walk through Tunney's punches. He practically did nothing but that 1 knockdown in their second fight.

Ochir Erkhembayar Dempsey did walk through Tunney's punches, he had no fear of Tunney's punching power and was not in good shape for that 1st fight. Ali like Tunney would wear you down with movement and combinations. The comment was mostly regarding styles and Frazier attacked just like Dempsey, crouching low and moving forward looking to destroy with body shots and the devastating left hook. Tyson's comparison to Dempsey would strictly be because they were both the 2 destroyers of their time. The only time Dempsey resembled Tyson was against Willard and that was financial desperation needing the 1st round KO. If you think Ali did nothing in those fights you may want to revisit them. Especially the "Thrilla in Manilla" Classic fights all of them but round 15 Frazier/Ali 1 and the final round of Chavez/Taylor (not sure when this was taped) should have been considered.

The thing about a sport like boxing is that you never can tell ... who would have picked Tunney to beat Dempsey? Or Frazier to beat Ali? Or Ali to beat Liston? Or Jimmy Young to beat Foreman? Or Douglas to beat Tyson? Or Holyfield to beat Tyson? Or Marciano to beat Walcott? Funny things happen in the ring all the time. That's why comparing boxers from different eras is ludicrous, a prime Tyson vs a prime Joe Louis, etc. These are just parlor games.

Toopkarcher old school boxing was nothing like Ali and Tyson. This comment is ridiculous.

I agree Sonny Liston was Mike Tyson way before Mike

nah ali said he won more rounds but could see why they gave it to frazier

Word has it that Liston had to take a dive because gangsters had threatened him -- check it out on youtube.

Pallas Ferrante not gangster, Muslim threatened Liston Mafia threatened Ali.lots of money and politics involved.