Champions who had the testicular fortitude to..

Knock the man the fuck out who had previously knocked them the fuck out.

Very few have been able to achieve this.

In most cases when you are KO'd in the first fight you also lose the second. In most of those cases you lose by KO again (Liston-Patterson, Foreman Frazier, tyson-Bruno, Jackson-McClellan etc). If you managed to last the distance it's because you fought a very careful fight (Forrest Mayorga, Benn-Eubank).

Of the very few that win the rematch, the majority do so by clever tactical decision (Norris-Brown).

But Knocking out the man that knocked you out is reserved only for the elite of heart and courage.

It takes true guts to step into the ring with the man that knocked you out before and then go there with the intention of knocking him out in return and actually achieving this. It shows heart and it shows depth of character.


Lewis-Rahman 2
Louis - Schmeling 2
Graziano - Zale 2
Zale-Graziano - 3
Patterson- Johansson 2
Castillo - Corrales 2
Wlad - Brewster 2

Who else joins this elite team?

 

Not Tszyu vs Cool Vince or Hatton, that's for damn sure :kidcool:

But yeah I can't think of any other examples, the Zale - Graziano ones are definitely good examples.

How I wish most fighters still had that much balls these days.

 

Clemente's Favorite: Mike Rossman - Victor Galindez 2.

 

Wald pussy does not count since he stopped Brewster in faggotish fashion without ever scoring a KD

 

:: :bears:

 

Lewis shoudn't count either. He came in a fat ass, and got knocked out for it. Had he bothered to get into shape the first time, he wouldn't have needed a second try. It's Hasim fucking Rahman!

No testicular fortitude points for this.

 

fuck you

Whethe rin shape or not, getting knocked the fuck out would have the tendency to affect confidence.

 

Not sure it counts since it wasn't a KO, but Cotto-Margarito

 

Herbie Hide-Joseph Chingangu :bears:

 

No salt lick for you.

 

what if the guy who knocked you out has an incredible chin?

 

Then you are obviously lacking in heart....

 

and testicular fortitude

I thought it was "Intestinal Fortitude"??? i.e. "guts"

 

That was one of Gorilla Monsoon's catch-phrases.

 

:laughing:indeed

 

Louis - Schmelling

 

Both terms work, I just prefer Testicular fortitude...i.e. "BALLS"

 

Then you make them cry, as in Lewis-McCall, of course

 

Probably the penultimate example

 

So what would be the ultimate example then?

 

yeh Lewis doesnt deserve any props for Rahman 2

 

So what would be the ultimate?

 

That is why I LIKED the thread style.It is an elegant way to say balls::::I watched WWF from like 7-10 and I STILL MISS the biased commentary of Jessie Ventura.

 

:bears:

 

the rematch between Germany and France in WWII

 

see above

I'm glad this was caught, so I could make my stupid joke