Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Fight!

The ending of the ______ fight remains one of the most controversial in boxing history. Midway through the first round, Y fell to the canvas, in what many have argued was not a legitimate knockdown.The Referee appeared confused after X refused to retreat to a neutral corner. Instead, X stood over his fallen opponent, gesturing and yelling at him, "Get up and fight, sucker!"
The blow that ended the match became known as "the phantom punch," so named because most people at ringside did not see it. Even X was unsure as to whether or not the punch connected, Replays show X connecting with a quick, chopping right to Y's head as Y was moving toward him. However, whether the blow was a genuine knockout punch remains inconclusive.

What happened next?

6 comments:

The Mudd said...

Mohd Ali vs Sonny Liston...

Mohawk said...

Yeah, but what happened next?

The Mudd said...

Mohd Ali was knocked out ... suffered his first loss... what else you want?... they went for dinner...

Ded said...

the match was restarted and then ref realized liston down for longer than 10 seconds and awarded the knockout to ali!

Mudd..Mohd Ali dint lose!

The Mudd said...

@ded - agreed... u da man...

Mohawk said...

http://www.abbeville.com/images-catalog/full-size/0789209039.interior01.jpg


That's the answer. That iconic photo, labeled the greatest sporting photo of the 20th century was snapped at that moment.