Boxing's Rarest Moments

[@MartialGlobe]

That Meekins vs. Kawoya stoppage was really one hell of an unbelievable occurrence

[@Cowlord2000]

fr that shit is 1 in a million

[@dawoool]

Robbed!

[@Yionbot]

I don’t the stoppage was necessary, but I think the guy only got knocked down cause he let his guard down when the ref stepped in front of him

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

Yeah absolutely freakish, and definitely No Contest worthy.

[@travesty-studios]

The guy that tried to defend his coaches honor after being pushed, actually hit his own coach lol

[@JoeRogansForehead]

I am cringing over here looking at that dudes knee buckle over and over . What a warrior , keeping on fighting like that.

[@supersasukemaniac]

Yeah I watched this fight love on HBO. Yuri was a warrior, but the ref should have stopped it once the towel came in. It also really didn't help the ref was visibly, and verbally frustrated all night long once Forman's knee gave out.

[@supersasukemaniac]

I don't know if Yuri's still fighting, I remember the lead up to the fight on HBO they mentioned that Yuri was actively trying to become a Rabbi.

[@phoenixtylewitters5442]

The ref in the cotto foreman fight should be banned from boxing for life

[@johndroos9486]

He is a son of legendary referee. I can't see any other arguments why he is a top fights referee.

[@Lenox_TheWellBeing]

If it's found that he had broken important rules or had financial gain in the length of the bout, I could see a lifetime ban as a boxing referee. Just taking away a person's livelihood or life passion based upon feelings and emotions is a form of oppression and injustice.

[@kumarj4693]

Foreman just had bad luck that night. Bad knee is a bad handicap to have against a top class boxer like Cotto.

[@phoenixtylewitters5442]

@@Lenox_TheWellBeing A referees job is to protect a fighter, foremans knee was obviously shot and was at serious risk of injury, even his corner gave in but obviously the ref wanted him to win so he made him keep going. He didnt do his job and deserves to be fired for it just like any other occupation

[@martymartinez4036]

@@phoenixtylewitters5442and Miguel Cotto should be charged with endangering the life of a disabled man and assault just as he did with Sergio Martinez. Yo: Cotto won two titles off of fighting two disabled fighters. Punk bitch. True but Cotto still a good fighter

[@will4673]

I watched that James Thunder fight live back in the day….My dad and I would always watch Tuesday Night Boxing, Friday Night Boxing 🥊 and all the big fights together…I would stay home instead of going out with my friends as a teen just to hang with my dad.

[@juniorbnthg]

That's awesome. I remember I was a kid back in the day but would always watch Tuesday Night Fights with Sean O' Grady and Al Albert. They had some great fights. Those were awesome days.

[@guywilliams6569]

Ditto

[@michaelmohrle1773]

Me too ! Remember how long he was on the canvas, he thought he was fighting and was throwing jabs while lying on the canvas still in la la land !

[@bigstackD]

The towel comes in for a reason! It’s not up to the referee whether the fight should keep going! If the towel comes in they have given up and the fight is over simple as that and any referee that throws a towel back out of the ring should never referee again in my opinion

[@michaelk8642]

BINGO! The corner knows the fighter better than any referee and if the corner thinks it's unwise to continue based on what they are seeing of their fighter, then that's the decision and a referee should have no say. Frankly, it's all about giving the fans and PPV what they want, and lining the pockets of the boxing organization, which is pretty fucking pathetic if in doing so a fighter's life is on the line.

[@DiscoStfu]

the ref should be held liable for injuries sustained by the fighters if the towels been thrown in and they decide to ignore it

[@bonitamc7097]

That's not the rules though. Sometimes the Dr. can stop a fight but sometimes the ref is the only person who can. He has the right to refuse a towel.

[@michaelk8642]

@@bonitamc7097 That's my point, though. Just because it's a rule doesn't mean that it's a good rule. The ref should NEVER be able to override a towel being thrown from the corner unless under very rare circumstances. What happens if the towel is thrown in and the ref disregards it, but then later on something happens to the fighter that could have been prevented if the fight was stopped? In that case, the ref should be held liable for civil damages.

[@breakingthesilenceapologet6425]

YES , YOUR POINT IS RIGHT, BUT YOU MUST ALSO CONSIDER THE RULE THE'VE AGREED BEFORE THE FIGHT, "ONLY THE REFEREE CAN STOP THE FIGHT" UNDER THIS RULE, THERE IS NO TOWEL THROWING..

[@accuser_of_the_brethren7816]

Every one of those refs letting the action go after the towels thrown in had bets on the fighter losing.

[@elijahtheboxingfan3877]

Especially the one who reffed the Cotto-Foreman fight

[@cmurphy0707]

I will say credit to the first ref for taking responsibility and going to the fighter’s coaching staff and explaining himself.

[@accuser_of_the_brethren7816]

@@cmurphy0707 that I can totally understand however, do you feel like he knew he made a decision that wasn't for the fighters health and only for the crowd and that's perhaps why he went and apologized afterwards? It's hard to know for sure because he was the only other person in the ring aside from the fighters themselves you know?

[@accuser_of_the_brethren7816]

@@elijahtheboxingfan3877 Agreed! Not sure if you follow/watch MMA but that same scenerio (wrong people placing bets that legally can't due to conflict of interest) was on full display during Paddy P. vs. Jared Gordon. Gordon clearly won the fight but it went to the judges decision and right before the announcement of the winner you could see Dave Portnoy (Barstool Sports) and Dana White (President of the UFC) looking nervously at eachother and after they called Paddy victorious they both breathed a sigh of relief and shook hands. The crowd booed for a solid 5 minutes and Paddy hasn't fought since.

[@elijahtheboxingfan3877]

@@accuser_of_the_brethren7816 I’ve watched MMA sometimes but i don’t really watch it like I watch Boxing. I’ve heard of that happening in that fight though

[@joeblow2069]

Somebody help me here. Why was Foreman allowed any time to recover from his knee injury? It was not the result of a foul. That is tough luck for foreman and he either needs to be able to fight right away or quit. Mercante should have never been allowed to ref a fight again. He obviously had an interest in Foreman winning that fight.

[@langhamp8912]

Because most knee injuries are from the collision of two fighters stepping into each other and banging knees. So if it's from banging knees, you see if the fighters can recover as no one wants to see the fight stopped from accidental knees. Most of the time a banged knee is harmless even though it hurts a lot; you give the fighter time to recover and if it wasn't from banged knees then the fight is indeed stopped as you say.

[@wanderer5438]

​@@langhamp8912Yes, but for it to be counted as a foul the referee has to spot the foul and call it on the spot. In a situation like this, where a fighter is downed mid round, and very clearly not directly from a foul, the ref has no right to give the fighter time to recover. If the fighter cannot continue, it's a TKO. That's even the case if an accidental knee hit two rounds earlier was the initial reason for the later problems but wasn't called.

[@langhamp8912]

@@wanderer5438 This isn't the first time Cotto has fought an opponent with a severe knee injury going into the fight. The Cotto vs Martinez fight had a very similar look and feel to this one (both opponents wore knee braces). That is, the doctors of the respective organizations should have examined the fighters before the fight then called it off.

[@wanderer5438]

@@langhamp8912 you're right, of course. A boxer with a knee in such a bad state has no bussiness in the ring, their corner should have cancelled/postponed the fight. But of course that means giving up a big paycheck and sometimes the chance for a "big break" for a fighter, so many boxers will ignore serious injuries and just... hope for the best.

[@langhamp8912]

@@wanderer5438 Health, wealth, and legacy. In that order. Everytime a fighter puts those three factors in the wrong order (there's only one correct order), he or she gets into trouble.

[@alexkrycek3359]

The best boxing channel on KZbin, so underrated. Absolutely love your videos

[@Kroggnagch]

0:07 oh shoot!!! Their hands were timed and placed so perfectly they actually kinda linked together and pulled each fighter toward one another. That was a legitimate accidental move on the behalf of both those guys.

[@johnvictorcogal8278]

That instant replay rule is extremely useful for fair fights. I don't get why its not being used for all boxing fights.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Because they don’t want “fair fights”. Duh…

[@fantomghost6213]

Great video, thanks for uploading it!

[@thisislilraskal]

always high quality content from this channel

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Some crazy boxing moments indeed wow.

[@Kalus_Saxon]

10:21 ref had a bet on ponse winning in the 11th 😂

[@ZeroCrystal]

"No feeling out process." No, that was the feeling of being KTFO. It's a QUICK process if done properly...

[@southeastpaw1722]

Seemed like Mercante was betting for the injured boxer lmao.

[@johnhebert9619]

I thought I was the only one saw him get mad when he fell down again 😂😂

[@geedee1264]

Nepotism

[@geedee1264]

Nepotism as in that's the only reason he's a referee

[@DannyStreet-u4w]

Dont write off the fact that the ref might have bet a lot of $ on cotto winning by stoppage in that particular round. It's happened over here in the uk but not sure how realistic that is in the u.s??

[@dickhitswater4836]

@@DannyStreet-u4wit’s entirely possible, it wouldn’t be the first time refs in major US sports had illegal bets on the game/match. Most notorious is probably NBA ref Tim Donaghy who came out and admitted to fixing games.

[@jamesgarcia9123]

thanks ', that earl and casidis fight was a epic the hand over over hand punch thing is good defence', real boxing scene here

[@Salieri47]

Excellent subjects and footage. I just subscribed.

[@geedee1264]

He tried to punch him for lightly pushing his trainer and he punched his own trainer to the floor by mistake lol

[@brianvalencia7717]

There has to be a clear DIFFERENCE between wanting to look "unique" & just looking straight-up RIDICULOUS! 😂😂😂😂

[@adamevert1618]

05:04 "so listen to my commands from time to time"🥴🤣

[@Pitts_not_Pitty]

Mercante Jr.s like "whats the over under on rounds for this one?"

[@bigbub2118]

Ref definitely had money on forman

[@a.g.66]

Though his statement can obviously be true, it still sounds strange hearing "Single Southpaw Right Hook" nref2 @ 04:10 TETE Vs. GONYA.

[@tjohnson4062]

Anytime I see the towel be thrown out by ref, I think CORRUPTION

[@jamaicawillis]

You always talk out your ass like without any practical knowledge or How do you know if somebody from the crowd didn’t throw the towel it has happened

[@E.Carrillo]

I’d sue that ref 11:03 he has no business ignoring the corner’s request.

[@oscaralegre3683]

He was right at not stopping the fight.

[@ujangbedhul6273]

We witnessed that DIRTY BOXERS never last long in the arena. They gone and forgotten.

[@AustralianOpalRocks]

5:21 that is amazing. Gotta be the only time someone lost by TKO while knocking out his opponent.

[@bryans1883]

This video is amazing. Aint no way they made that guy change 3 times just to get knocked out

[@Aikisbest]

When people endanger the safety of people for the sake of lining someones pockets it is bad enough, but when a referee does it with a guy that is just ticking time bomb of a Top 10 "Legs dont bend that way" compilation waiting to happen, it really makes you rethink the status of sport for some people.

[@CornerStoreDrums]

Could NOT have clicked faster. SmB Boxing Day 1 Supporters! 💯

[@slugnaholowaa7406]

Who let Burke fight with underwear and running shoes?

[@Pigeoning]

Fan man, Tysons bites, Maurice Harris' mouthpiece flying off into a low orbit, the guy having to have his hair cut off to continue a fight... could probably think of more but that's good for now.

[@jayforeman5299]

Great topic for a video. These are some pretty rare occurrences.

[@fman02]

Rare moments… a fight to determine a world champion not a one of four, five or six, or super , or interim. Imagine having four plus world champions in association football.

[@highanglelarry]

In the aussie vs brit fight the announcers said that in a british ring the corner cant throw in the towel.

[@hueyh5637]

Maybe the ref threw the towel back out because he has money on line.

[@calvin50stacks52]

@1:05 I think he was trying to touch gloves #protectyourselfatalltimes

[@jaron_a_mo]

Great video

[@jghutta]

Did Mercante ever explain his behavior for forcing an injured person to fight?

[@lordskrothus]

he got money in the line

[@ArcaneCompanion]

Watching it and listening to him, I think he wanted to give Yuri a chance to go out on his shield rather than his corner throwing in the towel

[@geedee1264]

That's not up to him,he's there for fighter safety ,if a boxer can't fight with one eye because it's too dangerous how can you let a guy fight with one fuckin leg

[@ArcaneCompanion]

@@geedee1264 well actually, it is up to him because he has the power throw the towel out of the ring like he did and other referees in this video did. Never said it was right, just offered a reason why he did what he did

[@michaelmohrle1773]

One thing about boxing I never understood is the 10 point scoring system. Wouldn't it make more sense to score a round 1-0, (winner of round) 2-0 (knockdown) 3-0 (2 knockdown) 0-0 rd even. I never saw it happen but couldn't a corrupt judge score a round 10-2 or something crazy like that at the end of the fight ?

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Never have I seen someone lose when knocking out the opponent.

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

Note every single time a ref throws a towel out of the ring it is for the house fighter - because you know they are on bonuses to not stop the home guy.

[@Salieri47]

I know the following isn't completely true, but I've seen it often enough to say: Many times it seems like refs in the UK, even visiting refs, ignore holding & hitting (Lennox Lewis) and hitting when a fighter is down (Nigel Benn).

[@guywilliams6569]

Lol... Snider/Felton hit his OWN corner man!!! Lol...

[@foxwolf316]

If the IBO becomes a major championship, jimmy thunder will break the record for the quickest 1st round ko against crawford beating herbie hibe 1st round 52 second ko for the WBO which was minor belt back than.

[@TonyTony-iw5sf]

MARTINEZ SHOULD NOT HAVE WON THAT FIGHT, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED ON THAT LATE KNEE PUNCH.

[@dominicverdin5724]

Zolani “last born” Tate has been banned for four years for testing positive for a banned substance, stanazolol (a muscle-cutting agent).

[@toeknee4760]

So, you get a timeout if you’re injured? Never seen that rule in boxing. That ref should have his license revoked. 15:15

[@Aikisbest]

How in the world does the commentators miss such a blatant late body shot after the knee?! When the show is more important than the rules... :x

[@alexfelder2]

This is clearly for the safety of the fighter. At times they are eager to thier detriment. And need to be stopped before damage is increased. Those punches they do damage.

[@garethlloyd7038]

Prince Charles Williams v Merqui Sosa: The Friday 13th fight that was so savage it had to be stopped and called a draw

[@nickjohnson5626]

Any double knockouts, or at least double knockdowns? It happens in MMA occasionally, but I could swear I've seen a blooper in boxing...

[@justvibing2497]

Thumbnail of the ref throwing the towel took me off

[@brokefornow]

Once saw a double K.O. where both fighters K.O.'d each other. And saw a guy get mad and K.O. a guy after a fight once cuz he lost on decision. Never seen that happen before.

[@barrybarnes96]

double knock outs more than once knocked out of the ring knocked out of the ring but comes back to win gear problems ending the fight ref getting dropped

[@guywilliams6569]

Dude SPIT at the REF and WASN'T fined?!?!?!

[@PaulSaether]

Never seen a boxer throw punches whilst still wearing his dressing gown.

[@bshayc79]

Shew that Foreman/Cotto was hard to watch. Def somethin going on with that ref $$$

[@AllThingsFilm1]

These fights show how bad refs can be at officiating fights.

[@michaelpapa]

Tremendous!

[@ernestosuarez4499]

It is peak stupidity to get disqualified for fighting before a fight. All those idiots had to do was wait a few minutes to throw blows within the rules.

[@blueduck4728]

A cornerman can jump in the ring and have his fighter disqualified if he wants it to be over. Only the referee can stop the fight.

[@ebmk96]

Boxers knocking each other out at the same time.

[@kungfukenny9879]

The referee who was throwing back the towel should be investigated, looks like he had a big amount of money invested in the fighter getting beat up.. 🤦‍♂️🤣🤦‍♂️

[@DanoSeer]

Funny some of the refs counting while the guy on the canvass is fast asleep. I actually feel sorry for the first guy with no trunks. That must have been totally embarrassing.

[@GummyBearWA]

"South Paw" is a left-handed move.

[@Charles36.]

Beautiful right hook 11 seconds of beauty

[@skunk12]

Someone please explain how the still frame at 8:26 makes ANY sense to a person with half a brain. Remember this and NEVER, EVER, ACCEPT THIS again in our lifetime.

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

13:18 that ref definitely had money on poor Yuri or he put big $$$ on the over ahaha

[@NelsonMontana1234]

It's amazing that Arthur Mercante's father was one of the best referees of all time and Junior is one of the worst.

[@PhflyDan1]

Sure Nigel Benn scored a 1st round, 1 punch KO vs Ian Priest early in his career... 🤔🔥🥊

[@knapster5433]

The Crawford Grimsley one is so fuckin funny😂😂😂

[@MichaelParkinson-wz1nh]

The ref was angry when forman fell the second time, and then questioned where the towel came from, and that's why boxing has that bad reputation.

[@E.Carrillo]

That ref in the Ritson fight should be barred from refereeing any fight including kids in a backyard!

[@stwillz01]

5:20 Bud Crawford is a time traveler.

[@aliciananai7954]

That cotto fight should have been stopped. You can see how angry the ref got when Foremans knee buckled. He obviously had money on a finish at a later round or someone higher up had big money on it

[@blueduck4728]

Only the referee can stop the fight!!!

[@secondtimearound8222]

Referee from Cotto Forman was definitely corrupt.

[@markkevorkian]

Thank God that other guy won. You don't want to be the guy that gets knocked out by a guy in underoos

[@saraessex8124]

Watching this on a blue moon

[@trailblazer1047]

What a Nit Wit,somebody knocked the sense out of him.

[@CaptainXJ]

A ref should never be able to ignore a towel.

[@Creasey_F]

A lot of the time the towel doesn’t mean anything. Anyone in the audience can throw in a towel. So the red most of the time want to see the chief second on the apron and wave it off. Throwing in the towel is more of a figure of speech than anything. Mostly seen in movies and other media.

[@geedee1264]

That's no good if your fighter is being whooped in a different corner,ref won't see you in the apron and won't hear you over crowd obviously

[@Creasey_F]

@@geedee1264 I’m not advocating for it. I’m just stating the rule. Anyone can have a towel in the audience. Some fights even sell white towels as merch. Anyone can throw a towel into the ring

[@714ever8]

hahahahahahahah@@Creasey_F

[@Creasey_F]

@@714ever8 ??

[@ileana_y_hugo]

So there are no officials outside the ring to make sure the ref does the job correctly? If a corner throws in the towel then fight is over

[@alexfelder2]

I did not know the Ref could do that.😮

[@EnglishSaxons]

Referee did pretty well he'd of stopped that fight if he was in danger

[@TLOaks_]

Did you say "a single south-paw right hook"? A south-paw is left handed.....

[@StormFive]

The towel controversy is why the cornermen who want to stop it step into the ring. The referee is 100% within their authority to throw the towel back out. When a corner member enters the ring during the round, however, it is a DQ

[@SowTruth]

Seeing the name alone "Cotto vs Foreman😁

[@theperfectstorm7641]

I used to spar with Jonathan Felton. He was heavyweight and I was light heavyweight, but I used to beat him easy!

[@TheHomeman]

Yuri had torn ligaments. It was obvious the way his foot slid from under him

[@d.wil2x]

Forman tore his acl,mcl,lcl and kept going..DOG 🐶

[@garymorris8547]

How about a double ko?

[@josephinefigueroa4493]

After watching all these clips, I hope all th refs are not "reffing" anymore😮😮

[@JonnyTheChosenOne]

Foreman was paying that ref

[@nutsmcflurry3737]

Wonder how much permanent damage was done to that kids knee because the ref wouldn’t let him stop?

[@beezysbeatz4924]

0:39 ....a boxing figh?

[@kunganoano329]

John Riel Casimero vs Jose Luis Lazarte way back February 2011