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Best Round Ever? R.I.P. Diego Corrales

May 8, 2008

Okay, I caught this over at Sportaphile and am kicking myself for not posting a Diego Corrales tribute 24 hours earlier. Because of his heart and guts Chico was one of my all-time favorite fighters before his tragic death last year May 7 from a motorcycle accident. But Chico is best known for the 2005 fight of the year against Jose Luis Castillo — also eerily on May 7th. Corrales-Castillo I is personally my fight of the decade with Round 10 capping it off. However if someone wants to argue for Gatti-Ward I and Round 9 — that’s fine too. Most exciting round ever? That one might just be George Foreman-Ron Lyle Round 4. Anyway, R.I.P Chico.

Diego Corrales - Jose Luis Castillo I - Round 10

 Arturo Gatti-Mickey Ward: Round 9

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2 Responses to “Best Round Ever? R.I.P. Diego Corrales”

  1. awb on May 8th, 2008 11:23 am

    Had that fight in my DVR and I used to it to guests. Absolutely incredible. Corrales was one of the most exciting fighters of his generation. He was a throwback tough guy like Jake Lamotta (right down to knocking his wife around unfortunately). Check out his fight against Mayweather-he had just been knocked down for the fifth(?) and final time and was genuinely pissed that they stopped the fight. In his bout against Casamayor his mouth was cut by his bad mouth piece and he was swallowing lots of blood but was still ready to go the distance. Incredible round that was.

    My best fight of the decade is the Mexican Standoff-Barrera/Morales I. That one had me screaming and scaring the baby.

  2. Sweet Jones on May 9th, 2008 1:50 am

    RIP, Chico. A true warrior.

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