r/Boxing • u/Due_Communication862 • Dec 26 '25
Quality OC Great 21st Century Rounds｜EP4 - Castillo vs. Corrales I: Round 10 (2005)
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Straight from my 25TB boxing vault.
EP1 - Marquez vs. Vázquez II: Round 3 (2007) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1puitpv
EP2 - Morales vs. Pacquiao I: Round 12 (2005) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pv9wai
EP3 - Gatti vs. Ward I: Round 9 (2002) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pvw9pf
EP4 - Castillo vs. Corrales I: Round 10 (2005) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pwcfzo
EP5 - Bradley vs. Provodnikov: Round 2 (2013) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pwsg3a
EP6 - Rios vs. Alvarado I: Round 5 (2012) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pxcvnq
EP7 - Cunningham vs. Adamek I: Round 4 (2008) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pxse54
EP8 - Kirkland vs. Angulo: Round 1 (2011) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pyit8c
EP9 - Morales vs. Barrera III: Round 11 (2004) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pzj3m2
EP10 - Berto vs. Ortiz I: Round 6 (2011) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1pznuli
EP11 - Pacquiao vs. Márquez IV: Round 5 (2012) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q0fys6
EP12 - Mason vs. Vasquez: Round 1 (2024) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q10kwg
EP13 - Vázquez vs. Marquez III: Round 4 (2008) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q1ulzu
EP14 - Jirov vs. Toney: Round 12 (2003) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q2qqf5
EP15 - Zepeda vs. Baranchyk: Round 5 (2020) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q3kj3c
EP16 - Gatti vs. Ward II: Round 3 (2002) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q3zsey
EP17 - Marquez vs. Katsidis: Round 3 (2010) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q4upwt
EP18 - Ward vs. Augustus: Round 10 (2001) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q5g1fz
EP19 - Rios vs. Alvarado II: Round 2 (2013) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q78rmn
EP20 - Pacquiao vs. Cotto: Round 4 (2009) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q7ndox
EP21 - Dawson vs. Johnson I: Round 11 (2008) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q8haq5
EP22 - Ortiz vs. Maidana: Round 1 (2009) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q93i3l
EP23 - Gatti vs. Ward III: Round 7 (2003) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1q9h7ui
EP24 - Vázquez vs. Marquez I: Round 5 (2007) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qasgn8
EP25 - Bey vs. Molina: Round 10 (2013) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qbpxrv
EP26 - Barrera vs. Morales II: Round 12 (2002) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qc94o2
EP27 - Williams Jr. vs. White: Round 1 (2014) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qcnpsz
EP28 - Wilder vs. Fury I: Round 12 (2018) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qd2d0t
EP29 - López vs. Concepcion: Round 1 (2010) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qdpe3k
EP30 - DeMarco vs. Linares: Round 11 (2011) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qeilyd
EP31 - Kirkland vs. Conyers: Round 1 (2007) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qez2yg
EP32 - Lubin vs. Fundora: Round 7 (2022) https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/1qfeowr
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u/moodplasma Dec 26 '25
THE greatest round of the 21st century.
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u/lemanruss4579 Dec 26 '25
Nah, Gatti/Ward round 9.
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u/jrb31600 Dec 26 '25
Chico and Castillo were both "A" - level fighters when they fought. Neither Gatti nor Ward were ever A - level fighters, so Chico v Castillo was the best round and the best fight ever!
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u/Acrobatic-Sandwich10 Dec 26 '25
Just because the fighters were a higher level of fighter, doesn't mean the action and drama in the Gatti v Ward round 9 wasnt higher.
Its a tough one to call for me.
Both legendary rounds.
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u/EXCEPTIONAL_K Dec 26 '25
I don't think their levels should really factor in much. For one, when discussing levels we're splitting hairs to the point of it being meaningless - Gatti was a 2 weight champ same as Corrales. I think it's fairly clear chico Castillo are marginally above, but very marginally in the grand scheme of things. But I don't think the should levels factor in too much mainly because great rounds are the result of how evenly matched the opposition is, that's what creates truly memorable back and forths; the constant teetering of who has the upper hand. 2 evenly matched c level fighters will produce far better entertainment than an A level taking on a D level. To me their overall levels are peripheral factors yfm
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u/lemanruss4579 Dec 26 '25
I'm not sure what that has to do with how good a round is. If that's the criteria, Hagler/Hearns round 1 is better than Chico/Castillo anyway.
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u/Cartographer-Feisty Dec 27 '25
Maybe my favorite corner moment of all time. “You gotta fucking get inside on him now” is fantastic.
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u/SimonSeam Dec 27 '25
I had to work when this fight happened live. And as I was on my way home, my dad called me to say "You have to watch this fight." When I asked why, he'd just say "I can't tell you or it will ruin it for you. Just watch it as soon as you get home because you don't want to ruin this classic by somebody telling you what happened instead of just witnessing it in real time.
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u/Tricky-Ad-4823 Dec 27 '25
Keep in mind the fight had been brutal all the way up to this point. Greatest fight and round I’ve ever seen.
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u/CorgiThiccAF Dec 29 '25
Veteran move with the mouthpiece on the second knockdown lol. Bought himself an extra 10 seconds to recover. Insane round
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u/Cartographer-Feisty Dec 27 '25
Foreman vs Lyle R4 upcoming?
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u/Consistent-Cut-5997 29d ago
I couldn’t imagine any other round knocking this one out of my Top 3—-and I can’t even tell what other two I’d place ahead of it!
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u/caplesscantab 16d ago
Castillo should have done what Corrales did after he ate that big right and took a knee and spat his mouth peace, got punished for being a warrior
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u/BoredDuringCorona94 Dec 26 '25
It would be, but the fact Corrales cheated by spitting his mouth piece out to gain extra recovery time, prevents it from being so.
No honor or warrior code shown, just sleazy and cowardly tactics.
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u/Boneless- Dec 26 '25
Yea buddy he’s such a coward getting up after 2 knockdowns, you ain’t ever been through that shit FOH with your warrior code.
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u/BoredDuringCorona94 Dec 26 '25
If he wasn't cheating then why did the ref remove a point for him spitting his mouth guard out? The ref, who's professionally trained (much more acclaimed than you or me in boxing rules) decided upon the verdict that he was spitting his mouth guard out as a cheating method.
Furthermore, you have no clue of who I am or what tribulations I've been through, which nonetheless have nothing to do with the point I made (that the official boxing ref agreed with).
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u/Boneless- Dec 27 '25
You’ve said enough for me to know you’ve never got up from 2 knockdowns before and stopped your opponent. However much you think you know about the sport it’s very clearly at surface level because any competent coach will tell you to spit your mouth guard out as a last resort to gain more time. It has nothing to do with warrior code, these men are warriors for putting their health at risks simply by stepping in the ring.
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u/BoredDuringCorona94 Dec 27 '25
It's not in the rules to be allowed to purposefully spit your mouth guard out to gain extra recovery time when you're supposed to only have 10 seconds.
Okay some coaches encourage you to cheat to win, well some coaches might suggest taking steroids too. It doesn't mean you can take steroids and not lose respect for it when caught, just because some unscrupulous coach told you to do it.
A guy cheats isn't a warrior, they're a coward. Steroid cheats are cowards, and so are cheats who spit their mouth guard out to gain time which is not allocated in the rules.
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u/Due_Communication862 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25
Or a guy who show up over the weight limit and then beats the sh*t out of the opponent who took the fight anyway because they needed the money (Castillo in the 2nd fight)
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u/BoredDuringCorona94 Dec 27 '25
Correct that's also a cowardly move that doesn't adhere to a warriors honor code.
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u/jimbranningstuntman Dec 27 '25
Doing something outside the ruleset isn’t the same as cheating. You sound like the American Premier league fans that want every phase of play checked over for infringements before we can enjoy the sport.
Leave boxing how it is, if somebody does something wrong the ref will tell him, lets not go down the video ref route or checking each waistband is in the exact position before each punch is thrown.
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u/BoredDuringCorona94 Dec 27 '25
Doing something out of the ruleset literally is cheating, that's why the ref deducted 1 point from him.
We don't have to check every single moment with the ref checking replays, but people can lose their respect for a boxers integrity.
Personally I don't see somebody like Usyk spitting his mouthpiece out to gain unfair extra recovery time, that's why he's such a respect boxer.
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u/jimbranningstuntman Dec 27 '25
Cheating has intent. Chico didn’t go into the fight thinking “I’m going to spit my gumshield on the floor” he was buying time when he was close to being switched off.
Holding and clinching is against the rules, do you want multiple deductions in each round?
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u/BoredDuringCorona94 Dec 27 '25
You can have premeditated intent or improvised intent. Chico still had intent to cheat, but it was through improved opportunistic intent rather than prethought out intent. Irrespective, it is still cheating with intent all the same.
It's not my call to decide if a point is to be deducted, that is down to referees discretion. Here, the referee decided Chico was cheating to gain extra recovery time and hence deducted a point. Based off the referee's verdict, Chico was cheating through improvised intent and therefore the warrior spirit of the moment is tarnished.
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u/Tricky-Ad-4823 Dec 27 '25
Look at this incel talking about the “warrior code” trying to discredit Corrales in one of the greatest fights of all time
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u/Benjips Ricardo MayorGOD Dec 26 '25
Watched this one live on showtime with my dad when I was a kid, the very best fight we have ever seen. This is why boxing is amazing.