He murdered almost everyone.Mesi was decent but not a champion level heavyweight.I enjoyed watching him because he always fought.Not like a lot of these top boxers who scam the public.
You never want the smaller heavy to establish respect especially early, here we see Jirov landing his money left hand to the body mid round, forcing Mesi into a wincing respectful clinch. Kinda reminds me of how Usyk handled aj in round one with the two crosses and the overhand left. If you’re the big man, you can’t let a little guy do that. :52 in the first, jirov throws his money liver left body shot and Joe directly ducks into it, and that one hurt
Between this and the Toney fight I think Jirov was traumatized which effected almost every other fight. Imagine going from not being able to loose to not being able to win in just two fights. Truly sad because he was a great fighter.
I hope to this day Jirov is doing well. He took a ton of punishment in wins and losses. More so than the average boxer I mean. Jirov won this fight against Mesi the tomato can. Would like to have seen James Toney and Mesi along with Lou Savarese vs Jirov....
Mesi was a decent heavyweight.No tomato can.He had power and could box.He wasn't top 5 but definitely top 10 at his peak.He had that brain injury that detailed his career but he could've had some big fights if he didn't get hurt.He wasn't a fraud.
Yeah I remember watching this fight and before it even happened I told myself "what the hell is wrong with mesi? Is he out of his mind? Jirov is a real fighter! He needs to go back to fighting nobodies" 😆 obviously Jirov won this fight but I gave mesi credit for surviving, he definitely deserve the "win" for having guts to face a real fighter.
This was the fight that led to a subdural hematoma for Mesi, and because the Nevada boxing commission to refuse to let him fight even after it was healed. He had three doctors with them to testify when he appealed the lifting of his license, but no go. Two years off and then he fought a little against easy opposition, but nobody good was willing to fight him. Ended with a record of 36-0. A fine fighter who might've gone all the way, but who got a bad break,
I remember watching this fight live, and thinking Jirov got screwed. He did get screwed. I also remember watching this fight, watching the knockdowns, and then watching the knockdowns in slo mo replay and thinking damn, Mesi will never be the same after this. Sure enough, he wasn't. Dude had to retire after this fight. Jirov hit him so damn hard that he jiggled his brain loose, basically. Bleeding in the brain.
The first knockdown was illegal hitting at the back of the head. He should have been deducted. He never won the fight. He hit Mesi with more illegal blows behind the head. He should have been disqualified. Jirov is a stupid boxer doing illegal things in this fight because he knew he could not win fair and square. And even Jirov was cheating, it was not enough. He could cheat all his life but he can never beat an undefeated Mesi. It was too bad it was the end of Mesi's career because of the ILLEGAL BLOWS TO BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NAPE he received from Jirov.
@@annalisagomes2743 Ummmmmmm, the punches to the "back" of his head happened because as Jirov swung, Mesi ducked under, and move in. So, Jirov would throw a punch at a target that was further back when originally intended, and that's why there would be grazing blows to the back of the head of Mesi. It's not intentional, the other person basically puts themself in the way of the punch going in a certain area, and that's why it's not a deduction.
@@iwannatalktosampson Still illegal. That's the boxing rule. It can damage the brain easier than when you are punching in the face. The brain is situated behind the head (skull). The blood vessel runs through the nape. In MMA, they squeeze your neck. In boxing, it cuts off the flow and shakes your brain. If you see the history of Jirov vs Mesi - it ended his career because of neurological and brain damage.
@@iwannatalktosampson Jirov is doing him dirty. Have you seen Mesi punch like that? That's the purpose and intention. Jirov never punches legally. He was clotheslining the Mesi all the time. www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/25/head-neck-injuries-phil-hughes-doctor However, the neck has very little protection. And it has lots of important structures in it, not least some of the main arteries in the body which supply blood to the brain. Any blunt force to the neck can damage these vessels, and if you restrict blood flow to the brain it can lead to serious neurological injuries.
Jay Nady is so fucking inconsistent. Masi did NOT walk to him after that second knockdown in the 10th round yet Nady let it continue when everyone could see Mesi had NOTHING.
We don't know the brain bleeding happened in the 9th round could have been the beating he took at the end of the 10th when he was basically out on his feet. But the ref let him continue and get his face smashed in until the finishing bell and well Mesi was finished after that.
Jirov is a real 12 round golden glove Olympic fighter. They picked him because he was smaller 😆 stupid mesi camp, underestimated him. Mesi lost, they knew if it was 12 rounds mesi would be put to sleep.
GREAT FIGHT!!! Little to no genuine cheating on either fighters part to be frank about it. IF....and I repeat if one of these two men were to be deemed a dirty fighter based solely on this match-up, sorry folks, but it's Mesi.
Mesi wasn't a fraud.That's saying a lot from this era e.g. Hurricane McNeely,but come on!#6?He's not in the top 100.Maybe if he knocked Jirov out early he would've had a big pay per view bout but unfortunately he had the injury.There's no shame in just being a solid heavyweight.
Mesi was a fraud, top to bottom. I saw him fight in-person 9-27-2003. There, they fed him DaVarryl Williamson, the bum of the month. Jirov was flat out robbed in this fight. No wonder boxing is no longer popular.
I’m from Buffalo. I used to box at the same gym Mesi did when we were younger. I could never understand why this dude got the attention he did. He was horrible.
That's b.s.!He wasn't championship level but he beat Monte Barrett who was a good heavyweight and was easily beating Jirov before the rabbit punch that essentially ended his career.Joe had a great amature career and beat Hasim Rahman.He almost made the Olympics.He was a good heavyweight.
You don't know whar you're talking about.Jirov was a champion at cruiserweight.Joe was a decent boxer also.What?Does everyone suck expect the champion?These were 2 world class boxers.
That punch in the back of the head started all the brain damage Mesi received
Klitschko would have murdered Messi
He murdered almost everyone.Mesi was decent but not a champion level heavyweight.I enjoyed watching him because he always fought.Not like a lot of these top boxers who scam the public.
Craziest last round comeback that was not completed, ever.
Martinez Chavez and Vargas Bradley are up there too.
You never want the smaller heavy to establish respect especially early, here we see Jirov landing his money left hand to the body mid round, forcing Mesi into a wincing respectful clinch. Kinda reminds me of how Usyk handled aj in round one with the two crosses and the overhand left. If you’re the big man, you can’t let a little guy do that. :52 in the first, jirov throws his money liver left body shot and Joe directly ducks into it, and that one hurt
Between this and the Toney fight I think Jirov was traumatized which effected almost every other fight. Imagine going from not being able to loose to not being able to win in just two fights. Truly sad because he was a great fighter.
best of luck in learning how to spell, r e t a r d. jirov literally killed messi in this fight
I hope to this day Jirov is doing well. He took a ton of punishment in wins and losses. More so than the average boxer I mean. Jirov won this fight against Mesi the tomato can. Would like to have seen James Toney and Mesi along with Lou Savarese vs Jirov....
Mesi was a decent heavyweight.No tomato can.He had power and could box.He wasn't top 5 but definitely top 10 at his peak.He had that brain injury that detailed his career but he could've had some big fights if he didn't get hurt.He wasn't a fraud.
Yeah I remember watching this fight and before it even happened I told myself "what the hell is wrong with mesi? Is he out of his mind? Jirov is a real fighter! He needs to go back to fighting nobodies" 😆 obviously Jirov won this fight but I gave mesi credit for surviving, he definitely deserve the "win" for having guts to face a real fighter.
They didn’t think Jirov was going to be that tough
Jirov did not have answer until he started hitting Mesi in the back of the head and nape in the 10th round. H e lost the first 9 rounds.
This was the fight that led to a subdural hematoma for Mesi, and because the Nevada boxing commission to refuse to let him fight even after it was healed. He had three doctors with them to testify when he appealed the lifting of his license, but no go. Two years off and then he fought a little against easy opposition, but nobody good was willing to fight him. Ended with a record of 36-0. A fine fighter who might've gone all the way, but who got a bad break,
He wasn’t good. Settle down.
@@Jacksonjames4
He was 36-0, he was more than "not good"
They saved Mesi from himself...to risky, he could have died and no one would want that.
Jirov could really fight!
'typical' american "scoring"
I can't believe what did the referee. Very stupid move to counting as a knockdown. Was an illegal punch back of the head.
Yes he's stupid ref, if I'm not mistaken he got punched by some boxer before
22:21 damn
I remember watching this fight live, and thinking Jirov got screwed. He did get screwed. I also remember watching this fight, watching the knockdowns, and then watching the knockdowns in slo mo replay and thinking damn, Mesi will never be the same after this. Sure enough, he wasn't. Dude had to retire after this fight. Jirov hit him so damn hard that he jiggled his brain loose, basically. Bleeding in the brain.
The first knockdown was illegal hitting at the back of the head. He should have been deducted. He never won the fight. He hit Mesi with more illegal blows behind the head. He should have been disqualified. Jirov is a stupid boxer doing illegal things in this fight because he knew he could not win fair and square. And even Jirov was cheating, it was not enough. He could cheat all his life but he can never beat an undefeated Mesi. It was too bad it was the end of Mesi's career because of the ILLEGAL BLOWS TO BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NAPE he received from Jirov.
@@annalisagomes2743 Ummmmmmm, the punches to the "back" of his head happened because as Jirov swung, Mesi ducked under, and move in. So, Jirov would throw a punch at a target that was further back when originally intended, and that's why there would be grazing blows to the back of the head of Mesi. It's not intentional, the other person basically puts themself in the way of the punch going in a certain area, and that's why it's not a deduction.
@@iwannatalktosampson Still illegal. That's the boxing rule. It can damage the brain easier than when you are punching in the face. The brain is situated behind the head (skull). The blood vessel runs through the nape. In MMA, they squeeze your neck. In boxing, it cuts off the flow and shakes your brain.
If you see the history of Jirov vs Mesi - it ended his career because of neurological and brain damage.
@@iwannatalktosampson Jirov is doing him dirty. Have you seen Mesi punch like that? That's the purpose and intention. Jirov never punches legally. He was clotheslining the Mesi all the time.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/25/head-neck-injuries-phil-hughes-doctor
However, the neck has very little protection. And it has lots of important structures in it, not least some of the main arteries in the body which supply blood to the brain. Any blunt force to the neck can damage these vessels, and if you restrict blood flow to the brain it can lead to serious neurological injuries.
@@iwannatalktosampson Jirov should have been suspended for life.
Jay Nady is so fucking inconsistent. Masi did NOT walk to him after that second knockdown in the 10th round yet Nady let it continue when everyone could see Mesi had NOTHING.
Yep. Absolutely. And he did nothing too great Mesi's clinches in the final round either.
We don't know the brain bleeding happened in the 9th round could have been the beating he took at the end of the 10th when he was basically out on his feet. But the ref let him continue and get his face smashed in until the finishing bell and well Mesi was finished after that.
Jirov only won the the 10th 🤷🏾♂️
Not true. He won 3 or 4 rounds counting 9 and 10.
@@advocatusdiaboli9 not true he only won the 10th.
I'd say 3 rounds
After rewatching this… Mesi got his ass kicked lol
Jirov is a real 12 round golden glove Olympic fighter. They picked him because he was smaller 😆 stupid mesi camp, underestimated him. Mesi lost, they knew if it was 12 rounds mesi would be put to sleep.
GREAT FIGHT!!! Little to no genuine cheating on either fighters part to be frank about it. IF....and I repeat if one of these two men were to be deemed a dirty fighter based solely on this match-up, sorry folks, but it's Mesi.
Joe messi number 6 heavyweight of all time
He's not even a world champion. Cruiser almost won
Mesi wasn't a fraud.That's saying a lot from this era e.g. Hurricane McNeely,but come on!#6?He's not in the top 100.Maybe if he knocked Jirov out early he would've had a big pay per view bout but unfortunately he had the injury.There's no shame in just being a solid heavyweight.
That seems a great stretch, but he was definitely a very good fighter who got a bad break.
Mesi was a fraud, top to bottom. I saw him fight in-person 9-27-2003. There, they fed him DaVarryl Williamson, the bum of the month. Jirov was flat out robbed in this fight. No wonder boxing is no longer popular.
Facts
I’m from Buffalo. I used to box at the same gym Mesi did when we were younger. I could never understand why this dude got the attention he did. He was horrible.
@@RIDGEMATIC Have you watched this fight?
That's b.s.!He wasn't championship level but he beat Monte Barrett who was a good heavyweight and was easily beating Jirov before the rabbit punch that essentially ended his career.Joe had a great amature career and beat Hasim Rahman.He almost made the Olympics.He was a good heavyweight.
@@steveoshei1819 Let me guess... 1) You're from Buffalo? 2) You're Italian? Ok, I give up.
Got robbed just like GGG
I could never stand that referee JAY NATIE
Jirov won that
@cyril layman lol I guess that means everything is ok. People lose all the time that clearly win.
Greatest rabbit puncher of all time, agreed
Joe mesi had terrible promoter, never made a good fight deal for him😌
Mesi was a terrible boxer, so it was fitting
It was his father
How about both these guys were overrated. 🤔👍
You don't know whar you're talking about.Jirov was a champion at cruiserweight.Joe was a decent boxer also.What?Does everyone suck expect the champion?These were 2 world class boxers.
@@steveoshei1819 he said over rated.
@@johnknope1664 they weren't