Classic fights

Which are your favorite fights from any era?
Have made a fight list for a friend who just got into boxing but would like to see other opinions too. Please add some must see fights.

Thanks

[jonesjrp4p1]

corrales-castillo
gatti-ward(all 3)
gotta show him some old tyson

are obvious ones


what have you shown him so far?

[Dempsey1238]

Gan Nelson
Corbett Fitz
Marciano Walcott 1
Marciano Charles 1 and 2
Marciano Moore
Ritchie vs Rivers
Nelson Britt 2

[Bad_Intentions]

1890's - James Corbett v.s Bob Fitzsimmons
Jeffries v.s Tom Sharkey
Sullivan v.s James Corbett

1900's - Joe Gans v.s Kid Herman
Joe Gans v.s Terry Mcgovern
Joe Gans v.s Battling Nelson

1910's - Jack Johnson v.s James Jeffries
Johnson v.s Jess Willard
Willard v.s Dempsey

1920's - Harry Greb v.s Gene Tunney
Tiger Flowers v.s Harry Greb

1930's - Max Baer v.s Max Schmeling
Joe Louis v.s Primo Carnera
Joe Louis v.s Max Baer

1940's - Joe Louis v.s Max Schmeling
Ray Robinson v.s Lamotta II
Robinson v.s Kid Gavilan

1950's - Robinson v.s Turpin II
- Fullmer v.s Robinson II
- Robinson v.s Basilio II

1960's - Patterson v.s Johannson III
- Ali v.s Liston II

i could name more, maybe later.

[Joe E]

Ali-Frazier 1,Ali-Frazier 3,Norton-Holmes,Ali-Spinks 1,Louis-Scmeling 1,2, Louis-Conn 1,Dempsey-Willard,Dempsey-Tunney 1,2 so Gene Tunney can give your friend a complete Boxing lesson.Thats about all I care to think of right now.Thanks.

[Bad_Intentions]

Originally Posted by tobkhan

Some of them are pretty hard to watch, especially the Greb ones

i just know they're good. i do alot of reading

[salsanchezfan]

If it's pure excitement you're looking for, how about.......


Chacon-Limon IV
Saad-Lopez II
Morales-Barrera I
Moore-Durelle I
Holyfield-Qawi I
Danny Lopez-Mike Ayala
Basilio-Demarco II


For science and brutality mixed, how about Whitaker-McGirt I and Sanchez-Nelson....

[Bad_Intentions]

that fight of whitaker v.s hurtados (where sweetpea was landing about 8 right hands in the ropes) was a kill.

[Hitman]

Here's the best for my money!


Ali/Frazier 1
BArrera/Morales 1
Chacon/Limon 4
Hagler/Hearns
Sanchez/Gomez
Holy/Bowe 1
Holy/Dokes
Holmes/Weaver 1
Sanchez/Nelson
Arguello/Pryor 1
GAtti/Ward 1
R.MArquez/Vazquez
Pacquaio/J Marquez
Holy/Qawi 1
Foreman/Lyle
Duran/Leonard 1
Duran/BArkley
Leoanrd/Hearns 1

[Shake]

There are exellent Youtube compilations of Duran, Hagler and Hearns. Explain who these fighters were and what they were capable of. Then show him.

[Doc McCoy]

Originally Posted by salsanchezfan

If it's pure excitement you're looking for, how about.......

Basilio-Demarco II

I've never seen you mention this one sal, so will be sure to seek it out. This thread seems to pop up every few months or so. Shame we lost all the archived posts as there were some great suggestions.

I was doing a search on Kennedy McKinney v Welcome Ncita I the other day and a cached thread on Google was still there with you raving about it so I've put it on my to get list.

[Thread Stealer]

Best Fights of the Last Two Decades
1990s:

10) Riddick Bowe W DQ 9 Andrew Golota
9) Riddick Bowe W 12 Evander Holyfield
Michael Moorer TKO 5 Bert Cooper
7) Arturo Gatti KO 6 Wilson Rodriguez
6) Robert Quiroga W 12 Kid Akeem Anifowoshe
5) Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 12 Kennedy McKinney
4) Nigel Benn KO 10 Gerald McCellan (I hate this fight and never watch it)
3) Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 12 Meldrick Taylor
2) Ivan Robinson W 10 Arturo Gatti (first fight)
1) Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez

Others outside the top 10: Kevin Kelley KO 8 Derrick Gainer, Naseem Hamed KO 4 Kevin Kelley, Arturo Gatti TKO 5 Gabe Ruelas, Frankie Randall W 12 Julio Cesar Chavez, Jorge Castro TKO 9 John David Jackson, Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Mo Harris, Frank Liles KO 3 Tim Littles, Ike Ibeabuchi W 12 David Tua, Alejandro Gonzalez TKO 9 Kevin Kelley

2000- present:

I've only seen clips of Sithchatchawal-Monshipour so it's not on the list.


10) Oscar De La Hoya TKO 11 Fernando Vargas
9) Micky Ward W 10 Emanuel Burton/Augustus
Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Erik Morales (3rd fight)
7) James Toney W 12 Vasilly Jirov
6) Sergei Liakhovich W 12 Lamon Brewster
5) Micky Ward W 10 Arturo Gatti
4) Felix Trinidad TKO 12 Fernando Vargas
3) Miguel Cotto TKO 7 Ricardo Torres
2) Erik Morales W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera
1) Diego Corrales TKO 10 Jose Luis Castillo

Others outside the top 10: Fernando Vargas W 12 Ike Quartey, Manny Pacquiao TKO 10 Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao D 12 Juan Manuel Marquez, Lennox Lewis TKO 6 Vitali Klitschko

[Thread Stealer]

I haven't made a list for pre-90s, but here are some of the fights from before 1990 that I recommend.

Evander Holyfield-Michael Dokes
Matthew Saad Muhammad-Yaqui Lopez 2
Matthew Saad Muhammad-Richie Kates
Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier 1 and 3
Bobby Chacon-Bazooka Limon 4
Bobby Chacon-Cornelius Boza-Edwards 2
Aaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello 1
Larry Holmes-Ken Norton

[Pat_Lowe]

Hmmm, any fight with Bobby Chacon was good. Recently I've become a big fan of his, I just paid for an 8x10 photo of him and Ruben Olivares signed by both of them. Big fan and his attitude was inspiring, his fight with Limon where he knocks him down with like 15 seconds to go, to secure himself the win was the best.

[Holmes' Jab]

These ones immediately spring to mind:

Hagler - Hearns
Ali - Frazier I
Marciano - Walcott I
Holmes - Norton
Frazier - Ellis
Dempsey - Firpo
Louis - Schmeling II
Holyfield - Tyson I
Whitaker - Chavez (outrageous verdict, though)
Liston - Williams
Lewis - Rahamn II
Leonard - Benitez
Eubank - Benn I

and many, many more.