10 best fights of the 1990's

[TIGEREDGE]

here is the Gonzalez v Saman Sorjaturong fight:

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[AliFrazier71]

Alejandro Gonzalez v Kevin Kelly was an awesome fight. Wasn't that the first main event that they showed on Boxing After Dark?

The first Boxing After Dark main event was Barrera-McKinney in Feb 96. The Kevin Kelly-Alejandro Gonzalez fight was in Jan 95. I was such a big Kevin Kelly fan. I was so bummed when they stopped the fight after the 10th round.

[Woller]

I have it, as I have all the other fights.

Woller

[Bill Butcher]

Originally Posted by TIGEREDGE

For me the number one has to be Taylor V Chavez but bowe holyfield pushes it close. here is my top 10:

Taylor V Chavez
Bowe V Holyfield 1
Chiquita Gonzalez V Michael Carbajal 1
Barerra V McKInney
Gatti V Rodriguez
Benn V eubank 1
Gatti V Robinson
hamed V Kelly
Benn V GMan
Holyfield V Bowe 3

Brilliant list, I think Taylor v Chavez was the best when you take everything into account..... the p4p thing... champ v champ... both unbeaten... pressure fighter v flashy boxer... the finish... the controversy... & lets not forget... what a really great action fight, it just seemed to get better as the rds flew by.

I thought Morales v McCullouch was a great fight & it would have made the list had Morales not won so decisively about 10-2 or 9-3.

[Holmes' Jab]

Originally Posted by PACFAN84

Do you mean Jones Jr v Toney?? Jones-Hopkins was 116-112 x3, Jones Jr won pretty clearly, but it was not exactly a 'schooling', or particularly exciting. Hopkins hadn't achieved much in his career by that time and wasn't very highly rated. Jones Jr v Toney was the schooling par excellence of the 1990s, as Toney was #2 p4p at the time, and the scores were something like 119-108, 118-109, 117-110.

OK this is fair enough I suppose. I should have probably put Jones-Hopkins under the faves bit as I've never really liked Hopkins, it wasn't a classic fight but to outpoint a younger Hopkins in that manner showed just how great a fighter peak Jones was. He did outclass him.

[bladerunner]

Toney-Mcallum is great too.

[PowerPuncher]

Was Eubank-Watson in 1990? A tragic classic right there

[Thread Stealer]

I made this list about a year ago.

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 [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], Alejandro Gonzalez TKO 9 Kevin Kelley

[Calroid]

Originally Posted by AliFrazier71

The first Boxing After Dark main event was Barrera-McKinney in Feb 96. The Kevin Kelly-Alejandro Gonzalez fight was in Jan 95. I was such a big Kevin Kelly fan. I was so bummed when they stopped the fight after the 10th round.

Yes that is correct, they were both awesome fights, Mexicans versus Americans, hence my confusion. Thanks.

[Russell]

For heavyweights, two of my favorite fights of the 90's are Ray Mercer vs. Bert Cooper (A motivated Cooper!) and Moorer/Cooper, of course.

Amazing fights.