Great fights to show non-boxing fans

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  1. rileyjj123456

    rileyjj123456 Member Full Member

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    Just wondering if anyone could recommend some great fights to show a few non boxing fans. Obviously got some classics like Morales-Barrera 1, Gatti-Ward trilogy, Hagler-Hearns etc lined up, but is there any others you guys could recommend.
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Curry-McCalllum.

    Tbh though, the best fights you can show knew fans are ones that are happening this weekend. And Tyson. Also, the fights you have actually picked are obviously great, but steer clear of decisions.
     
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    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Norris-Waters
    McCallum-Jackson
    Lewis-Grant (early KO from super HW's)
    Mercer-Cooper
    Holyfield-Cooper
    Moorer-Cooper
    Mike Spinks-Alvaro Yaqui Lopez
     
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  4. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    mark breland-Aaron Davis is a real non fight fan's fight becuz they both look so unpolished yet the fight is so bloody & violent

    you can add Foreman-Lyle, also a no finesse classic

    Hearns Barkley 1

    and let's not forget the very underrated Mancini-Doo koo Kim

    and Hagler -Minter, what an animal

    Qawi-Holyfield 1 which went all the way to 15. same year - Barry Mcguigan L 15 Steve Cruz

    also, Nunn-Kalambay, a quickie

    and speaki9ng of quickies, what about Marvis Frazier's 30 seconds in hell? (v Mike Tyson)
     
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    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    gatti-rodriguez
    gatti-robinson I
    foreman-lyle
    rd 5 of lee-locicero
     
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  6. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That will surely lure the people in

    "Wow, what was a great fight, a little brutal though"

    "Yeah, the chinese dude died a few days later.... anyway Luis Resto-Billy Collins is up next :p"
     
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    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    JCC-Meldrick Taylor
    Coralles-Castillo I
     
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  8. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's hard to predict what someone will like.

    Marciano vs Ezzard Charles I is a favorite of mine.

    Ali vs Cleveland Williams has some amazing Ali footwork.
     
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    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    my pardon. its kind of a dumb fight with two guys just taking turns beating on one another. but some people like that
     
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    josh_parker123 New Member Full Member

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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hugo Corro-Vito Antuofermo...boxing at it's nonviolent best.
     
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    DaveK Vicious & Malicious Full Member

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    People don't have very good attention spans for boxing unless they actually appreciate it.

    Shorter stoppages are the way to go usually.

    Any Tyson,

    Hagler-Hearns
    Gomez-Zarate or Holmes
    Foreman-Lyle, Frazier I, and Norton
    Ali-Williams
    Jackson-Norris, Graham
    Chavez-Alli (Alli talked so much **** in the prefight and then gets hurt by literally every punch Chavez lands.)
    Marquez-Vazquez (any of them)
     
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  13. Tin Man Waldo

    Tin Man Waldo Freakishly Fragile Full Member

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    Show them Wlad getting KTFO by Purity, Brewster and Sanders. Then surprise them by saying he is teh current unified champ!
     
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    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    show him Arguello vs Rooney
    Toney vs Jirov no doubt
    how about Whitaker vs Mayweather? he probably won't appreciate the boxing skill from both fighters but it still has knockdowns and plenty of good action.
     
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  15. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Might as well show them your favroite fights no matter what they are.
     
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