I'll do the top 10 and then do middlweight by decade later when I have more time. If I had to do a top 10 though (not giving it a lot of thought, and I'm not ranking them either): Robinson vs. LaMotta VI Robinson vs. Fullmer II Basilio vs. Robinson I Robinson vs. Basilio II Fullmer vs. Paret Tiger vs. Fullmer I Valdez vs. Briscoe II Monzon vs. Valdez II Hagler vs. Hearns Benn vs. McClellan Here's a quick one I put together, though I'm not satisfied with it.
The first 2 Zale vs Graziano fights for years like about 40 were considered 2 of the greatest if not THE GREATEST fights ever fought. They were not filmed except for a snippett of 2. Of course I never saw them. I doubt anyone still alive has. I'd bet on it.
Well, maybe 13 yr old William Walker who was everywhere and is the hip, happening DUUUDE who knows everything on the inside about every fight. I am sure he has the hot talk of the 2 fights from Toot's Bar itself. The 3rd fight is mundane and one sided compared to the 2 way orgy of blood & violence 1 and 2 were. Truly, 1 & 2 were for decades the standard bearer of greatness in action fights. To some of us older fans they still are.
Martinez vs Chavez Jr. Little Martinez looked like he could get ran over at any moment by the hulking Cheeser Jr and thats what very nearly happened in the final round which was an ATG round. A tension filled , edge of your seat type fight to watch live.
1.Sugar Ray Robinson vs Gene Fullmer II, May 1 1957, Sugar Ray by KO 5. that left hook thrown by Robinson was a thing of beauty.2. Rodrigo Valdes vs Bennie Briscoe II, May 25 1974, vacant WBC World Middleweight Title, Valdes by KO 7. That right hand thrown by Valdes was like a bomb. 3.Carlos Monzon vs Nino Benvenuti I, Nov 7 1970, Monzon by KO 12, Very devastating right hand.
Morlocks is everything. Everything is Morlocks. He is life and life is him. You cannot avoid him, he watches, he listens and he knows. His not a hunter. He is the hunter.
and no he doesn't listen, he asked me a few weeks ago how old I was: I told him I was 17. He keeps calling me a 13 yr old.
So how do you know so much about them? You read it off boxrec and just take its word that their the greatest fights of all time?
Maybe close to 60 yrs of studying the sport. Being at the fights. In the gyms. Talking to those there. READING! LISTENING to those who knew. Certainly not by pretending I was the Boda Zefa of boxing at age 13 1/2. Boxrec? Lolololololol. You are boxings Justin Beiber. From now on just call you the Biebs.