(1) Thrilla In Manila (2) Fotc (3) Holmes-Norton (4) Foreman-Lyle (5) Tyson-Douglas (6) Holyfield- Bowe 1 (7)) Foreman-Ali (8) Bowe-Goltata 2 (9) Holyfield-Dokes (10) Bert Cooper-Michael Moorer Which fights would you take out and put in for my top ten?
Good list, I would replace Holyfield-Dokes with Ibeabuchi-Tua and Foreman-Lyle is interchangeable with Cooper-Moorer
1 Holmes v Norton 2 FOTC 3 Holy Bowe 1 4 Dempsey v Willard 5 Foreman v Lyle 6 Frazier v Quarry 1 7 Marciano v Walcott 1 8 Tua v Ike 9 Holy v Dokes 10 Mercer v Cooper
01 - Joe Louis vs Buddy Baer II 02 - Joe Frazier vs Bob Foster 03 - Floyd Patterson vs Eddie Machen 04 - Lennox Lewis vs Michael Grant 05 - Lennox Lewis vs Hasimi Rahman II 06 - Harold Johnson vs Ezzard Charles 07 - Joe Louis vs James J Braddock 08 - Joe Louis vs Arturo Godoy II 09 - Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield 10 - Joe Louis vs Nathan Mann
1)Bowe vs Holy I 2) Foreman vs Lyle 3) Frazier vs Ali I 4) Holy vs Dokes 5) Moorer vs Cooper 6) Holmes vs Norton 7) Stewart vs Sellers 8) Lewis vs Mercer 9) Vitali vs Sanders 10) Ibeabuchi vs Tua
As per usual I don’t have a list per se, but I’d have to include Holmes-Weaver I on it were I to create one. Douglas-Tyson is also a fun watch.
1. Foreman v lyle 2. Holyfield v Bowe1 3. Tyson v Ruddock 2 4. Moorer v Cooper 5. Tyson v Berbick 6. Ruddock v Dokes 7. Holyfield v Foreman 8. Tua v Ibeabuchi 9. Lewis v mercer 10. Holmes v Cooney
Ali Vs Frazier 3 (1975) Tyson Vs Douglas (1990) Bowe Vs Holyfield (1992) Lewis Vs Holyfield (1999) Ali Vs Frazier (1971) Lewis Vs Tyson (2002) Ali Vs Norton 2 (1973) Lewis Vs Mercer (1996) Clay Vs Liston (1964) Tyson Vs Tillis (1985) My Top Ten varies if we are discussing classic Heavyweight fights then these are the ones I think of the most. I like you included Bowe Vs Golota 2 it wouldn't be Top Ten for me but I like seeing what people choose for their Top Ten. I thought about including Holyfield Vs Foreman and Mercer Vs Morrison but I suppose they aren't quite Top Ten for me personally. I could see Briggs Vs Lewis going in there somewhere for something else on my list but not sure what?
1. Liakovich—Brewster 2. Joshua—Ruiz 1 3. Harris—Jefferson 4. Tyson—Ruddock II 5. Wilder—Fury 1 6. Holyfield—Dokes 7. Holyfield—Bowe 1 8. Ettiene—Clay Bey 9. Povetkin—Whyte 1 10. Wilder—Ortiz 1
Lewis vs. Holyfield '99 was a pretty good, high level fight. Underrated. Holyfield didn't quite do his usual "let's have a long, knock down, drag out. no matter the opponent". He put some skills on Lewis better than that. I think he won that fight.. not many others do, though. All to do with Holyfield's jab to the chest, moving Lewis back This content is protected look at Lewis trying to stare him down constantly before the fight. What a nerd. Old Holyfield should have knocked him out, like Usyk should have knocked out Fury.
Ironically the rematch could have been a draw you could argue the case for 6-6 Or 6-5-1 for Lewis or Holyfield either way. If Lewis had offically won the first fight and the rematch had been a draw or Holyfield won a close decision /split decision there could have been a 3rd fight?