Barrera vs Morales/Gatti vs Ward - Which Trilogy Do You Like More?

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  1. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Simple question, do you prefer the Barrera/Morales trilogy, or Gatti/Ward trilogy?

    I watched the first fight of each today, and while Barrera/Morales was a war and very exciting, I thought Gatti/Ward was the more dramtic and entertaining overall.
     
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    Barrera Morales simply because the fighters are better.

    other than that they are both awsome.
     
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  3. Beeston Brawler

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    Barrera vs Morales.

    The boxing was of a much higher standard.
     
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  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Barrera/Morales and I don't think it's remotely close. The first fight is a good candidate for greatest fight of all time, whereas Gatti and Ward had a war in spurts, but it was mostly Gatti outclassing Ward but getting points deducted.
     
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  5. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree with this. Both trilogies are classic, but I lean more towards Barrera/Morales because they're the better fighters.
     
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  6. BobDigi5060

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    Gatti/Ward I don't really care for the caliber of fighter. Gotta love round 9 of Gatti/Ward I.
     
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  7. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Best round of boxing I've seen so far. Amazing.

    Although strangely, I did really enjoy round five of Tarver vs. Jones III.
     
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    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Hey Tito, which is the best fight in the Barrera/Morales trilogy?
     
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  9. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    The first, easily.
     
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  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Vazquez-Marquez. :cool:
     
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  11. boricua100%

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    I loved both of them
     
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  12. BobDigi5060

    BobDigi5060 East Side MMA Full Member

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    Agreed I probably like Vazquez/Marquez the most.

    Dramatic endings in all 3.
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

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    Actually there's no disparity for me in rating these trilogies on the criteria of skill level as opposed to entertainment value.

    Entertainment value
    1) Vazquez-Marquez
    2) Barrera-Morales
    3) Gatti-Ward

    Skill level:
    1) Vazquez-Marquez
    2) Barrera-Morales
    Distant 3) Gatti-Ward

    :good
     
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  14. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely the first.
     
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  15. DINAMITA

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    Barrera-Morales.

    Gatti-Ward was thrilling, but Barrera-Morales was high skill level boxing at its very best.

    I prefer what Larry Merchant called "violent chess" to the flat-out bloody brawl.
     
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