Competition to find the top 5 greatest fights ever?

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  1. Laurent Robert

    Laurent Robert Member Full Member

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    Has this been done before? Probably has to be fair. I was thinking of making a thread where everyone selects the 10 best fights of all time, then the 10 with the most selections go into a poll.
    I'll do this later unless someone has a better way or unless it was done last week or something
     
    Laurent Robert, Sep 13, 2009
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  2. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sam Langford
    Rocky Marciano
    Dwight Braxton
    James Toney
    Roberto Duran
    David Tua
    Manny Pacquiao
    Julian Jackson
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Jorge Fernando Castro
     
    frankenfrank, Sep 13, 2009
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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    In no order

    Arguello vs Pryor 1
    Chacon vs Boza Edwards 2
    Chacon vs Limon 4
    Hagler vs Hearns
    Duran vs Leonard 1
    Robinson vs Basilio 1
    Chang vs Ohashi 2
    Pastrano vs Johnson
    Barrera vs Morales 1
    Jofre vs Harada 1
     
    GPater11093, Sep 13, 2009
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  4. warrior85

    warrior85 R.I.P THUNDER Full Member

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    no order:

    gatti-ward 1
    gatti-rodriguez
    corrales-castillo 1
    ali-frazier 3
    morales-barerra 1
    gatti-robinson 1
    vazquez-marquez 3
    leonard-hearns 1
    gomez-arthur
    benn-mclellan


    although these change,this is my pick today
     
    warrior85, Sep 13, 2009
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  5. Laurent Robert

    Laurent Robert Member Full Member

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    Is that just a random list of fighters?
     
    Laurent Robert, Sep 13, 2009
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  6. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Gans Nelson
    Marciano Walcott
    Ali Frazier I
    Dempsey Tunney II
    Ross McLarin III or Armstrong.
    Benny Leonard vs Tendler I
    Ross Canzi
    Basillo vs Demarco either fight.
    Louis Schemling I


    And I suppose I thown in Galivan Turner.

    Hard to relly nail ten.

    Fights I would have added,
    Johnson Willard
    Robinson Basillo I
    Jeff Sharkey II
    Burns Moir
    Villa Wilde
    Delaney vs Berlinbatch
    Corbett Fitz
     
    Dempsey1238, Sep 13, 2009
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  7. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    by the time i wrote this post , the topic of your thread was ;10 greatest fighters ever'
     
    frankenfrank, Sep 13, 2009
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  8. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Heres mine:
    Ali vs Frazier III
    Barrera vs Morales I
    Chavez vs Taylor
    Pryor vs Arguello I
    Benn vs McClellan
    Duran vs Leonard I
    Vazquez vs Marquez III
    Ward vs Gatti I
    Corrales vs Castillo I
    Eubank vs Benn I

    These are probably the best ten I've seen. Hagler-Hearns was a very good fight but didnt last long enough to be considered great for me. Zale-Graziano, Robinson vs LaMotta and Basilio and plenty of other old time fights should be considered but I simply havent seen them.
     
    essexboy, Sep 13, 2009
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  9. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Well that explains everything. :roll:
     
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  10. Laurent Robert

    Laurent Robert Member Full Member

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    Sure it wasn't
     
    Laurent Robert, Sep 13, 2009
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  11. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล

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    Don't worry, Frankenwank is a complete '**** :good
     
    Flea Man, Sep 13, 2009
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  12. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    1. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales I
    2. Alexis Arguello vs Aaron Pryor I
    3. Jose Luis Castillo vs Diego Corrales I
    4. Yaqui Lopez vs Saad Muhammad II
    5. Michael Carbajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I
    6. Aturo Gatti vs Ivan Robinson I
    7. Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier III
    8. Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vasquez II
    9. Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe I
    0. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy Mckinney
     
    Addie, Sep 13, 2009
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  13. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    I hope so because its seriously worrying that a boxing fan has guys like Julian Jackson and David Tua in their top ten greatest boxers.
     
    essexboy, Sep 13, 2009
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  14. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    1-Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales I
    2-Bobby Chacon-Cornellius Bozza Edwards II
    3-Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo I
    4-Roberto Duran-Sugar Ray Leonard I
    5-Arturo Gatti-Ivan Robinson I
    6-Babby Chacon-Bazooka Limon IV
    7-Mathew Saad Muhamad-Marvin Johnson II
    8-Archie Moore-Yvonn Durelle I
    9-Aaron Pryor-Dujuan Johnson
    10-Marco Antonio Barrera-Kennedy Mckinney
     
    bladerunner, Sep 13, 2009
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  15. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm going to list 10 great heavyweight fights over 50 years old...just to keep things in balance a little. :D

    James J Jeffries vs Tom Sharkey. 11-03-1899. Jeffries WR 25.
    James J Jeffries vs Bob Fitzsimmons, 07-25-1902. Jeffries KO 08.
    Joe Jeannette vs Sam McVey, 04-17-1909. Jeannette TK 49.
    Jack Dempsey vs Luis Firpo, 09-24-1923. Dempsey KO 02.
    Jack Dempsey vs Gene Tunney, 09-22-1927. Tunney WU 10.
    Joe Louis vs Billy Conn, 06-18-1941. Louis KO 13.
    Joe Louis vs Buddy Baer, 05-23-1941. Louis DQ 07.
    Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott, 09-23-1952. Marciano KO 13
    Rocky Marciano vs Ezzard Charles, 06-17-1954. Marciano WU 15.
    Rocky Marciano vs Archie Moore, 09-21-1955. Marciano KO 09.
     
    djanders, Sep 13, 2009
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