50 great fights 1990-1999

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  1. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    1 Julio Cesar Chavez v Meldrick Taylor 1
    2 Riddick Bowe v Evandro Holyfield 1
    3 Ivan Robinson v Arturo Gatti 1
    4 Michael Moorer v Bert Cooper
    5 Michael Carbajal v Humberto Gonzalez 1
    6 Marco Antonio Barrera v Kennedy McKinney
    7 Diego Corrales v Roberto Garcia
    8 Naseem Hamed V Kevin Kelley
    9 Nigel Benn v Gerald Mcclellan
    10 Alejandro Gonzalez v Kevin Kelley
    11 Chris Eubank v Michael Watson 2
    12 Arturo Gatti v Wilson Rodriguez
    13 Paulie Ayala v Johnny Tapia 1
    14 Kevin Kelley v Troy Dorsey
    15 Evander Holyfield v Mike Tyson 1
    16 James Toney v Mike Mccallum 1
    17 Vincent Pettway v Simon Brown
    18 Evander Holyfield v Riddick Bowe 2
    19 Carl Thompson v Chris Eubank 1
    20 Erik Morales v Wayne Mccullough
    21 Azumah Nelson v Jeff French 1
    22 Frankie Liles v Tim Littles 1
    23 Mike Tyson v Razor Ruddock 2
    24 Arturo Gatti v Gabe Ruelas
    25 Frankie Randall v Julio Cesar Chavez 1
    26 Tommy Morrison v Carl Williams
    27 Gerald McClellan v Julian Jackson 1
    28 Riddick Bowe v Andrew Golota 2
    29 Ike Ibeabuchi v David Tua
    30 Ricardo Lopez v Rosendo Alvarez 2
    31 Paul Ingle v Manuel Medina
    32 Kostya Tszyu v Diosbelys Hurtado
    33 Kennedy McKinney v Junior Jones
    34 Merqui Sosa v Prince Charles Williams 1
    35 Ray Mercer v Bert Cooper
    36 Evander Holyfield v Bert Cooper
    37 Ivan Robinson v Arturo Gatti 2
    38 Chris Eubank v Nigel Benn 1
    39 Felix Trinidad v Yory Boy Campas
    40 Evander Holyfield v George Foreman
    41 Kevin Kelley v Smoke Gainer 1
    42 Oscar De La Hoya v Ike Quartey
    43 George Foreman v Michael Moorer
    44 James Toney v Michael Nunn
    45 Fernando Vargas v Winky Wright
    46 Iran Barkley v Thomas Hearns 2
    47 Mark Breland v Aaron Davis
    48 Lennox Lewis v Ray Mercer
    49 Paul Banke v Daniel Zaragoza 1
    50 Vince Phillips v Kostya Tszyu
    Honorable mention
    Robert Quiroga v Akeem Anifowashe
    Felix Trinidad v Kevin Lueshing
    Pernell Whitaker vs Julio Cesar Chavez
    Jorge Castro v John David Jackson
    Junior Jones v Orlando Canizales
    Derrick Jefferson v Maurice Harris
    Lennox Lewis v Evander Holyfield 2
    Lennox Lewis v Shannon Briggs
    Gave Ruelas v Jesse James Leija
    Oleg Maskaev v Hasim Rahman 1
    Saman Sorjaturong v Humberto Gonzalez
    Joe Calzaghe v Chris Eubank
    Julian Jackson v Thomas Tate
    Buster Douglas v Mike Tyson
    Bernard Hopkins v Segundo Mercado 1
     
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  2. Temiken

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    I think Darth Vader said it best when he said, "Impressive. Most Impressive."
     
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  3. hallelujahholla

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    you forgot Floyd Mayweather VS. the guy with the mullet
     
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  4. Thread Stealer

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    Two that I'd have on there, the best WW fights of the 90s (along with Brown-Blocker) IMO, are Aaron Davis-Mark Breland and James Page-Jose Luis Lopez.

    Light years better than the immensely overrated De La Hoya-Quartey posefest.

    Much credit to come up with 50. I don't have the patience for that.
     
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  5. papolamuerte

    papolamuerte Yo soy La Muerte! Full Member

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    Not 1 with Tito? C'mon man!!!!
     
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  6. Thread Stealer

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    Which Trinidad fight would be up there? The Campas fight was his most exciting one in the 90s, but there were many better fights than that one in the decade.

    If it were 2000-2009, then the Vargas fight would be a lock. That was a classic, maybe my most watched fight ever.
     
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  7. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great list. Reminds me of how much time I spent drinking beer with my fraternity bros and watching fights on the black box. Maybe that's why I stayed in college so long.
     
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  8. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Plesantly surprised to see Zaragoza-McCallough in the top twenty. Carbajal-Chiqita Gonzalez I is my personal number II and I think Randall-Chavez is a bit high. Strictly nit picking comments though otherwise great list.
     
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  9. rorymullan

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    Benn vs Mcclellan
     
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  10. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    adding a few to my watch list thanks
     
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  11. Tommy O C

    Tommy O C VIVA LA MEXICO!!!! Full Member

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    :good that was the one I thought of immediately
     
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  12. Tommy O C

    Tommy O C VIVA LA MEXICO!!!! Full Member

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    steve collins-reggie johnson was a good fight too. very underrated imo
     
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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rnKYK7Kc_Q[/ame]
     
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    Vincent Pettway-Simon Brown was another excellent fight. It went back-and-forth with guys getting dropped or hurt, then turned into a foul fest, and then had an unforgettable ending.

    Simon was in some real good fights. The Pettway fight was the best 154 lb. fight of the 90s IMO, and the Blocker fight was one of the two or three best 147 lb. fights of that decade.

    His first fight with Tyrone Trice is up there with Leonard-Duran 1 as the top WW fight of the 80s as well.


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ3Lxg_FEEw[/ame]
     
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  15. VX.Nefarious

    VX.Nefarious Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    great list
     
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