Styles Make Fights... Soo....

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  1. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Was watching some classics from the last 30 years, and I got to thinking, which styles will make the best, most exciting fights, consistently, most of the time:

    Bowe/Holyfield
    Gatti/Ward
    Marquez/Pacquiao
    Vasquez/Marquez

    Basic criteria: more than one fight; and both had to be good.

    If other, say why....
     
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  2. Gander Tasco

    Gander Tasco Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali - Frazier.
     
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  3. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    arguello / pryor
     
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  4. BagsWithDust

    BagsWithDust Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Gatti - ward, the fight started as a boxing match with gatti trying to outbox ward. but when ward got in dat ass, gatti went back to his old ways and started to bang which lead to an all out brawl
     
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  5. DLSC

    DLSC Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This says it all. The third fight proves once and for all how this 2 were tailored made for each other. Best HW match I've ever seen in my lifetime.
     
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  6. Stiltskin

    Stiltskin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Marquez vs Vasquez - high lvl of skill, both didnt have the best defense, both big punchers with a lot of heart, neither were slow. Id say Corrales vs Castillo but the rematch got messed up by Castillo being unprofessional.
     
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  7. somerset

    somerset Active Member Full Member

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    Benn - Eubank 1 was good too - brutal agressor versus master counter puncher
     
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  8. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Marquez-Vazquez.

    What's with all the votes for Gatti-Ward? They had one classic fight, but the other two were one-sided. Gatti won the rematch by a 9-1, 10-0 type decision. In the rubber match, Ward won 2 rounds. One when Gatti broke his hand, and the other when Ward scored a late KD after losing the first 2:55 of the round.

    Not exactly the most closely contested of rounds.
     
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  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chacon-Limon-Navarrette-Boza Edwards mix and match any of those guys and its a guaranteed war.
     
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  10. Kittikasem

    Kittikasem Guest

    Ruiz and Valuev.
     
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  11. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    MAB/Morales, they could fight 20 times, dont think its possible for those 2 to have a dull fight.
     
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  12. The Spider

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    Ali v Frazier certainly had contrasting styles that fitted like a glove. The light on his feet Ali, able to throw out the long jab on both the forward or reverse move, and the powerful, crouching, bobbing, weaving Frazier. Resulted in an unforgettable trilogy.
     
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  13. Zaryu

    Zaryu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agree, although I want to echo the sentiments on Ali-Fraizer as some of the best heavyweight fights (first and third) I've ever seen.
     
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  14. Faerun

    Faerun Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:

    Seriously, name one fighter more boring than Ruiz.
     
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  15. BlackWall

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    Vitali - Foreman, Bowe
     
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