So guys, what are your favourite fights of the last ten years? I know we are going to get a lot of Gatti-Ward's and Barrerra-Morales, etc., but what are some great fights that you think get overlooked a bit too? Personally, my favourite fights as of late have been JMM vs Diaz I and JMM vs Katsidis and Khan v Maidana. What about you guys?
Great shoutout on Marquez-Diaz I. Hernan Marquez vs. Luis Concepcion was incredibly. KD filled firefight. Any of the Vasquez vs. Marquez fights if you want obvious. I personally really enjoyed Clottey vs. Cotto. Ebb and flow, tons of punches thrown(By Cotto) and lots of beautiful combinations landed(By Clottey). On the Cotto train, his first fight with Margarito and his fight with Mosley are very good. Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan just had a scorcher, and my FOTY, this Saturday.
Pornsawan Porpramook vs Akira Yaegashi Murray vs Rios Rios vs Antillon all great fights from this year. Jhonny Gonzalez vs Israel Vazquez Rafael Marquez vs Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson Jose Luis Castillo vs Diego Corrales 2 Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney Wayne McCullough vs Erik Morales De La Hoya vs Mosley Morales vs Pacquiao 1 and 2 All brilliant fights
Nice picks. Its always an honour to get to see JMM show his mastery. The 3rd Pacquiao fight was shocking and stunning Favourite fight in the last ten years was probably Calzaghe Lacy. Was really worried for Joe going into that fight, Lacy was a Tyson monster. Calzaghe beat the absolute **** out him and marked his arrival on the big scene
Some very nice picks there, and I do like those Rios fights. The Antillon fight was amazing. The Acosta fight was another good one. Also, I'm not sure if it could truly be considered a classic, but I watched Froch vs Johnson today, and I thought that it was fantastic. But then again, I did watch Froch vs Abraham just beforehand, so it looked especially good.
I've never been big on watching Calderon, but good SNV, his first with Segura took some doing. Maidana is one of those fighters. His fights with Ortiz, Khan and Morales. What a fierce little ******* he is. I never thought too highly of Paul Williams, on skill, but the way he matched up with Martinez in their first, that produced a classic. Adamek/Cunningham was all over the place. Adamek against Briggs too. These were ring classics. Wars. Chad Dawson, unlike Williams, I think is very skilled, but his temperament turns me off. However, his fight with Glen Johnson-pure dog fight. Classic one, for me. Also Pavlik/Taylor I and Pavlik Miranda, is what made Pavlik so well regarded before his first loss. Those pleased fans completely. Kirland/Julio was bombs away. Great performance in pressure and grit, there. These are all just crowd pleaser ones, not clinics of any kind, or particularly great displays of skill, mind you.
Marquez-Diaz 1 Martinez-Williams 1 Arce-Vazquez jr Arce-Hussein 1 Morales-Pacquiao 1 Marquez-Barrera Cotto-Torres Margarito-Cotto 1 Trinidad-Vargas Toney-Jirov