Top 10 fights to watch :: Modern Era

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  1. Sai

    Sai Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I was just thinking about this:

    Not many people that I know are that into boxing. I try and talk about it a bit with people, but even blokes I know that are massively into sport know very little about boxing.

    Adding to the problem is that most of the fights that get massive hype, and thus potential seen by casual fans, end up being totally ****ing **** and put them off the sport even more.

    To combat this, I was thinking of making a compilation of absolutely awesome fights and then every time Ive got a mate round, I can just stick an awesome fight on TV to convince them.

    So ESB. Here's the question I am asking you:

    What are the best 10 fights to watch to get people who know little to nothing of the sport into boxing?

    Basically I reckon you want 10 fights that are obviously competitive with both guys showing heart, power and skill. Some of the Welter battles back in the day would be perfect for this I feel. As an addendum, don't suggest anything filmed in black and white. Whilst they may be great fights, visually it is utter **** for a newcomer.
     
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  2. right_hook_roye

    right_hook_roye Member Full Member

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    1. gatti ward 1
    2. gatti ward 2
    3.Gatti Ward 3
    4. Corales castillo 1
    5. Barrera morales 1
    6. vazquez marquez 2
    7. vazquez marquez 3
    8. pacquiao morales 1
    9. pacquiao marquez 2
    10. pavlik taylor 1
     
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  3. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Modern day:

    Chico v Castillo
    Vasquez v Marquez I, II and III
    Barrera v Morales I & III
    Marquez v Pac I & II
    Trinidad v Vargas
    Hopkins v Trinidad (after the first couple of rounds it is a tremendous fight; the best one-sided fight you will ever see)
    Rafa Marquez v Tim Austin
    Alex Arthur v Michael Gomez (not for a world title but a cracking scrap)
    Gatti v Ward I, II and III
    Castillo v Lazcano


    Older, but still colour:

    Leonard v SRL I
    Duran v Leonard I
    Duran v Barkley
    Hagler v Hearns
    Chavez v Taylor
    Ali v Frazier III

    Black and white suggestion:

    Get hold of some highlights of SRR, not necessarily whole fights (maybe a documenatry or something). That man was a wonderful performer; even in old film he looks fantastic in the ring.
     
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  4. Sai

    Sai Well-Known Member Full Member

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    YEEEEES. Some great stuff in there. Watching Barrera Morales I was what made me think of this. I have a sneaking feeling that there is going to be a shitload of Mexicans in my compilation :p
     
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  5. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you can get your hands on it also take a punt on Monshipour v Sithchatchawal at super bantamweight (I think it got Ring fight of the year a couple of years back - non stop action from start to finish).

    worth a mention:

    Hamed v Kelley
    Pavlik v Miranda
    Barrera v Hamed
    Arce v Hussein
    Gonzales v Carbajal I, II and III
     
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  6. CJLightweight

    CJLightweight Lightweight Kingpin Full Member

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    gatti-ward trilogy
    vasquez-marquez trilogy
    pac-morales 2
    mab-morales 1
    pavlik-taylor 1
    monshipour-somsak sitch(just go search:yep )
    castillo-corrales 1
    arce-hussein2x

    pure excitement..mostly involves the small guys
     
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  7. Rell27

    Rell27 Member Full Member

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    Morales-Barrera Trilogy
    Morales-Pacquiao Trilogy
    Marquez-Pacquiao 1&2
    Whitaker-Chavez
    Mosley- De la Hoya 1
     
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  8. Grant1

    Grant1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Benn Mclellan !!
     
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  9. BigBarry

    BigBarry Grumpy Old Man Full Member

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    That, without a doubt should be on every list
     
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  10. sambob

    sambob Active Member Full Member

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    Action fights are great, but I'd rather show someone who isn't a fan a great display of technical skills that will still be entertaining.

    Something like...
    Hamed - Barrera
    Raheem - Morales
    Judah - Mayweather
     
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  11. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    double post
     
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  12. Thread Stealer

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    • Matthew Saad Muhammad-Marvin Johnson 1​
    • Matthew Saad Muhammad-Yaqui Lopez 2​
    • Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier 3​
    • Michael Carbajal-Humberto Gonzalez 1​
    • Felix Trinidad-Fernando Vargas​
    • Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo 1​
    • Bobby Chacon-Bazooka Limon 4​
    • Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales 1​
    • Rafael Marquez-Israel Vasquez 3​
    • Arturo Gatti-Ivan Robinson 1​
     
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  13. toffeejack

    toffeejack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Off the top of my head I'd say for entertainment value.

    Gatti v Ward I
    Barrera v Morales I
    Marquez v Vasques III
    Castillo v Corrales I
    Naseem v Kelly

    Also the bottom 3 for total beatdowns which are also great to watch at the top level.

    Calzaghe v Lacy
    Mayweather v Gatti
    Mayweather v Corrales
     
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  14. EpsilonAxis

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    Add Teddy Reid - Elio Ortiz. And Cotto-Torres.
     
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  15. Sai

    Sai Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cheers for some great suggestions so far guys, much appreciated.

    Anyone else have any input?
     
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