The 2010s a retrospective

FrankinDallas · Aug 22, 2026

Ike said: ↑

Among my favorite moments from the 2010s was Martinez's knockout of Williams in 2010. The decade began with an explosive KO of the year, then Cotto took a great revenge on the shameful Margarito in 2011. In 2012, you mentioned Marquez's knockout of Pacquiao (KO of the year and fight of the year). It was definitely a great decade for boxing.

As for the 2020s, I have to say they definitely started badly. The COVID-19 pandemic was a tough time for the world, and boxing was also greatly affected. Then things returned to normal and, thanks in part to Turki Alanshick, we were able to see mega fights like Usyk-Fury (and rematch) and Bivol Beterbiev (and rematch). Inoue and Bam Rodriguez have done great things in recent years and it looks like they could face each other in 2027. I think Itauma will be able to name the heavyweights in the coming years and that Shakur Stevenson will have a career in which he will prove himself a master of the defensive art like Whitaker, Mayweather and Pep. There are currently very strong fighters in the super welterweight and super middleweight divisions, and these two divisions could provide us with interesting fights in the future. We also hope to see Benavidez-Opetaia in 2027, this year we already great fight had Inoue-Nakatani and Ennis-Zayas. So I'm optimistic for the near future and hope that the next few years of the decade will bring us more great events.
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Great post. People here are forgetting about how COVID stopped everything in its tracks.

I recall in the 1960s (yes I remember that long ago) that boxing sucked, that Cassius Clay couldn't hold Joe Louis' jockstrap, etc.

Lonsdale81 · Aug 22, 2026

MagnificentMatt said: ↑

Thanks for this. A lot of big fights were also times I shared with my late brother - and this thread has brought some of those memories up.

Remember Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthyse?! What an under rated BANGER!
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Ye & Bradley Provodnikov too...

Sorry for your loss pal sure u have some amazing memories

Lonsdale81 · Aug 22, 2026

TMLT87 said: ↑

The irony is throughout the 2010s people were talking about how boxing was dying and sucked compared to the old days lol.
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Yes & i was regularly arguing otherwise ..

That class of fighter's was exceptional.

Admittedly the 19 played a part this era but still.. we're a few months away from 2017 & it still stinks.. & i don't just think thats rose tints..

Lonsdale81 · Aug 23, 2026

As i was saying

tee_birch · Aug 23, 2026

It was a brilliant decade

It felt like the beginning of the end though, in some ways.

Floyd cherrypicking fighters at the right time, the prominence on keeping your 0, then Fury ducking the Wlad rematch.

But no doubt some brilliant fights

NoChin · Aug 23, 2026

We were privileged to have such high class talent on display. Even if guys like Floyd were cherry picking if you say.

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