An Exhaustive List of Great Heavyweight Fights on Film

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know this list doesn't scratch the surface. For the late 90s and early 2000s in particular I knew that there were a lot of fights that needed to be on there, but as I have said, I have not watched that era exhaustively, but it won't stay that way forever. Here we go:

    Dempsey vs. Firpo I
    Dempsey vs. Tunney II
    Sharkey vs. Maloney IV
    Schmeling vs. Walker
    Baer vs. Carnera
    Braddock vs. Baer
    Louis vs. Baer
    Schmeling vs. Louis I
    Louis vs. Braddock
    Nova vs. Baer I & II
    Louis vs. Galento
    Baer vs. Galento
    Louis vs. Baer I
    Louis vs. Conn I
    Louis vs. Walcott I & II
    Walcott vs. Charles II & III
    Henry vs. Satterfield
    Layne vs. Satterfield
    Marciano vs. Walcott I
    Moore vs. Valdes I
    Marciano vs. LaStarza II
    Charles vs. Satterfield
    Marciano vs. Charles I & II
    Marciano vs. Moore
    Satterfield vs. Valdes
    Patterson vs. Jackson I
    Liston vs. Williams I & II
    Liston vs. Machen
    Patterson vs. Johansson II & III
    Machen vs. Jones
    Jones vs. Foster
    Jones vs. Folley II
    Ali vs. Jones
    Daniels vs. Jones II
    Chuvalo vs. Jones
    Ali vs. Liston I
    Terrell vs. Foster
    Patterson vs. Chuvalo
    Terrell vs. Chuvalo
    Bonavena vs. Chuvalo
    Frazier vs. Bonavena I & II
    Frazier vs. Machen
    Spencer vs. Terrell
    Patterson vs. Quarry I & II
    Frazier vs. Chuvalo
    Ellis vs. Bonavena
    Quarry vs. Spencer
    Frazier vs. Ramos
    Frazier vs. Quarry I & II
    Mathis vs. Chuvalo
    Chuvalo vs. Quarry
    Martin vs. Liston
    Frazier vs. Ellis I
    Quarry vs. Foster
    Ali vs. Bonavena
    Frazier vs. Ali I, II, & III
    Ellis vs. Chuvalo
    Patterson vs. Bonavena
    Ali vs. Norton II & III
    Shavers vs. Ellis
    Quarry vs. Lyle
    Frazier vs. Bugner
    Quarry vs. Alexander
    Ali vs. Foreman
    Norton vs. Quarry
    Lyle vs. Shavers
    Foreman vs. Lyle
    Shavers vs. Williams
    Young vs. Foreman
    Ali vs. Shavers
    Norton vs. Young
    Holmes vs. Shavers I & II
    Spinks vs. Ali I
    Holmes vs. Norton
    Holmes vs. Weaver I
    Norton vs. Cobb
    Cooney vs. Young
    Spinks vs. Lopez
    Mercado vs. Shavers
    Weaver vs. Tate
    Weaver vs. Coetzee
    Holmes vs. Berbick
    Dokes vs. Gardner
    Shavers vs. Sims
    Holmes vs. Cooney
    Snipes vs. Berbick
    Page vs. Tillis
    Dokes vs. Weaver II
    Coetzee vs. Thomas
    Coetzee vs. Dokes
    Frazier vs. Broad
    Holmes vs. Witherspoon
    Bruno vs. Cummings
    Witherspoon vs. Page I
    Page vs. Coetzee
    Williams vs. Ferguson
    Holmes vs. Williams
    Rodrigues vs. Oetelaar I
    Thomas vs. Weaver
    Berbick vs. Thomas
    Weaver vs. Williams
    Tyson vs. Gross
    Page vs. Wills I & II
    Biggs vs. Snipes
    Ruddock vs. Smith
    Holyfield vs. Dokes
    Tyson vs. Bruno I
    Holyfield vs. Stewart I
    Snipes vs. Washington
    Bowe vs. Biggs
    Douglas vs. Tyson
    Mercer vs. Cooper
    McCall vs. Seldon
    Mercer vs. Morrison
    Moorer vs. Stewart
    Tyson vs. Ruddock I & II
    Holyfield vs. Foreman
    Holyfield vs. Cooper
    Bowe vs. Coetzer
    Bower vs. Holyfield I, II, & III
    Holmes vs. Mercer
    Morrison vs. Williams
    Moorer vs. Cooper
    Foreman vs. Stewart
    Lewis vs. Bruno
    Foreman vs. Moorer
    Morrison vs. Ruddock
    Williams vs. Davis
    Lewis vs. Mercer
    Bowe vs. Golota I & II
    Mercer vs. Witherspoon
    Holyfield vs. Tyson I & II
    Tua vs. Izon
    Holyfield vs. Moorer II
    Abeabuchi vs. Tua
    Abeabuchi vs. Byrd
    Lewis vs. Briggs
    Stewart vs. Sellers
    Tua vs. Rahman I & II
    Grant vs. Golota
    Jefferson vs. Harris
    Golota vs. Norris
    Etienne vs. Bay
    Rahman vs. Sanders
    Lewis vs. Klitschko
    Tua vs. Barrett I & II
     
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  2. William Walker

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  3. The Morlocks

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    Wow!
     
  4. FrankinDallas

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    That's all you got? Damn, put some effort into the task, son.

    LOL just kidding. Great piece of work.

    You've left off Jack Johnson bouts, like Ketchel, Jefferies, Willard, Burns, etc.
     
  5. William Walker

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    Not trying to offend anyone, but I personally don't think any of the filmed fights including these guys were great. That' just me. If you think different that's ok. Dempsey vs. Willard was a sensational knockout though.
     
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  6. JohnThomas1

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    I'm a fan of Page but Page - Witherspoon is one of the biggest bore fests you will ever see.
     
  7. William Walker

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    John Thomas, I am looking forward to when I score and describe this. Unfortunately, that's a long way off. When the time comes that I have to watch it, we must score and describe it together!
     
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    I'm not sure i could stay awake a second time!!!
     
  9. William Walker

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    What's a fight you'd really like 2 see uploaded?
     
  10. JohnThomas1

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    I'd have to think long and hard on that one Will.
     
  11. William Walker

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    As long as it's something that exists that I can get my hands on, I'll buy it (which I might be buying it anyway), and upload it, as long as you review Witherspoon vs. Page I. But, like I said, it will be a long time before I get to watch and report on Witherspoon-Page I.
     
  12. Mario040481

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    a bit of an unknown heavyweight fight that any long list such as yours definitely should have on it is Andrew Golota vs Corrie Sanders. Pretty much an all action slugfest as far as heavyweight fights go. Unfortunately, it appears that it is no longer to be found on YouTube anymore. I once had it up on my channel, a very clean 60FPS 720p version and after a couple moths or so it was taken down. You can still watch it here* though,,,,
    https://ok.ru/video/18605214250
     
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  13. William Walker

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    Oh yes! Good catch my friend.
     
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  14. Jel

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    That's great - I was just looking for this! Not to nitpick but it's Golota v Corey Sanders rather than Corrie. Weird that there were two world class heavyweights around at the same time with near identical names!
     
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  15. Mario040481

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    Whoops! Earlier today I posted Vitali vs Corrie to my YT and and about an HR ago I finished downloading Golota vs Corey. I am gonna go ahead and blame that and mental fatigue for my gaffe there. Yeah, that is what happened. my brain was over trained
     
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