Compiling a list of the 50 greatest heavyweight fights

Not in any order, nor maybe even worthy of inclusion...but leaving out the staple picks, here are a few that I enjoyed (as far as heavy weights go, when I ran out of opportunities to observe paint dry )

Holyfield vs Dokes
Moorer vs Mercer
Frazier vs Quarry I
Norton vs Cobb
Shavers vs Roy Tiger Williams

 

Worth checking out, if you want an under the radar type of pick

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Certainly an excellent fight, but it's light heavyweight.

 

My top ten, in a sort of rough order would be:

Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota II
Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier III
Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper
George Foreman vs Ron Lyle
Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali I
Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
Evander Holyfield vs Bert Cooper
Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton
Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott I
Evander Holyfield vs Michael Dokes

I'll add a few more contenders to go after those (although there's a few near the top of this list which could be there)

Joe Frazier vs Jerry Quarry
Joe Frazier vs Manuel Ramos
Joe Frazier vs Buster Mathis
Joe Frazier vs Bob Foster
Joe Frazier vs George Chuvalo
Joe Frazier vs Oscar Bonavena I
Joe Frazier vs Eddie Machen

Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe II & III
Evander Holyfield vs George Foreman
Evander Holyfield vs Hasim Rahman
Evander Holyfield vs Ray Mercer
Evander Holyfield vs Alex Stewart I
Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson I
Evander Holyfield vs Michael Moorer II
Evander Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis II

Rocky Marciano vs Archie Moore
Rocky Marciano vs Rex Layne
Rocky Marciano vs Ezzard Charles I & II

Larry Holmes vs Mike Weaver I
Larry Holmes vs Ernie Shavers II
Larry Holmes vs Ronaldo Snipes
Larry Holmes vs Tim Witherspoon
Larry Holmes vs Ray Mercer

Ray Mercer vs Tim Witherspoon
Ray Mercer vs Bert Cooper
Ray Mercer vs Tommy Morrison

Tommy Morrison vs Carl Williams
Tommy Morrison vs Razor Rudduck
Tommy Morrison vs Joe Hipp

Andrew Golota vs Cory Sanders
Andrew Golota vs Danell Nicholson
Andrew Golota vs Chris Byrd
Andrew Golota vs Michael Grant

David Tua vs Hasim Rahman I & II
David Tua vs Monte Barrett I & II
David Tua vs David Izon
David Tua vs Ike Ibeabuci

Joe Louis vs Max Baer
Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling I & II
Joe Louis vs Buddy Baer I & II
Joe Louis vs Tony Galento
Joe Louis vs James J Braddock
Joe Louis vs Billy Conn I
Joe Louis vs Jersey Joe Walcott I & II
Joe Louis vs Ezzard Charles

Greg Page vs Gerry Coetzee
Greg Page vs James Broad
Greg Page vs Mark Wills I & II
Greg Page vs George Chaplin
Greg Page vs Buster Douglas
Greg Page vs James Tillis

Leon Spinks vs Bernardo Mercado
Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali I
Leon Spinks vs Eddie Lopez
Leon Spinks vs Jesse Burnett
Leon Spinks vs Scott LeDoux

Mike Weaver vs Pinklon Thomas
Mike Weaver vs Gerry Coetzee
Mike Weaver vs Carl Williams

Floyd Patterson vs George Chuvalo
Floyd Patterson vs Ingo Johansson III
Ron Lyle vs Ernie Shavers
Lamon Brewster vs Wladimir Klitschko I
Siarhei Liakhovich vs Lamon Brewster
Lamon Brewster vs Clifford Ettiene
Clifford Etienne vs Lawrence Clay Bay
Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas
Hasim Rahman vs Corrie Sanders
Rex Layne vs Bob Satterfield
Ezra Sellers vs Alex Stewart
Mike Tyson vs Razor Rudduck I & II
Ken Norton vs Scott LeDoux
Ken Norton vs Randall Cobb

And some more modern ones, too.

Tyson Fury vs Steve Cunningham
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder I & II

Deontay Wilder vs Eric Molina
Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz I & II

Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte
Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz I

Alexander Povetkin vs Ruslan Chagaev
Alexander Povetkin vs Marco Huck
Alexander Povetkin vs Carlos Takam
Alexander Povetkin vs David Price
Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter
Alexander Povetkin vs Dillian Whyte I

Dillian Whyte vs Derek Chisora I & II
Dillian Whyte vs Joseph Parker

 

The superior division claims that one.

 

https://boxrec.com/en/event/58926/95416

 

Hmm...didn't know that. They were light heavies though, this must have been an exception. Good work.

 

Holy **** man!

 

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I have anti-dempsey schtick? Because I don't think he's the GOAT?

 

Although not clearly as good as the first one Frazier Quarry 2 is a entertaining fight.

 

Tua vs Ibeabuchi
The 1st and 3rd Ali vs Frazier fights
Larry Holmes vs Mike Weaver
Larry Holmes vs Tim Witherspoon
Larry Holmes vs Michael Spinks 1 and 2
Evander Holyfield vs Michael Dokes
Evander Holyfield vs Bert Cooper
Evander Holyfield vs George Foreman
The Bowe vs Holyfield trilogy
Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton.
Maurice Harris vs Derrick Jefferson
George Foreman vs Ron Lyle
Pinklon Thomas vs Mike Weaver is really underrated
So is Trevor Berbick vs Ronaldo Snipes


Those are just a few suggestions I have off the top of my head