****decades surveys 1 - 2000-2009 survey closed - chart added****

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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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  2. Icemmann

    Icemmann Breakin it down. Full Member

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    1. Trinidad vs Hopkins
    2. Jones vs Ruiz
    3. Morales vs Barrera I
    4. Corales vs Castillo I
    5. Trinidad vs Vargas
    6. Gatti vs Ward
    7. Mosley vs Forrest
    8. Tzsyu vs Judah
    9. Jones vs Tarver II
    10. Hamed vs Barrera
     
  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Rummy, are you looking more for a list of "FOTY from each year, 2000-2009" (because if not, that's a great idea for maybe a separate thread) or "y4y best 10 fights from 2000-2009"? (meaning there could be, say, half from 2005 alone and none from a particular year or years)
     
  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    The cutoff should probably be the thirties. I was trying to watch the 100 best fights list Ring Magazine put out about a decade ago and most of the stuff from before the thirties is scarce or not to be found at all. I'm talking about:

    Ad Wolgast KO13 Joe Rivers, July 4, 1912
    Terry McGovern KO8 George Dixon, January 9, 1900
    Tommy Ryan KO17 Tommy West, March 4, 1901
    Ted Lewis W12 Jack Britton, August 31, 1915
    Benny Leonard KO6 Richie Mitchell, January 14, 1921

    How am I supposed to judge a decade I can't even watch, unless you want to make this a list of the best fights available for viewing?
     
  5. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Not year-by-year, just 10 "best" from that range. So yeah, 5 of the fights could be from 2005, with other years from the range having no inclusions.
     
  6. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    30s makes sense to me.
     
  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    yeah can't really be going to times when fights weren't readily available to watch imo
     
  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    well spotted :good meant 1!
     
  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Rummy I updated my list as I forgot to list the number for Mab v Em. I meant the first fight.
     
  10. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I figured that it was...A great trilogy but the first was a masterclass IMHO!
     
  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    :thumbsup
     
  12. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    1. the cobra
    1. Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez III
    2. Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera I
    3. Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo I
    4. Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez I
    5. Mickey Ward vs Arturo Gatti I
    6. Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Manshipour
    7. Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez II
    8. Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez II
    9. Mickey Ward vs Emmanul Augustus
    10. Felix Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas

    2. McGrain
    01 - Israel Vasquez-Rafael Marquez III
    02 - Israel Vasquez-Rafael Marquez I
    03 - Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez I
    04 - Micky Ward-Arturo Gatti I
    05 - Jose Morales-Manny Pacquiao I
    06 - Juan Manuel Maruez-Manny Pacquiao II
    07 - Erik Morales-Antonio Barrera I
    08 - Manny Pacquiao KO2 Ricky Hatton
    09 - Bernard Hopkins UD12 Kelly Pavlik
    10 - Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko

    3. lufcrazy
    Antonio Margarito v Miguel Cotto 1
    Juan Manuel Marquez v Juan Diaz 1
    Diego Corrales v Jose Luis Castillo 1
    Israel Vasquez v Rafael Marquez 3
    Micky Ward v Arturo Gatti 1
    Rafael Marquez v Israel Vasquez 1
    Arturo Gatti v Micky Ward 3
    Marco Antonio Barrera v Erik Morales 1
    Juan Manuel Marquez v Emmanuel Pacquiao 1
    Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Manshipour

    4. PhillyPhan69
    01 Erik Morales vs Manny Pacquaio I
    02 MAB vs Erik Morales I
    03 Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu
    04 Miguel Cotto vs Paulie Malignaggi
    05 Jaun Manuel Marquez vs Manny Pacquaio II
    06 Shane Mosley vs Antonio Margarito
    07 Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto I
    08 Bernard Hopkins vs Felix Trinidad
    09 Manny Pacquaio vs Juan Manuel Marquez I
    10 Israel Vasquez vs Rafa Marquez III

    5. Dinamita85
    01 Marco Antonio Barrera v Erik Morales 1
    02 Arturo Gatti v Mickey Ward 1
    03 Juan Manuel Marquez v Juan Diaz 1
    04 Miguel Cotto v Antonio Margarito 1
    05 Israel Vazquez v Rafael Marquez 3
    06 Miguel Cotto v Ricardo Torres
    07 Israel Vazquez v Rafael Marquez 2
    08 Erik Morales v manny Pacquiao 2
    09 Bernard Dunne v Ricardo Cordoba
    10 Diego Corrales v Jose Luis Castillo

    6. orriray59
    1: Jose Luis Castillo vs. Diego Corrales I
    2: Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez I
    3: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I
    4: Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera I
    5: Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez III
    6: Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams I
    7: Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao I
    8: Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad
    9: Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez II
    10: Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz I

    7. bladerunner
    1- Marco Antonio Barrera v Erik Morales I
    2- Jose Luis Castillo v Diego Corrales I
    3- Somsak Sitchatchawal v Mayhar Monshipour
    4- Micky Ward v Emmanuel Burton
    5- Oscar Larios v Israel Vazquez II
    6- Juan Manuel Marquez v Juan Diaz I
    7- Erik Morales v Manny Pacquiao I
    8- Julio Gonzalez v Julian Letterlough
    9- Manny Pacquiao v Juan Manuel Marquez I
    10- Felix Trinidad v Fernando Vargas

    8. OvidsExile
    1. Arturo Gatti vs Mickey Ward I
    2. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales I
    3. Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez II
    4. Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez I
    5. Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez I
    6. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales III
    7. Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez III
    8. Arturo Gatti vs Mickey Ward III
    9. Mickey Ward vs Emmanuel Augustus
    10. Bernard Dunne vs Ricardo Cordoba

    9. Vic-JofreBRASIL
    Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez I
    Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez II
    Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Manshipour
    Diego Corrales vs JL Castillo
    Felix Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas
    Elvir Muriqi vs Sam Ahmad
    Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward I
    Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz I
    In-Ji Chi vs Michael Brodie
    Acelino Freitas vs Jorge Barrios[/QUOTE]

    10. Zakman
    1. Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo I
    2. Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez I
    3. Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward I
    4. Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera I
    5. Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez III
    6. Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I
    7. Antonio Margarito v Miguel Cotto 1
    8. Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao I
    9. Mickey Ward vs Emmanuel Augustus
    10. Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez II

    11. Rumsfeld
    1. Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera 1
    2. Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward 1
    3. Diego Corales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1
    4. Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales 2
    5. Bernard Hopkins vs Felix Trinidad
    6. Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 2
    7. Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez 3
    8. Shane Mosley vs. Oscar De La Hoya
    9. Sergei Liakhovich UD Lamon Brewster
    10. Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko

    12. Drew101
    1. Sithchatawal-Monshipour
    2. Vasquez-Marquez III
    3. Vasquez-Marquez II
    4. Barerra-Morales I
    5. Barrera-Morales III
    6. Gatti-Ward I
    7. Ward-Burton
    8. Corrales-Castillo 1
    9. Toney-Jirov
    10. Cotto-Torres[

    13. kirk
    1 - Morales vs Pac 1
    2 - Trinidad vs Vargas
    3 - Mab vs Morales 1
    4 - Rafa vs Vasquez 1
    5 - Ward vs Gatti 1
    6 - Pac vs JMM 2
    7 - Corralles vs Castillo 1
    8 - Ward vs Burton
    9 - Cotto vs Torres
    10 - Toney vs Jirov

    14. Tackleberry
    1. . Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo
    2. Eric Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera I
    3. Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vazquez III
    4. Micky Ward vs Arturo Gatti I
    5. Micky Ward vs Emanuel Augustus
    6. Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez II
    7. Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez I
    8. Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz I
    9. Eric Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera III
    10. Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Monshipour

    15. Mr Butt
    1.barrera/morales I
    2.i.vasquez/r.marquez III
    3.lewis/vitali klit
    4.i.vasquez/r.marquez I
    5.corrales/Castillo I
    6.moore/macklin
    7.ward/augustus
    8.froch/pascal
    9.ward/gatti I
    10.calzaghe/lacy

    16. Icemmann
    1. Trinidad vs Hopkins
    2. Jones vs Ruiz
    3. Morales vs Barrera I
    4. Corales vs Castillo I
    5. Trinidad vs Vargas
    6. Gatti vs Ward
    7. Mosley vs Forrest
    8. Tzsyu vs Judah
    9. Jones vs Tarver II
    10. Hamed vs Barrera
     
  13. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Some great lists everyone! Thank you all who have already participated!

    :cheers

    I am very much looking forward to seeing how the final tallies turn out!

    :smoke
     
  14. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    FYI - I am pushing the deadline up for this first survey, and officially going back to the 1930-1939 period, not the 1900-1909 period. So it will ultimately be a 9 survey series.

    SO THE NEW OFFICIAL DEADLINE FOR THIS PARTICULAR SURVEY IS JANUARY 30, 2013, 12:00am EST
     
  15. Rumsfeld

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    As I said, can't wait to see the results for this one, and that got me thinking how interesting (and dare I say "fun") it will be to go through the 90s, and then the 80s and 70s.

    Just randomly thinking....the 70s will have a strong bias towards HW fights (for obvious reasons), and then we have the Fab 4 in the 80s along with Tyson, and that had me thinking Tyson-Douglas was actually the 90s, which is next up.

    My mind is already inadvertently throwing fights I love into different decades, and thinking of all the possibilities in the next 3.

    McGrain, I wonder if this will be another case of diminishing returns, or if this in fact winds up more closely resembling a bell curve.

    :think