****DECADES SURVEYS 2 - Best 10 Fights 1990-1999 - DEADLINE March 6****

1. PhillyPhan69
01 Azumah Nelson vs Jeff Fenech I ( 6-28-91 )
02 Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez I ( 3-17-90)
03 Michael Carbajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I ( 3-13-93 )
04 Ivan Robinson vs Arturo Gatti I ( 8-22-98 )
05 Chris Eubank vs Nigel Benn I ( 11-18-90 )
06 Tony The Tiger Lopez vs Jorge Paez ( 9-22-90 )
07 Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson I ( 11-9-96 )
08 Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson ( 2-11-90 )
09 Mike McCallum vs Michael Watson ( 4-14-90 )
10 Bernard Hopkins vs Glen Johnson ( 7-20-97 )

2. bladerunner
1 - Arturo Gatti - Ivan Robinson I
2 - Daniel Zaragoza - Paul Banke II
3 - Marco Antonio Barrera - Kennedy Mckinney
4 - Arturo Gatti - Wilson Rodriguez
5 - Michael Carbajal - Humberto Gonzalez I
6 - Robert Quiroga - Akeem Anifowoshe
7 - Sung Kil Moon - Nana Konadu I
8 - Julio Cesar Chavez - Meldrick Taylor I
9 - Riddick Bowe - Evander Holyfield I
10- Ricardo Lopez - Rosendo Alvarez II

3. McGrain
01 - Chris Eubank KO9 Nigel Benn
02 - James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson
03 - Roy Jones UD12 James Toney
04 - Evander Holyfield TKO11 Mike Tyson
05 - Micheal Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez
06 - Ivan Robinson SD10 Arturo Gatti
07 - Chris Eubank MD12 Michael Watson
08 - James Toney D12 Mike McCallum
09 - Pernell Whitaker KO1 Juan Nazario
10 - Floyd Mayweather TKO8 Genaro Hernandez

4. TBooze
1: Julio Cesar Chavez/Meldrick TaylorI
2: Riddick Bowe/Evander HolyfieldI
3: Chris Eubank/Nigel BennI
4: Michael Carbajal/Humberto GonzalesI
5: Nigel Benn/McClellan
6: Arturo Gatti/Ivan RobinsonI
7: Ivan Robinson/ Arturo GattiII
8: Mike Tyson/James Douglas
9: Robert Quiroga/Kid Akeem
10: Naseem Hamed/Kevin Kelley

5. the cobra
1. Riddick Bowe-Evander Holyfield I
2. Ivan Robinson-Arturo Gatti I
3. Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor I
4. Marco Antonio Barrera-Kennedy McKinney
5. James Toney-Mike McCallum I
6. Michael Carbajal-Humberto Gonzalez I
7. Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson I
8. Pernell Whitaker-Buddy McGirt I
9. Lennox Lewis-Ray Mercer
10. Kennedy McKinney-Welcome Ncita I

6. dinovelvet
Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 1
Ray Mercer vs Tommy Morrison
Oscar De La Hoya vs Ike Quartey
Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad
Kevin Kelley vs Naseem Hamed
Razor Ruddock vs Mike Tyson 1
James Toney vs Iran Barkley
Arturo Gatti vs Wilson Rodríguez
Roy Jones Jr vs Vinny Pazienza
Andrew Golota vs Riddick Bowe 2

7. orriray59
1: Chavez-Taylor I
2: Fenech-Nelson I
3: Bowe-Holyfield I
4: Barrera-McKinney
5: Hamed-Kelly
6: Holyfield-Cooper
7: Whitaker-Chavez
8: Gatti-Robinson I
9: Tua-Ibeabuchi
10: Toney-Nunn

8. lufcrazy
Douglas v Tyson
Holyfield v Tyson 1
Carbajal v Gonzalez
Barrera v Mckinney
Gatti v Robinson 1
Gatti v Robinson 2
Holyfield v Bowe 2
Moorer v Cooper
Tua v Ibeabuchi
Eubank v Benn 1

9. Vic-JofreBRASIL
1-Katsuya Onizuka vs Hyung Chul Lee
2-Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
3-Michael Carvajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I
4-James Toney vs Michael Nunn
5-Ray Mercer vs Bert Cooper
6-Evander Holyfield vs Bert Cooper
7-Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshe
8-Saman Sorjaturong vs Humberto Gonzalez
9-Arturo Gatti vs Gabriel Ruelas
10-Terry Norris vs Troy Waters

10. turbotime
1. Taylor - Chavez 1
2. Barrera - Kennedy Mckinney
3. Arturo Gatti - Rodriguez
4. Carbajal - Gonzalez I
5. Bowe- Holy 1
6. Robinson- Gatti 1
7. Naz - kevin Kelly
8. Jefferson - Harris
9. Corrales - Garcia
10. Tapia - Ayala 1

11. jdr
1 benn v McClellan
2 bowe v Holyfield 1
3 moorer v cooper
4 robinson v gatti 1
5 Douglas v Tyson
6 Holyfield v Tyson 1
7 hamed v Kelly
8 Thompson v Eubank 1
9 Chavez v Taylor 1
10 mercer v Morrison

12. Hattons Hook
1. Benn vs Mclellan
2. Eubank vs Benn 1
3. Hamed vs Kelly
4. Bowe vs Holyfield 1
5. Barrera vs Mckinney
6. Lewis vs Ruddock
7. Eubank vs Watson 1
8. Lewis vs Mercer
9. McCallum vs Watson
10. Holyfield vs Tyson 1

 

Great stuff, McGrain. :good

I especially liked the "big enough for those belts" segment.

Regarding your #1, I'm torn on my pick for top fight, and I realize many will be critical of my selections.

As you know, for better or worse, Golota was the one fighter that transformed me from casual fan into die-hard fan. Were it not for the 2nd Golota-Bowe fight, it is possible I may never have joined a boxing site, and I certainly would not have taken a path that afforded me the privilege of interviewing so many greats from the sport.

I also, still to this day, maintain that Bowe-Golota II was the most entertaining heavyweight fight I had ever seen, which included a backstory, drama, and theatrics.

For those reasons I'm very tempted to place Bowe-Golota II as my top choice (which I again realize will not be an especially popular decision).

At the same time, most entertaining does not necessitate "best". Tyson-Douglas, just by its shocking nature is my other top consideration.

And Holyfield-Bowe I is inevitably somewhere in that same ballpark for me, too.

Anyway, back to the point - great work as always. Enjoyed reading.

:smoke

 

1. PhillyPhan69
01 Azumah Nelson vs Jeff Fenech I ( 6-28-91 )
02 Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez I ( 3-17-90)
03 Michael Carbajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I ( 3-13-93 )
04 Ivan Robinson vs Arturo Gatti I ( 8-22-98 )
05 Chris Eubank vs Nigel Benn I ( 11-18-90 )
06 Tony The Tiger Lopez vs Jorge Paez ( 9-22-90 )
07 Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson I ( 11-9-96 )
08 Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson ( 2-11-90 )
09 Mike McCallum vs Michael Watson ( 4-14-90 )
10 Bernard Hopkins vs Glen Johnson ( 7-20-97 )

2. bladerunner
1 - Arturo Gatti - Ivan Robinson I
2 - Daniel Zaragoza - Paul Banke II
3 - Marco Antonio Barrera - Kennedy Mckinney
4 - Arturo Gatti - Wilson Rodriguez
5 - Michael Carbajal - Humberto Gonzalez I
6 - Robert Quiroga - Akeem Anifowoshe
7 - Sung Kil Moon - Nana Konadu I
8 - Julio Cesar Chavez - Meldrick Taylor I
9 - Riddick Bowe - Evander Holyfield I
10- Ricardo Lopez - Rosendo Alvarez II

3. McGrain
01 - Chris Eubank KO9 Nigel Benn
02 - James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson
03 - Roy Jones UD12 James Toney
04 - Evander Holyfield TKO11 Mike Tyson
05 - Micheal Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez
06 - Ivan Robinson SD10 Arturo Gatti
07 - Chris Eubank MD12 Michael Watson
08 - James Toney D12 Mike McCallum
09 - Pernell Whitaker KO1 Juan Nazario
10 - Floyd Mayweather TKO8 Genaro Hernandez

4. TBooze
1: Julio Cesar Chavez/Meldrick TaylorI
2: Riddick Bowe/Evander HolyfieldI
3: Chris Eubank/Nigel BennI
4: Michael Carbajal/Humberto GonzalesI
5: Nigel Benn/McClellan
6: Arturo Gatti/Ivan RobinsonI
7: Ivan Robinson/ Arturo GattiII
8: Mike Tyson/James Douglas
9: Robert Quiroga/Kid Akeem
10: Naseem Hamed/Kevin Kelley

5. the cobra
1. Riddick Bowe-Evander Holyfield I
2. Ivan Robinson-Arturo Gatti I
3. Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor I
4. Marco Antonio Barrera-Kennedy McKinney
5. James Toney-Mike McCallum I
6. Michael Carbajal-Humberto Gonzalez I
7. Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson I
8. Pernell Whitaker-Buddy McGirt I
9. Lennox Lewis-Ray Mercer
10. Kennedy McKinney-Welcome Ncita I

6. dinovelvet
Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 1
Ray Mercer vs Tommy Morrison
Oscar De La Hoya vs Ike Quartey
Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad
Kevin Kelley vs Naseem Hamed
Razor Ruddock vs Mike Tyson 1
James Toney vs Iran Barkley
Arturo Gatti vs Wilson Rodríguez
Roy Jones Jr vs Vinny Pazienza
Andrew Golota vs Riddick Bowe 2

7. orriray59
1: Chavez-Taylor I
2: Fenech-Nelson I
3: Bowe-Holyfield I
4: Barrera-McKinney
5: Hamed-Kelly
6: Holyfield-Cooper
7: Whitaker-Chavez
8: Gatti-Robinson I
9: Tua-Ibeabuchi
10: Toney-Nunn

8. lufcrazy
Douglas v Tyson
Holyfield v Tyson 1
Carbajal v Gonzalez
Barrera v Mckinney
Gatti v Robinson 1
Gatti v Robinson 2
Holyfield v Bowe 2
Moorer v Cooper
Tua v Ibeabuchi
Eubank v Benn 1

9. Vic-JofreBRASIL
1-Katsuya Onizuka vs Hyung Chul Lee
2-Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
3-Michael Carvajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I
4-James Toney vs Michael Nunn
5-Ray Mercer vs Bert Cooper
6-Evander Holyfield vs Bert Cooper
7-Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshe
8-Saman Sorjaturong vs Humberto Gonzalez
9-Arturo Gatti vs Gabriel Ruelas
10-Terry Norris vs Troy Waters

10. turbotime
1. Taylor - Chavez 1
2. Barrera - Kennedy Mckinney
3. Arturo Gatti - Rodriguez
4. Carbajal - Gonzalez I
5. Bowe- Holy 1
6. Robinson- Gatti 1
7. Naz - kevin Kelly
8. Jefferson - Harris
9. Corrales - Garcia
10. Tapia - Ayala 1

11. jdr
1 benn v McClellan
2 bowe v Holyfield 1
3 moorer v cooper
4 robinson v gatti 1
5 Douglas v Tyson
6 Holyfield v Tyson 1
7 hamed v Kelly
8 Thompson v Eubank 1
9 Chavez v Taylor 1
10 mercer v Morrison

12. Hattons Hook
1. Benn vs Mclellan
2. Eubank vs Benn 1
3. Hamed vs Kelly
4. Bowe vs Holyfield 1
5. Barrera vs Mckinney
6. Lewis vs Ruddock
7. Eubank vs Watson 1
8. Lewis vs Mercer
9. McCallum vs Watson
10. Holyfield vs Tyson 1

13. atberry
#1 - Eubank vs Watson II
#2 - Toney vs McCallum I
#3 - Bowe vs Holyfield I
#4 - Taylor vs Chavez I
#5 - Eubank vs Thompson I
#6 - Benn vs McClellan
#7 - Hamed vs Kelley
#8 - Gatti vs Robinson I
#9 - McClellan vs J.Jackson I
#10 - Castro vs JD.Jackson I

14. OvidsExile
1.Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
2.David Tua vs Ike Ibeabuchi
3.Robert Quiroga vs Kid Akeem Anifowoshe
4.Chris Eubank vs Michael Watson II
5.Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota II
6.Ivan Robinson vs Arturo Gatti I
7.Paulie Ayala vs Johnny Tapia
8.Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper
9.Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney
10.Paul Banke vs Daniel Zaragoza II

 

Guys, I'm still busy with certain things that have precluded me from finishing all that I need to do, so I'm going to push this back another week.

 

1. PhillyPhan69
01 Azumah Nelson vs Jeff Fenech I ( 6-28-91 )
02 Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez I ( 3-17-90)
03 Michael Carbajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I ( 3-13-93 )
04 Ivan Robinson vs Arturo Gatti I ( 8-22-98 )
05 Chris Eubank vs Nigel Benn I ( 11-18-90 )
06 Tony The Tiger Lopez vs Jorge Paez ( 9-22-90 )
07 Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson I ( 11-9-96 )
08 Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson ( 2-11-90 )
09 Mike McCallum vs Michael Watson ( 4-14-90 )
10 Bernard Hopkins vs Glen Johnson ( 7-20-97 )

2. bladerunner
1 - Arturo Gatti - Ivan Robinson I
2 - Daniel Zaragoza - Paul Banke II
3 - Marco Antonio Barrera - Kennedy Mckinney
4 - Arturo Gatti - Wilson Rodriguez
5 - Michael Carbajal - Humberto Gonzalez I
6 - Robert Quiroga - Akeem Anifowoshe
7 - Sung Kil Moon - Nana Konadu I
8 - Julio Cesar Chavez - Meldrick Taylor I
9 - Riddick Bowe - Evander Holyfield I
10- Ricardo Lopez - Rosendo Alvarez II

3. McGrain
01 - Chris Eubank KO9 Nigel Benn
02 - James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson
03 - Roy Jones UD12 James Toney
04 - Evander Holyfield TKO11 Mike Tyson
05 - Micheal Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez
06 - Ivan Robinson SD10 Arturo Gatti
07 - Chris Eubank MD12 Michael Watson
08 - James Toney D12 Mike McCallum
09 - Pernell Whitaker KO1 Juan Nazario
10 - Floyd Mayweather TKO8 Genaro Hernandez

4. TBooze
1: Julio Cesar Chavez/Meldrick TaylorI
2: Riddick Bowe/Evander HolyfieldI
3: Chris Eubank/Nigel BennI
4: Michael Carbajal/Humberto GonzalesI
5: Nigel Benn/McClellan
6: Arturo Gatti/Ivan RobinsonI
7: Ivan Robinson/ Arturo GattiII
8: Mike Tyson/James Douglas
9: Robert Quiroga/Kid Akeem
10: Naseem Hamed/Kevin Kelley

5. the cobra
1. Riddick Bowe-Evander Holyfield I
2. Ivan Robinson-Arturo Gatti I
3. Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor I
4. Marco Antonio Barrera-Kennedy McKinney
5. James Toney-Mike McCallum I
6. Michael Carbajal-Humberto Gonzalez I
7. Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson I
8. Pernell Whitaker-Buddy McGirt I
9. Lennox Lewis-Ray Mercer
10. Kennedy McKinney-Welcome Ncita I

6. dinovelvet
Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 1
Ray Mercer vs Tommy Morrison
Oscar De La Hoya vs Ike Quartey
Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad
Kevin Kelley vs Naseem Hamed
Razor Ruddock vs Mike Tyson 1
James Toney vs Iran Barkley
Arturo Gatti vs Wilson Rodríguez
Roy Jones Jr vs Vinny Pazienza
Andrew Golota vs Riddick Bowe 2

7. orriray59
1: Chavez-Taylor I
2: Fenech-Nelson I
3: Bowe-Holyfield I
4: Barrera-McKinney
5: Hamed-Kelly
6: Holyfield-Cooper
7: Whitaker-Chavez
8: Gatti-Robinson I
9: Tua-Ibeabuchi
10: Toney-Nunn

8. lufcrazy
Douglas v Tyson
Holyfield v Tyson 1
Carbajal v Gonzalez
Barrera v Mckinney
Gatti v Robinson 1
Gatti v Robinson 2
Holyfield v Bowe 2
Moorer v Cooper
Tua v Ibeabuchi
Eubank v Benn 1

9. Vic-JofreBRASIL
1-Katsuya Onizuka vs Hyung Chul Lee
2-Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
3-Michael Carvajal vs Humberto Gonzalez I
4-James Toney vs Michael Nunn
5-Ray Mercer vs Bert Cooper
6-Evander Holyfield vs Bert Cooper
7-Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshe
8-Saman Sorjaturong vs Humberto Gonzalez
9-Arturo Gatti vs Gabriel Ruelas
10-Terry Norris vs Troy Waters

10. turbotime
1. Taylor - Chavez 1
2. Barrera - Kennedy Mckinney
3. Arturo Gatti - Rodriguez
4. Carbajal - Gonzalez I
5. Bowe- Holy 1
6. Robinson- Gatti 1
7. Naz - kevin Kelly
8. Jefferson - Harris
9. Corrales - Garcia
10. Tapia - Ayala 1

11. jdr
1 benn v McClellan
2 bowe v Holyfield 1
3 moorer v cooper
4 robinson v gatti 1
5 Douglas v Tyson
6 Holyfield v Tyson 1
7 hamed v Kelly
8 Thompson v Eubank 1
9 Chavez v Taylor 1
10 mercer v Morrison

12. Hattons Hook
1. Benn vs Mclellan
2. Eubank vs Benn 1
3. Hamed vs Kelly
4. Bowe vs Holyfield 1
5. Barrera vs Mckinney
6. Lewis vs Ruddock
7. Eubank vs Watson 1
8. Lewis vs Mercer
9. McCallum vs Watson
10. Holyfield vs Tyson 1

13. atberry
#1 - Eubank vs Watson II
#2 - Toney vs McCallum I
#3 - Bowe vs Holyfield I
#4 - Taylor vs Chavez I
#5 - Eubank vs Thompson I
#6 - Benn vs McClellan
#7 - Hamed vs Kelley
#8 - Gatti vs Robinson I
#9 - McClellan vs J.Jackson I
#10 - Castro vs JD.Jackson I

14. OvidsExile
1.Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
2.David Tua vs Ike Ibeabuchi
3.Robert Quiroga vs Kid Akeem Anifowoshe
4.Chris Eubank vs Michael Watson II
5.Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota II
6.Ivan Robinson vs Arturo Gatti I
7.Paulie Ayala vs Johnny Tapia
8.Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper
9.Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney
10.Paul Banke vs Daniel Zaragoza II

15. Mr Butt
1. Benn vs McClellan
2. I. Robinson vs A. Gatti (I)
3. R. Quiroga vs kid Akeem
4. M. Carbajal vs H. Gonzalez (I)
5. R. Bowe vs E. Holyfield (I)
6. D. Tua vs I. Ibeabuchi
7. D. McCauley vs R. Blanco (I)
8. A. Sordaturang vs H. Gonzalez
9. N. Hamed vs K. Kelly
10. J.C. Chavez vs M. Taylor (I)

 

Haven't seen the fight, but based on the description and the question you posed, the scores sure do seem to be all over the place in the same mold as Pac-JMM 1.