Favourite fights of the past 10 years

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Hugo98, Nov 25, 2017.


  1. Hugo98

    Hugo98 New Member Full Member

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    Mine would have to be

    Joshua v Klitschko
    Froch v Groves I
    Haye v Chisora

    Reply with your top 3, those were the first that came to my mind. Must say I enjoyed the build up and anticipation of all 3 just as much as the fights themselves.
     
  2. OvidsExile

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

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    2001
    Mickey Ward vs Emmanuel Augustus
    Francisco Bojado vs Juan Carlos Rubio
    Naseem Hamed vs Marco Antonio Barrera
    Julio Cesar Gonzalez vs. Julian Letterlough
    2002
    Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward I
    Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales II
    Leonard Dorin vs Raul Balbi
    2003
    Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward III
    Acelino Freitas vs Jorge Barrios
    Michael Gomez vs Alex Arthur
    James Toney vs Vassily Jirov
    In-Jin Chi vs Michael Brodie I
    Vitali Klitschko vs Lennox Lewis
    2004
    Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales III
    Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez I
    Felix Trinidad vs Ricardo Mayorga
    2005
    Corrales vs Castillo I
    Erik Morales vs Manny Pacquiao I
    Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu
    Jorge Arce vs Hussein Hussein
    Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Torres
    2006
    Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Monshipour
    John Duddy vs Yori Boy Campas
    Sergei Liakhovich vs Lamon Brewster
    Jamie Moore vs Matthew Macklin
    Jean Marc Mormeck vs O'Neil Bell I
    2007
    Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez I & II
    Michael Katsidis vs Graham Earl
    Sakio Bika vs Jaidon Codrington
    Kelly Pavlik vs Jermaine Taylor
    2008
    Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez III
    Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito I
    Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez II
    Rogers Mtagwa vs Tomas Villa
    2009
    Bernard Dunne vs Ricardo Cordoba I
    Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz
    Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez I
    2010
    Ivan Calderon vs Giovani Segura I
    Juan Manuel Marquez vs Michael Katsidis
    Humberto Soto vs Urbano Antillon
    2011
    Pawel Wolak vs Delvin Rodriguez
    Hernan Marquez vs Luis Concepcion I
    Akira Yaegashi vs Pornsawan Porpramook
    Marcos Maidana vs Erik Morales
    Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto
    2012
    Juan Manuel Marquez vs Manny Pacquiao IV
    Brandon Rios vs Mike Alvarado I
    Robert Guerrero vs Andre Berto
    Orlando Salido vs Juan Manuel Lopez II
    Brandon Rios vs Mike Alvarado II
    Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada
    2013
    Tim Bradley vs Ruslan Provodnikov
    Giovani Segura vs Hernan Marquez
    Guillermo Jones vs Denis Lebedev
    Omar Figueroa vs Nihito Arakawa
    2014
    Monty Meza Clay vs Alan Herrera
    Orlando Salido vs Terdsak Kokietgym
    Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina
    Francisco Rodriguez Jr vs Katsunari Takayama
    2015
    Orlando Salido vs Roman Martinez I & II
    Ola Afolabi vs Victor Ramirez
    Francisco Vargas vs Takashi Miura
    Nathan Cleverly vs Andrzej Fonfara
    Marco Huck vs Krzysztof Glowacki
    2016
    Orlando Salido vs Francisco Vargas
    Carl Frampton vs Leo Santa Cruz I
    Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter
    2017
    Klitschko vs Joshua
    Gonzalez vs Rungvisai I
    Santa Cruz vs Frampton II
     
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  3. Hugo98

    Hugo98 New Member Full Member

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    Extensive list. Will defo check out the ones I haven't seen.
     
  4. qwertyblahblah

    qwertyblahblah Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vazquez-Marquez 3 is still within 10 years so it has to be at the top. Top skill-level but unreal war, dramatic back and forth ebb and flow, had everything, there hasn't been a fight close to as good since. The Marquez-Pac fights were obviously legendary. A sloppy brawl doesn't do it for me, I need at least some world-class skill in there to call it a great fight. Ward-Kovalev and Estrada-Cuadras as great, intense chess-matches deserve shouts. Without researching to jog my memory more than Ovid's list above I'll go with these...

    Vazquez-Marquez 3
    Marquez-Pacquiao 2
    Marquez-Pacquiao 4
    Marquez-Diaz 1
    Salido-Vargas
    Soto-Antillon
    Gonzalez-Estrada
    Rungvisai-Gonzalez
    Ward-Kovalev 1
    Estrada-Cuadras
    Golovkin-Canelo
     
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  5. khaosai galaxi

    khaosai galaxi Superbad Full Member

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    A bit British and top heavy don't you think lol.
    Just kidding, but check out ovidsexile and qwerty list.
     
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  6. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Easily the best fight, tbough a blowout, and most satisfying ending: TRUMP def. Clinton
     
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  7. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Calzaghe Lacy
    Froch Groves II
    Marquez Pacquiao IV

    **** Calzaghe Lacy was over a decade ago

    Marquez Diaz 1
     
  8. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    Taylor-Pavlik 1
    Pacquaio-Margarita
    Mayweather-Cotto
    Mosley-Margarito
    Chavez-Martinez
    bradley-Provodnikov
    pacquaio-Marquez 4
    Garcia-Mathysse
    Rios-Alvarado 1&2
    Canelo-GGG
    Klits-Joshua
    Morales-Maidana
    Jmm-Diaz 1
    Bradley-Jmm
    Pacquaio vs Marquez 2&3
    Pacquaio vs Bradley 2
    Bojado-Forbes
    Vasquez-Marquez trilogy
     
  9. Kingmaffe

    Kingmaffe Active Member Full Member

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    Froch-Kessler 1 was a classic for me. But then again, Im a dane, so probably a little biased :watchout: