Fight of the year 2024

Fernando Martinez -Kazuto Ioka

Sergey Lipinets- Robbie Davies Jr

Mauricio Lara -Daniel Lugo

Agustin Quintana-Marc Castro

 

Voted for Fury vs Usyk as that one had me going the most. Have to say though that AJ vs Dubois was a proper slobberknocker that deserves to be on there

Bivol vs Beterbiev probably the highest level fight, but lacked the drama of Fury vs Usyk

 

Say what you will about Fury, but his combination of vulnerability and godly recovery powers makes for incredible spectacle fights. That Round 9 alone was pure drama, but the high-level ebb and flow of that fight in general was a joy to watch and FOTY for me.

In the rematch, both fighters got wise to each other's tricks a bit, making for a less dramatic affair, but that first fight was awesome.

 

1 Taylor v Serrano
2 Wardley v Clarke
3 Usyk v Fury1

 

For me these are stand out fights.

Taylor vs Serrano 2
Ortiz vs Bohachuk
Ford vs Kholmatov
Wardley vs Clarke 1
Joyce vs Chisora
Fury vs Usyk 1

I doubt a female boxing match will get FOTY though so my pick would be Ortiz vs Bohachuk.

 

Ben Vaughan vs Ekow Essuman was great

 

Dee Diddles Dynamite VS The Horse Faced Bodybuilder Formerly Known As Flex ain't even on the list?

I'd go usyk fury 1 but I think Danny's fight was a good one.

 

I thought Taylor Serrano 1 was better than 2.

No love here for Ngannou Fury? Seeing Fury on the canvas nearly made my entire year.

 

That was in 2023.

 

Shu Utsuki vs Katsuya Yasuda needs to be watched by everyone and added to the list as soon as possible.

 

Among championship level contests, I'd also add:

Yoshiki Takei vs Daigo Higa
Phumalela Cafu vs Kosei Tanaka
Seiya Tsusumi vs Takuma Inoue

All three of these fights probably make my personal top 10 of the year.

 

Which proves time is telescoping on me every day.

 

Just got around watching this banger. Thanks for the recommendation. Crazy round 4.

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Joyce-Chisora did it for me in a big way. One of the biggest displays of heart I've seen in a ring. Chisora so dead on his feet he had to lean on the ropes and hold himself up, yet somehow still fighting, and even scoring a knockdown. He wins, to the sound of the entire stadium chanting his name.

What a fight.

 

In World championship :

Cruserweight : Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis II

Light Heavyweight : Beterbiev vs Bivol I


Super Featherweight : O'Shaquie Foster vs Robson Conceicao I & II


Featherweight : Luis Alberto Lopez vs Angelo Leo

Bantamweight : Seiya Tsutsumi vs Takuma Inoue & Yoshiki Takei vs Daigo Higa

Super Flyweight : Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele (Phumelela) Cafu

Flyweight : Seigo Yuri Akui vs Thananchai Charunphak

Light Flyweight : Masamichi Yabuki vs Sivenathi Nontshinga

Minimumweight : Ginjiro Shigeoka vs Pedro Taduran