Fights you love that aren't considered amongst the big ones or the greats

Sal Sanchez v Azumah Nelson

Chris Eubank v Carl Thompson

Sumbu Kalambay v Mike McCallum 1 (grudgingly)

Holyfield v Qawi (maybe considered great)

 

You'll find several good examples here;

http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=425180

 

Micky Ward vs. Emmanual Augustus Burton. These two guys are two of my all time favorites and they put on a great show on a random Friday night.

Smoger was the ref, and it ended up being a classic.

 

Titto vs Mayorga is an amazing 7 rounds of combat, thats how Lamply himself put it. Great fight.

Martinez vs Danzurik

SRL vs Lalonde i

 

James Toney vs. Vassiliy Jirov
Kelly Pavlik vs. Edison Miranda
Lennox Lewis vs. Ray Mercer

 

Carl Froch-Jean Pascal

I watched this already knowing the result and it was still exciting

 

That was a great thread. I have a feeling this is going to be one too.

It seems to me, that the best fights consistently happen on under the radar (at least to the general public) cards. It's so many of the fights that only the fans see that keep us hooked.

Rodriguez vs. Wolak 1, for example. Froch vs. Kessler was only for die hards here in America and it was sensational. So many great examples.

 

Robbie Simms vs Iran Barkley
Sumbu Kalambay vs Mike McCallum I

 

You want to see one of the bravest performances under brutal pressure that goes under the radar?
Check out Dennis Andries refusing to stay down against Tommy Hearns.
And watch McCallum dismantle Kalule and Curry.

I really need to stop bringing up Mike McCallum.I'll be discussing him in the lounge at this rate.

 

I really enjoyed Martinez v Macklin

 

And who stopped Minchillo in Milan ?

****!!!:gsg

 

Medina Vs. Hamed
Paez Vs. R. Ruelas
Tapia Vs. Romero
Carr Vs. Bramble
Paez Vs. Dorsey

More later...

 

Fabulous shouts HR.
Still not comfortable watching Johnny though.
Jorge Paez and Livingstone Bramble!! Two blasts from my past there.

Barrera bouncing up v Sanchez is a particular favourite too.

 

Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper. Cooper came to fight that night and put up a hell of an effort.

Maidana vs. Soto Karass was a damn good fight on the same night as Chavez Jr. vs. Martinez. I've rewatched it a couple times.