Good fights from years past for casuals?

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  1. sasto

    sasto Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I mean if they have no background at all:

    Gatti vs Ward
    Ali vs Frazier 3
    Vazquez vs Marquez
    Holyfield vs Qawi
    Etc, etc

    The main event will be disappointing after that though.
     
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  2. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Fury vs Wlad
     
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  3. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Taylor vs Chavez Sr.
     
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  4. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    I always mention the same fight.
    Juan Manuel Márquez vs El Torito Díaz.

    Awesome fight.
     
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  5. DobyZhee

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    Why not watch a bunch of Caleb and Canelo fights instead?

    At least your friends will be familiar with the fighters.

    I would never watch a good classic fight before a ppv main event. That will make the main fight seem like a rip off..
     
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  6. pernellaaron

    pernellaaron Active Member Full Member

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    One of my first additions to the list. My dad was a Marquez fan and the baby bull was one of my favorites, we didn't talk for a few hours after that one
     
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  7. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok for casuals I’d say to get a better point of view on violence at its most beautiful watch these fights.

    Louis/ Schmeling 2
    Marciano/Walcott 1
    Ali / Frazier 3
    Foreman/ Lyle
    Moore/ Durelle
    Hagler/ Hearns
    Leonard/Hearns
    Duran/ Buchanan
    Bowe /Holyfield 1
    Holyfield / Quawi 1
    Holmes/Norton
    Tyson/Berbick
    Kelley/ Hamed
    Gatti / Ward
    SRR/ LaMotta 5

    Those should keep a newb busy for a while.
     
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  8. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Ivan Calderon vs. Giovani Segura, first fight

    Its dramatic and epic and can turn you on to what 108 pounds has to offer. Plus Calderon is historically relevant so theres that too.
     
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  9. FastSmith7

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    Golovkin Canelo 1 and 2.
    Show your friend Canelo is not as great as everyone thinks
     
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  10. Braindamage

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    Corrales/Castillo 1. Gatti/Ward 1. Hagler/ Hearns.
     
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  11. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    This would also introduce him to a blatant robbery. (The first)
     
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  12. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Which is an integral part of boxing nowadays
     
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  13. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    Hagler vs Mugabi
    Hearns vs Andries
    Tyson vs Ruddock
    Holmes vs Witherspoon
    Jackson vs Herol Graham
     
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  14. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    True.
     
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  15. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If they are truly casuals, this is pretty close to an ultimate list.

    Maybe at the end, if you have a Tyson fan there who hasn't seen it and thinks he's the GOAT (and these exist), show them Lewis-Tyson with your biggest trollface on the entire time...
     
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