Good fights from years past for casuals?

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  1. Mighty

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    Canelo vs Cotto

    Probably the best fight of 2010s in terms of technical quality.

    Very rare clinches.
    Qualified defensive skills on both sides.
    Qualified offensive skills on both sides.
    Punch traps, counter punches.
     
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  2. vast

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    Duran- Barkley
     
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  3. Boris Johnson

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    Mate, it has got to be Foreman versus Lyle. Foreman also has that crossover appeal.
     
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  4. Dubblechin

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    If they are new to the sport, show recent fights so they will come back to your house when those people fight, too.

    Play Fury-Wilder 3. Ruiz-Joshua 1.Stuff like that.

    Fights with a lot of knockdowns and announcers going crazy.

    MMA fans loved those fights.

    When people are coming over to watch fights in a backyard, they don't want a history lesson ... watch a bunch of old fights ... and try to keep scores ... they just want to get hyped up and have fun.

    Show knockouts.
     
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  5. drenlou

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    Thats probably the best fight ive seen live, and ive been to alot.
     
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  6. KO KIDD

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    Was a great tv fight. Unfortunately most live fights ive been to have been so so. Did see huck vs glowacki live
     
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  7. Special one

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    Stick on Froch v Bute and tell them this won't be the only violent beat down at super middleweight they gonna see tonight!!
     
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  8. JSpizz

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    What did OP go with?
     
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  9. pernellaaron

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    Opened with Corrales-Castillo (an amazing intro for those that hadn't seen a fight before, got some questions asked), Martinez vs Williams 2 next most wanted to know if that guy died. My sister lost her **** watching Andy Ruiz knockout "that Greek god" and ended with Pavlik vs Taylor 1 to get all the Ohioans excited. Turned it over in time to watch Dirrell decapitate that guy. Went really well
     
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  10. navigator

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    Ooph, Pavlik-Miranda would've been a good one. I should've nominated that.
     
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  11. pernellaaron

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    True. Also think that's the fight where his nose is bleeding the post fight interview and he just sucks it back up into his nose, very Pavlik of him
     
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  12. Barrf

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    Yeah that's a great one.

    For total casuals, I like the idea of a Tyson knockout reel, followed by Lewis-Tyson just for the moment when they're like "wait what?"
     
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  13. divac

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    Putting Pacroid to sleep is their proof.
     
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    You want to talk Acne?
    What does that say for Manny Pacquiao?????????????????????????????
     
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  15. divac

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    Great entertaining fights for casuals, try Holyfield-Cooper and Moorer-Cooper.
     
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