Greatest heavyweight non title fights of all time

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Which are the greatest non title fights of all time? Competitive fights only

    My picks:

    1. Ibeaubuchi- Tua- unmatched work rate, two serious power punchers with iron jaws, what more could you want?

    2. Tyson-Ruddock 2- Tyson's wonderful handspeed and combinations vs Ruddocks toughness and his famous "smash"

    3. Foreman-Lyle- best slugfest ever

    4. Ali-Frazier 2- decent fight, a big underrated IMO, the resurgence of Ali

    5. Lewis-Mercer- I remember this being insanely competitive, need to re watch this
     
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  2. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling I - it wasn't for the title and the fight was amazing.
     
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  3. RightLeftCombo

    RightLeftCombo Active Member Full Member

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    A few of these.

    The two Golota-Bowe battles.
    Maskaev-Rahman 1.
    Coetzee-Thomas ain't bad.
    Coetzee-Snipes.
    Quarry-Lyle.
    Morrison-Hipp.
    Morrison-Ruddock was a good brawl for a minor title iirc.
     
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  4. DavidBarnes

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    Whyte Chisora 1
     
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  5. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just getting what already hasn't been mentioned:

    Henry vs. Baker
    Layne vs. Satterfield
    Henry vs. Satterfield
    Patterson vs. Jackson I
    Liston vs. Williams I
    Liston vs. Williams II
    Liston vs. Machen
    Jones vs. Foster
    Jones vs. Folley II
    Patterson vs. Chuvalo
    Frazier vs. Bonavena I
    many of the '67-'68 battles for Ali's vacant WBA title
    Ellis vs. Chuvalo
    Quarry vs. Lyle
    Shavers vs. Ellis
    Ali vs. Norton II
    Norton vs. Quarry
    Lyle vs. Shavers
    Foreman vs. Young
    Norton vs. Young
    Snipes vs. Berbick
    Tyson vs. Gross
    Weaver vs. Williams
    Holyfield vs. Dokes
    Ruddock vs. Smith
    Mercer vs. Cooper
    Moorer vs. Stewart
    Moorer vs. Cooper
    Foreman vs. Stewart
    Bowe vs. Holyfield III
    Grant vs. Golota

    There's a brief list.
     
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    I've got a real soft spot for Patterson-Machen. It's not a great fight - barely a good one, though it is a good one - but those two guys dragged themselves through tough times to get to that ring in Scandanavia. It's a special story that culminates in their meeting. They were special guys to me.
     
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  7. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    This is an amazing list. I need to go and rewatch these ones. I am sure I haven't seen some of them at all.
     
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  8. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    which ones haven't you seen? thnx btw
     
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  9. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I haven't seen:

    Henry vs. Baker
    Layne vs. Satterfield
    Henry vs. Satterfield
    Weaver-Williams
    Mercer vs. Cooper
    Moorer vs. Stewart
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    My favourite of these, absolutely brilliant fight.
    Another classic, shame the best round is incomplete. Good shoot out involving one of the most entertaining fighters of that era.
     
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  11. Eddie Ezzard

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    Holy - Stewart 1, Holy - Mercer.
     
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  12. William Walker

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    You could watch some of them rn, most of em are quick. They're all slugfests.
     
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  13. TheMikeLake

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    Holyfield vs. Dokes comes to mind.
     
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  14. 88Chris05

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    Most of the outstanding ones have been mentioned, but as I did not long ago I'll have to throw Clifford Etienne versus Lawrence Clay Bey into the mix. Brilliant fight.
     
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  15. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Leotis Martin/Sonny Liston
    Schmelling/ Bear
    Galento / Nova
    Foreman / Lyle
     
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