A lot of the obvious and best ones have been mentioned already, but here a few which (I think) haven't come up so far, and which really do fit the description.... Banke versus Zaragoza I & II Murphy versus Mutti Fenech versus Villasana Liles versus Littles Brewer versus Echols Clay-Bey versus Etienne Fearon versus Walker Boza-Edwards versus Villegas Brizuela versus Coyle From world title level right down to British Areas title level, and everything in between...But ten astonishing scraps there.
Walker-Swiderski Foreman-Lyle Frazier-Ali 1 Ali-Frazier 2 and 3 Marciano-Walcott 1 Louis-Conn 1 Moore-Durelle 1 Greb-Tunney 1 Tunney-Greb 2 and 3 Some old ones to get people thinking. War includes cunning and strategy, and even some quiet spots, in addition to heavy artillery bombshells. World War I was a stand-off on the Western Front for three years, i. e., "All Is Quiet on the Western Front."
Surprised no one hasn't mentioned Pryor Arguello one, ( One of the greatest fights in history, esp when considering the greatness of both fighters) Ali vs Frazier one and 3, Gomez vs Pintor, Chacon vs Edward's, Holyfield vs Qawi one, Benn vs Mcclean, Corrales vs Castillo #1, Ward vs Gatti, Bowe vs Holyfield #1, Hagler vs Mugabi Damn near all the fights Saad Mahammed, and Chacon was involved in. The fight that's seriously overrated in my opnion is Hagler vs Hearns. Hagler won all 3rds, dominated the last two .
In boxing history there are many types of great fights and wars. There are the short wars which to me are great, and then the longer ones with breaks and then explosions.
I don’t think Gatti vs Ward gets much love attention or appreciation on this forum. Good exciting fight but I think most of us realize they were limited skillwise in contrast to some of these other fights. It is a top notch fight for more fringe type fans than diehard classic enthusiasts
I've brought this up before but: LW Norman Goins (who most know) vs. LW Ken Snider (who had a brief pro career) in their final Golden Gloves title bout, early 70's, at the Tydell Armory in Indianapolis. Goins (black) and Snider (white), a farm boy from outside Indy. They became friends because no other amateur LW's in the state belonged in the ring with them. They often sparred together on the Snider farm. Norman was always a 'tad' better, copping a close UD in this final scrap, but their first round here in their final meeting was an "oh my god!!!". Makes the Hagler-Hearns first round look like "pitty-pat" Within 5 secs. of the opening bell, it was: "let's trade tight, professional style, bombs for the entire three f*****g minutes!!!" When the bell sounded ending the first the crowd...went...nuts!!! Small venue; my late bud and I were upstairs (the best place to be), self-medicated to the max with the 'brothers' who loved Snider as well! I'm rambling and waxing nostalgic but I wish ALL my buds here on board could have seen this 'masterpiece' of a round! I can't find ANY round in the history of professional boxing that would compare to this. Sidebar: any others on board who were fortunate enough to see a great early scrap among future professionals?
Hagler/ Hearns Foreman/Lyle Gatti/Ward Zale/Graziano Quawi/Holyfield Ali/Frazier 3 That’s just a few that came to mind
You don't believe Hagler dominated the last 2 rds of Hagler vs Hearns? Personally I thought he did. Hearns was running for his life in my opnion, The fight was over after the 1st rd. The only drama was when Hagler catches Hearns.
