My Favorite Fights of the 2000s

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  1. Marcus S.

    Marcus S. Member Full Member

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    Not in chronological order:

    Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales I
    Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales III
    Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I
    Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez II
    Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward I
    Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward III
    Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz I
    Felix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas
    Fernando Vargas vs. Ricardo Mayorga
    Felix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga
    Bernard Dunne vs. Ricardo Cordoba
    Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko
    Shane Mosley vs. Oscar De La Hoya I
    Shane Mosley vs. Oscar De La Hoya II
    Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas
    Somsak Sitchatchawal vs. Mahayr Monshipour
    Israel Vasquez vs. Rafael Marquez I
    Israel Vasquez vs. Rafael Marquez II
    Israel Vasquez vs. Rafael Marquez III
    James Toney vs. Vassiliy Jirov
    James Toney vs. Samuel Peter
    Miguel Cotto vs. Zab Judah
    Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito I
    Floyd Mayweather vs. Emanuel Augustus
    Micky Ward vs. Emanuel Augustus
    Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
    Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo I
    Diego Corrales vs. Joel Casamayor II
    Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor I
    Felix Trindad vs. David Reid
    Prince Naseem Hamed vs. Augie Sanchez
    Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales I
    Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales II
    Erik Morales vs. David Diaz
    Carl Froch vs. Jean Pascal
    Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler
    Kelly Pavlik vs. Edison Miranda
    Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams I
    Miguel Cotto vs. Shane Mosley
    Jamie Moore vs. Matthew Macklin
    Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Torres
     
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  2. Terror

    Terror free smoke Full Member

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    Some great calls here and I agree with them 100%. Great call on Dunne vs. Cordoba, Torres vs. Cotto.

    I'd add these for mine:

    Jamie Moore vs. Ryan Rhodes
    Michael Katsidis vs. Graham Earl
    Victor Ortiz vs. Marcos Maidana
    Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor
    Danny Williams vs. Mark Potter
     
  3. DS Phil Hunter

    DS Phil Hunter Active Member Full Member

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    Michael Katsidis Vs Graham Earl is an absolute banger!
     
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  4. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    There are a few others I can think of that are worth a mention but it’s a very good list. Plus, it’s your favourites so I can’t tell you what to like!

    Israel Vasquez v Oscar Larios 2 and Vasquez against Jhonny Gonzalez are a couple of outstanding fights from the era.
     
  5. Philly161

    Philly161 "Fundamentals are the crutch of the talentless" banned Full Member

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    Good list. Seems like you don't think much of the heavyweights of that era, which is fair, but I will say that Lamont Brewster had some wars with Liakhovich and Clifford Etienne that are worth a watch.
     
  6. Thread Stealer

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    Liakhovich-Brewster is the best HW fight of this century IMO. Other fights have been bigger, but this had the best consistent back-and-forth action.

    Brewster made for some fun fights due to his toughness and utter lack of defense.
     
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  7. Del Boy

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    Brilliant to see this fight getting the notice it deserves. Absolutely the most exciting night in Irish boxing since McGuigan
     
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  8. Philly161

    Philly161 "Fundamentals are the crutch of the talentless" banned Full Member

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    Yeah Brewster was entertaining for sure
     
  9. Moggy94

    Moggy94 Active Member Full Member

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    Facts there still hasn't been a better HW fight since Brewster/Liakhovic, that one fight literally took everything out if Liakhovic.
     
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  10. Moggy94

    Moggy94 Active Member Full Member

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    Fantastic list, I would add the following:

    In Ji Chi Vs Michael Brodie
    Lamon Brewster vs Serhei Liakhovic
    O'Neil Bell vs Jean-Marc Mormeck 1
    Leonard Dorin vs Raul Balbi 1
    Scott Pemberton vs Omar Sheika 1 & 2
    Scott Pemberton vs Charles Brewer
    John Duddy vs Yuri Boy Campas
    Jorge Arce vs Hussein Hussein 1
    Ezra Sellers vs Carl Thompson
     
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  11. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great list of fights. I would also add Michael Gomez vs Alex Arthur to the list of great fights of 2000s.

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