The Best Night of Their Lives Game

Fight Of the Century vs Ali



Erik Morales

 

Morales v. Pacquiao I.

Surprising, huh? Most folks would name one of the Barrera fights. But Morales was at the ragged edge of the end of a brilliant career against Pacquiao, and this was the new and improved, post-Freddie Roach Pacman. There's no way Erik should have won that fight, but he did. I wish he'd stopped there and gone out in a blaze of dignified glory.

Okay, next... Danny "Little Red" Lopez, one of my all-time fave featherweights.

 

I'll go for the closet classic, over Ruben Olivares. Tho faded and up in weights Olivares was the 10 to 8 favourite and still a dangerous fighter. Danny showed his usual mettle by coming off the floor (some believe a slip) in round 1 and winning a thrilling slugfest over his idol.

I'll likely get debated on that one....

Super Greg Page

 

Page vs Marty Monroe.

Michael Spinks.

 

Has to be his first fight with The Mallard.


Corny Boza Edwards.

 

...........Russell, if no one has yet, please allow me to thank you for your input here. Your stuff has been great so far, and has spawned a lot of good threads. Just what this place sorely needed.

Foreman was at his terrifying best against Norton.



Arguello? :blood

 

The night in Jamaica when he nearly took Joe Frazier's head off.

Very few great fighters on the level of Frazier, at or near their primes, get dominated to the extent that Frazier was.

Eusebio Pedroza

The Alfredo Escalera rematch. Good fight between 2 excellent fighters, but Arguello was just too much. Dropped him 3 times, weren't they all with left hooks? And his best punch was usually the straight right.

Eusebio Pedroza

 

..........Pat Ford.


Gavilan?

 

His fight against Norton. Surprised? Well before Norton it was Frazier and though he blew Joe out in 2 rounds it was only after that fight that he became this dynamo. He went into that fight with Norton Supremely confident (unlike the Ali fight where he was overconfident) and stopped a cagey fighter.



Trinidad?


Didnt notice the Gavilan post but salsanchez I can admit this is the first time I've agreed with you on something, I too think Foreman was at his best vs. Norton

 

While Trinidad's biggest wins were probably Fernando Vargas and William Joppy (I thought he lost the Oscar fight), I think he might've been at his best early in his career against Oba Carr. After suffering an early 2nd round KD (as he often did), Trinidad got up and gradually broke Carr down. This wasn't really the plodding Tito we saw later. He seemed better on his feet and not trying to knock his opponent out with every punch. He picked his punches extremely well, and gave Oba a beating until he dropped him 2x in the 8th and the fight was eventually stopped.

Oscar De La Hoya

 

...........Chavez II.


...........Gavilan.