The Greatest Heavyweight Championship Fight?

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  1. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Ive heard it said alot that Ali/Frazier in Manila was the greatest heavyweight championship fight ever. Its pretty hard to top considering the pace that Ali set and the brutal nature of the fight. The bad blood and neither man willing to give an inch.

    With that said was Manila a greater fight than Marciano/Walcott? For some reason I dont think this bout gets talked about enough. People generally remember the finishing punch by Marciano or even the early KD by Walcott.

    The fight itself was phenomenal.

    How does this compare to Ali/Frazier? Or is there another fight that gets overlooked when discussing the very best hw title fights?
     
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  2. Legend X

    Legend X Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I thought the first Frazier-Ali fight (Madison Square Garden, March 8, 1971) was easily the best of the series.

    Marciano v Charles 1 was perhaps Marciano's greatest fight, even greater than the first Walcott fight, but I've only seen the film highlights.
    With the Walcott fight I've seen a more complete version (missing one round only)
     
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  3. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Honourable mention to Holmes-Norton, Bowe-Holyfield 1, and the absurdity of Dempsey-Firpo.
     
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  4. Hands of Iron

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    Bowe-Holyfield
     
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  5. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's hard to measure greatness.

    Some of my favorites are:

    Dempsey vs Willard
    Marciano vs Walcott I
    Marciano vs Charles I
    Johansson VS Patterson I
    Ali vs Foreman
     
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  6. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    This was for the WBA/Linear People's Championship:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VldGL5Un7Ds[/ame]
     
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  7. avo

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    ali frazier 1 was the best
     
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  8. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano-Walcott 1-1952...
    Ali-Frazier 1-1971...
    Louis-Schmeling II-1938...
    Dempsey-Firpo-1923...
    Louis-Conn I-1941...
    Marciano-Charles 1-1954...
    Ali-Frazier-III-1975...just to name a few...
     
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  9. Boggle

    Boggle Grozny State Of Mind Full Member

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    A lot of good picks so far, some real good ones, but I think you're overlooking Boston Tom McMustache vs Chocolate Negro Soldier Kid.
     
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  10. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Here, here. Some great forgotten gems. Good shout out on McMoustache, that was a back and forth war one punch at a time. Also interestingly the only time SNV was ever forced to go all or in a boxing ring. I was blind for three days after watching, and pissed orange fanta.
     
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  11. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Also Louis-Conn.
     
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  12. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Ali-Frazier I would be #1 for me.
    Louis-Conn
    Marciano-Charles I
    Ali-Foreman
    Holyfield-Bowe I
    and Tyson-Holyfield '91...what could have been.

    Interesting to see a Top 10 list.
     
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  13. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Ali/Frazier I or III, then the rest.
     
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  14. luke

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    baer carnera, bowe holyfield 1, holmes norton, i loved brunos fight with mccall for the wbc strap.
     
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  15. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Holmes/Norton is a very good fight that doesnt get mentioned enough. It was pretty damn exciting, fought at a high level of skill. Changng momentum ofcourse the drama of that last round.

    Gotta check out Charles/Marciano 1. The second bout gets referred to alot because of Rocky`s cut and Freddie Brown`s legendary performance in the corner.

    What about Bowe/Holyfield 2? In some ways that was a better fight than the first one. In that first bout Riddick Bowe dominated. Holyfield made some rallies. In that second bout it was up in the air till the final round.
     
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