The Outstanding fight in the year you were born.

Hagler-Hearns for me.

 

Aren't you ashamed, A, sniping at the chronologically challenged?

 

Barkley - Duran also. The fight would certainly make the list of my all-time favourite fights. Relatively close fight, was impressed with the way that both men kept going at each other despite some of the shots they where taking. Duran took a left hook (in the tenth I think) that would have gone through a brick wall, yet all he did was wobble a bit and get straight back to business. The knockdown in the eleventh capped it off. Looking back the point the original poster made about the size disparity and the clear differences in physique and age make the win for Duran that much more incredible.

 

David against Goliath...Can't recall the referee...

 

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In 1957’s Fight of the Year, Basilio’s rugged, non-stop aggression earned him a split-decision victory over Robinson – and the Middleweight championship of the world.

http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/09/05/carmen-basilio-%E2%80%93-blood-guts-and-glory/

Edit: Denny Moyer made his professional debut against journeyman Jimmy McCoy the same year. Moyer would go on to become another guy who put an "L" on Sugar Ray's record.

 

In the greatest upset in boxing history, Buster Douglas, a 42-1 underdog, gets off the deck in the eight round, to KO Mike Tyson, 10 rounds, Tokyo, to win heavyweight title.


1990

 

Foreman v Lyle

 

/thread DESTROYED :bbb

 

Frazier-Quarry 1 was the fight of the year when I was born

 

Tiger vs DePaula was apparently a great fight, I have just read a book on DePaula (very highly recommended by the way) and it described the bout in detail and it sounds like a humdinger.

 

You're my age?

Addie is only a year older than me?

:yikes

 

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick. 1986.

 

Marciano's title win against Walcott.

 

Mid-late 20's.

Damn, 30? or older? I feel like an old ass man. I don't think I have the wisdom of the ancients necessary for that kind of guess