Top 10 Wars Ive Seen In Boxing

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  1. good right hand

    good right hand Well-Known Member Full Member

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    great list bill!

    if you havent seen it, i would like to suggest holyfeild-qawi 1,

    i thought that was the greatest two way battle in terms of brutality and intensity that i have ever seen.
     
  2. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    Pryor-Arguello 1 and 2

    Foreman-Lyle

    Hagler-Hearns

    Gomez-Pintor

    Dempsey-Firpo

    Holmes-Norton

    All 3 Morales-Barrera fights

    All 3 Vazquez-Marquez fights

    Mayorga-Forrest 1

    Graziano-Zale 3 (The first two fights were also wars, but only the third fight was filmed

    Frazier-Quarry

    Gatti-Ward 1

    Tua-Ibeabuchi
     
  3. tommy the hat

    tommy the hat Active Member Full Member

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    My 10 ten war list, in no particualar order:
    1.Nigel Benn-Gerald McClellen
    2.Bobby Chacon-Bazooka Limon IV
    3.Troy Dorsey-Jorge Paez
    4.Ali-Frazier III
    5.Saad Muhammad-Yaqui Lopez
    6.Mike Rossman-Victor Galindez
    7.Arturo Gatti-Ivan Robinson I
    8.Michael Carbajal-Chicquita Gonzalez I
    9.Tito Trinidad-Fernando Vargas
    10.Evander Holyfield-Riddick BoweII

    I am sure there are many others, but these are fights I actually saw and come to the top of my head!
     
  4. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    .........You will not be disappointed in Chacon-Limon IV. Easily my favorite fight ever. Heart-in-your-throat stuff.
     
  5. sthomas

    sthomas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Originally Posted by ryan8331
    ive not seen chacon limon 4,ive orded it just waiting for it to arrive along with some danny lopez,saad muhammad,arguello and frazier

    You wont regret it, its right up there with EM/MAB I as the best Ive seen, I wouldnt argue with anyone who says its thee best ever fight.



    I was a teenager and watched this one live @ home. It's the first time my parents heard me launch an F-bomb
     
  6. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bert Cooper was in some god damned wars. The Mercer fight has him lifting Mercer off his feet with shots. Goes the distance. Mercer's ****ing face was swollen at the end Rahman style. Looked like his jaw was broken.

    Cooper/Moorer was almost as intense.
     
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    ...............As was his fight with Holyfield. Interestingly, all losses, but when he decided he wanted to fight, he was a ***** to deal with.
     
  8. Guido

    Guido ESB Addict Full Member

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    Hell of a fight. It'd definitely be in my top-ten.

    In no particular order: Ali-Frazier III, Tua-Ibeabuchi, Hagler-Hearns, Castillo-Corrales I, Pryor-Arguello I, the Vazquez-Marquez triology, and the Gatti-Ward I and III.
     
  9. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hard to argue with anything on this list, though IMO, Hagler-Hearns doesn't belong with the rest of these. Great first round, but Hagler pretty much owned after that.
     
  10. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about

    Boza Edward vs Chacon
    Gomez vs Pintor
    Basilio vs Demarco
     
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    Mark Kaylor v Errol Christie
     
  12. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I have to agree.

    1. Morales vs Barrera
    2. Alexis Arguello vs Pryor
    3. Frazier vs Ali III
    4. Gatti vs Robinson
    5. Leonard vs Duran I
    6. Barrera vs Mckinney
    7. Holyfield vs Bowe
    8. Corrales vs Castillo 1
    9. Chavez vs Taylor I
    10. Gatti vs Ward I
     
  13. ryan8331

    ryan8331 Member Full Member

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    just finished watching it.its just total non stop action,all the way.ive never seen anything as intense.
     
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    ryan8331 Member Full Member

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    mark kaylor vs roy gumbs
     
  15. tommy the hat

    tommy the hat Active Member Full Member

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    I saw Chacon-Limon 4 right on you tube. Check to see if it is still there. Saad and Yaqui were also on you tube as well.