What are,in your opinion,the best boxing bouts you've seen?

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  1. stevic1

    stevic1 Marvelous Full Member

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    Just wandering about opinions of other fans :)
     
  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta VI.
     
  3. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    West of Hollywood Active Member Full Member

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    Saad Muhammed vs. Yaqui Lopez at Atlantic City
     
  5. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ken Buchanan vs Donato Puduano is the best display of boxing I've ever seen.
     
  6. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That was one underappreciated barn burner
     
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  7. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I remember it too.Lopez never seemed to have an easy fight and fought the lot.
     
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  8. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Benitez vs Leonard in my opinion is the epitome of
    this topic when considering two prime super skilled
    fighters over a 15 rd fight. The skill level both fighters
    demonstrated is what world class boxing is supposed to look
    like ,won by Leonard because of his determination.
    Action fights???? Pryor vs Arguello one. Not
    many fights come close to this fight in regards to the skill level
    both fighters demonstrated, the hellish pace Pryor set
    and Arguello matched punch for punch until he was simply
    overwhelmed.
     
  9. salsanchezfan

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    Saad Muhammad fights. Any, really, but specifically both Marvin Johnson bouts and both Yaqui Lopez encounters, especially the second.
     
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  10. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    This is my all-time favorite fight. It had a great rivalry, incredible action, both men laid everything on the line and, of course, a fantastic finish. This was the Ring Magazine fight of the Year, and, while I don't believe Ring does this, I have to think it would have been on their very short list for fight of the decade.
     
  11. salsanchezfan

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    It's my absolute favorite, no question. If they tried to sell this to Hollywood they'd have turned it down for being too unrealistically violent and dramatic.
     
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  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I have a hard time arguing against this. I would mention Montreal Leonard v Duran also.
     
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  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Corrales—Castillo
     
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  14. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Wasn’t it in McAffee, New Jersey? Anyway, amazing fight!
     
  15. Jel

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    They’ve all been mentioned already but Pryor-Arguello 1, Chacon-Limon 4 and Saad Muhammad-Lopez 2 are the three best fights I’ve ever seen.
     
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