What are the BIGGEST fights in your lifetime?

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  1. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In my lifetime and in my observation of public perception and hype the biggest fights have been:

    In its own category and will never be duplicated
    1. Ali vs Frazier I

    Mega-huge
    2. Ali vs Foreman
    3. Cooney vs Holmes

    Mega
    4. Leonard vs Duran I
    5. Tyson vs Spinks
    6 Leonard vs Hearns I

    Huge
    7. Leonard vs Duran II
    8. Hagler vs Leonard
    9. Thrilla In Manila
    10. De La Hoya vs Mayweather
     
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  2. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali vs Frazier
    Cooney vs Holmes
     
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  3. juanitoboxing

    juanitoboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tito-DLH
    Tyson-Holyfield
    Lewis-Tyson
    among others
     
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  4. DLSC

    DLSC Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The only one that really sticks out in my mind is the, "Thrilla in Manila" fight. Non stop all action fight. Ali was so exhausted he was ready to quit and Frazier looked like a train wreck.
     
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  5. WAYKURAT

    WAYKURAT Active Member Full Member

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    mayweather jr vs marquez

    :!:
     
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  6. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Coming from where I am in Britain Benn vs McClellan and Hatton vs Tszyu were big over here.
     
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  7. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Ali vs Frazier


    De la hoya vs Trinidad


    Tyson vs Holyfield
     
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  8. Royal-T-Bag

    Royal-T-Bag Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Koki Kameda vs Daochai KT Gym
     
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  9. NALLEGE

    NALLEGE Loyal Member banned

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    :good:good:goodI'm in total agreement as you posted a few of my picks. On a smaller scale:

    Sweetpea-Chavez
    McCallum-Curry
    Sanchez-Gomez
    Chavez-Taylor

    and many more...
     
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  10. NALLEGE

    NALLEGE Loyal Member banned

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    What about Pac-Morales III and Pac-Barrera II?
     
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  11. djm

    djm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I had a dust up in grade 6 that changed my life considerably.

    Mighty One - DLH/Mayweather over Hagler/Hearns? It had the hype AND the delivery. Maybe it's nostalgia, everyone KNEW that was going to be good.
     
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  12. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Got your ass whooped? :yep
     
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  13. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Man back in the day you could not pick up a newspaper or watch TV without Holmes-Cooney being mentioned. It was all over the place back then.
     
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  14. lefthook89

    lefthook89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    tua vs ibeabuchi

    holyfield vs toney

    mayweather vs de la hoya

    mayweather vs gatti

    lennox lewis vs vitali klitschko

    mike tyson vs lennox lewis
     
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  15. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tua-Ibeabuchi was a BAD fight :patsch
     
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