What would you say the fight of the decade was for:

This should be interesting.

 

70's: Saad-Johnson II (runner-up Lopez-Ayala)
80's: Chacon-Limon IV
90's: Less sure. Maybe Carbajal-Gonzalez I(?)

 

Barring my favorites and going with ones of historical significance I'll choose these:

70's - Ali vs Frazier I

80's - Hagler vs Leonard

90's - Holyfield Vs Tyson

 

That was an insanely good fight. I was at a friend's house having a few beers and my bud who said he had never heard of Gonzalez figured it was going to be an easy fight for Carbajal. I myself didn't know much about Chiquita, but at least I read ring magazine and knew he was very highly ranked with a title. We were both mesmerized by what transpired.

 

He could whack, but Carbajal seemd to want to lie on the ropes and take whatever, hoping to counter with huge power shots. Paid off for him, but Chiquita took advantage of his lead feet the next time out. For such a little guy, Carbajal had little movement.

 

70s...sorry, bit before my time

80s....Hagler vs Hearns (I don't care that it only lasted 3 rds)

90s...Benn vs McLellan (brutal)

 

70's: Ali-Frazier I
80's: Pryor-Arguello I
90's: Chavez-Taylor I

 

70's Ali-Frazier 1
80's Pryor vs Arguello (Leonard vs Duran 1 is my favorite though)
90's Chavez vs Taylor 1

 

70's - Ali - Frazier 1, the biggest fight of all time probably.

80's - Pryor - Arguello 1, just unbelievable.. I grew up in this Era, so many amazing fights and fighters Tyson's run was must see tv so glad I lived it, live!!!

90's - Holyfield vs Tyson was a big deal hence the title "finally" Much like the 80's just an unbelievable decade of fights and fighters.

 

70s : Ali-Frazier (1)

80s : Leonard-Duran (1)

90s : Douglas-Tyson

 

70's Gomez vs Zarate
80's Leonard vs Duran
90's Whitaker vs Chavez

 

Holyfield - Tyson was more like the upset of the decade. The fight itself was not very good

 

Did you mean Tyson - Douglas?? Clearly the biggest uspset of the decade and maybe in boxing history..

I chose Holyfield - Tyson partly because of the magnitude of the event, It wasn't even the best Holyfield fight of the decade, he was in many much better more competitive fights during the decade.