Whats' everyone's favorite heavyweight fights from the 60s?

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  1. AwardedSteak863

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    Martin vs Liston was a very good fight. Martin had a wicked right hand! Shame he ended up with a detached retina and had to retire after the biggest win of his career. He had a tittle shot lined up and was all set to start making some decent money.
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The second one as well.
     
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  3. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Let's face it though. Even the Martin that knocked out Liston would've gotten bombed by Joe Frazier. I agree though, would have been interesting to see Martin fight some big names like Foreman, Ali, Quarry, Chuvalo, and several others. It was a shame. People say Martin peaked when he beat Liston. And I would agree that it was unequivocally the best win of his career, but Martin still had some improvements to make. If it weren't for the detached retina, Martin may have fought well into the 70s.
     
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  4. KasimirKid

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    Doug Jones-Zora Folley II. Two well-schooled fighters. Folley dominates early, but Jones comes on like a pro and stops him in the sixth.
    Doug Jones-Cassius Clay.
    Nothing wrong with Clay-Cooper I either.
     
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  5. William Walker

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    Oh ya, Jones was one of the biggest crowd-pleasers back then. His brawls with Clay, Machen, Johnson, Foster, Folley, Ali, Chuvalo, and Terrell are all great fights. That second fight with Folley in particular is one of the most underrated heavyweight slugfests I know of. I wish the first one had been filmed.
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

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    Didn't really see this before, sorry pal.

    I think it was a fair call. A balance issue, augmented by a punch. Nothing to look into, but was a fair call. That second round is awesome though.

    These are two of my top 5 HW favourites.
     
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  7. Richard M Murrieta

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    !. Muhammad Ali vs Henry Cooper, May 21 1966 2. Muhammad Ali vs Karl Mildenberger, Sept 10 1966, 3.Jimmy Ellis vs Floyd Patterson, Sept 14 1968, 4. Joe Frazier vs Oscar Bonavena, Sept 20 1966, 5. Sonny Liston vs Eddie Machen, Sept 7 1960.
     
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  8. William Walker

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    Ya, when me and my dad watched it, my dad that it was a slip. But Floyd through a good flurry to the body, and right before Quarry launches the hook, Floyd lands a lightning-fast left hook high on the chest. Watch it closely.
     
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  9. William Walker

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    I wholeheartedly agree with your latter two choices, but I don't totally get your other choices. Please explain.
     
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  10. William Walker

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    I think if I had to make a heavyweight FOTY list for the 60s, I'd go with this:
    1960: Patterson vs. Johansson II (I would choose Liston-Williams II for sheer action, but the Johansson knockout was made it more memorable)
    1961: Patterson vs. Johansson III
    1962: Jones vs. Folley II
    1963: Ali vs. Jones
    1964: Liston vs. Ali I
    1965: Patterson vs. Chuvalo
    1966: Frazier vs. Bonavena I
    1967: Probably the hardest decision of all the years. For me, I can't pick between Ellis-Bonavena, Spencer-Terrell, and Quarry-Patterson II
    1968: Frazier vs. Bonavena II
    1969: Frazier vs. Quarry I
     
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  11. Richard M Murrieta

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    The 2nd Cooper fight, because in the leading weeks to that bout, everyone was wondering if Henry could repeat the knockdown of their first encounter, he did not, instead he got 14 stitches instead. The Mildenberger fight because as much as i admire Muhammad Ali, Karl tested prime Ali, made him fight harder. Ali had trouble early with Mildenberger's southpaw stance, until Ali scored the knockdowns with his straight right hands. Both the Cooper and Mildenberger were nationally televised via satellite on ABC's Wide World Of Sports. There was no silly pay per view back then, watching big fights were for free. The Patterson vs Ellis because it was close in my opinion, Floyd broke Jimmy's nose.
     
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  12. William Walker

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    Well, I will agree that those two Ali fights were interesting, and the Patterson-Ellis had some pretty good exchanges in the first six rounds and in the last four rounds, but I don't really think those fights would qualify as the best of the 60s.
     
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  13. Richard M Murrieta

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    To me they were good fights, better than some. You are entitled to your opinion as I am
     
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  14. William Walker

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    I'm not going to tell you you're wrong or anything, and I don't expect you to do that to me. If you think those were the best fights of the 60s, that's fine (although I personally don't understand it).
     
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  15. young griffo

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    Frazier-Quarry. Agreat brawl that captured why Joe was so special and why Jerry was so admirable.

    Clay-Liston. Not the greatest fight per se but so significant for the emergence of such an important person from a boxing and social standpoint. But it also had dramas of its own too. The young underdog no one thought would last a round outspeeding and out punching the fearsome champ, then Clay being blinded and running, clinching and dodging as the champion tried to exploit this, then his eyes clearing and finally the champion quits on his stool, demoralised and beaten.
     
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