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Favourite Fights to Rewatch

  • 17-03-2020 7:34pm
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    Morrison J
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    With the Coronavirus cancelling all boxing for the foreseeable anyone else filling their time this week by watching some older fights?

    In the last week I've watched:

    Duran v Hagler/Barkley/De Jesus III
    Whitaker v Chavez/De La Hoya
    Holyfield v Bowe I
    Matthew Saad Muhammad v John Conteh I
    Bradley v Provodnikov
    Floyd v Corrales

    Few notes:

    Duran v Barkley is my favourite fight of all time. Unbelievable that Duran got that type of performance out of himself at 37, far above his best weight.

    I don't think there's a robbery that angers me more than Whitaker v Chavez. Punch perfect performance by Whitaker against the best in the world at the time. Incredible performance.

    If there was only one boxer's career I could rewatch for the rest of my life it might be Matthew Saad Muhammad.

    Floyd v Corrales is probably the best performance of the last 20 years. Didn't lose a minute against a P4P top 5 fighter at the time. Flawless.


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  • #2
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    My favourite all time fight remain Duran vs Leonard 1

    That was 2 elite guys going at it at close to their peaks.


  • #3
    weemcd
    Registered Users Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭weemcd


    Michael Katsidis vs Graham Earl

    This one is MENTAL, a treat for anyone who hasn't seen it.


  • #4
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    normanoffside wrote: »
    My favourite all time fight remain Duran vs Leonard 1

    That was 2 elite guys going at it at clode to their peaks.

    Most highly skilled fight ever in my opinion.


  • #5
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Great thread...

    Ali-Foreman never gets old..Superb fight

    Toney-Jiriov....super back and forth action

    Toney-Nunn: excellent technical masterpiece. Non stop as well.

    McGuigan-Pedroza. What an event.

    SRL-Hearns 1981. Super scrap.

    Coralles-Mayweather. If you want to see why Floyd would be almost unbeatable at 130, watch this.

    Gatti-Ward 1

    Hagler-Mugabi. Loved it.

    Chavez-Taylor for the day that’s in it. Patrick’s day 1990.

    Qawi-Holyfield 1. FOTY 1986...

    Domestic: I loved Froch-Groves 1. And looking back with measure, Foster got it bang on right with the stoppage.

    Sal Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez one of my favorites. Sal was some fighter..

    And my personal choice of best fight I have seen is Bowe-Holyfield 1...


  • #6
    Bobby Baccala
    Registered Users Posts: 7,341 ✭✭✭Bobby Baccala


    Eubank vs Benn were great scraps, 2 animals.

    Bowe vs Holyfield 1 is a great shout gonna throw that on now.


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  • #7
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    weemcd wrote: »
    Michael Katsidis vs Graham Earl

    This one is MENTAL, a treat for anyone who hasn't seen it.

    Mickey Vann throwing the towel back out of the ring and making them continue!


  • #8
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    The Israel Vasquez-Rafael Marquez fights are epic!!


  • #9
    weemcd
    Registered Users Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭weemcd


    Morrison J wrote: »
    Mickey Vann throwing the towel back out of the ring and making them continue!

    Absolute scenes.

    I know Katsidis was always good for a tear up, was Earl any good?

    A other one that's kinda similar is Naz v Kevin Kelly absolute slugfest.


  • #10
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Not near as well known, but Groves-DeGale was a brilliantly fought technical fight..


  • #11
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    weemcd wrote: »
    Absolute scenes.

    I know Katsidis was always good for a tear up, was Earl any good?

    A other one that's kinda similar is Naz v Kevin Kelly absolute slugfest.

    Euro level at best warrior type. Half way through a prison sentence now unfortunately. Fought on far too long given his style.


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  • #12
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Castillo-Coralles 1 and Barrera-Morales 1....

    Two absolute belters!


  • #13
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Bobby Baccala wrote: »

    Bowe vs Holyfield 1 is a great shout gonna throw that on now.

    If you wanted to show an alien what the HW championship of the world is all about, and why it’s the richest prize in sports, this is the fight you show...


  • #14
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Naz v Kevin Kelley is a proper classic. Must watch that at least once a year.

    Other must watch slugfests that don't even reach halfway:

    Hagler v Hearns
    Lennox v Vitali
    Vasquez v Marquez II
    Zarate v Zamora
    Pacquiao-Marquez IV
    Foreman v Lyle


  • #15
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    I think overall the Rumble in the Jungle is the greatest single sporting event of all times. As in one contest/match, one event, one day....


  • #16
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    walshb wrote: »

    Sal Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez one of my favorites. Sal was some fighter..

    I don't think there was ever a bad Sal Sanchez fight. He had a great style to watch


  • #17
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Morrison J wrote: »
    Naz v Kevin Kelley is a proper classic. Must watch that at least once a year.

    Other must watch slugfests that don't even reach halfway:

    Hagler v Hearns
    Lennox v Vitali
    Vasquez v Marquez II
    Zarate v Zamora
    Pacquiao-Marquez IV
    Foreman v Lyle

    Zarate was in some belters.

    Going to watch his Zamora scrap...

    Lewis-Vitali a great shout.

    Hagler-Hearns...just monumentally epic..


  • #18
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    normanoffside wrote: »
    I don't think there was ever a bad Sal Sanchez fight. He had a great style to watch

    So relaxed, poised and indefatigable...


  • #19
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    For pure wow and awe and mesmerising....Tyson’s arrival on the global stage v Berbick and his manner of victory...


  • #20
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Roger Mayweather passed away!!!


  • #21
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    Thanks to this thread it took me away from all the coronavirus stuff for an hour.

    Just watched Bowe vs Holyfield 1 in full.

    Bowe was so fit - he outlasted Evander and threw more punches, 700 in total. Great power, great jab and great inside game too. Lovely uppercuts and turns when inside.

    Evander showed great heart, fitness and durability but only seemed able to fight in bursts.

    Bowe showed some of his mental weaknesses too- hitting Evander with Low blows when the fight wasn’t going his way.

    Big George on commentary and Lennox Lewis right there at the end in Bowes face calling him ‘ Chicken Bowe’ . It’s a snapshot of better times in heavyweight history.


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  • #22
    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    walshb wrote: »
    Qawi-Holyfield 1. FOTY 1986...

    .

    That's another cracker I just watched, Qawi so underrated. He gave Evander everything he could handle at 190lbs there.


  • #23
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    normanoffside wrote: »
    That's another cracker I just watched, Qawi so underrated. He gave Evander everything he could handle at 190lbs there.

    An absolute 15 rds belter. The amount shots landed by both...astonishing

    Fight 2 a blowout!


  • #24
    Morrison J
    Registered Users Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Morrison J


    Just watched Trinidad v Vargas.

    Hadn't seen it in a long time. Great fight with plenty of drama but more one-sided than I remember. Only gave Vargas two rounds. Prime Trinidad at that weight was some fighter, just far too fast and far too strong for Vargas really.


  • #25
    megadodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,282 ✭✭✭megadodge


    There's quite a few great ones mentioned on this thread - enjoy!

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056486344


  • #26
    Bobby Baccala
    Registered Users Posts: 7,341 ✭✭✭Bobby Baccala


    The Golden boy vs Vargas was another war. De la Hoya shut him up in the end.

    https://youtu.be/pNOxSqYsOZA


  • #27
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Bobby Baccala wrote: »
    The Golden boy vs Vargas was another war. De la Hoya shut him up in the end.

    https://youtu.be/pNOxSqYsOZA

    Very good scrap...

    Quartey- Oscar another good scrap....

    The biggest fight of the 90s outside the HW division was Oscar-Tito at 147....

    Massive event. Very good fight that Oscar threw away by running the last 3 rds..


  • #28
    Bobby Baccala
    Registered Users Posts: 7,341 ✭✭✭Bobby Baccala


    Prograis vs Taylor is about to start on sky sports mix, nice start to the Sunday morning. One of the better fights I’ve seen in recent years.


  • #29
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,562 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Bobby Baccala wrote: »
    Prograis vs Taylor is about to start on sky sports mix, nice start to the Sunday morning. One of the better fights I’ve seen in recent years.

    That was an exceptional fight. Really entertaining, and fought so hard and fair and honest by both men...


  • #30
    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,626 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    Froch V Paschal.
    Not many would probably choose this one, but it was toe to toe action for much of the fight.
    Corrales v Castillo was another one that springs to mind.

    also a more recent one, was Ugonoh v Breazeale, it was a war while it lasted


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  • #31
    [Deleted User]
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    Foreman v Holyfield

    Bit of a forgotten one, during his comeback, big George shows everyone he can still mix it with the best


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