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The other day I was watching the Klitschko Chagaev fight and before and after that they had some really good fights on from the 80's. I think one of the best fights I'd ever seen and to me it's in my top 3 was Ray Boom Boom Mancini against Livingstone Bramble the rematch. Seeing Mancini run out there all bloodied and swollen and just wanting to fight was just like a real life Rocky situation. The guy was so impressive even though he lost it was an amazing performance. Are there any recent fights that stand out as an all time favorite or one's from way back? I'd like to know what they are.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Sep 13, 2009 1:20 AM
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the "rumble in the jungle" is my favorite fight. the way ali psyched out big george and took him out of his game before the fight was a thing of beauty. he had big george expend all his energy trying for a ko and when george had nothing left he took him out. classic.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Sep 12, 2009 8:28 PM
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MY FAVORITE IS HEARNS VS. HAGLER.
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SHORT IT WAS STILL A VERY EXPLOSIVE EXCITING FIGHT!
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Sep 12, 2009 5:51 PM
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Uh lets see.
Leonard vs Hearns I because of the heart both these guys showed plus the ability and skill to totally adjust in the middle of the fight to what could work and what wasnt working. Leonard became the stalker and Hearns became the boxer.
Pryor vs Arguello I- Brutal fight to the finish.
Holyfied vs Tyson I- Great win for Holyfield.
Ali vs Foreman- Knocked the big man on his keester in the 8th round.
Larry Holmes vs Ernie Shavers
Roy Jones vs John Ruiz.- History was made and Ruiz was exploited for the joke he really was.
Taylor vs Hopkins I- Hopkins finally lossed his title. Too bad Taylor turned out to not be the real thing.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 25, 2009 3:09 PM
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Forman/Lyle For twists and knockdowns. Ward/Gatti 1 for sustained intensity. Hearns/Duran for 1shot, mind-numbing power.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 24, 2009 8:51 PM
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> Marquez vs Diaz isn't my favorite fight, but I do
> think it's the best fight of the year so far. The
> HBO poll has it like this
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> Marquez vs Diaz 32%
> Pac vs Hatton 38%
> Mosely vs Margarito 25%
> Berto vs Collazo (it reads Castillo) 3%
> John vs Rocky Juarez 2%
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> This has got to be more of a popularity contest-cause
> I thought fight of the year had to be competitive-so
> why the hell do they have Pac vs Hatton as fight of
> the year? Mosely dominated Margarito also. The best
> fight this year when you use your head instead of
> your heart is JMM vs Diaz hands down-then Berto vs
> Collazo-even the Chris John vs Juarez fight was waay
> more competitive than Pac vs Hatton/ Mosely vs
> Margarito put 2gether.
couldnt agree more. thank god the real awards are given by pro analysts and not the delusional fans out there haha
man i dont know how you can pick just one out of all the great fights.
dempsey-firpo
graziano-zale
demarco-basilio
leonard-hearns
holyfild-bowe
barrera-morales
gatti-ward
corrales-castillio
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 14, 2009 9:00 AM
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> Is there even a question?
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> ALI VS. FRAZIER
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> No need for a why
unless you are referring to the first or second fights
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 14, 2009 12:25 AM
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Is there even a question?
ALI VS. FRAZIER
No need for a why
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 14, 2009 12:21 AM
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> Marquez vs Diaz isn't my favorite fight, but I do
> think it's the best fight of the year so far. The
> HBO poll has it like this
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> Marquez vs Diaz 32%
> Pac vs Hatton 38%
> Mosely vs Margarito 25%
> Berto vs Collazo (it reads Castillo) 3%
> John vs Rocky Juarez 2%
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> This has got to be more of a popularity contest-cause
> I thought fight of the year had to be competitive-so
> why the hell do they have Pac vs Hatton as fight of
> the year? Mosely dominated Margarito also. The best
> fight this year when you use your head instead of
> your heart is JMM vs Diaz hands down-then Berto vs
> Collazo-even the Chris John vs Juarez fight was waay
> more competitive than Pac vs Hatton/ Mosely vs
> Margarito put 2gether.
I agree.
Pacquiao / Hatton ?.....WTF ?
Juan Manuel Marquez / Juan "El Torito" Diaz
Or a Showtime fight earlier this year
Luis Carlos Abregu / Irving Garcia.....was back and
forth.
I'm split between those for this year.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 13, 2009 1:29 PM
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Pac v Hatton and Margarito v Mosley were the two biggest events of the year ... me thinks that they being on HBO sorta mattered.
Add Dunne-Cordoba and that fight on ShoBox I can't recall ... then you're getting somewhere
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 13, 2009 12:59 PM
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Marquez vs Diaz isn't my favorite fight, but I do think it's the best fight of the year so far. The HBO poll has it like this
Marquez vs Diaz 32%
Pac vs Hatton 38%
Mosely vs Margarito 25%
Berto vs Collazo (it reads Castillo) 3%
John vs Rocky Juarez 2%
This has got to be more of a popularity contest-cause I thought fight of the year had to be competitive-so why the hell do they have Pac vs Hatton as fight of the year? Mosely dominated Margarito also. The best fight this year when you use your head instead of your heart is JMM vs Diaz hands down-then Berto vs Collazo-even the Chris John vs Juarez fight was waay more competitive than Pac vs Hatton/ Mosely vs Margarito put 2gether.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 2, 2009 12:54 PM
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Some of my all time favorites:
Ali/Frazier
Gomez/Pintor
Pacquiao/Morales I
Castillo/Corrales I
Trinidad/Vargas
Hearns/Hagler
Leonard/Hearns I
Gatti/Ward I
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 1, 2009 9:00 PM
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Wow, so many to pick from but off the top of my head, i got a three way tie:
1) Corrales vs Castillio I
2) Gatti vs Ward I
3) Barrera vs Morales I
If you've seen any or all three of these, you know why.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Aug 1, 2009 5:28 PM
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mayweather jr./uncle roger. both fought each other over the last jar of peanut butter and the last cucumber! no explanation needed! haha. it was one hell of a fight! in one word: BRUTAL!
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Jul 31, 2009 9:51 PM
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> I forgot all about the Holyfield/Qawi fights.
> Holyfield is always remember as a good HW but he was
> s a god at Cruiserweight. He could have stayed at
> that weight his entire career and probably gone
> undefeated. You gotta give Evander credit, he made
> his decision to move up to HW when there was some big
> opposition in the ranks. And he fought them, he
> didn't just talk about it like Haye.
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> Holyfield
> Youtube video
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> Edited by ecooley1 at 07/30/2009 8:27 PM PDT
Yep, that's why he's my favorite boxer of all-time.
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Re: What is your all time favorite fight and why?
Jul 31, 2009 1:48 AM
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The fight between Popeye and Brutus. Very entertaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjLsj6ZlRlw
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