Chess matches.

[p4pking]

Good ones.

Both of Whittakers fights with Buddy McGirt and against Azumah Nelson are stupidly high level boxing.

[mikeeod]

1) Leonard vs Hearns 1
2) Barerra vs Morales (all 3)
3) Izzy Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez (unbelievably skillfull fights)
4) Toney vs McCallum
5) Oscar vs Mosely (both fights)

[Master]

Barerra vs Morales 1 was the best fight I ever saw and it was not a chess match.

[greynotsoold]

Buddy Mc Girt vs Simon Brown. If my memory is correct, Genaro hernandez and Jibaro Perez were boxing right smart until Hernandez punched him in the liver. That was there second fight. Also, Ruben Castillo and Julio Cesar Chavez fought at a very high level.

[Andre]

Barerra vs Morales 1 was the best fight I ever saw and it was not a chess match.

Chess can be war and smarts.

[IamInuit]

Barerra vs Morales 1 was the best fight I ever saw and it was not a chess match.

Chess can be war and smarts.

Just a great point.

I don't think that can be overstated. Tommy had Leonard in checkmate for the majority of the fight.

[mikeeod]

Barerra vs Morales 1 was the best fight I ever saw and it was not a chess match.

In my opinion the first Barrera-Morales fight was similar to the first 3 Vasquez-Marquez fights where they definitely went to war and fought at a ridiculous pace, but they maintained punching technique, attention to defense (slipping, catching, parrying and countering) and constantly shifted distance and body position to throw off the other guy's game. It was so fast that it just looked like nonstop punches back and forth, and it was, but those guys would lead, get countered, counter that counter, slip the follow up counter...etc. Lewis and the Klitschko brothers are the most clinical/chess style fighters, but I prefer the ones I listed above to their systematic approach.

[Andre]

Barerra vs Morales 1 was the best fight I ever saw and it was not a chess match.

In my opinion the first Barrera-Morales fight was similar to the first 3 Vasquez-Marquez fights where they definitely went to war and fought at a ridiculous pace, but they maintained punching technique, attention to defense (slipping, catching, parrying and countering) and constantly shifted distance and body position to throw off the other guy's game. It was so fast that it just looked like nonstop punches back and forth, and it was, but those guys would lead, get countered, counter that counter, slip the follow up counter...etc. Lewis and the Klitschko brothers are the most clinical/chess style fighters, but I prefer the ones I listed above to their systematic approach.

Some of the most instinctive reactions seen in it too. Also rare subtleties as well specially from Mab, like using an arm to dissolve a move and leave it out feel where the action is moving to at the same time. Not a usual block, but a shifting of position behind it slightly while getting the arm in the way then used as a feeler or a power dissolver.

[SlimTrae]

Barerra vs Morales 1 was the best fight I ever saw and it was not a chess match.

Some of the most instinctive reactions seen in it too. Also rare subtleties as well specially from Mab, like using an arm to dissolve a move and leave it out feel where the action is moving to at the same time. Not a usual block, but a shifting of position behind it slightly while getting the arm in the way then used as a feeler or a power dissolver.

1. Initially I agreed that it was more of a war than a chess match, but the rebuttals are spot on, I concede.

I wonder if MAB got the arm-to-disarm-move from JCC.
While Ray Leonard was providing excellent commentary to JCC vs Rosario, it was the first time I ever noticed a fighter in the inside blocking shots with his arm, by turning it upward like a chicken wing.
Can I call it the chicken-wing defence?
JCC would block some of the most accurately thrown shots then counter to the body then head, truly a work of art.

[Dark Lord Al]

Sweet pea v Nelson