Your personal Favorite Fight of All Time, and why

[THE THIRD MAN]

Arguello V Olivares

This is actually one of the best fights ever and certainly one of my favorites, Olivares IMO was winning this fight and fought extremely well against the taller Arguello, he gave it his all in the 12th round only to fade and go down in round 13.

Fenech V Nelson 1

Two warriors went at for 12 rounds and could have fought this in a phone booth! Check out rounds 3 through 5 unbelievable!!


De La Hoya V Mosley 1

The expectation was great and it delivered, Mosley's finest hour!

[CutMeMick]

Arguello V Olivares

This is actually one of the best fights ever and certainly one of my favorites, Olivares IMO was winning this fight and fought extremely well against the taller Arguello, he gave it his all in the 12th round only to fade and go down in round 13.

I shit you not Thir Man, yesterday I watched my Olivares fights and your name came to mind as I know how much you enjoy his fights and your one of the very few people on here who mentions him often.

I watched Olivares-Alexis, Olivares-Castillo, Olivares-Rose and Olivares-Kanazawa II oh! and also vs. Pimentel.

Olivares was such a great inside fighter who broke down his opponents systemtically.

[jmbtandy]

I think there are so many emotions that you got through during a fight, I think the fights where I have trained and am cornering the fighter are exciting but there are so many things going through your mind you don't really get a chance to enjoy the fight as such.

The fight I enjoyed the most I think was the first Tyson v Bruno fight as I was suppost to be asleep in bed so had the noise turned down, and I was tied of who I wanted to win, Tyson was my favorite fighter but Bruno was British and at the time I couldn't decide who I wanted to win, Bruno rocked Tyson, then Tyson knocked out Bruno, still don't really know who I wanted to win but loved the fight.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Arguello V Olivares

This is actually one of the best fights ever and certainly one of my favorites, Olivares IMO was winning this fight and fought extremely well against the taller Arguello, he gave it his all in the 12th round only to fade and go down in round 13.

I shit you not Thir Man, yesterday I watched my Olivares fights and your name came to mind as I know how much you enjoy his fights and your one of the very few people on here who mentions him often.

I watched Olivares-Alexis, Olivares-Castillo, Olivares-Rose and Olivares-Kanazawa II oh! and also vs. Pimentel.

Olivares was such a great inside fighter who broke down his opponents systemtically.

Thanks Mick, I just love his style, his take no prisoners approach to his boxing, imagine what a drawcard he would be today. He would be a huge PPV attraction. The Pimental fight is a gem and credit to Pimental who nearly had Olivares in the 6th.

[:::PSL:::]

SITHCHATCHAWAL vs. MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR

[CutMeMick]

SITHCHATCHAWAL vs. MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR

Sending some Rep. for this one, def. a fight that rarely get's mentioned.
Which I think it has to do with the caliber of fighters and the obscurity of the fight.

[ICB]

SITHCHATCHAWAL vs. MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR

The action in that fight was crazy i've never seen such sustained action in a fight. That almost made my list but i believe Gomez vs Pintor was more brutal.

This was my list.





Heavyweight Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton = Holmes is my favorite Heavyweight of all time so its no shock i have this fight here, the reason why i love this fight is because the mixture of brawling and boxing, and the 15th round IMO is even better than Bowe vs Holyfield 1.

Cruiserweight Evander Holyfield vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi = Quite simply because its the best Cruiserweight fight of all time, every round is like Round Of The Year, both men combined threw over 100 punches every round, it truly was brutal slugfest from start to finish.

Light Heavyweight Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2 = Muhammad happens to be one of my favorites he was like the 70s/80s version of Arturo Gatti always in a entertaining fight. the 8th round of this fight is something you have to see to believe, Muhammad was hit with brutal hooks body and head, round about 20+ unanswered punches yet Muhammad didn't even flinch, and then he comes back from that brutal beating to go on to dominate Lopez, a true classic.

Super Middleweight Michael Watson vs Chris Eubank 2 = Forgetting the tragedy this was one of the best fights of all time, and i think this fight gets seriously over looked. Just watch the 11th round and tell me that isn't one of the best rounds in boxing history.

Middleweight Roberto Duran vs Iran Barkley = Duran was a natural Lightweight so this is what makes this fight special aside from the action, because Duran looked tiny compared to the 6 foot plus Barkley, and Duran was also what 36/37 here ?? so that just makes it even more special. Duran took brutal body and head shots from the monster puncher Barkley who was fresh off KO Hearns, yet somehow Duran comeback floored Barkley and stood toe to toe with a man that was so much bigger than him and he managed to win, it truly was amazing, considering where Duran started off.

Jr Middleweight Fernando Vargas vs Felix Trinidad = This fight had everything knockdowns, great KO, brutal exchanges, its easily the best Jr Middleweight fight of all time no question IMO.

Welterweight Thomas Hearns vs Sugar Ray Leonard 1 = The reason i love this fight is because i love a mixture of fantastic boxing and great brawling, and this fight had exactly that, they were two of best Welterweights at that time no question, it had knockdowns, brawling, boxing, an exciting come from behind TKO from Leonard, what else could you ask for ??

Jr Welterweight Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez 1 = One of the most controversial fights of all time, even though i didn't agree with the decision. I still think its one of the greatest fights of all time, it had brutal exchanges, and excellent boxing from Taylor, and to stop Taylor with 2 seconds left in the fight is truly astonishing and just shows how much determination Chavez has.

Lightweight Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1 = I love inside fighting and this fight was exactly everything i love about boxing, heart, skill, will, determination, it was already one of the best fights of all time even without the 10th round, but the 10th round just put the cherry on the cake amazing fight end of.

Super Featherweight Bobby Chacon vs Rafael Limon IV = This is the 80's version of Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vasquez 3, very similar fight with Chacon getting decked in the 3rd and 10th, and is behind on the judges scorecards going into last round, but Chacon comes out and gives it everything his got and decks Limon with seconds left in the 15th, which gives him the nod, brutal fight, knockdowns, great exchanges, it had everything.

Featherweight Alexis Arguello vs Ruben Olivares = One of my personal favorites, amazing boxing from both fighters, and brutal exchanges, Olivares gave it everything he had in the 12th round to stop Arguello but he couldn't seal the deal, and Arguello comes out for the 13th round and drops Olivares with a devastating left hand, then goes on to stop him, amazing fight.

Super Bantamweight Wilfredo Gomez vs Lupe Pintor = Brutal fight even more brutal than Barrera vs Morales 1 IMO, it truly was like something out of Rocky film, i remember in one of the rounds where both fighters had to be picked up and put back in the corners because they were both that tired. It also had brutal finish amazing fight.

Bantamweight Johnny Tapia vs Paulie Ayala 1 = Amazing fight although i haven't seen this in awhile so sadly can't remember much about it.

Super Flyweight Kid Akeem vs Robert Quiroga = the action in this fight is truly astonishing every second in every round is exciting, even though i didn't agree with the decision the action is just unbelievable.

Flyweight Dave McAuley vs Fidel Bassa 1/2 = Brutal fights thats why i named both because i can't split em for certain the best Flyweight fights of all time that i've ever seen.

Jr Flyweight Humberto Gonzalez vs Michael Carbajal 1 = Unbelievable fight Carbajal was down 3 times and comebacks to stop Gonzalez in the 7th round, it truly was a Rocky finish.

Minimumweight Ricardo Lopez vs Rosendo Alvarez 1 = My knowledge on Minimumweight isn't the best but i have this as my favorite for the simple reason Lopez is one of my favorites, and the quality of boxing in this fight is superb.

[Master]

I think there are so many emotions that you got through during a fight, I think the fights where I have trained and am cornering the fighter are exciting but there are so many things going through your mind you don't really get a chance to enjoy the fight as such.

The fight I enjoyed the most I think was the first Tyson v Bruno fight as I was suppost to be asleep in bed so had the noise turned down, and I was tied of who I wanted to win, Tyson was my favorite fighter but Bruno was British and at the time I couldn't decide who I wanted to win, Bruno rocked Tyson, then Tyson knocked out Bruno, still don't really know who I wanted to win but loved the fight.

I was listening to that on radio and was in two minds but once I heard Tyson was wobbled I definitely wanted him to win.

[Kid blackie]

leonard vs hearns 1 would be my number 1 then holyfield vs qawi, i also like
the dokes vs holyfield fight
dokes vs weaver 2
holmes vs norton
holmes vs witherspoon
douglas vs tucker
chacon vs edwards (2)
mancini vs kim
m.johnson vs saad muhammad (1+2)

[Canvasback]

I've seen a lot of fights live on tv in the past 50 or so years, but one of my best times was watching the fight between Pazienza and Gilbert Dele. I know it's not the greatest rivalry, but living in New England it was a big deal as Paz was fighting for the championship in Providence. I guess what I liked about the whole event was that I was watching it in the family room while everyone else was sleeping (or trying to). I had been pounding the beers and was yelling at the tv and clapping my hands when my wife (now ex-wife, I wonder why) came downstairs and told me to STFU. I told her Pazienza was going to win the title and she told me she didn't care and that I could sleep on the couch for the rest of the night. In the end he won when Dele quit and yes, I slept on the couch, but it was fun.

[CutMeMick]

I've seen a lot of fights live on tv in the past 50 or so years, but one of my best times was watching the fight between Pazienza and Gilbert Dele. I know it's not the greatest rivalry, but living in New England it was a big deal as Paz was fighting for the championship in Providence. I guess what I liked about the whole event was that I was watching it in the family room while everyone else was sleeping (or trying to). I had been pounding the beers and was yelling at the tv and clapping my hands when my wife (now ex-wife, I wonder why) came downstairs and told me to STFU. I told her Pazienza was going to win the title and she told me she didn't care and that I could sleep on the couch for the rest of the night. In the end he won when Dele quit and yes, I slept on the couch, but it was fun.

I just sent some Rep. your way great story....

Reminds me of the time I was watching ESPN I think it was WNF and it was Delvin Rodriguez vs. Chrisopher Henry and I was walking to my play room with a plate of Tuna and a bottled water in my hand the fight had just started and then BAM! Henry drops Delvin and I started yelling "Oh! Shit! Oh! Shit" and then BAM! Delvin drops Henry and the "Oh! shits" got louder. That night as I walked out of my house to put the trash out my neighbor asked me if everything was OK cause he said he heared me yelling and wanted to come over and see if everything was OK....