do you recall any recent good to great heavyweight fights...?

[0james0]

I can think of quite a few good heavyweight fights, but they probably wouldn't be what you are looking for.

Most of the good one's I can think of were relative mis-matches, where one guy smashed the hell out of another guy.

I don't really remember a close fought, good heavyweight fight.

Rogan vs Sexton 1 was probably the best I can think of.

[The Fightfan]

Even though it was a bit older.
Mesi - Jirov just too see if Mesi could hang on.
Barrett - Beck something about this fight I just liked it.
Maddalone - Minto
a little more recent
Adamek - Arreola

[landmine950]

Wellllllll,,,,,,,,........... I just saw Evander and Botha live in Vegas.
It was actually a good fight and quite entertaining. There was some drama and a real question as to who would win. Now please remember Evander just fought for the WBO and then WBA titles in 07/08 against Sultan And Valuev so he still has to be considered a "real" top heavyweight.
Botha was the WBF champ and had fought for the interm and then vacant title and then defended it twice.
Botha looked strong at the start and landed strong clean shots that may have done more damage if Evander didn't take shots so well.. Evander battled back applying pressure with a good work rate. Bothas 250#'s seemed to play on him as the rounds went on and the always fit Evander wore him down for the victory. What a differance from the Evander I saw against Larry Donald. It was worth the trip to Vegas to see a legend fight and it was IMO a truly "good" HW fight.

[The Fightfan]

Wellllllll,,,,,,,,........... I just saw Evander and Botha live in Vegas.
It was actually a good fight and quite entertaining. There was some drama and a real question as to who would win. Now please remember Evander just fought for the WBO and then WBA titles in 07/08 against Sultan And Valuev so he still has to be considered a "real" top heavyweight.
Botha was the WBF champ and had fought for the interm and then vacant title and then defended it twice.
Botha looked strong at the start and landed strong clean shots that may have done more damage if Evander didn't take shots so well.. Evander battled back applying pressure with a good work rate. Bothas 250#'s seemed to play on him as the rounds went on and the always fit Evander wore him down for the victory. What a differance from the Evander I saw against Larry Donald. It was worth the trip to Vegas to see a legend fight and it was IMO a truly "good" HW fight.

To be honest I was entertained by this fight as well. It did have it's ebbs and flows and a couple of times Evander even looked to be in trouble. Then gutted out a KO performance. But SHOO!! Don't say that on these boards people will think your crazy.

[holmcall]

NO

[Lance Uppercut]

Lewis vs Klitscko
Rahman vs Maskaev II
Brewster vs Lykovic

[amat]

Wellllllll,,,,,,,,........... I just saw Evander and Botha live in Vegas.
It was actually a good fight and quite entertaining. There was some drama and a real question as to who would win. Now please remember Evander just fought for the WBO and then WBA titles in 07/08 against Sultan And Valuev so he still has to be considered a "real" top heavyweight.
Botha was the WBF champ and had fought for the interm and then vacant title and then defended it twice.
Botha looked strong at the start and landed strong clean shots that may have done more damage if Evander didn't take shots so well.. Evander battled back applying pressure with a good work rate. Bothas 250#'s seemed to play on him as the rounds went on and the always fit Evander wore him down for the victory. What a differance from the Evander I saw against Larry Donald. It was worth the trip to Vegas to see a legend fight and it was IMO a truly "good" HW fight.

LOOK WHO IT IS!

Figured you would talk about Botha-Holyfield, how bout Valuev-Holyfield?

[ruthless rocco]

so.... all in all the answer seems to be NO.


guess thats that heavyweights.

[landmine950]

Wellllllll,,,,,,,,........... I just saw Evander and Botha live in Vegas.
It was actually a good fight and quite entertaining. There was some drama and a real question as to who would win. Now please remember Evander just fought for the WBO and then WBA titles in 07/08 against Sultan And Valuev so he still has to be considered a "real" top heavyweight.
Botha was the WBF champ and had fought for the interm and then vacant title and then defended it twice.
Botha looked strong at the start and landed strong clean shots that may have done more damage if Evander didn't take shots so well.. Evander battled back applying pressure with a good work rate. Bothas 250#'s seemed to play on him as the rounds went on and the always fit Evander wore him down for the victory. What a differance from the Evander I saw against Larry Donald. It was worth the trip to Vegas to see a legend fight and it was IMO a truly "good" HW fight.

LOOK WHO IT IS!

Figured you would talk about Botha-Holyfield, how bout Valuev-Holyfield?

I have un adopted the giant ape man as my illegitamite sasquach love child.