Best fights to a decision

[marbleheadmaui]

Kevin Kelley vs Troy Dorsey
Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran
Evander Holyfield vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi 1
Johnny Tapia vs Paulie Ayala 1
Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards 2
Bobby Chacon vs Rafael Limon 4
James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov
Erik Morales vs Manny Pacquiao 1

You dropped tough guy Troy Dorsey on us? I am impressed!
The only reason I left the Chacon fights off (two of my all-time faves) is they had more than one knock down each. Those are two of THE special fights in history.
For some reason I ALWAYS forget Toney-Jirov. Great fight.

[ICB]

Kevin Kelley vs Troy Dorsey
Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran
Evander Holyfield vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi 1
Johnny Tapia vs Paulie Ayala 1
Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards 2
Bobby Chacon vs Rafael Limon 4
James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov
Erik Morales vs Manny Pacquiao 1

You dropped tough guy Troy Dorsey on us? I am impressed!
The only reason I left the Chacon fights off (two of my all-time faves) is they had more than one knock down each. Those are two of THE special fights in history.
For some reason I ALWAYS forget Toney-Jirov. Great fight.

Yea Troy Dorsey was a great little action fighter. His fights vs Paez, Leija, Johnson, were awesome and he was a world kickboxing champion, so obviously he was pretty badass LOL.

Some others i just remembered.

Orlando Canizales vs Sergio Reyes 1
Ricardo Lopez vs Rosendo Alvarez 2
Gaby Canizales vs Louis Curtis
Michael Brodie vs In-Jin Chi 1

[Phil]

Gatti-Ward 1(think it was only the one knock down)
Tua-Ibeabuchi
Calzaghe-Lacy
McCullough-Morales

[marbleheadmaui]

Gatti-Ward 1(think it was only the one knock down)
Tua-Ibeabuchi
Calzaghe-Lacy
McCullough-Morales

Coupla great ones there!

[marbleheadmaui]

Kevin Kelley vs Troy Dorsey
Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran
Evander Holyfield vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi 1
Johnny Tapia vs Paulie Ayala 1
Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards 2
Bobby Chacon vs Rafael Limon 4
James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov
Erik Morales vs Manny Pacquiao 1

You dropped tough guy Troy Dorsey on us? I am impressed!
The only reason I left the Chacon fights off (two of my all-time faves) is they had more than one knock down each. Those are two of THE special fights in history.
For some reason I ALWAYS forget Toney-Jirov. Great fight.

Yea Troy Dorsey was a great little action fighter. His fights vs Paez, Leija, Johnson, were awesome and he was a world kickboxing champion, so obviously he was pretty badass LOL.

Some others i just remembered.

Orlando Canizales vs Sergio Reyes 1
Ricardo Lopez vs Rosendo Alvarez 2
Gaby Canizales vs Louis Curtis
Michael Brodie vs In-Jin Chi 1

I like to think of myself as the world's biggest Finito worshiper. For this oversight I should be horsewhipped!

[generalbulldog]

Bowe-Holyfield 1

[marbleheadmaui]

Bowe-Holyfield 1

My sister, at the time a near hippie, pacifist, no nukes liberal was living in Atlanta with her boyfriend (later to be husband). I was visiting and she was disgusted David and I were going to watch that barbaric fight. But to be polite she sat down and read while we watched. I could see her getting caught up and when Evander got rocked and then came back to hurt Bowe in the ninth (?) Tenth (?) she came out of her chair shouting "Get'im Evander!"

I like to think that fight turned her completely around. She's now a hyper-responsible Mother of four who makes me look like Dennis Kucinich!

[chinchekked]

Morales-Pacquiao 1
De La Hoya-Quartey(very high level of boxing)
Mosely-De La Hoya(same as above)
Tapia Ayala 1
Gatti-Ward 1
Robinson-Gatti 1
Marquez-Pacquiao 1
Ibeabuchi vs Tua

[Spicoli]

Thats a solid list. Kid keem and Quiroga stands out as personal fav. Sad story of what never was after and maybe Anifowashe would still be with us if had not resumed training back home. Epic fight.

I've always contended way to much emphasis is put on ko's etc as many distance bouts can be far more entertaining. The shifts in momentum, see a fighter thinking and making adjustments as you go...or in some cases two guys are just too damn stubborn to fall over and its like throwing two forks in a blender and hitting the switch Let the sparks fly!! Off the top a few that stand out...

-Zack Padilla vs Ray oliveria...just, WOW!
-Terry Ray vs Kenny Keene 1...lesser known guys but 12 rounds of raw face first exchanges and ebbs and flows. One of THE best cruiser battles eva! Rematch,ehh not so much
-Leonard Dorin vs Raul Balbi 1...outstanding battle
-Bert Cooper vs Ray Mercer...think Cooper was down once but both guys took turns throwing from left field!
-Frankie Randall vs Julio C Chavez 1...Not exactly a give and take but one of the best execution of a game plan I've seen by a fighter in Randall. Pleasure to watch fight. Only one KD and it was a BEAUT.
-Ras-I Bramble vs Oba Carr...just love this fight! And think Bramble got shafted. Both rocked bad, solid stuff.
-Troy Dorsey vs Kevin Kelly was a stunner. Dorsey's war with late Rudy Zavala stands out too.
Jorge Paez vs Tracy Spann....great great fight where Paez shows warriors heart and Spann drops some serious bricks.
-Ras-I Bramble vs Ray Mancini 2...nice shifts with Ray boxing better and Brambles insid game on display.
-Kevin Pompey vs Harold Brazier 1...the 'Troy tiger' had a handful of these scraps but loved this one.
Jake Rodriquez vs Charles Murray...nerf ball throwing unknown Jake the snake came in with peaking champ and just worked, hustled and ground it out. Nice upset of a Championship fight.