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Favorite Heavyweight Fight of all time?
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:40 pm
With the recent Fury/Wilder threads, I’d like to hear the boards opinion on their favorite heavyweight fights, and why.
The three that personally stand out have to be: Lewis-Klitschko, Joshua-Klitschko, and Bowe-Holyfield.
Too many to name but just the top ones on my list.
Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko in 2003 is my all time number 1 though, besides the ending.
Lewis-Klitschko
Joshua-Klitschko
Bowe-Holyfield I
The three that personally stand out have to be: Lewis-Klitschko, Joshua-Klitschko, and Bowe-Holyfield.
Too many to name but just the top ones on my list.
Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko in 2003 is my all time number 1 though, besides the ending.
Lewis-Klitschko
Joshua-Klitschko
Bowe-Holyfield I
This post was edited on 3/2/20 at 8:41 pm
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Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:44 pm to GeauxHouston
Big George Foreman
Redemption 20 years later.
Who does that?
Plus he made a mean grill.
Redemption 20 years later.
Who does that?
Plus he made a mean grill.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:47 pm to GeauxHouston
Tyson - Spinks
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:53 pm to Mikey Ballgame
quote:folded like a lawn chair.
Spinks
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:53 pm to GeauxHouston
James "The Grim Reaper" Roper vs "Irish" Terry Conklin
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:54 pm to Mikey Ballgame
Couple underrated ones from the 90s
The Bowe - Golota fights
Tua vs Ibeabuchi (held compubox record for most punches in a heavyweight bout for a while. Not sure if it still does - and Ike would’ve dominated the HW division for a long time if he wasn’t a head case)
The Bowe - Golota fights
Tua vs Ibeabuchi (held compubox record for most punches in a heavyweight bout for a while. Not sure if it still does - and Ike would’ve dominated the HW division for a long time if he wasn’t a head case)
This post was edited on 3/2/20 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:59 pm to JodyPlauche
First Bowe Holyfield fight. It had one of the 2 best rounds in Heavyweight history (Rd 10)
Holmes Norton was other choice the 15th rd is considered the top or 2nd best round ever
Holmes Norton was other choice the 15th rd is considered the top or 2nd best round ever
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:01 pm to GeauxHouston
Ali/Frazier I
Smokin' Joe floored Ali and went on to win a UD. Prior to the fight Ali had really gotten under Joe's skin with his antics and calling him an "Uncle Tom" and making reference to him looking like a gorilla while he, Ali, was so pretty.
Joe did a lot to help Ali get that title fight and felt slighted by his antics.
ETA: Although before my time, Marciano vs. Walcott where Jersey Joe was well ahead on all cards going into the 13th round and Rocky caught him along the ropes with a crushing right that sent Jersey Joe slumping to the canvas with one arm draped over the ropes and then he slowly face planted to the mat. He could have been counted out with a sundial.
I've seen the video of this fight several times and is one of my favorites from the past.
Smokin' Joe floored Ali and went on to win a UD. Prior to the fight Ali had really gotten under Joe's skin with his antics and calling him an "Uncle Tom" and making reference to him looking like a gorilla while he, Ali, was so pretty.
Joe did a lot to help Ali get that title fight and felt slighted by his antics.
ETA: Although before my time, Marciano vs. Walcott where Jersey Joe was well ahead on all cards going into the 13th round and Rocky caught him along the ropes with a crushing right that sent Jersey Joe slumping to the canvas with one arm draped over the ropes and then he slowly face planted to the mat. He could have been counted out with a sundial.
I've seen the video of this fight several times and is one of my favorites from the past.
This post was edited on 3/2/20 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:02 pm to GeauxHouston
Because my Dad took me to see it on closed-circuit TV, Ali-
Frazier 2
Frazier 2
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:02 pm to GeauxHouston
quote:
Bowe-Holyfield I
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:04 pm to FightinTigersDammit
LINK payback
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:27 pm to GeauxHouston
Douglas vs Tyson
Holyfield vs Bowe II
Holyfield vs Bowe II
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:32 pm to Speedy G
quote:
Douglas vs Tyson
A lot of people chalk this up as nothing but a fluke, but it was a hell of a freaking fight.
The sad thing is, no version of Tyson would have beat Douglas that night, but the narrative persists otherwise.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:43 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Roy Jones Jr vs John Ruiz
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:52 pm to GeauxHouston
Ali vs Foreman
Posted on 3/2/20 at 9:54 pm to GeauxHouston
Ali-Frazier III
Posted on 3/2/20 at 11:19 pm to Dubosed
Ah Roy Jones getting the heavyweight title was special.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 11:45 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
The sad thing is, no version of Tyson would have beat Douglas that night, but the narrative persists otherwise.
This is an absolutely ridiculous statement. Wow. Are you serious? Buster Douglas was in the best shape of his life and Tyson’s training consisted of hookers, blow, and alcohol at that time and he still floored Douglas and made it a fight. He didn’t even look like himself. He was bloated and mentally wrecked. I can’t believe you got upvotes for that. Absurd.
Posted on 3/3/20 at 5:40 am to GeauxHouston
Foreman-Lyle
Posted on 3/3/20 at 7:24 am to eddieray
ali/cassius clay v liston
before most of you were born.
check it out.
liston as boogeyman, thug.
ali's first heavyweight championship fight.
he had fought/won gold as light heavy in olympics just two years before.
before most of you were born.
check it out.
liston as boogeyman, thug.
ali's first heavyweight championship fight.
he had fought/won gold as light heavy in olympics just two years before.
This post was edited on 3/3/20 at 7:51 am
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