Your most re-watchable boxing match from previous eras

[Newbie_71]

For me, Joe Frazier vs. Muhammed Ali #I is the most re-watchable boxing match, despite the fact that it is a bit before my time and I obviously knew the results in advance. Even though it was in the past, the first time I watched the interviews and match, it stil had me interested. As iconic a figure as Muhammed Ali is and considering my memories growing up, watching the interviews left me surprisingly rooting for Joe Frazier. He came across as likeable and left an impression on me. When I watched the match, his nose to the grindstone style made me like him even more and I actually cheered when he knocked Ali on his ass, even though they were both warriors. That match was back and forth and as exciting as I can see a boxing match being when it's being watched in hindsight.

[bennie]

Duran-Barkley. It gets better every time I watch it.

[AntonioMartin]

Wilfredo Gomez-Lupe Pintor and Salvador Sanchez-Wilfredo Gomez

[Woldemar]

Hearns vs Duran

[littlepug]

Benn v McClellan

[Matt W]

The first 'Superfight' I watched was Hagler - Leonard and I watched that loads of times as a kid. I then watched Tyson - Holyfield 1 tonnes of times.

[Duran1970]

DURAN vs Leonard 1

[DrDuke]

Frazier - Ali I, Bowe - Holyfield III, Morrison - Ruddock.

[Onetimeonly]

Morales/PAC 1 just gets better and better as that great accomplishment continues to get greater. And southpaw in the 12th is pure balls.

[oogiebe]

Foreman/Lyle. Everytime I watch it I can't believe the shots each one was throwing and taking.

Lewis/Rahman II. Best set up of a knockout I can remember.

SRL vs Hearns I. Maybe the best fight I've ever seen.

[Onetimeonly]

Foreman/Lyle. Everytime I watch it I can't believe the shots each one was throwing and taking.

Lewis/Rahman II. Best set up of a knockout I can remember.

SRL vs Hearns I. Maybe the best fight I've ever seen.

Rahman coming out bunny hopping was hilarious.

[gilgamesh]

Foreman/Lyle. Everytime I watch it I can't believe the shots each one was throwing and taking.

Lewis/Rahman II. Best set up of a knockout I can remember.

SRL vs Hearns I. Maybe the best fight I've ever seen.

The set-up to the knockout in Lewis vs Rahman 2 can be credited to Rahman's corner who were telling him "Just stick your arms out like this here. That stops everything"

No sh*t, he was ADVISED to stick his arms straight out as defense. Ya know...the way they were when he got laid the f*ck out.

[gilgamesh]

Most rewatchable because it's short and sweet and wild is Foreman vs Lyle

Bobby Chacon vs Bazooka Limon IV from 1982 is probably my all time favorite fight, but being that it's a 15 rounder you gotta have some free time to dive into that bad boy.

[elmersalsa]

Roberto Duran vs Sugar Ray Leonard I & II
Bobby Chacon vs Bazooka Limon IV
Roberto Duran vs Iran Barkley
Marvelous vs Hearns
Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson
Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali I
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns I
Roberto Duran vs Ken Buchanan
Roberto Duran vs Esteban De Jesus I, II & III
Thomas Hearns vs Roberto Duran
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Wilfred Benitez
Roberto Duran vs Davey Moore
Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott I
Ken Buchanan vs Ismael Laguna II


Now:
Mike McCallum vs Julian "The Hawk" Jackson
Jose Luis Ramirez vs Edwin "Chapo" Rosario II
Barry McGuigan vs Eusebio Pedroza
Eusebio Pedroza vs Patrick Ford
Eusebio Pedroza vs Rocky Lockridge I

[Onetimeonly]

[chrisjs1985]

Impossible to limit to one or two.

Trinidad-Vargas
Pryor-Arguello I
Saad-Johnson I & II
Saad-Lopez II
Olivares-Kanazawa II
Gomez-Pintor
Frazier-Ali I
Sanchez-Gomez
Sanchez-Nelson
Vázquez-Marquez III
Hagler-Hearns
Morales-Barrera I
Jofre-Medel I
Jofre-Harada I
Bowe-Golota II
Chacon-Limon IV
Chacon-Edwards II
Marquez-Barrera
Marquez-Diaz I

[banjo]

Winky Wright vs Felix Trinidad

Not an exciting fight but a pure boxing lesson.

[Counter-puncher]

Winky Wright vs Felix Trinidad

Not an exciting fight but a pure boxing lesson.

i watch it from time to time as a southpaw jabbing masterclass- possibly the most dominant display of jabbing i have ever seen in a fight

[Onetimeonly]

Winky Wright vs Felix Trinidad

Not an exciting fight but a pure boxing lesson.

i watch it from time to time as a southpaw jabbing masterclass- possibly the most dominant display of jabbing i have ever seen in a fight

I was a big Tito fan and thought he was going to smash him. I was concerned when I saw Tito coming out as an honorary member of the village people.

[Noxy]

Benn vs Watson is the one I rewatch most. It’s perfect in parts. The difference in styles, no clinching, conclusive finish. Plus a touch of retro, as I was a starry-eyed teenage boxing fan at the time.

[Counter-puncher]

i watch it from time to time as a southpaw jabbing masterclass- possibly the most dominant display of jabbing i have ever seen in a fight

I was a big Tito fan and thought he was going to smash him. I was concerned when I saw Tito coming out as an honorary member of the village people.

i had to drop by a mate's house that night to pick up some stuff, dropped into the living room and Sky were previewing the fight, I confidently told all assembled that Wright would 'dominate' Tito, they hadn't even heard of Winky. i was happy with that one on Sunday morning.

[elmersalsa]

Also:
Felix "Tito" Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas
Vicente Saldivar vs Sugar Ramos
Vicente Saldivar vs Howard Winstone I, II & III
Kuniaki Shibata vs Vicente Saldivar
Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello I
Aaron Pryor vs Antonio Cervantes
Aaron Pryor vs DuJuan Johnson