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I mean heavyweight fights from 70's to now.

As far as I remember these fights I watched and I appreciated them very much (for your knowledge about my taste, I think):
- Ali vs. Foreman
- Ali vs. Frazier I and III
- Bowe vs. Holyfield I
- Cooney vs. Holmes
- Norton vs. Holmes
- Foreman vs. Lyle
- Golota vs. Bowe I and II
- Lyle vs. Shavers
- Ibeabuchi vs. Tua

Other fights which I watched:
- Ali vs. Frazier II
- Foreman vs. Frazier I and II
- Ali vs. Liston I and II
- Bowe vs. Holyfield II and III
- Cooney vs. Foreman
- Cooney vs. Norton
- Golota vs. Byrd, Ruiz, Grant, Lewis, Brewster, Tyson, Saleta, Adamek, Po'uha (well, I'm Polish so when I became interested in boxing I started at Golota's fights)
- Ibeabuchi vs. Byrd
- Moorer vs. Cooper
- Tyson vs. Berbick
- Tyson vs. Douglas
- Tyson vs. Holyfield I and II
- Tyson vs. Lewis
- V. Kliczko vs. Lewis
- W. Kliczko vs. Sanders
- Morrison vs. Lewis
- Morrison vs. Ruddock
- Morrison vs. Mercer
- V. Kliczko vs. Byrd
- W. Kliczko vs. Brewster
- Haye vs. Chisora
- Fury vs. Chisora
- Tyson vs. Holmes
- Lewis vs. Rahman I and II
- Lewis vs. McCall I and II
- Holyfield vs. Valuev
- Holyfield vs. Ruiz I
- ...

For sure there were more fights I watched but I won't write you all of them.
I don't want to watch fights before Ali vs. Liston for now. I want to watch some later fights. In the future I will check Liston, Louis, Dempsey, Marciano etc. but not now. That's not the proper time. I want to watch more later fights now :).

I noticed that I appreciate very much fights from 70's, then 90's and then 80's. I don't appreciate very much fights from XXI century (Lewis vs. Kliczko was quite good - not one of my best but still good to watch; and except this one and couple of Golota's fights it wasn't so good in my opinon). Maybe you can change my opinion about fights from XXI century and recommend me some good ones.

Is there a fight that was amazing in your opinion and I didn't write about it and you think I should watch it? Thx for answers :)

Duch wrote:I mean heavyweight fights from 70's to now.

As far as I remember these fights I watched and I appreciated them very much (for your knowledge about my taste, I think):
- Ali vs. Foreman
- Ali vs. Frazier I and III
- Bowe vs. Holyfield I
- Cooney vs. Holmes
- Norton vs. Holmes
- Foreman vs. Lyle
- Golota vs. Bowe I and II
- Lyle vs. Shavers
- Ibeabuchi vs. Tua

Other fights which I watched:
- Ali vs. Frazier II
- Foreman vs. Frazier I and II
- Ali vs. Liston I and II
- Bowe vs. Holyfield II and III
- Cooney vs. Foreman
- Cooney vs. Norton
- Golota vs. Byrd, Ruiz, Grant, Lewis, Brewster, Tyson, Saleta, Adamek, Po'uha (well, I'm Polish so when I became interested in boxing I started at Golota's fights)
- Ibeabuchi vs. Byrd
- Moorer vs. Cooper
- Tyson vs. Berbick
- Tyson vs. Douglas
- Tyson vs. Holyfield I and II
- Tyson vs. Lewis
- V. Kliczko vs. Lewis
- W. Kliczko vs. Sanders
- Morrison vs. Lewis
- Morrison vs. Ruddock
- Morrison vs. Mercer
- V. Kliczko vs. Byrd
- W. Kliczko vs. Brewster
- Haye vs. Chisora
- Fury vs. Chisora
- Tyson vs. Holmes
- Lewis vs. Rahman I and II
- Lewis vs. McCall I and II
- Holyfield vs. Valuev
- Holyfield vs. Ruiz I
- ...

For sure there were more fights I watched but I won't write you all of them.
I don't want to watch fights before Ali vs. Liston for now. I want to watch some later fights. In the future I will check Liston, Louis, Dempsey, Marciano etc. but not now. That's not the proper time. I want to watch more later fights now :).

I noticed that I appreciate very much fights from 70's, then 90's and then 80's. I don't appreciate very much fights from XXI century (Lewis vs. Kliczko was quite good - not one of my best but still good to watch; and except this one and couple of Golota's fights it wasn't so good in my opinon). Maybe you can change my opinion about fights from XXI century and recommend me some good ones.

Is there a fight that was amazing in your opinion and I didn't write about it and you think I should watch it? Thx for answers :)

How about Clifford Ettiene vs Lamon Brewster
Norton vs LeDoux
Norton vs Cobb
Patterson vs Chuvalo
Chuvalo vs Mathis
Norton vs Quarry
Shavers vs Cobb
Ali vs Shavers
Ali vs Bob Foster
Shavers vs Jeff Simms
Holmes vs Weaver

thats a start.....

One that is often overlooked was Weaver/Coetzee. That was a war.

Is 1969 close enough to your range?

If so, the first Frazier-Quarry fight is a must. Fight of the Year in '69 as named by Ring Magazine.

Their first round that night was one of the best heavyweight rounds in history. (unless you need knockdowns to think a round great)

Sports Illustrated termed that first round as "two rhinos quarreling in the bush".

The level of activity throughout that fight shames what passes for heavyweight "action" nowadays.

The first Frazier-Ellis fight in early '70 should also be on your list.

That fight unified the title and showed Frazier at his peak.

Is 1969 close enough to your range?

It can be. If we talk about guys like Frazier, Ali, Foreman etc. (a new, young generation of boxers) you can recommend me their fights from 60's.

Their first round that night was one of the best heavyweight rounds in history. (unless you need knockdowns to think a round great)

It's not necessary. As far as I remember, there were no knockdowns in the 10th round of Bowe vs. Holyfield I but it's one of the best rounds I've ever watched. :)

I will watch them. Thx for recommendations for all. :)

evrenb wrote:

Duch wrote:I mean heavyweight fights from 70's to now.

As far as I remember these fights I watched and I appreciated them very much (for your knowledge about my taste, I think):
- Ali vs. Foreman
- Ali vs. Frazier I and III
- Bowe vs. Holyfield I
- Cooney vs. Holmes
- Norton vs. Holmes
- Foreman vs. Lyle
- Golota vs. Bowe I and II
- Lyle vs. Shavers
- Ibeabuchi vs. Tua

Other fights which I watched:
- Ali vs. Frazier II
- Foreman vs. Frazier I and II
- Ali vs. Liston I and II
- Bowe vs. Holyfield II and III
- Cooney vs. Foreman
- Cooney vs. Norton
- Golota vs. Byrd, Ruiz, Grant, Lewis, Brewster, Tyson, Saleta, Adamek, Po'uha (well, I'm Polish so when I became interested in boxing I started at Golota's fights)
- Ibeabuchi vs. Byrd
- Moorer vs. Cooper
- Tyson vs. Berbick
- Tyson vs. Douglas
- Tyson vs. Holyfield I and II
- Tyson vs. Lewis
- V. Kliczko vs. Lewis
- W. Kliczko vs. Sanders
- Morrison vs. Lewis
- Morrison vs. Ruddock
- Morrison vs. Mercer
- V. Kliczko vs. Byrd
- W. Kliczko vs. Brewster
- Haye vs. Chisora
- Fury vs. Chisora
- Tyson vs. Holmes
- Lewis vs. Rahman I and II
- Lewis vs. McCall I and II
- Holyfield vs. Valuev
- Holyfield vs. Ruiz I
- ...

For sure there were more fights I watched but I won't write you all of them.
I don't want to watch fights before Ali vs. Liston for now. I want to watch some later fights. In the future I will check Liston, Louis, Dempsey, Marciano etc. but not now. That's not the proper time. I want to watch more later fights now :).

I noticed that I appreciate very much fights from 70's, then 90's and then 80's. I don't appreciate very much fights from XXI century (Lewis vs. Kliczko was quite good - not one of my best but still good to watch; and except this one and couple of Golota's fights it wasn't so good in my opinon). Maybe you can change my opinion about fights from XXI century and recommend me some good ones.

Is there a fight that was amazing in your opinion and I didn't write about it and you think I should watch it? Thx for answers :)

How about Clifford Ettiene vs Lamon Brewster
Norton vs LeDoux
Norton vs Cobb
Patterson vs Chuvalo
Chuvalo vs Mathis
Norton vs Quarry
Shavers vs Cobb
Ali vs Shavers
Ali vs Bob Foster
Shavers vs Jeff Simms
Holmes vs Weaver

thats a start.....

Great list, although Ettiene-Brewster is a little too one-sided in my opinion after the first round IMO to fit in with that company. Ettiene-Clay Bey is a much better fight.

Also Dokes-Holyfield, Holmes-Smith, Weaver-Truth Williams, Berbick-Thomas, Chuvalo-Quarry, Chuvalo-Ali II, Quarry-Lyle, Lyle-LeDoux, Jefferson-Harris

holmes witherspoon

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:One that is often overlooked was Weaver/Coetzee. That was a war.

I have never seen this bout believe it or not?? Between when I started watching boxing and after my favoured era...
I will have to start looking at the overlooked 80's period...there was some great fighters around.

evrenb

evrenb wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:One that is often overlooked was Weaver/Coetzee. That was a war.

I have never seen this bout believe it or not?? Between when I started watching boxing and after my favoured era...
I will have to start looking at the overlooked 80's period...there was some great fighters around.

evrenb

Coetzee does a good bit of grappling, but it's a physical, grinding, bout.

The two fights that I can't find, not that they're great, are the two robberies Page had over George Chaplin.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

evrenb wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:One that is often overlooked was Weaver/Coetzee. That was a war.

I have never seen this bout believe it or not?? Between when I started watching boxing and after my favoured era...
I will have to start looking at the overlooked 80's period...there was some great fighters around.

evrenb

Coetzee does a good bit of grappling, but it's a physical, grinding, bout.

The two fights that I can't find, not that they're great, are the two robberies Page had over George Chaplin.

Hmm will have to obtain..I also like Pinklon Thomas vs Mike Weaver bout....

Bruno v jumbo Cummins ---- legendary wobble as frank is extended into the 7th and hammers Cummins for the win.

Matt Skelton v Bob Mirovic --- I cant find this anywhere but someone most have it. a really titanic struggle about 8 years ago. matt and bob swing for four rounds. if bob's corner had of waited a few seconds Skeltons corner were on the verge of pulling him out. gripping stuff.

Matt Skelton v Danny Williams 1. a great raw 12 rounder.

Minto v maddalone 1

many of the Danny Williams fights were memorable up to scott gammer. in particular Sprott ii

Botha/Briggs was a fun, sloppy, brawl.

Norton-Young was a great one one. Some others that were fun:

Moorer-Stewart
Moorer-Botha
Ruddock-Smith
J. Frazier-Bugner
Frazier-Quarry II
Norton-Quarry
Foreman-Young
Lewis-Mercer
Holyfield-Mercer
Ruddock-Smith
Thomas-Witherspoon

Ike Ibeabuchi vs David Tua
Wlad vs Ray Mercer
Frank Bruno vs Oliver Mccall
Oleg Maskaev vs Hasim Rakhman I
Lennox Lewis vs Ray Mercer
Lennox Lewis vs Shanon Briggz
David Tua vs Michael Moorer
Clifford Ethienne vs Lawrens Clay-Bay
Tony Tucker vs Buster Douglas
Holy vs Ray Mercer
Holy vs Alex Stewart I
Ruslan Chagaev vs Nikolay Valuev
Oliver Mccall vs Lennox Lewis I
Ray Mercer vs Tommy Morisson
David Haye vs Dereck Chisora
David Haye vs Monty Barrett
Roy Jones vs Johny Ruiz
Derek Jefferson vs Mo Harris
Chris Byrd vs David Tua
Holy vs Michael Moorer II

Il Duce wrote:If you want to put your Kids to bed,,,,,,,

Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista.

The Best Rapid-Action Fights.

* Thad Spencer vs. Amos Lincoln II
* Thad Spencer vs. Ernie Terrell
* Thad Spencer vs. Leotis Martin

How is he gonna watch Spencer vs Lincoln 2 or Martin fight..can you supply these?