BoxRec

Obviously, a troublesome year for boxing, just like for any sport. Still had quite an amount of good fights.

Here's my top 10:

1. Zepeda-Baranchyk
2. Povetkin-Whyte
3. Fury-Wilder
4. Helenius-Kownacki
5. Estrada-Cuadras
6. Davis-Santa Cruz
7. Ioka-Tanaka
8. Joyce-Dubois
9. Charlo-Derevyanchenko
10. Roman-Akhmadaliev

How do you see it?

I saw your Top 4 and enjoyed 'em all. The Zepeda vs Baranchyk fight was ridiculous. You seldom ever see something like that.

Fury/wilder doesn't belong, excellent performance, not a great fight.

the love of that fight is people enjoying seeing wilder beaten down i guess

One-sided fights often aren't exciting, but Fury-Wilder isn't the case, because it was one-sided in an unexpected fashion and it was rough, action-packed. Simply a fun beatdown to watch.

Yea it’s a fun fight, a role reversal.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:38 the love of that fight is people enjoying seeing wilder beaten down i guess

Heavyweights always get ridiculous love, I guess because they're predominantly the biggest events. Holyfield/Tyson was similarly one sided and somehow foty. Ali/foreman is another one. I think foreman/Frazier might ha e got it.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:47

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:38 the love of that fight is people enjoying seeing wilder beaten down i guess

Heavyweights always get ridiculous love, I guess because they're predominantly the biggest events. Holyfield/Tyson was similarly one sided and somehow foty. Ali/foreman is another one. I think foreman/Frazier might ha e got it.

Yeah Foreman vs Frazier as Fight of the Year is one of the more mystifying choices.

Holyfield vs Tyson was interesting, but can't compare to Gatti vs Wilson Rodriguez or Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney in 1996.

DrDuke wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:43 One-sided fights often aren't exciting, but Fury-Wilder isn't the case, because it was one-sided in an unexpected fashion and it was rough, action-packed. Simply a fun beatdown to watch.

Hearns/Duran was exciting, best fights are good/great bouts. In your defense it wasn't a loaded year but that was just a beatdown.

That's been said, there are two divisions: HW and the others.

However, I agree on Foreman-Frazier, cause it's just a too short beatdown.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:50

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:47

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:38 the love of that fight is people enjoying seeing wilder beaten down i guess

Heavyweights always get ridiculous love, I guess because they're predominantly the biggest events. Holyfield/Tyson was similarly one sided and somehow foty. Ali/foreman is another one. I think foreman/Frazier might ha e got it.

Yeah Foreman vs Frazier as Fight of the Year is one of the more mystifying choices.

Holyfield vs Tyson was interesting, but can't compare to Gatti vs Wilson Rodriguez or Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney in 1996.

To be fair, Holyfield’s body was amazing that night. How would you rate his body? 9 out of 10?

lazboy wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:54

gilgamesh wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:50

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:47

Heavyweights always get ridiculous love, I guess because they're predominantly the biggest events. Holyfield/Tyson was similarly one sided and somehow foty. Ali/foreman is another one. I think foreman/Frazier might ha e got it.

Yeah Foreman vs Frazier as Fight of the Year is one of the more mystifying choices.

Holyfield vs Tyson was interesting, but can't compare to Gatti vs Wilson Rodriguez or Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney in 1996.

To be fair, Holyfield’s body was amazing that night. How would you rate his body? 9 out of 10?

Costanza!

lazboy wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:54

gilgamesh wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:50

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:47

Heavyweights always get ridiculous love, I guess because they're predominantly the biggest events. Holyfield/Tyson was similarly one sided and somehow foty. Ali/foreman is another one. I think foreman/Frazier might ha e got it.

Yeah Foreman vs Frazier as Fight of the Year is one of the more mystifying choices.

Holyfield vs Tyson was interesting, but can't compare to Gatti vs Wilson Rodriguez or Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney in 1996.

To be fair, Holyfield’s body was amazing that night. How would you rate his body? 9 out of 10?

At HW Holyfield has always been a specimen, but not too bulked. Just a definition of athleticism, without anything lacking or extra, 10 out of 10.

lazboy wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:54

gilgamesh wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:50

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:47

Heavyweights always get ridiculous love, I guess because they're predominantly the biggest events. Holyfield/Tyson was similarly one sided and somehow foty. Ali/foreman is another one. I think foreman/Frazier might ha e got it.

Yeah Foreman vs Frazier as Fight of the Year is one of the more mystifying choices.

Holyfield vs Tyson was interesting, but can't compare to Gatti vs Wilson Rodriguez or Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney in 1996.

To be fair, Holyfield’s body was amazing that night. How would you rate his body? 9 out of 10?

I don't get what you're saying.

Holyfield always had a powerfully built physique. Even as an old man.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 09:02

lazboy wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:54

gilgamesh wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:50

Yeah Foreman vs Frazier as Fight of the Year is one of the more mystifying choices.

Holyfield vs Tyson was interesting, but can't compare to Gatti vs Wilson Rodriguez or Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney in 1996.

To be fair, Holyfield’s body was amazing that night. How would you rate his body? 9 out of 10?

I don't get what you're saying.

Holyfield always had a powerfully built physique. Even as an old man.

Yes I agree, very attractive as an old man but perhaps not as attractive as Sean Connery.

lazboy wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 09:04

gilgamesh wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 09:02

lazboy wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 08:54

To be fair, Holyfield’s body was amazing that night. How would you rate his body? 9 out of 10?

I don't get what you're saying.

Holyfield always had a powerfully built physique. Even as an old man.

Yes I agree, very attractive as an old man but perhaps not as attractive as Sean Connery.

So you're sexually attracted to Holyfield and Sean Connery?

Alright. Good for you I guess

That backfired on me. Oh well.

My top 10:

1. Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk
2. Teofimo Lopez vs Vasiyl Lomachenko
3. Wilder vs Fury II
4. Kazuto Ioka vs Kosei Tanaka
5. Jermell Charlo vs Jeison Rosario
6. Alexander Povetkin vs Dillion Whyte
7. Yuniel Dorticos vs Mairis Breidis
8. Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith
9. Chayaphon Moonsri vs Panya Pradabsri
10. Franco vs Moloney I

Honorable Mention: Joshua vs Pulev, Chocolatito vs Yafai, Clay Collard vs David Kaminsky, Joyce vs Dubois, Roman vs Akhmadaliev, Davis vs Santa Cruz.

Edit: had to re-number that a couple times. Had Franco-Moloney way too high.

Wasn't Inoue/donaire this year?

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:25 Wasn't Inoue/donaire this year?

Fight of the year last year.

bobcatbox wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:32

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:25 Wasn't Inoue/donaire this year?

Fight of the year last year.

So few good fights these days I lose track. Still don't get fury/wilder being on the list but I guess I'm in the minority.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:40

bobcatbox wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:32

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:25 Wasn't Inoue/donaire this year?

Fight of the year last year.

So few good fights these days I lose track. Still don't get fury/wilder being on the list but I guess I'm in the minority.

No disrespect, I feel similarly about Tank - Santa Cruz. A good Ko and fun fight but not a top 10 fight IMO.

Fury - Wilder is sort of elevated by its status. Was for the Ring Mag and lineal heavyweight championship. That’s a big fight especially when it ends in a hugely surprising KO.

bobcatbox wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:43

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:40

bobcatbox wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:32

Fight of the year last year.

So few good fights these days I lose track. Still don't get fury/wilder being on the list but I guess I'm in the minority.

No disrespect, I feel similarly about Tank - Santa Cruz. A good Ko and fun fight but not a top 10 fight IMO.

Fury - Wilder is sort of elevated by its status. Was for the Ring Mag and lineal heavyweight championship. That’s a big fight especially when it ends in a hugely surprising KO.

No doubt it was big, that's what I was saying earlier, big event doesn't equal foty to me. I thought Davis/LSC was pretty good.

fury v wilder
joe smith jr v alvarez
Daniel Dubois vs Joe Joyce
Julio Cesar Martinez vs Jay Harris
mckenna v Mimoune

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:48

bobcatbox wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:43

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑31 Dec 2020, 13:40



So few good fights these days I lose track. Still don't get fury/wilder being on the list but I guess I'm in the minority.

No disrespect, I feel similarly about Tank - Santa Cruz. A good Ko and fun fight but not a top 10 fight IMO.

Fury - Wilder is sort of elevated by its status. Was for the Ring Mag and lineal heavyweight championship. That’s a big fight especially when it ends in a hugely surprising KO.

No doubt it was big, that's what I was saying earlier, big event doesn't equal foty to me. I thought Davis/LSC was pretty good.

. I thought Davis/LSC was pretty good. IT WAS a fantastic fight