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We all must have a big collection of fights now. over the years I've taped almost every big fight since 1996. I've taped over a lot of that stuff but I still have most of it. What fights do you watch when you have nothing else to do?

I've been watching Lewis vs briggs a lot lately. very good fight IMO. I used to watch Lewis vs Grant a lot last month. great introductions by Buffer in that fight and Ingle vs Jones is on the undercard.

man, I'm really bored to make a topic like this!

Tyson Vs Holyfield I

With the pre-fight build up and everyone getting it so wrong. Compulsive viewing

Slapsie

Hagler v Hearns for me.

Roy Jones vs James Toney. Jones at his absolute best. His left hand was a deadly weapon in this fight and he managed to shake Toney up a few times.

Bowe v Holyfield I and II.
Douglas v Tyson
Holyfield v Tyson
Duran v Barkley

Barrera vs Hamed,

Hearns vs Leonard II (I didn't think the draw was a terrible decision).

Hagler vs Leonard (vintage US commentary)

Ward vs Burton.

I wish I had Hearns and Leonard fights on tape. Must get them.

Gomez vs Arthur

De La Hoya - Vargas
Neary - Holligan
Gatti - Ward I

Balboa Creed II

Holyfield - Bowe I

Strange one but Trinidad-Hopkins for me...such an absorbing contest and the way Hopkins took Tito apart bit by bit was a thing of beauty that night.

Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan
Naseem Hamed vs Erik Morales
Michael Gomez vs Alex Arthur
David Walker vs Spencer Fearon
Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko

Roy Jones v Merqui Sosa
Arturo Gatti v Wilson Rodriguez
Felix Trinidad v Yory Boy Campas
Floyd Mayweather v Diego Corrales

Tinidad - Campas is a beauty, Tito was frightening that night, he ripped the undefeated Campas to shreds

Big fan of Corrales so i've bee watching him alot, in particular bombing out Garcia and beating the crap out of Manfredy, the size difference between them in that one was outrageous, Diego looked like a middle

The quiet man 2004 wrote: Naseem Hamed vs Erik Morales

Er, did they ever fight?

Any Benn fight is worth watching though, I agree. I love watching the Dewitt fight as well.

I have some older stuff too. The Jones/Mcrory I and Honeygan/Curry are always worth a second glance.

Slapsie

You're right mate, sorry. I meant to write Naseem Hamed vs Kevin Kelly, anothe favourite of mine is Felix Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas.

The quiet man 2004 wrote:Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan
Naseem Hamed vs Erik Morales
Michael Gomez vs Alex Arthur
David Walker vs Spencer Fearon
Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko

Walker v Fearon, forgot that one, what a cracker, wish I'd taped that one.

Lewis v Vitali is pretty exciting to rewatch too, thought Vitali doesn't look as good the more you watch it.

BENN MCLELLAN (I KNOW BUT ITS STILL A GREAT FIGHT)

GATTI WARD 1
HAGLER HEARNS
HEARNS DURAN
BOWE GOLOTA

Gatti v Ward (I & II)
Benn v McClellan
Tyson v Thomas
Hamed v Robinson
Hagler v Hearns
Gatti v Ruelas
Gatti v Robinson
Morales v Barrera I
Hatton v Stewart
Cotto v Pinto
Corrales v Freitas
Mayweather v Burton (extremly one sided but entertaining)
Barrera v Mcinney
Hamed v Kelly


To name a few.

Benn vs Eubank II is another one for me, I know its not the same on the tele but the atmosphere was electric and it does come through.

I like to watch Hagler-Leonard every now and then, especially the 9th round. Not a thrilling fight but the sheer level of Leonards acheivement makes it ones of my favourite fights.

I also flick on Calzaghe-Mitchell once in a while, cracking little slugfest while it lasted.

As others mentioned, Hamed-Kelly was a cracker, everything from the build-up to the fight, to Hamed's entrance, to the fight itself from the minute Kelly put Hamed on his pants, a really exciting event.

Also Holyfield-Tyson 1, really electric.