Barrera vs Morales (1)
Benn vs McLellan.
Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo (1).
Benn v McClellan
Hearns v Hagler
Gomez v Arthur
Taylor v Chavez,Azumah nelson v Pedro sanchez
Benn V McClellan
Hagler V Hearns
Between the top two but it you want historical importance:-
Joe Louis V Schmelling 2
Benn vs McClellan
Jamie Moore vs Michael Jones(the last one)
too many too chose from ward vs gatti 1, trinidad vs vargas, frazier vs ali, foreman vs lyle,ward vs neary, neary vs holligan, gatti vs robinson 1 or 2,benn vs eubank 1, zale vs graciano, marciano vs walcott 1, just a few awesome fights not necessarly greatest of all time
Salvador sanchez sorry Leonard v hearns 1.
gatti-ward 1 or 3......but 2 still very good. Just something about these two fighters gets you involved.
benn vs ubank 1 for me also
saw boxing classics on eurosport the other night and....
jake la motta V sugar ray robinson in 1951 (i think)
i think it was the 3rd time they fought. 15 rounds. war. carnage. devastation. awesome!
its a little funny and somewhat refreshing that we can have a discussion about boxing without someone getting all misty eyed about Ali, and i noticed no one has mentioned Tyson.
i was never much of a boxing fan in my youth but the first fight that i really enjoyed was Haggler v Leonard, which will go down as one of my favourites, the other i enjoyed was Benn v McClellan.
stevie
who do yu think would win floyd mayweather or hatton
i think this would be a great fight but i dont think it will happe fpr a while yet
mayweather to clever and sharp it would be good though if it was at manchester but i doubt that very much
Hatton by thunderous beatdown.
Hatton if he lives the right way could be better and fitter likes the Ale and pies and fags but if he pressures Mayweather then he can beat him i believe Mayweather had fits with Castillo the first time around,Ricky could be Mayweather nemesis like Duran was to Leonard in Montreal.
Taken from secondsout.com
Should the Hit Man move down to 140lbs, or stay at 147 and fight bigger names? What are his chances of winning against some of the big names, and how exciting will the fights be?
Floyd Mayweather-147
Mayweather has the advantage here, as Hatton looks far too slow at Welterweight. Mayweather would be far too fast for Hatton, and would take a comfortable decision.
Excitement Factor: 6/10
Chance of winning: 30%
Floyd Mayweather 140
The odds should narrow considerably, as Hatton is a monster at this weight. He is fast and very strong at this weight, and should be able to give Mayweather the toughest fight of his career.
Excitement Factor: 7/10
Chance of winning: 45%
Miguel Cotto- 140
A great, great match up of styles. The patient stalker versus the relentless aggressor would make for a very entertaining, action packed fight. Hatton probably has the edge here due to his phenomenal pace and Cotto's shaky whiskers.
Excitement Factor: 9/10
Chance of winning: 60%
Jose Luis Castillo
Another mouth watering match-up. Castillo is an absolute monster at 135, and had fought at 140 several times before (and even all the way up to 150lbs). It would be a fight in a phone booth for the entire bout, with both fighters dissecting each other's midsections. Neither man would have the advantage up close, as Castillo's craftiness would make up for Hatton's volume. However, Hatton is still that little bit bigger, and he will find Castillo's chin more frequently than Diego Corrales.
Chance of winning: 55%
Excitement Factor: 10/10
Diego Corrales- 140
Another huge Lightweight who would retain his punch power at 140. However, if Hatton could walk through Tszyu's bombs, then he won't have a problem with Chico's. Corrales long torso would provide Hatton with a huge target, and the Hitman would hit it all night.
Chance of winning: 70%
Excitement Factor: 9/10
Luis Collazo, rematch at 147.
This would be a fight where whoever could make the adjustment wins. Hatton is an intelligent boxer, but he is not a reflexive fighter like Collazo. Collazo probably has more room to adjust, so would probably be the favourite to win the rematch with Hatton. At 147, Hatton loses most of his advantages against his opponents, as out muscling and out working them play a huge part of his strategy.
Chance of winning: 45%
Excitement Factor: 6/10
Arturo Gatti-147
This is an interesting and entertaining match up. Gatti is the bigger puncher at this weight, but Hatton is the better all round fighter. Hatton may get hit more by Gatti at 147 but he should retain enough strength and speed to beat the Canadian to the punch. This should take the older man out of his comfort zone, and give Hatton the edge.
Chance of winning: 65%
Excitement Factor: 9/10
Junior Witter-140
Witter keeps promising good performances, but has not really delivered for quite some time (his last semi decent fight was almost 2 years ago against Lovemore N'dou). The switch-hitting Bradford puncher is dangerous, but Hatton would be too strong and too relentless.
Chance of winning: 70%
Excitement Factor 7/10
Oscar DeLaHoya 147
If Oscar could make 147lbs, this fight would be a real thriller. However, given the Golden Boys recent destruction of Ricardo Mayorga, he would be far too big and far too powerful for an already undersized Hatton at the Welterweight limit.
Chance of winning: 25%
Excitement Factor: 9/10
gatti hatton would be such a war
Just bumping this back to the top for the new Boxing forum.
Ward / Gatti 1, and Benn / McClellan.
Just seen this thread.
Brian Cal ..... when I read the title of this thread, those two exact fights popped into my head, and there you have them on the first post !!!! Have met Benn personally, but would love to also meet Barrera. Loved it when he put Naseem Hamed in his place. Hamed tried all the tricks in the book, but Barrera gave it back twice as hard.
The wars between him and Morales are boxing gold ... you can tell there's more than just money at stake !!!! Good shout Brian.
the prince naseem that lost to barrera was nt the same naseem from a year before, was no longer trained by brendan ingle.. and was surrounded by a circus of friends. think would have been a closer fight a year earlier... even tho hes an arrogant prxxk.
Loved the gatti v ward fights.
Benn v Eubank to.
Soldier ...... quite possibly it could have been a closer fight, but I didn't see much in the way of a different style, even under his new trainer ??!!! It was his tried and tested unorthodox style that got him through the domestics and onto the world circuit, but in Barrera he met a fighter of a different calbre. Hamed was obviously frustrated his unusual punching technique wasn't working and resorted to clinching and rough-house tactics, it was more akin to a wrestling match if my memory serves me ???
However ... you are 100% accurate with your last comment. :-)
i agree knobsy. barrera was a diff class to what he was used to... n perhaps he was the first to do some homework on the arrogant little naz. like you say his methods was just brushed aside... naz at that time didnt have a fulltime trainer.. n you need some1 on the outside telling you what mistakes u making.in nazs case blocking combos with his head. good fight tho.
Frazier Ali 2, Gatti vs Ward 1, Barrera vs Morales, Lamotta vs Ray Robinson 1, Hagler vs Hearns, Duran vs Hearns, Pacquiao vs Marquez some right classics!
LOL@Soldier. "Blocking combos with his head".
That was the drawback with his style of fighting. The only guard he had was cupping his b0ll0cks. :-)
yep the gatti ward fights were great!
And the duran v Robinson to.
gatti v ward 1 also berrera v morrales was an awesome fight ;-) x
Just started Reading about the fabolus 4 and I've been given a documentry on them 2! Seen highlights of a couple of fights and I'm looking foward to watching them in full, but from what I've seen, read and been told about this time has been the golden years of boxing! I've enjoyed watching tommy hearns and sugar ray leonard!
IMO you're right Adrian. Both Middleweight and Heavyweight divisions were awesome to watch back then.
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