I honestly dont have a clue about what fights i should watch, I mean i've seen the HBO series Legendary Nights (all 12 of them), and I've seen some of the recent boxing matches, but i havent seen most of the old classics in their entirety ya know? The next fight i've heard i HAD to see was Gatti vs Ward 1, Ive already seen moralles vs barrera 1, tito vs mayorga, rahman vs lewis 2, and the last 2 RJJs fights, along with the last few Lennox Lewis fights, but what Fights do i ABSOULUTELy HAVE to see ????

btw, i know hagler vs hearns is one that i have to see in its entirety (not the one in legendary nights).

I honestly dont have a clue about what fights i should watch, I mean i've seen the HBO series Legendary Nights (all 12 of them), and I've seen some of the recent boxing matches, but i havent seen most of the old classics in their entirety ya know? The next fight i've heard i HAD to see was Gatti vs Ward 1, Ive already seen moralles vs barrera 1, tito vs mayorga, rahman vs lewis 2, and the last 2 RJJs fights, along with the last few Lennox Lewis fights, but what Fights do i ABSOULUTELy HAVE to see ????

btw, i know hagler vs hearns is one that i have to see in its entirety (not the one in legendary nights).

Got to see Thrilla in Manila - Ali vs Frazier III

Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling
Sonny Liston vs. Muhammad Ali
Rocky Marciano vs. Joe Louis
:) IMHO

I honestly dont have a clue about what fights i should watch, I mean i've seen the HBO series Legendary Nights (all 12 of them), and I've seen some of the recent boxing matches, but i havent seen most of the old classics in their entirety ya know? The next fight i've heard i HAD to see was Gatti vs Ward 1, Ive already seen moralles vs barrera 1, tito vs mayorga, rahman vs lewis 2, and the last 2 RJJs fights, along with the last few Lennox Lewis fights, but what Fights do i ABSOULUTELy HAVE to see ????

btw, i know hagler vs hearns is one that i have to see in its entirety (not the one in legendary nights).

depends what you like a technical fight or a slugfest, Barrerra Morales 1 is a fantastic fight, as is gatti Ward I, total slugfests. Lennox Lewis / rahmann II is a fave of mine as it was Big Len's most techinical punch perfect retribution Ive seen in a long time.
Matt Said against John Conteh is pretty good, andries against Jeff harding trilogy were knowdown specials, Carl Thompson has had a few also his recent bout against Seb Rothmann really was somink special with an end that you really wouldnt have seen coming, I watched that and just sat there going eff me, I didnt think that was gonna happen!

Sugar Ray Rany Turpin the rematch was a brutal but excellent fight. How the eff Turpin took so much I will never know.

Benn Mclellan is a fantastic fight despite the tragic outcome as are any of Benns fights really, especailly his fights with Eubank.

Sugar Ray Hagler, is another high profile fight. Theres too many to to list to be honest.

i got thrilla in manila, its a great fight, but i cant understand the commentray cos its in chinese or sumthing!!! same with my ali vs foreman fight!!!! :confused:

Definitely not a comprehensive list, but for classic fights:

- Dempsey vs Willard (absolute must see...you'll never see anything like it in boxing again)
- Dempsey vs Firpo
- Joe Louis vs Schmeling II
- Marciano vs Louis
- Marciano vs Archie Moore
- Sugar Ray Robinson vs anyone! (or just the St. Valentine's day massacre vs Jake LaMotta)
- Ah, hell...Joe Louis vs anyone
- Ali vs Liston II
- Ali vs Foreman (Rumble in the Jungle)
- Ali vs Frazier III (Thrilla in Manilla)
- Hagler vs Hearns (my favourtie fight all-time)
- Leonard vs Hagler
- Tyson vs Spinks
- Buster vs Tyson

There's definitely more, but this is a great start.

Anything with John Ruiz.

haha yeah if youre an insomniac. :D

By "must see" fights, do you mean fun to watch or historically important?

I think the whole Gatti-Ward trilogy is worth a look.

Benn-Eubank I is also a cracking battle.

As far as fights this year, Pacquiao v. Juan Manuel Marquez is an excellent fight.

If you want to see a fight that encompasses ALL that is boxing-
Brilliant skills, combinations, heart, blood, damage...intense exchanges...fighters at their peaks...& plenty of controversy..
then you must get your hands on :

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ vs. MELDRICK TAYLOR I

Toney/Jirov - Best fight I've seen since MAB/Morales.

Hagler/Mugabi - This is exactly why Hagler was so great.

Sugar Ray Leonard/Tommy Hearns I&II - Two classic fights.

De La Hoya/Quartey - Great controversial fight among welterweight kings

Holyfield/Bowe I - The second and third fights are great too but this was the best.

without a doubt its gotta be gatti Vs. Ward trilogy

Anything Whittaker and anything Mayweather..

Anything Whittaker and anything Mayweather..

Yeah Lance Whitaker and Floyd Mayweather Sr. Two incredible fighters. :D

ward vs gatti first fight and juan manuel marquez vs pac man another great fight it had everything

very entertaining fight was mesi jirov
i was bored off my ass
then whammm hes back in it
great almost comeback

how bout 1999's fight of the year, (I Think) Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik "El Terrible" Morales 1

I honestly dont have a clue about what fights i should watch, I mean i've seen the HBO series Legendary Nights (all 12 of them), and I've seen some of the recent boxing matches, but i havent seen most of the old classics in their entirety ya know? The next fight i've heard i HAD to see was Gatti vs Ward 1, Ive already seen moralles vs barrera 1, tito vs mayorga, rahman vs lewis 2, and the last 2 RJJs fights, along with the last few Lennox Lewis fights, but what Fights do i ABSOULUTELy HAVE to see ????

btw, i know hagler vs hearns is one that i have to see in its entirety (not the one in legendary nights).
Watch Watson vs Eubank and watch Tyson vs Douglas.

Chavez vs Taylor

The actual fight is a must see. You'll get goosbumps just looking at the 2 fighters staying warm in their corners before the fight. If ever 2 fighters ever came together 100% at a fight it was that one. Both young, both top conditioning (easily evident u rarely see a body like theirs theses days), Both in their prime.

Oh yeah and Barrera vs Morales, what a battle some of the stuff that happens u'll be like WTF!! thats unreal!

ward vs gatti
tyson vs bruno
lewis vs bruno
lewis vs tyson
trinidad vs mayorga
dlh vs quartey
tito vs hopkins
robinson vs lamotta
ali vs cooper
toney vs jones
toney vs jirov
hearns vs leonard
hearns vs duran
hearns vs hagler
ali vs liston
jones vs pazienza
pacman vs barrera
morales vs barrera
lewis vs holyfield

Balboa vs. Tommy Gunn is a great one to get you started!!! Then you can join the Ruiz fan club!!!

I suggest this Saturday night you order the "night of

heavyweights" on pay per view to see some of the best

heavyweights in the division today. Rahman,Ruiz,Byrd, and 4 time

heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield all will be in action

this saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Holyfield-Bowe Trilogy (great nonstop action)
Gatti-Ward Trilogy (ditto)
Morales-Barrera Trilogy (ditto)
Tszyu-Judah (funniest KO ever)
Gatti-Gamache (brutal knockout)
DLH-Quartey (barn burner)

**** john ruiz and his old ass.he has 2 left feet

i looked at everyone list and i dont see gatti Vs robinson and ward Vs robinson.

I suggest this Saturday night you order the "night of

heavyweights" on pay per view to see some of the best

heavyweights in the division today. Rahman,Ruiz,Byrd, and 4 time

heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield all will be in action

this saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.


What are you trying to do, get this newbie to hate the sport ?

who the hell wants to watch 4 boring ass heavywieghts..thats a waste of money, i rather take my chance in buying the barrera/morales at least theres a possibility of a slug fest in that.

Since when has Evander Holyfield been boring to watch, except

when he fought John Ruiz a million times!

Danny Williams vs Mark Potter

You have to see this one, why? Well, Williams dislocated his right shoulder early in the fight(2nd round I think) before coming back to stop Potter with a left hand in the 6th.

Their are alot of must see fights but the problem is getting the

fights on vhs or dvd without breaking your bank account. Ordering

some of these fights on tape or dvd may be difficult because show

-time or HBO doesn't have a boxing store with all their fights.

You can find some of the fights the other members are suggesting

on amazon.com like the "thrilla in Manilla" or "the rumble in the

jungle." Recently I found some good fights on EBay, ordered

Muhammad vs Leon Spinks I and II for $4.50, I'm waiting for it in

the mail right now. Good luck finding some classic fights.

Gatti vs Ward I
Morales vs Barrera I
Hagler vs Leonard
Hagler vs Hearns
Corrales vs Casamayor I
Marquez vs Manny
Ward vs Burton

How about Mayweather Judah?? a 12 round dance fest!!

Definately leonard vs. duran 1 and 2 .

Barrera/Morales I does it for me. I could watch that fight a million times. If I could only watch one fight for the rest of my life that would be it. Without a doubt!! Mancini/Chacon was a classic too

dammit ivansmamma, i'd gone through the whole post and no-one has said leonard/duran 1 till you!!! i was going to suggest that one.

Trinidad Vs. Vargas

I liked Félix Trinidad vs. Bernard Hopkins, you should watch that one..

I'd like to add Edwin Rosario vs Jose Luis Ramirez II. That was awesome and very deserving of FOTY honors.

I'd like to add Edwin Rosario vs Jose Luis Ramirez II. That was awesome and very deserving of FOTY honors.

Without a doubt!!!!

My advice would be to train yourself to watch the real fight and not the one that the commenators are telling to you. Turn down the volume. Look at Tyson Berbick, Tyson Douglas, Tyson Holyfield 1, Leonard v Hearns 1+2, Bowe v Holyfield 1,2,3, Bowe v Golota 1+2,Foreman v Frasier,Norton,Ali,Lyle,Moorer, Ali v Fasier 1,2,3, Hagler v Hearns, Hearns v Duran, J.C Chavez take your pick of his championship days. I best stop.

Here are the fights that made me:

Hamed-Kelley
Tua-Ibeabuchi
Ali-Frazier III
Pryor-Arguello I and II
Barrera-McKinney

The guys who we are calling P4Pers now.....watch them first.

Pryor-Arguello I


I forgot about that one. That was a great f'n fight. alexis showed so much heart in that fight and Pryor was such a beast. Thats gotta be in my top five all time favorites.

I forgot about that one. That was a great f'n fight. alexis showed so much heart in that fight and Pryor was such a beast. Thats gotta be in my top five all time favorites.


...Yeah that fight was something. I hated Pryor and loved Alexis and that fight hurt.

Holmes Vs Norton

Ali Vs Frasier I, II, III.

Ali Vs Foreman

I f you are into Oscar, his fight with Vargas was pretty good.

Great fights all...

Duran-SRL 1
Arguello-Mancini
Sanchez-Gomez
Spinks-Holmes
SRL-Hagler
SRL-Hearns 2
SRL-Lalonde
Hagler-Mugabi
Hagler-Hearns
Hearns-Duran
Duran-Barkley

i say watch everything you can.

Hamed-Kelley


I can't believe you are the only person that spoke up about this bout, one of my favorite fights.

I honestly dont have a clue about what fights i should watch, I mean i've seen the HBO series Legendary Nights (all 12 of them), and I've seen some of the recent boxing matches, but i havent seen most of the old classics in their entirety ya know? The next fight i've heard i HAD to see was Gatti vs Ward 1, Ive already seen moralles vs barrera 1, tito vs mayorga, rahman vs lewis 2, and the last 2 RJJs fights, along with the last few Lennox Lewis fights, but what Fights do i ABSOULUTELy HAVE to see ????

btw, i know hagler vs hearns is one that i have to see in its entirety (not the one in legendary nights).
a must see fight it would be julio cesar chavez vs meldrick taylor march 17 1990 it was fight of the year by the ring magazine

Hamed-Kelly was a great fight and how could you forget Naz's ring entrance he made Kelly wait 10 mins in the ring.

My list of must sees goes as follows:
Ali-Frazier 1,2 and 3 (must see all to get real experience)
Gatti-Ward 1,2 and 3 (same)
Morales-Barrera 1,2 and 3
Bowe-Holyfield 1,2 and 3
Ali-Foreman
Robinson-Lamotta VI
Hagler-Hearns
Delahoya-Vargas (i LOVE this fight)
Tyson-Douglas (for history sake)
Ali-Liston (history sake)
Leonard-Hearns
Holyfield-Tyson I

i forgot:
marquez-pacquiao
leonard-duran