A different greatest fight thread ( i'm talkin tactical)

[SugarRic]

Greatest Fights

Most of my favorites were from the 70s to the 80s:

1. Pryor v Argeullo 1
2. Leonard v Hearns 1
3. Leonard V Hagler
4. The Thrilla in Manilla
5. Ali v Frazier 1
6. Paquaio v Marco Antonio Barrerra
7. Holmes v Norton
8. Jones v Ruiz
9. Bowe v Holyfield 1
10. Ali v Foreman

[Panamaniac]

Most of my favorites were from the 70s to the 80s:

1. Pryor v Argeullo 1
2. Leonard v Hearns 1
3. Leonard V Hagler
4. The Thrilla in Manilla
5. Ali v Frazier 1
6. Paquaio v Marco Antonio Barrerra
7. Holmes v Norton
8. Jones v Ruiz
9. Bowe v Holyfield 1
10. Ali v Foreman

Those are all great fights, but the thread-starter excluded slugfests, wanting to focus on the tactical (sweet science) aspect of boxing. "The Thrilla in Manila" was a slugfest, "The Rumble in the Jungle" (Ali-Foreman) was the quintessential tactical (rope-a-dope) fight.

[QueensburyRules]

One fight that sticks out in my mind was Ray Leonard and Wilfredo Benitez. Both guys went toe to toe with skill, it was beautiful. Ike Quartey and Fernando Vargas' fight showed a lot of accurate punching, which I think is an imperitive skill.

- -Very little toe to toe, less than 5%, and more like 95% shadow boxing and feinting each other's feints.

In short, coupled with the blatant premature stoppage to protect Ray from the cards, a nonfight not worth watching again