All time top 25 titlefights.

[BattlingNelson]

As selected by The Ring magazine in the Holiday 1996 Issue.


1 Muhammad Ali KO15 Joe Frazier, September 30, 1975
2 Rocky Graziano KO6 Tony Zale, July 16, 1947
3 Jack Dempsey KO2 Luis Firpo, September 14, 1923
4 Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali, March 8, 1971
5 Tony Zale KO6 Rocky Graziano, September 27, 1946
6 Joe Louis KO13 Billy Conn, June 18, 1941
7 Marvin Hagler KO3 Thomas Hearns, April 15, 1985
8 Aaron Pryor KO14 Alexis Arguello, November 12, 1982
9 Sugar Ray Leonard KO14 Thomas Hearns, September 16, 1981
10 Joe Gans DQ42 Battling Nelson , September 3, 1906
11 Ad Wolgast KO13 Joe Rivers, July 4, 1912
12 Henry Armstrong W15 Lou Ambers, August 17, 1938
13 Julio Cesar Chavez KO12 Meldrick Taylor, March 17, 1990
14 Terry McGovern KO8 George Dixon, January 9, 1900
15 Arnold Taylor KO14 Romeo Anaya, November 3, 1973
16 Rocky Marciano KO13 Jersey Joe Walcott, September 23, 1952
17 Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez, March 13, 1993
18 Tommy Ryan KO17 Tommy West, March 4, 1901
19 Ad Wolgast KO40 Battling Nelson, February 22, 1910
20 Chartchai Chionoi KO13 Efren Torres, January 28, 1968
21 Roberto Duran W15 Sugar Ray Leonard, June 20, 1980
22 Bobby Chacon W12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards, May 15, 1983
23 Larry Holmes W15 Ken Norton, June 9, 1978
24 Carmen Basilio W15 Sugar Ray Robinson, September 23, 1957
25 Jack Johnson KO12 Stanley Ketchel, October 16, 1909


Thoughts and which later fights do you think belongs on an updated list?

[rightsideup]

I am a duran fan so I think duran barkly should be on that list

[NChristo]

Real surprised there's no Bowe - Holyfield I on there.

[Scott9945]

I would hope that at least one Matthew Saad Muhammad fight could make that list.

[rightsideup]

all the suggestions before 96 which fights would be nixed in place

[Scott9945]

all the suggestions before 96 which fights would be nixed in place

That's not so easy when there are about six fights listed that were over a hundred years ago. Maybe Ryan-West was a great fight, but who here can testify to it?

[rightsideup]

That's not so easy when there are about six fights listed that were over a hundred years ago. Maybe Ryan-West was a great fight, but who here can testify to it?

this debate is similar to the 100 best fighters of all time. A lot of old-timers on B sugars list but a few decades away that 100 would have to differ some

[joseph5620]

As selected by The Ring magazine in the Holiday 1996 Issue.


1 Muhammad Ali KO15 Joe Frazier, September 30, 1975
2 Rocky Graziano KO6 Tony Zale, July 16, 1947
3 Jack Dempsey KO2 Luis Firpo, September 14, 1923
4 Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali, March 8, 1971
5 Tony Zale KO6 Rocky Graziano, September 27, 1946
6 Joe Louis KO13 Billy Conn, June 18, 1941
7 Marvin Hagler KO3 Thomas Hearns, April 15, 1985
8 Aaron Pryor KO14 Alexis Arguello, November 12, 1982
9 Sugar Ray Leonard KO14 Thomas Hearns, September 16, 1981
10 Joe Gans DQ42 Battling Nelson , September 3, 1906
11 Ad Wolgast KO13 Joe Rivers, July 4, 1912
12 Henry Armstrong W15 Lou Ambers, August 17, 1938
13 Julio Cesar Chavez KO12 Meldrick Taylor, March 17, 1990
14 Terry McGovern KO8 George Dixon, January 9, 1900
15 Arnold Taylor KO14 Romeo Anaya, November 3, 1973
16 Rocky Marciano KO13 Jersey Joe Walcott, September 23, 1952
17 Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez, March 13, 1993
18 Tommy Ryan KO17 Tommy West, March 4, 1901
19 Ad Wolgast KO40 Battling Nelson, February 22, 1910
20 Chartchai Chionoi KO13 Efren Torres, January 28, 1968
21 Roberto Duran W15 Sugar Ray Leonard, June 20, 1980
22 Bobby Chacon W12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards, May 15, 1983
23 Larry Holmes W15 Ken Norton, June 9, 1978
24 Carmen Basilio W15 Sugar Ray Robinson, September 23, 1957
25 Jack Johnson KO12 Stanley Ketchel, October 16, 1909


Thoughts and which later fights do you think belongs on an updated list?

Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo 1

Bowe-Holyfield 1 (should be)

Hamed-Kelly







Matt Franklin-Marvin Johnson 1 should be on there.

[rightsideup]

Holyfield Braxton 1 was a good to great fight

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Manny-marquez 1,4. Deserves to be mentioned