As we are nearing Floyd/Oscar, a fight pretty much everyone is waiting for,
I wanted to ask the question....what was your most eagerly anticipated fight? I'm talking the one that had you counting down the days at the first mention they were going to fight was going to be made.
Doesn't have to be a huge superfight, but maybe one you were particularly interested in.
I would have to say mine was Trinidad v Mayorga. I was a huge Matador fan and knew that this fight had entertainment value written all over it. My runner up was prob Morales v Pac I.
the one i could not wait for was tito vs. vargas.......man that fight lived up to the hype big time.....i remember just getting throwed that night happy as hell that tito had come thru....im always the only mexican to cheer for tito but man that boy comes to fight no matter what....2nd place is between tito-mayorga & morales-pac 1st fight.........
1. Delahoya vs. Trinidad (big disapointment)
2. Lopez vs Alvarez 2
3. Castillo vs. Corrales 2
4. Chavez vs. Camacho
5. Delahoya vs. Mayweather (It would be #2 but Dela isnt in is prime)
1. Delahoya vs. Trinidad (big disapiontment)
2. Lopez vs Alvarez 2
3. Castillo vs. Corrales 2
4. Chavez vs. Camacho
5. Delahoya vs. Mayweather (It would be #2 but Dela isnt in is prime)
Lewis-Tyson. Lewis' second fight with rahman was the first fight i watched fully, and that brutal knockout made me a fan of the sport instantly. I'd heard of tyson at the time mainly through people who said that he would "kill" lennox. Of course being a foolish casual fan i believed that tyson was still the kind of monster people made him out to be, which convinced me to tell my old dear to dish out the money for the fight.
Great list! I had almost forgotten about this one... what a brute!
titoi,
Thanks for posting the video. I have that fight in my collection but no matter how many times I see it, I still enjoy watching it. I really loved those two...lots of wonderful memories in their careers.
Terry
1. Roberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas
2. Joe Frazier vs George Foreman 1
3. Carlos Zarate vs Alfonzo Zamora
4. Gerald McClelland vs Nigel Benn
5. Earnie Shavers vs Bernardo Mercado
Great list! I had almost forgotten about this one... what a brute!
Morales v Pacquiao III
Calzaghe v Lacy
lewis vs tyson but this one on may 5th is driving me nuts,
and is special too, i mean hbo has a four part series we all been follow all the tours, 11 cities i mean that's crazy
Only been a hardcore fan for a few years, so Cotto/Judah is probably the fight Im anticipating the most. I remember really looking forward to Vitali vs. Lewis because I thought Vitali had a great chance. I didnt even waste my money on the Lewis/Tyson fight because I knew what was going to go down eventhough I was only a casual fan.
1. Roberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas
2. Joe Frazier vs George Foreman 1
3. Carlos Zarate vs Alfonzo Zamora
4. Gerald McClelland vs Nigel Benn
5. Earnie Shavers vs Bernardo Mercado
If you count hypotheticals, and you want to be realistic, I have a couple more:
Mayweather-Mosley: will probably happen if Floyd beats Oscar...
Calzaghe-Kessler: being optimistic here
Taylor-Miranda/Pavlik winner: first world-class puncher Taylor has ever been in with...
i just started watching boxing this year, so for now of course the fight i most anticipate is
dlh - mayweather
barrera - marquez ii (the first one was great)
mormeck - bell iii (there should definitively be a third match)
Some of mine are...
Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Pernell Whitaker
Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield 2
Chris Eubank vs. Nigel Benn 2
Ricky Hatton vs. Kostya Tszyu