Kind of curious what are some people most entertaining fights as of late.
In 2024 mine is:
1. Rodriguez vs Estrada
2. Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Tim Tszyu
3. Ortiz vs Bohachuk
4. Daniel Dubois vs Anthony Joshua
5. Bivol vs Beterviev
mentions like Nery vs Inoue, Kholmatov vs Ford, Ramirez vs Smith, Plant vs McCumby, Haney vs Garcia and Hitchins vs Lemos.
So far in 2025 has a few top fights that were highly entertaining for me, though I can change at the end of the year:
1. Benavidez vs Morrell
2. Ennis vs Stanionis
3. Bivol vs Beterviev II (I think the first fight was more entertaining however)
4. Ortiz vs Madrimov
5. Cruz vs Fierro/Buatsi vs Smith/Russell vs Valenzuela
What's sad though is that multiple fights listed in 2025, are from the same cards. there has been a few hidden few good fights and riyadh has delivered more quality, but 2023 and 2024 had a better start with quantity.
fights to look forward to for the rest of 2025
July Morrell VS Imam
Aug? Benavidez VS Callum
Sept TBud VS Alvarez
Sept Naoya VS Central Asian
Oct|Nov Bivol VS Tiger Paw Artur Part 3
Dec Parker's Cousin Buff Guy Jai VS Zurdo
David David was frustrating to watch
Cuban David wanted to be big ick and stood in the pocket
this resulted in the shorter shots faster hands Benavidez teeing off on him
Cuban David didn't use the skills he learned as an amateur to stick & move and increase his odds of winning
For me, Rodriguez vs. Estrada and Bivol vs. Beterviev are the pinnacles of technique and drama. Although 2025 has not exploded in terms of numbers, Benavidez vs. Morrell and Ortiz vs. Madrimov have left a strong mark.
@ Retro Bowl Hopefully, the second half of the year will make up for it with unexpected classics!