Best fights of 1989

[The Smash]

Duran/Barkley got FOTY, but, although it was good, I have a hard time believing a decade as good as the 80s didn't have fights that were better than this in 1989.

Any candidates?

[Cardinal Buck]

When did Holy fight Dokes?

[NChristo]

Daniel Zaragoza - Paul Banke I

[T.Horton]

When did Holy fight Dokes?

1989 good call.

[mehoe]

When did Holy fight Dokes?

I second this.

[The Smash]

Daniel Zaragoza - Paul Banke I

Good fight, but again, in a good year that would be nearer the bottom end of the spectrum. Their second fight, though, was a bonafide barn-burner. Very rare that the second fight in the trilogy is the best.

[Sugarj]

I thought Leonard vs Hearns 2 got fight of the year 1989. Might have been Ring Magazine.

Either way, I thought it was better than Duran vs Barkley.

[Scott9945]

Holyfield-Dokes was the best fight that year. To choose Duran-Barkley (which was also a great fight) over it you have factor in the drama involved.

[Emon723]

McCallum vs Graham in 1989 I think was a great fight too, but Holyfield-Dokes was the best fight that year.

[jabsRstiff]

The first Jeff Harding-Dennis Andries fight was an incredible fight.

An overlooked lil' gem from that year was Lupe Guitierrrez vs Jeff Franklin underneath Camacho-Mancini.

Duran-Barkley was a great and dramatic fight, but I find myself watching Holyfield vs Dokes quite often....not the case with Duran-Barkley.