Modern Classics

[Hydro]

Morales/Pacquiao I

Toney/Jirov

Morales/Barrera III

Gatti/Ward III

Mormeck/Bell II?

try those on for size

Gatti-Ward III wasn't all that great. It had a great atmosphere and terrific 7th round, but it was a one-sided fight. Gatti with one hand won 8 of 10 rounds.

[Kball15]

Morales/Pacquiao I

Toney/Jirov

Morales/Barrera III

Gatti/Ward III

Mormeck/Bell II?

try those on for size

a classic is a fight people will be talking about for decades or more.

Mormeck-Bell II, as great as it was, was not a classic.

It has to have some meaning to the boxing world, some importance and some publicity.

[oldgringo]

Gatti-Ward III wasn't all that great. It had a great atmosphere and terrific 7th round, but it was a one-sided fight. Gatti with one hand won 8 of 10 rounds.

it'll still be a modern classic because it had a few memorable rounds and it was the capstone of one of the most brutal trilogies available to boxing fans. it wasn't that great when you consider the first fight, but a good fight still.

[ben41193]

a classic is a fight people will be talking about for decades or more.

Mormeck-Bell II, as great as it was, was not a classic.

It has to have some meaning to the boxing world, some importance and some publicity.

I agree. thats why i said hopkins vs talyor. Because how people see that fight effects hopkins entire legacy. I think people will be talking about it 50 years from now.

[oldgringo]

a classic is a fight people will be talking about for decades or more.

Mormeck-Bell II, as great as it was, was not a classic.

It has to have some meaning to the boxing world, some importance and some publicity.

classic action...maybe an underground classic then. i'd put briggs/adamek in that boat as well then.

[borikua]

Corrales-Castillo
Trinidad-Vargas
Cotto-Torres
Floyd-Gatti
Oscar-Vargas
Hopkins-Trinidad
Trinidad-Joppy
Taylor-Hopkins
Hopkins-Tarver
Pacman-Barrera
Pacman-Morales
Morales-Barrera
Floyd-Corrales
Barrera-Hamed
Gatti-Ward (all)

ESPN classic stuff right there....

[borikua]

Now that I see Gringo's avatar...

Tarver-Jones II

[-Hyperion-]

jones vs ruiz

[borikua]

jones vs ruiz

Nah...







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[-Antonio-]

The crowd energy makes DLH/Vargas even better than it actually is.