so what makes a fight boring or exciting to you?

[j]

i concur, great post .::|ULTIMATE|::.

you make some excellent points about having defensive only minded fighters and fighters who are lacking tech skills.

rematches and rubbermatches are fun most of the time. remember the bowe/holyfield trilogy? one of the craziest series of matches i have ever seen.

[Sin City]

I think when both fighters have an actual offense to go with their defense, and good skills then it is a very exciting fight.

recent examples of such are:

R. Marquez vs Israel Vasquez
Barrera vs Marquez

When fighters lack the technical skills no matter how aggressive they are, a fight can still be boring.

Examples of such are:

Daniel Ponce de Leon vs Anybody
Ricky Hatton vs Anybody

When fighters only have defense on their mind, or one is too good defensively for his opponent but has no offense fights can also be boring

Recent Examples of such are:

Taylor vs Spinks
Floyd vs DLH

great post.. you pretty much nailed it right on the head.

[Ramamaiden]

i think a good fight is when you can feel the desire of both boxers to win. you feel that the fight is for any of the two, or that in any second ther can be a comeback, so you feel you cant stop watching.
of course the number of punches is good for the eyes, cos you constantly see action, but for example, i recently watched both fights of hearns - leonard, and omg, they were awesome fights. i really didnt knew who was gonna win, and the high level boxing in there was amazing.
thats why i think that mayweather - dlh was a good fight, of course not like hearns - leonard, but not a ****y fight like everyone said.
o one sided match is also intersting if that happens because of the great skills of the guy that made the other helpless. like for example diaz - freitas.

[JOM'S]

When fighters lack the technical skills no matter how aggressive they are, a fight can still be boring.

Examples of such are:

Daniel Ponce de Leon vs Anybody

i don't totally agree with this ...

Ponce de leon against that Thai, first round, ONE punch ko was exciting, YOU GET EXCITED JUST WATCHING THE REPLAY!! and his last fight against Gerry Penalosa was NO snoozefest...

[Tysonisgod]

everyone loves a war, because we like to see people get hurt bascily, but i love a tech-boxing match, i love watchin floyd mayweather and HL of the older fighters, james toney as well, James Toney vs Evander and Floyd vs Chico are 2 of my fav fights ever

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

i don't totally agree with this ...

Ponce de leon against that Thai, first round, ONE punch ko was exciting, YOU GET EXCITED JUST WATCHING THE REPLAY!! and his last fight against Gerry Penalosa was NO snoozefest...

True that!

[Kayo]

i like seeing come from behind knockout wins

[Gareth Ivanovic]

What I enjoy in a fight is when there is solid punches being landed pretty consistently. Either one man connecting a lot or both fighters which makes it even better. I like seeing the heart and will of a fighter come out, even if I don't like the guy it makes me respect him a lot more if he show heart and courage in the ring.

I hate fights when the referee is consistently separting the fighters. It just gets frustrating after a while and not enjoyable for me to watch.

[siablo14]

any winky wright fight is good for me and fighter that shows skill whether it be hit and move or superb defense. YES I LIKE DEFENSIVE FIGHTERS.

[shawn_]

What makes a fight interesting is fighter fighting to win. Muhammad Ali was a runner by most definitions, but he fought to win, so he if fun to watch. Pernell Whitaker was a runner by most definition, but he fought to win so he is fun to watch. Hector Camacho is a runner by most definitions, but he fights to win so he is fun to watch.

Cory Spinks is a runner by most definitions, but he fights not to lose, so he is not fun to watch.