Greatest Heavyweight Fight of All Time?

[MetalVomit]

What is recognized as the greatest Heavyweight Fight of all time?
I have heard many people say that Holyfield/Tyson I was amazing, i havent seen it since it first happened, i was fairly young then since i am only 22 now, so i dont remember it. If anyone has it, can you send it my way?

[Mrpresident]

*Ali/Frazier 1*

Ali/Forman
Marciano/Walcott 1
Dempsey/Tuney 1?

[Mrpresident]

I also heard that Norton/Holmes was excellent, but I havent seen it.

[tino]

holyfield bowe should be included , i think it has the best round of all time in HW boxing

[wmute]

thrilla in manila

[ejk22]

I am not saying that it's the best of all time, but one of the best ones I have seen is Holyfield vs Foreman. That round 7 was back and forth and it was truly one of the best rounds that I have ever seen.

[Drunken Cat]

Bowe-Holyfield I is at the top of my list. Also the Bowe-Golota fights were actually pretty damn good, aside from the outcomes.

[Sir_Jose]

Ali vs Frazier 1

[techn9ne]

pos vs tos

[SonnyG8R]

I don't know about all time but I will list the 3 greatest hw fights I have seen personally.

1. Thrilla in Manila: Ali dominated the early rounds with furious jabs and speed of hand and foot. Frazier started "smoking" in the middle rounds and gave Ali such a terrible beating to the body that Ali later said, "it was the closest thing to death" that he ever had experienced. Ali got trapped in Frazier’s corner in the 11th and Ali took a terrible beating against the ropes. Ali came out of his corner for the 12th and began to turn the fight around. By the 13 round Ali was hitting Frazier almost at will and after further punishment in the 14th Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch would not allow Joe to come out for the 15th.

2. George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle: A great heavyweight slugfest between two very hard punching heavyweights. It was perhaps the greatest heavyweight slugfest ever. The guys were hitting the canvas left and right. It was amazing. Both men were on the canvas in the 4th first Lyle then Foreman then Lyle. In the 5th round Foreman was badly staggered, but Foreman landed the final punch.

3. Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton: Larry used his strong jab and agile footwork to box his way to an early points lead over the more aggressive Norton. In the early stages Holmes hand speed looked like too much for Norton to deal with. Kenny rallied in the middle rounds using pressure and strong body punching to bring the fight close. The final three rounds are what made this fight memorable with both men trying to prove that they deserved to be called champion. Holmes had his best round of the fight in the 13th landing frequently with strong right hands. Norton came back and had his best round in the 14th as he repeatedly landed with smashing overhand rights. The 15th round was one of the best rounds in sustained action in heavyweight history, it was all out for both fighters each landing a good share of power punches. In the end Larry Holmes won a close split decision.