Fight Recommendations

[wazaa.]

ow sorry you want new ones from 2000...ehm lemme think...Castillo-Corales I

[kbpoetree]

watch the 2 Hopkins/Taylor fights not gr8 fights but Hop is very intelligent and one can learn lots from him luv him or hate him...

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Corrales vs Castillo 1
Barrera vs Morales 1
Gatti vs Ward 1
Marque vs Vazquez 3
JMM vs Diaz
Cotto vs Margarito
Trinidad vs Vargas


Old school fights

Duran-Benitez
Hearns-Leonard
Gomez-Pintor
Chavez-Taylor

[jri9d0]

I know you said from 2000 and onward but there are so many fights before this that could build your foundation to a boxing IQ.

If you are looking for just sweet science attributes (as in hit and not get hit) look at early fights from:


1) Pernell Whitaker
2) Sugar Ray Leonard
3) Ali
4) Meldrick Taylor
5) James Toney


Just to name a few off the top of my head.

Then start looking at fighters who were offensive to their opponents and made brutal impressions such as:

1) Tommy Hearns
2) Terry Norris
3) Felix “Tito” Trinidad
4) Tyson
5) Tua
6) Gerald McClellan
7) Joe Frazier


Again, just naming a few off the top of my head from a long list of other offensive fighters.

After looking at the contrasting fighting styles you can develop an understanding to the differences in approach and to how each of these fighters handle adversity when pressed.

After this see how the styles mesh when they are pitted against one another, you know, the whole “styles make fights” bid. And then you’ll start to see the true craft of boxing.

Your best bet is to go to Youtube and just start browsing these fighters, then start downloading their actual fights.

Note: Notice I didn’t put “you should watch this fighter Vs this one” Only because I think you should know who the fighters are first before going neck deep in to who fought whom and so forth.

You have to understand, most of the posters on this site (and I’m careful with my words) are experienced ones who already been following the sport for years. So don’t get intimidated by their knowledge just learn from them even if half of them are knuckle heads.

Hope this helps.

[Thread Stealer]

In the 2000s:

Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales 1 & 3
Fernando Vargas-Ike Quartey
Felix Trinidad-Fernando Vargas
Alex Arthur-Michael Gomez
Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward 1
James Toney-Vasilly Jirov
Shane Mosley-Oscar De La Hoya 1
Oscar De La Hoya-Fernando Vargas
Sergei Liakhovich-Lamon Brewster
Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo 1 & 2

In the 1990s:

Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor 1 & 2
Michael Moorer-Bert Cooper
Rid**** Bowe-Evander Holyfield 1-3
Michael Carbajal-Humberto Gonzalez 1
James Toney-Mike McCallum 1
Robert Quiroga-Kid Akeem Anifowoshe
Marco Antonio Barrera-Kennedy McKinney
Arturo Gatti-Ivan Robinson 1 & 2
Arturo Gatti-Wilson Rodriguez
Naseem Hamed-Kevin Kelley
Andrew Golota-Rid**** Bowe 1 & 2
Derrick Jefferson-Maurice Harris
Mark Breland-Aaron Davis
James Page-Jose Luis Lopez
Rid**** Bowe-Pierre Coetzer

[mcdoodledoo]

I know you said from 2000 and onward but there are so many fights before this that could build your foundation to a boxing IQ.

If you are looking for just sweet science attributes (as in hit and not get hit) look at early fights from:


1) Pernell Whitaker
2) Sugar Ray Leonard
3) Ali
4) Meldrick Taylor
5) James Toney


Just to name a few off the top of my head.

Then start looking at fighters who were offensive to their opponents and made brutal impressions such as:

1) Tommy Hearns
2) Terry Norris
3) Felix “Tito” Trinidad
4) Tyson
5) Tua
6) Gerald McClellan
7) Joe Frazier


Again, just naming a few off the top of my head from a long list of other offensive fighters.

After looking at the contrasting fighting styles you can develop an understanding to the differences in approach and to how each of these fighters handle adversity when pressed.

After this see how the styles mesh when they are pitted against one another, you know, the whole “styles make fights” bid. And then you’ll start to see the true craft of boxing.

Your best bet is to go to Youtube and just start browsing these fighters, then start downloading their actual fights.

Note: Notice I didn’t put “you should watch this fighter Vs this one” Only because I think you should know who the fighters are first before going neck deep in to who fought whom and so forth.

You have to understand, most of the posters on this site (and I’m careful with my words) are experienced ones who already been following the sport for years. So don’t get intimidated by their knowledge just learn from them even if half of them are knuckle heads.

Hope this helps.

Yeah, I know what you mean. That's all I want to do really, build up my boxing IQ, so that's why I want to watch a range of boxers. And I try not to get intimidated by their knowledge, and I have learned a lot off some people, even if a lot of them like to troll and I already have some favourite posters.

And also, thanks for all the recommendations everybody, I've got a massive list to start wading through, which I will start tomorrow I think. Just going to start watching through youtube then getting some fights downloaded. And feel free to keep recommending me fights!

[jri9d0]

Yeah, I know what you mean. That's all I want to do really, build up my boxing IQ, so that's why I want to watch a range of boxers. And I try not to get intimidated by their knowledge, and I have learned a lot off some people, even if a lot of them like to troll and I already have some favourite posters.

And also, thanks for all the recommendations everybody, I've got a massive list to start wading through, which I will start tomorrow I think. Just going to start watching through youtube then getting some fights downloaded. And feel free to keep recommending me fights!

Good luck homie, and keep us posted….

[jameshepenstall]

Basically, I love watching boxing, but I don't think I watch enough as I have uni work and generally busy, but this is all about to change. My aim is to watch 1 fight a day for the foreseeable future. I'm doing this, just as I'll enjoy watching it, and it will also build up my own knowledge on the sport and fighters, so I can hopefully post on here a bit more.

So I'd like some recommendations of fights that involve recent boxers. Like newish fights from 2000 onwards or something. This is just because that's what people talk on here, and I'd like to debate on things, and then I'll move on to the classic fights. I'd like to watch some Mayweather fights, as I don't know that much about him so I'd like to see a proper technician fighting. Some other fighters I like watching are Pacquiao, Williams, Cotto, Margarito (before the plaster controversy) and Khan. But I'm open for all recommendations.

So hopefully I'll actually get some, and then I'll get watching tomorrow!

I watch a couple of fights a day if i can, rewatch them if a cant. Any Cotto fight from Ricardo Torres to now is great. Juanma's fights since the De Leon KO. Mayweathers fights against Castillo and against Judah. Pacquiao/Marquez 1 and 2.
I could go on and on, just pick any top 5 fighter and look backwards. There are soooooooo many great fights to find and watch.