The Top Twenty Heavyweight Fights of all Time

[Guest]

Thoughts? Obviously I'd suggest Rumble in the Jungle/Thrilla in Manilla to go in there, but I still don't know enough about the total boxing history to access this. I consider myself to be reasonably knowledgable about the sport but I've never seen Marciano for example.

Anyway, the reason for the thread? I stopped watching boxing in the mid 90s, it's like a missing period for me. Yet tonight I finally got to see Tyson-Holyfield I... an absolute cracker or what? A shame Holyfield turns the post-fight interview into his personal pulpt and mocks Islam while doing it, but the fight itself was a five-star classic for me.

[fist-of-fury]

No other heavyweight fights equals the intensity of Thrilla In Manila, up to this time.

[Lefthookhappy19]

Frazier vs Ali 1 was great. As was Holyfield vs Bowe 1.

[Nautilus]

Klichko-Lewis among them? Maybe.

[Hurlex]

apart from the obvious choices....VK/Sanders was pretty good/exciting for a HW fight

[Lefthookhappy19]

But pretty damn sloppy as well.

[Kimmy]

Larry Holmes Vs Ke Norton was a great fight, for atmospere and suspense, Ali Vs Foreman was excellent!

[scramwarrior]

The best heavyweight fight ever was Ali-Frazier 1. Two undefeated, legendary fighters in their prime going at it.

[Guest]

But if you could compile a top ten/twenty?

[freirui]

Vitali-Sanders is great!