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So, pretty straight forward, list your favourite fights of the 21st century and why. This is completely subjective as it's YOUR favourite, so hopefully it will cut out the crap of people arguing over what's the better fight as this is personal. I'm curious what kind of fights you guys have enjoyed over the last 15 years.
Here's mine:
Here's mine:
1. Marco Antonio Barrera v Erik Morales
I've always been more of a MAB fan than a Morales fan and it was just great seeing MAB get his revenge (I felt he won the first outing too). This was MAB coming off his career best run, having already beaten Prince Naseem.The two Mexican put everything on the line and the fight had everything I enjoy, back and forth action, skill, lots of punches and...did I mention lots of punches. I don't think it's the classic the first one was but in this one, MAB got the win he deserved.
2. Amir Khan v Marcos Maidana
What can I say? This was a huge "I told you so" moment for me. Most people kept saying the Maidana fight would not happen and when it did, they said Maidana would stop Khan. As a fan, I knew Khan had the speed and skill to beat Maidana down the stretch but I always worried about the chin. Yet Khan took Maidana's best shots and was the one who scored a brutal KD. It was an action fight which really raised the bar for both men.
3. Manny Pacquiao v Marco Antonio Barrera
Like a lot of people, I had no idea who this Phillipino kid was and I fully expected MAB to take him apart. But man, what I saw made me a Pacman fan. So quick, so strong, so powerful, he ripped MAB to shreds. He did to the Mexican great what no fight had done before, not Morales, not Junior Jones...no one. MAB, who was so good at adapting ,had no answers to the beating he took.
4. Oscar De La Hoya v Shane Mosley II
DLH is one of my all times favourites and the first meeting with Mosley was an exceptional fight and so damn close. Mosley got the win and it was ok but in the rematch, DLH seemed, at times, to be a different class. He was outworking and out skilling (not a word) Mosley, Yes it was close but the shock, for me and many in attendance was huge when Mosley got yet another decision. What made things worse was the admittance of doping by Mosley. Even drugged up, Mosley couldn't beat DLH on his best day. An official loss but a moral victory for DLH and his fans.
2. Amir Khan v Marcos Maidana
What can I say? This was a huge "I told you so" moment for me. Most people kept saying the Maidana fight would not happen and when it did, they said Maidana would stop Khan. As a fan, I knew Khan had the speed and skill to beat Maidana down the stretch but I always worried about the chin. Yet Khan took Maidana's best shots and was the one who scored a brutal KD. It was an action fight which really raised the bar for both men.
3. Manny Pacquiao v Marco Antonio Barrera
Like a lot of people, I had no idea who this Phillipino kid was and I fully expected MAB to take him apart. But man, what I saw made me a Pacman fan. So quick, so strong, so powerful, he ripped MAB to shreds. He did to the Mexican great what no fight had done before, not Morales, not Junior Jones...no one. MAB, who was so good at adapting ,had no answers to the beating he took.
4. Oscar De La Hoya v Shane Mosley II
DLH is one of my all times favourites and the first meeting with Mosley was an exceptional fight and so damn close. Mosley got the win and it was ok but in the rematch, DLH seemed, at times, to be a different class. He was outworking and out skilling (not a word) Mosley, Yes it was close but the shock, for me and many in attendance was huge when Mosley got yet another decision. What made things worse was the admittance of doping by Mosley. Even drugged up, Mosley couldn't beat DLH on his best day. An official loss but a moral victory for DLH and his fans.
5. Pacquiao v JMM I
Easily the best fight of the lot and a good, solid win for Pacquiao. He put JMM down multiple times but had to come up against a very resilient come back. Up until now, Pacquiao had gone through opponents and not been too troubled but JMM brought true greatness out of his greatest rival.
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