Top 5 Most Intense Fights

[soul_survivor]

So, list the top 5 fights which you felt were the most intense ever in boxing, keep in mind a combination of the brutality on show in the fight, the intensity of the crowd and the animosity of the rivalry.

Mine would be something like:

5. Eubank v Benn 1
4. Resto v Collins Jr
3. Ali v Frazier 1
2. Ali v Frazier 3
1. Benn v McClelan

[aldo5408]

Dumb list without Morales vs Barrera

[The plunger man]

Hagler vs hearns without question
Duran vs leonard 1
Barrera vs morales
Eubank vs Benn 1
Bowe vs golota 1

[Dodger07]

Corrales-Castillo 1
Barrera-Morales (all of them)
Leonard-Hearns 1
Bowe-Holyfield 1
Ward-Gatti 1

[ironmike2012]

Foreman vs Lyle
Gatti vs Ward 1
Hagler vs Hearns
Ali vs Frazier 3
Rios vs Alvarado 1 Not one clinch the whole fight, classic

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Good choices so far....

I would like to add

Bowe-Golata rematch
Manny-marquez 4
Tyson-holyfield 2
Duran-dejesus 3

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Johnny tapia vs danny Romero

[HandsofIron]

Duran-Leonard
Hearns-Hagler
Tyson-Holyfield
Trinidad-Vargas
Morales-Barrera

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Froch-groves 2

Haye-chisora

Tarver-jones

Lennox-vitali

Taylor-chavez

[Cobra_]

"Brutality on show in the fight, the intensity of the crowd and the animosity of the rivalry."

I honestly think you could put both Froch/Groves fights in there. Both fights were brutal in there own ways with the 1st fight Groves beat the **** and out of and dropped Froch and the 2nd had the brutal 1 punch knockout by Froch to Groves.

The crowd intensity was insane in both fights and the rivalry still continues to this day even though Froch is retired.