More Entertaining Fight- Gatti-Ward I or Corrales-Castillo I?

[Santa_]

That third was brutal. Barrera really pulled ahead in that one. It's funny. I thought Barrera won the first one but he lost. I thought Morales won the rematch but he lost. They finally got it right the third time.

Yeah that trilogy was kind of all over the place. I had Morales nicking the second and third fight and losing the first one by a couple points.

I go back and forth on a draw for the third fight.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Yeah that trilogy was kind of all over the place. I had Morales nicking the second and third fight and losing the the first one by a couple points.

I go back and forth on a draw for the third fight.

Yeah I agree. I couldn't see how Morales got the first fight since it was close and they counted the knockdown in the last round. I mean, it clearly was NOT a KD but I thought that meant a 10-8 round but he pulled it out anyway. Strange.

[Santa_]

Yeah I agree. I couldn't see how Morales got the first fight since it was close and they counted the knockdown in the last round. I mean, it clearly was NOT a KD but I thought that meant a 10-8 round but he pulled it out anyway. Strange.

Agree, he lost that first one lol.

[Elroy The Great]

Two of the best fights I've ever seen for sure, but if you had to pick one over the other, which would it be?

I'll take Gatti-Ward I but a slim margin. That ninth round was incredible. The tenth round of Corrales-Castillo is very close. Corrales was all but done and then out of nowhere, he came up with a miracle. I just thought Gatti-Ward I had more dramatic moments throughout, but I'll leave it up to you guys...

for me and on every level, theres no better fight than chico vs jlc. not only were they very skilled, they fought as if their lives depended on it. its a joy to see fighters at their level fight like that.

gatti ward is a more controlled version of foreman lyle

pure rock em sock em, doe

they were extremely exciting due to their flaws. pound for pound, cant deny g vs w 1 was a force of wills.

imho, neither ward nor gatti would have stood a chance vs chico or jlc

my tops (in order) -
chico vs jlc 1 (best fight, best rd, best comeback)
srl vs hearns 1
holy qawi 1
gatti ward 1
holy vs bowe 1
mab vs erik 1
hagler hearns
foreman lyle
tua ike
sergio paul w 1
mab mck
dlh ike
vic berto 1
benn gman ( )

honorable mentions -
castro jdj 1 (top 3 comeback fight)
jmm pac 1 and nite nite
tyson berbick....10 kds off of 1 punch, doe
holy tyson bite fight
holy rahman forehead fight
mab erik 2,3
holy bowe 2,3
golota bowe 1,2
marquez vazquez 1-3
jcc taylor

im sure there are some old timey fights that belong. just that so many of them are sloppy AF.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

for me and on every level, theres no better fight than chico vs jlc. not only were they very skilled, they fought as if their lives depended on it. its a joy to see fighters at their level fight like that.

gatti ward is a more controlled version of foreman lyle

pure rock em sock em, doe

they were extremely exciting due to their flaws. pound for pound, cant deny g vs w 1 was a force of wills.

imho, neither ward nor gatti would have stood a chance vs chico or jlc

my tops (in order) -
chico vs jlc 1 (best fight, best rd, best comeback)
srl vs hearns 1
holy qawi 1
gatti ward 1
holy vs bowe 1
mab vs erik 1
hagler hearns
foreman lyle
tua ike
sergio paul w 1
dlh ike
vic berto 1
benn gman ( )

honorable mentions -
castro jdj 1 (top 3 comeback fight)
jmm pac 1 and nite nite
tyson berbick....10 kds off of 1 punch, doe
holy tyson bite fight
holy rahman forehead fight
mab erik 2,3
holy bowe 2,3
golota bowe 1,2
marquez vazquez 1-3
jcc taylor

im sure there are some old timey fights that belong. just that so many of them are sloppy AF.

Nice list, bruh...

[Elroy The Great]

Nice list, bruh...

how far back do you go as a fan ?

edit ...
dunno how i could forget mab mck.....

gonna add it now

heres a little gem

[Tony Trick-Pony]

how far back do you go as a fan ?

To John L. Sullivan

Some of my favorites are

Gatti-Ward I
Barrera-Morales I
Chacon-Limon IV
Ali-Frazier I and III naturally
Zale-Graziano III
Robinson-Basilio I
Chavez-Taylor I
Gonzalez-Carbajal I
Foreman-Lyle
Corrales-Castillo I
Tony Lopez-Rocky Lockridge
McKinney-Ncita I
Yaqui Lopez-Muhammad
Julian Jackson-Herol Graham
Pavlik-Taylor I
Hagler-Hearns
Duran-Leonard I
Leonard-Hearns I
Marciano-Walcott I
Toney-Jirov

Just to name a few...

[Brother Mouzone]

Chico vs Castillo.Better fighters were fighting in a big fight WBO,WBC, Ring magazine Lightweight titles were on the line.Fight was back and forth inside a phone booth and the dramatic comeback to win.

Castillo landed just one more punch overall – 400-399 – and both men’s accuracy was off the charts as Castillo led 56%-52% overall, 38%-35% jabs and 60%-54% in power shots. The typical lightweight lands 13.6 power shots per round but Corrales and Castillo nearly tripled that by landing 38 and 36.6 power punches per round, respectively.

To this day best fight I ever saw .

[Elroy The Great]

To John L. Sullivan

Some of my favorites are

Gatti-Ward I
Barrera-Morales I
Chacon-Limon IV
Ali-Frazier I and III naturally
Zale-Graziano III
Robinson-Basilio I
Chavez-Taylor I
Gonzalez-Carbajal I
Foreman-Lyle
Corrales-Castillo I
Tony Lopez-Rocky Lockridge
McKinney-Ncita I
Yaqui Lopez-Muhammad
Julian Jackson-Herol Graham
Pavlik-Taylor I
Hagler-Hearns
Duran-Leonard I
Leonard-Hearns I
Marciano-Walcott I
Toney-Jirov

Just to name a few...

its a shame so many fights from the b/w era are lost forever. and hell yeah matt franklin. sad way his life ended.....

carbajal aka lil tyson and others on your list. too true about so many memorable fights.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

its a shame so many fights from the b/w era are lost forever. and hell yeah matt franklin. sad way his life ended.....

carbajal aka lil tyson and others on your list. too true about so many memorable fights.

Yeah, Franklin had a very sad ending, but you know. It's boxing. Lots of sad endings. Then again, when you consider most people, their endings are pretty sad. The only happy ending is at the Chinese massage parlor.