Post by burdette25159 on Jul 17, 2020 18:59:15 GMT -5
I've decided to do a new tournament to determine what is considered the greatest boxing match of all time.
You can nominate up to 8 boxing matches per post, nomination stage lasts until we got enough matches for an minimum 32 match tournament, there is an caveat: If there are more then one match pitting the same two boxers against each other, you have to give the date when the fight took place (For Example: Tyson vs Holyfield II (June 28 1997)
With that, let the nomination stage begin!
1. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini vs Duk-koo Kim (November 13 1982)
2. Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson II (June 28 1997)
3. Mike Tyson vs James "Buster" Douglass (February 11 1990)
4. Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn (July 2 2017)
5. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (March 8 1971)
6. Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II (November 25 1980)
7. Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard I (June 20 1980)
8. George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali (October 30 1974)
9) Muhammad Ali vs Joe Fraizer III (October 1 1975)
10) Muhammad Ali vs Chuck Wepner (March 24 1975)
11) George Foreman vs Joe Frazier (January 22 1975)
12) Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson (June 8 2002)
13) Oscar De La Hoya vs Floyd Mayweather Jr (May 5 2007)
14) Lennox Lewis vs Hassim Rahman II (November 17 2001)
15) Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling II (June 22 1938)
16) Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe II (Nov 6 1993)
17. Nigel Benn VS Gerald McClellan (February 25, 1995)
18. Michael Watson VS Chris Eubank II (September 21 1991)
19. Michael Watson vs Chris Eubank I (June 22 1991)
20. Mike Tyson VS Evander Holyfield I (November 9 1996)
21. "Sugar" Shane Mosley vs Antonio Margarito (January 24 2009)
22. Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito I (July 26 2008)
23. Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II (December 3 2011
24. Mike Tyson VS Trevor Berbick (November 22 1986)
25: Naoya Inoue Vs. Nonito Donaire (11/7/2019)
26: Arturo Gatti Vs. Micky Ward III (6/7/2003)
27: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I (5/8/2004)
28: Vasyl Lomachenko Vs Jorge Linares (5/12/2018)
29: Sergey Kovalev Vs Andre Ward I (11/19/2016)
30: Wladimir Klitschko Vs. Anthony Joshua (4/29/2017)
31: Tyson Fury Vs. Deontay Wilder I (12/1/2018)
32: Marvin Hagler Vs. Thomas Hearns (4/15/1985)
33. Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello I (November 12 1982)
34. Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards II (May 15 1983)
35. Ali vs Joe Frazier II (January 28 1974)
36. Evander Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis II (November 13 1999)
37. Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson
38. Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez
39. Salvador Sanchez vs Wilfredo Gomez
40. Mike Tyson Vs Bruce Seldon (September 7 1996)
41. Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1 (May 7, 2005)
42. Marvin Hagler vs Sugar Ray Leonard
43. Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor 1 (March 17,1990)
44. Marvin Hagler vs John Mugabi
45. Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns 1 ( September 16, 1981)
46. Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez 1 (September 16 2017)
47. Mike Tyson vs Razor Ruddock 2 (June 28,1991)
48. Felix Trinidad vs Oscar De la hoya
49. Roberto Duran vs Esteban De Jesus I (November 17 1972)
50. Roberto Duran vs Esteban De Jesus II (March 16 1974)
51. Roberto Duran vs Esteban De Jesus III (January 21 1978)
52. Sandy Saddler vs Willie Pep
53. Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward I (May 18 2002)
54. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales
55. Sugar Ray Robinson vs Jake LaMotta
56. Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao
57. Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vazquez III
58. Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez II
59. Lionel Rose vs Rocky Gattellari
60. Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua
61. Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
62. Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
63. Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran
64. Roberto Duran vs Sugar Ray Leonard
You can nominate up to 8 boxing matches per post, nomination stage lasts until we got enough matches for an minimum 32 match tournament, there is an caveat: If there are more then one match pitting the same two boxers against each other, you have to give the date when the fight took place (For Example: Tyson vs Holyfield II (June 28 1997)
With that, let the nomination stage begin!
1. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini vs Duk-koo Kim (November 13 1982)
2. Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson II (June 28 1997)
3. Mike Tyson vs James "Buster" Douglass (February 11 1990)
4. Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn (July 2 2017)
5. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (March 8 1971)
6. Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II (November 25 1980)
7. Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard I (June 20 1980)
8. George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali (October 30 1974)
9) Muhammad Ali vs Joe Fraizer III (October 1 1975)
10) Muhammad Ali vs Chuck Wepner (March 24 1975)
11) George Foreman vs Joe Frazier (January 22 1975)
12) Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson (June 8 2002)
13) Oscar De La Hoya vs Floyd Mayweather Jr (May 5 2007)
14) Lennox Lewis vs Hassim Rahman II (November 17 2001)
15) Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling II (June 22 1938)
16) Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe II (Nov 6 1993)
17. Nigel Benn VS Gerald McClellan (February 25, 1995)
18. Michael Watson VS Chris Eubank II (September 21 1991)
19. Michael Watson vs Chris Eubank I (June 22 1991)
20. Mike Tyson VS Evander Holyfield I (November 9 1996)
21. "Sugar" Shane Mosley vs Antonio Margarito (January 24 2009)
22. Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito I (July 26 2008)
23. Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II (December 3 2011
24. Mike Tyson VS Trevor Berbick (November 22 1986)
25: Naoya Inoue Vs. Nonito Donaire (11/7/2019)
26: Arturo Gatti Vs. Micky Ward III (6/7/2003)
27: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I (5/8/2004)
28: Vasyl Lomachenko Vs Jorge Linares (5/12/2018)
29: Sergey Kovalev Vs Andre Ward I (11/19/2016)
30: Wladimir Klitschko Vs. Anthony Joshua (4/29/2017)
31: Tyson Fury Vs. Deontay Wilder I (12/1/2018)
32: Marvin Hagler Vs. Thomas Hearns (4/15/1985)
33. Aaron Pryor vs Alexis Arguello I (November 12 1982)
34. Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards II (May 15 1983)
35. Ali vs Joe Frazier II (January 28 1974)
36. Evander Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis II (November 13 1999)
37. Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson
38. Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez
39. Salvador Sanchez vs Wilfredo Gomez
40. Mike Tyson Vs Bruce Seldon (September 7 1996)
41. Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1 (May 7, 2005)
42. Marvin Hagler vs Sugar Ray Leonard
43. Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor 1 (March 17,1990)
44. Marvin Hagler vs John Mugabi
45. Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns 1 ( September 16, 1981)
46. Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez 1 (September 16 2017)
47. Mike Tyson vs Razor Ruddock 2 (June 28,1991)
48. Felix Trinidad vs Oscar De la hoya
49. Roberto Duran vs Esteban De Jesus I (November 17 1972)
50. Roberto Duran vs Esteban De Jesus II (March 16 1974)
51. Roberto Duran vs Esteban De Jesus III (January 21 1978)
52. Sandy Saddler vs Willie Pep
53. Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward I (May 18 2002)
54. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales
55. Sugar Ray Robinson vs Jake LaMotta
56. Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao
57. Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vazquez III
58. Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez II
59. Lionel Rose vs Rocky Gattellari
60. Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua
61. Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
62. Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
63. Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran
64. Roberto Duran vs Sugar Ray Leonard