Nothing beats a great fight. Not football, not soccer, not baseball. Want to put this to the test? If your neighbors were throwing down on your lawn during the Super Bowl, your living room would be empty before someone could shout out World Star.
What follows below is a comprehensive list of the greatest fights of all time. Not all fights are created equally. Some are here for different reasons. They will be labeled as such.
One thing you will learn is that great fights are always happening. If you like Rocky type of violence, you only need to tune into any card 3 hours early and watch young kids desperately try to make their names against veterans who are clinging onto their meek stance in the sport.
Let's get right into things:
The Classics
Below is a list of the generally agreed upon greatest fights. If you’re on the fence or brand new to boxing, this is the first list of fights you should look at. Below have stood the test of time. The events of the fights below leave a lasting impression. They never leave the mind. They require revisiting again and again because full appreciation of the brutality, of the artistry, of the drama cannot be drunk in just one gulp.
Marvin Hagler 60(50)-2-2 vs Tommy Hearns 40(34)-1
12 rounds WBC world middleweight title WBA world middleweight title IBF world middleweight title April 15, 1985 Cesar Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
YouTube HBO Legendary Nights Diego Corrales 39(32)-2 vs Jose Luis Castillo 52(46)-6-1
12 rounds WBC world lightweight title WBO world lightweight title May 7, 2005 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
YouTube Arturo Gatti 34(28)-5 vs Micky Ward 37(27)-11
10 rounds super lightweight division May 18, 2002 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
YouTube Alexis Arguello 72(59)-5 vs Aaron Pryor 31(29)-0
15 rounds WBA world super lightweight title November 12, 1982 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
YouTube HBO Legendary Nights Muhammad Ali 31(25)-0 vs Joe Frazier 26(23)-0 I
15 rounds WBC world heavyweight title WBA world heavyweight title March 8, 1971 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
YouTube Bobby Chacon 50(42)-6-1 vs Rafael Limon 50(37)-12-2 IV
15 rounds WBC world super featherweight title December 11, 1982 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
YouTube Erik Morales 35(28)-0 vs Marco Antonio Barrera 49(36)-2
12 rounds WBC world super bantamweight title WBO world super bantamweight title February 19, 2000 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
YouTube Riddick Bowe 31(27)-0 vs Evander Holyfield 28(22)-0
12 rounds WBC world heavyweight title WBA world heavyweight title IBF world heavyweight title November 13, 1992 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
YouTube HBO Legendary Nights Israel Vazquez 41(30)-3 vs Rafael Marquez 36(32)-3
12 rounds WBC world super bantamweight title March 3, 2007 Home Depot Center, Carson, California
YouTube Ray Leonard 30(21)-1 vs Thomas Hearns 32(30)-0
15 rounds WBC world welterweight title WBA world welterweight title September 16, 1981 Caesars Palace, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
YouTube HBO Legendary Nights Salvador Sanchez 33(27)-1-1 vs Danny Lopez 42(39)-3
12 rounds WBC world featherweight title February 2, 1980 Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona
YouTube Julio Cesar Chavez 68(56)-0 vs Meldrick Taylor 24(14)-0-1
12 rounds WBC world super lightweight title IBF world super lightweight title March 17, 1990 Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
YouTube Muhammad Ali 48(34)-2 vs Joe Frazier 32(27)-2
15 rounds WBC world heavyweight title WBA world heavyweight title October 1, 1975 Amanita Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
YouTube Historical Classics
These fights are all pre-1980. Some are in black and white. None are any less brutal than the fights below or above.
Joe Louis 35(29)-1 vs Max Schmeling 52(37)-7-4 II
15 rounds World heavyweight title Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York June 22, 1938 YouTube
Carmen Basilio 51(25)-12-7 vs Sugar Ray Robinson 140(91)-5-2
15 rounds World middleweight title September 23, 1957 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York YouTube
Rocky Graziano 45(34)-7-5 vs Tony Zale 63(41)-16-2 II
15 rounds World middleweight title July 16, 1947 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois YouTube
Carmen Basilio 47(21)-11-7 vs Tony DeMarco 47(30)-6-1
15 rounds World welterweight title November 30, 1955 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts YouTube
Rocky Marciano 42(37)-0 vs Joe Walcott 51(32)-16-2
15 rounds World heavyweight title September 23, 1952 Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania YouTube
Jack Dempsey 52(42)-4-9 vs Luis Firpo 25(21)-2
15 rounds NYSAC world heavyweight title September 14, 1923 Polo Grounds, New York, New York YouTube
Joe Louis 54(46)-1 vs Billy Conn 62(13)-10-1
15 rounds World heavyweight title June 19, 1946 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York YouTube
Ray Robinson 128(84)-1-2 vs Randy Turpin 40(29)-2-1 I
15 rounds World middleweight title July 10, 1951 Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, United Kingdom YouTube
Gene Tunney 54(44)-5-9 vs Jack Dempsey 63(47)-1-1 II
10 rounds National Boxing Association World heavyweight title September 22, 1927 Soldiers Field, Chicago, Illinois YouTube
Emile Griffith 52(18)-7 vs Nino Benevenuti 71(30)-1
15 rounds WBC world middleweight title WBA world middleweight title April 17, 1967 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York YouTube
Muhammad Ali 44(31)-2 vs George Foreman 40(37)-0
15 rounds WBC world heavyweight title WBA world heavyweight title October 30, 1974 State du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo YouTube
Rocky Marciano 42(37)-0 vs Joe Walcott 51(32)-16-2
15 rounds World heavyweight title September 23, 1952 Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania YouTube
George Foreman 40(37)-1 vs Ron Lyle 31(22)-3-1
15 rounds vacant NABF heavyweight title January 24, 1976 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada YouTube
Contemporary Classics
These fights are a little more recent. Mostly post 80s, but certainly deserving of being in a separate category of classic fights.
Roberto Duran 71(56)-1 vs Ray Leonard 27(18)-0
15 rounds WBC world welterweight title June 20, 1980 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada YouTube
Nigel Benn 39(32)-2-1 vs Gerald McClellan 31(29)-2
12 rounds WBC world super middleweight title February 25, 1995 New London Arena, Millwall, London, United Kingdom YouTube
Marvin Hagler 61(51)-2-2 vs John Mugabi 25(25)-0
12 rounds WBC world middleweight title WBA world middleweight title IBF world middleweight title March 10, 1986 Caesars Palace, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada YouTube
Salvador Sanchez 43(31)-1-1 vs Azumah Nelson 13(10)-0
15 rounds WBC world featherweight title July 21, 1982 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York YouTube
Herol Graham 43(26)-2 vs Julian Jackson 40(38)-1
12 rounds vacant WBC world middleweight title November 24, 1990 Torrequebrada Hotel & Casino, Benalmádena, Andalucia, Spain YouTube
Hector Camacho 28(15)-0 vs Edwin Rosario 28(24)-1
12 rounds WBC world lightweight title June 13, 1986 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York YouTube
Roberto Duran 84(61)-7 vs Iran Barkley 25(16)-4
12 rounds WBC world middleweight title February 24, 1989 Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey YouTube
Note: I typically do not re-watch fights. I have a few that I do for sentimental reasons, but on the whole I don't watch fights more than once if I don't have to. I've provided some blurbs below from what I can remember of fights. As I remember more, I'll continue to add them in. Nearly all of these fights are on YouTube.
Heavyweight Brawls
Everyone loves a good heavyweight scrap, right? I can't be as detailed with the rest of the lists (you'll soon see why) so if one of these interests you, you're gonna have to do the googling yourself. Anyway, this is part of the fun of boxing anyway. Simply watching a brawl isn't always enough. There's nothing quite like watching a back and forth fight with some emotional investment or having something at stake in the fight. I recommend from here on out you research these fighters. You might spoil the result, but most of these fights stand alone. Even if you know the result they're nearly all exciting.
- Ike Ibeabuchi vs David Tua
- Lamon Brewster vs Siarhei Liakhovich
- Michael Moorer vs Bert Cooper
- Tommy Morrison vs Razor Rudduck
- Tommy Morrison vs Joe Hipp
- Ron Lyle vs Ernie Shavers
- Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko
- Derrick Jefferson vs Maurice Harris
- Jumbo Cummings vs Frank Bruno
The 80s
It's going to be rare to find any of these fights in crystal clear HD, but I don't think it's necessary. Knockouts are knockouts.
- Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez II (I can't remember where I read this, but someone said "You know a guy is guaranteed fireworks when his name is Yaqui.")
- Freddie Pendleton vs Frankie Randall
- Rocky Kelly vs Tony Brown
- Bernardo Pinango vs Frankie Duarte
- Michael Carbajal vs Will Grigsby
- Art Jimmerson vs Lenny LaPaglia (There is very little defense in this one.)
- Freddie Roach vs Tommy Cordova (Watching Freddie Roach fight will tell you all you need to know about how he trains.)
- Bobby Chacon vs Cornelius Boza Edwards
- Edwin Rosario vs Jose Luis Ramirez
The 90s
Okay, quality is steadily increasing.
- Johnny Tapia vs Paulie Ayala (A lot of sites list this among the classics list at the very top. I'm not going to go that far because I like balance.)
- Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney (This is the first fight ever on HBO's Boxing After Dark. It's a highly tactical war.)
- Pernell Whitaker vs Jose Luis Ramirez (Who said defense wasn't fun?)
- Junior Jones vs Kennedy McKinney
- Israel Vazquez vs Marcos Licona
- Michael Carbajal vs Muanchai Kitikasem
- Micky Ward vs Reggie Green (If we were going to put together a list of the fighters who went the farthest on heart alone, Micky Ward would be somewhere in the top 10)
- Naseem Hamed vs Kevin Kelley (The Prince was a special fighter. You'll see why.)
- Marlon Starling vs Maurice Blocker (significant for Roach vs Futch)
- Arturo Gatti vs Wilson Rodriguez (Gatti is guaranteed entertainment. Here is another shining example of why you don't hook with a hooker.)
- Jorge Arce vs Michael Carbajal
- Oscar De La Hoya vs Shane Mosley (Two of the top pound-for-pound fighters get together and take turns putting a beating on the other guy. Oscar's jab was such a thing of beauty in the 90s that Mosley complains of back pain from his neck snapping back.)
- Erik Morales vs Daniel Zaragoza
- Oscar De La Hoya vs Fernando Vargas (Lots and lots of drama in this one. Wild crowd takes it over the top.)
The 00s
- Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz I (All-out, aggressive, face-first offense walks into one of the greatest counter-punchers of all time. Guess what happens...)
- Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales I & II (Before he became Manny Pacquiao, he had to go to school somewhere.)
- Marco Antonio Rubio vs Enrique Ornelas (Traditional Mexican style war)
- Silence Mabuza vs Yonnhy Perez
- Fernando Montiel vs Luis Melendez (Montiel used to be a bad little man)
- Roman Martinez vs Daniel Jimenez
- Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler (Fantastic fight featuring an established champion and a young up-and-comer)
- Adonis Stevenson vs Anthony Bonsante
- Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam vs Would Guarras
- Bernard Hopkins vs Felix Trinidad (You've got to read about the build-up around the fight. This was one of the first sporting events after September 11.)
- Carl Thompson vs Sebastiaan Rothmann
- Luis Concepcion vs Hernan Marquez II (This is what happens when you mix gasoline and fire)
- Giovani Segura vs Ivan Calderon I (All-out offense vs a defensive master.)
- Giovani Segura vs Hernan Marquez (All-out offense vs all-out offense)
- Giovanni Segura vs Cesar Chinchilla I (All-out offensive vs more offense)
- Rogers Mtagwa vs Artom Simony
- John Duddy vs Yori Boy Campas
- Carl Thompson vs Ezra Sellers
- Alex Stewart vs Ezra Sellers
- Micky Ward vs Emanuel Augustus (An absolute must-watch. It probably could qualify as a classic. If you're a new fan, these fighters are required watches.)
- Alex Arthur vs Michael Gomez (This is a wild fight with an even crazier crowd. The atmosphere is truly special.)
- Paul Samuels vs Cello Renda I
- Satoshi Hosono vs Hiroyuki Enoki
- Tomas Villa vs Rogers Mtgawa
- Daniel Edouard vs Willie Gibbs
- Kelly Pavlik vs Jermain Taylor (The emergence of a monster dismantles the boxer.)
- James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov (The counter punching master revival)
- Carl Froch vs Jean Pascal (This is a brutal fight between two guys looking to make a name.)
- Felix Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas (The Puerto Rican superstar controversial stops a Mexican warrior)
- Felix Trinidad vs Ricardo Mayorga (The Puerto Rican superstar gets his chance to shut Mayorga's mouth up.)
- Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto (One of the most controversial and bloody fights in recent memory.)
- Joel Casamayor vs Michael Katsidis (Katsidis knows one thing and he knows it well.)
- Graham Earl vs Michael Katsidis (This is a Katsidis fight so you know what to expect.)
- Carl Froch vs Jermain Taylor (A dramatic fight with a big finish.)
2010 to Now
- Sergio Martinez vs Paul Williams I (Two of the most avoided fighters in boxing meet since nobody else would fight them. The result is magical.)
- Tim Bradley vs Ruslan Provodnikov (A dramatic and brutal fight between two of the toughest warriors in the sport.)
- Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez IV (The conclusion to their epic series is the best installment of the series.)
- Orlando Salido vs Juan Manuel Lopez (Mexico vs Puerto Rico does it again.)
- Brandon Rios vs Mike Alvarado I (Not much technical boxing going on here. Just a classic slugfest.)
- Marcos Maidana vs Victor Ortiz (Nobody deserves to take a beating like these guys took.)
- Orlando Salido vs Terdsak Kokietgym (I lost count of the knockdowns.)
- Francisco Rodriguez Jr vs Katsunari Takayama (Takayama only knows how to fight like his life is on the line.)
- Mike Alvarado vs Breidis Prescott (A brutal fight.)
- Marcos Madiana vs Josesito Lopez (Another classic slugfest from Maidana.)
- Marco Huck vs Krzysztof Glowacki (A long reigning champion meets a young hungry lion.)
- Adrien Broner vs Marcos Maidana (Adrien Broner stands toe-to-toe with Marcos Maidana. The winner earns a shot at Floyd Mayweather.)
- Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler I & II (Two elite super middleweights have a pair of classic wars.)
- Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina (Molina tells everyone he's not afraid of Matthysse and has power of his own. Then the bell rings.)
- Erik Morales vs Marcos Maidana (A throwback performance from a legendary Mexican warrior against one of the hardest punchers in the sport.)
- Victor Ortiz vs Josesito Lopez (Ortiz brings offense. Lopez brings more.)
- Tommy Coyle vs Daniel Brizuela (A wild back and forth fight with enough knockdowns for this entire list.)
- Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto ("Oh my god!")
- Terence Crawford vs Yuriorkis Gamboa (Two elite boxers meet for a wild back-and-forth fight.)
- Orlando Salido vs Roman Martinez I (Mexico vs Puerto Rico. Enough said.)
- Chris John vs Daud Yordan (The long reigning paper champion of Indonesia loses some years off his career.)
- Derry Mathews vs Tommy Coyle (A wild fight.)
- Omar Figueroa vs Nihito Arakawa (There is literally no defense in this fight.)
- Robert Guerrero vs Yoshihiro Kamegai (See above.)
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