I always say you judge a fighter’s greatness based on two things. The fights he made and how he performed when he was challenged. I have never been swayed by win lost record. Because that has a lot to do with how your management felt about how you would perform in challenging fights. Don’t get me wrong winning is great. But you have to overcome a challenge to be truly great. And when you do that you make memories that last forever. Below are the type of fights that put you in that rare air of the sport. Challenges were made and met.
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Ring Magazines Fights of the year.
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1978 Leon Spinks W 15 Muhammad Ali http://www.megaupload.com/?d=79LD8M0Y
1979 Danny Lopez KO 15 Mike Ayala http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PJGMDH68
1980 Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez
1981 Sugar Ray Leonard KO 14 Thomas Hearns http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VX9Z4GCV
1982 Bobby Chacon W 15 Bazooka Limon
1983 Bobby Chacon W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
1984 Jose Luis Ramirez KO 4 Edwin Rosario
1985 Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas Hearns http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZUMIV5QX
1986 Steve Cruz W 15 Barry McGuigan
1987 Sugar Ray Leonard W 12 Marvin Hagler
1988 Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge
1989 Roberto Duran W 12 Iran Barkley
1990 Julio Cesar Chavez KO 12 Meldrick Taylor
1991 Robert Quiroga W 12 Akeem Anifowoshe
1992 Riddick Bowe W 12 Evander Holyfield
1993 Michael Carbajal KO 7 Humberto Gonzalez
1994 Jorge Castro KO 9 John David Jackson
1995 Saman Sorjaturong KO 7 Humberto Gonzalez
1996 Evander Holyfield KO 11 Mike Tyson
1997 Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas
1998 Ivan Robinson W 10 Arturo Gatti
1999 Paulie Ayala W 12 Johnny Tapia
2000 Erik Morales W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera
2001 Micky Ward W 10 Emanuel Burton
2002 Micky Ward W 10 Arturo Gatti
2003 Arturo Gatti W 10 Micky Ward
2004 Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Erik Morales
2005 Diego Corrales KO 10 Jose Luis Castillo
2006 Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO 10 Mahyar Monshipour
2007 Israel Vazquez TKO 6 Rafael Marquez
2008 Israel Vazquez W 12 Rafael Marquez
2009 Juan Manuel Marquez TKO 9 Juan Diaz
2010 Giovanni Segura KO 8 Ivan Calderon
password - sweetboxing
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Do you agree with their selections? What memories stick in your head the most about these fights? What fights are missing that deserve to knock their selection off the list?
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Ring Magazines Fights of the year.
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1978 Leon Spinks W 15 Muhammad Ali http://www.megaupload.com/?d=79LD8M0Y
1979 Danny Lopez KO 15 Mike Ayala http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PJGMDH68
1980 Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez
1981 Sugar Ray Leonard KO 14 Thomas Hearns http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VX9Z4GCV
1982 Bobby Chacon W 15 Bazooka Limon
1983 Bobby Chacon W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
1984 Jose Luis Ramirez KO 4 Edwin Rosario
1985 Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas Hearns http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZUMIV5QX
1986 Steve Cruz W 15 Barry McGuigan
1987 Sugar Ray Leonard W 12 Marvin Hagler
1988 Tony Lopez W 12 Rocky Lockridge
1989 Roberto Duran W 12 Iran Barkley
1990 Julio Cesar Chavez KO 12 Meldrick Taylor
1991 Robert Quiroga W 12 Akeem Anifowoshe
1992 Riddick Bowe W 12 Evander Holyfield
1993 Michael Carbajal KO 7 Humberto Gonzalez
1994 Jorge Castro KO 9 John David Jackson
1995 Saman Sorjaturong KO 7 Humberto Gonzalez
1996 Evander Holyfield KO 11 Mike Tyson
1997 Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas
1998 Ivan Robinson W 10 Arturo Gatti
1999 Paulie Ayala W 12 Johnny Tapia
2000 Erik Morales W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera
2001 Micky Ward W 10 Emanuel Burton
2002 Micky Ward W 10 Arturo Gatti
2003 Arturo Gatti W 10 Micky Ward
2004 Marco Antonio Barrera W 12 Erik Morales
2005 Diego Corrales KO 10 Jose Luis Castillo
2006 Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO 10 Mahyar Monshipour
2007 Israel Vazquez TKO 6 Rafael Marquez
2008 Israel Vazquez W 12 Rafael Marquez
2009 Juan Manuel Marquez TKO 9 Juan Diaz
2010 Giovanni Segura KO 8 Ivan Calderon
password - sweetboxing
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Do you agree with their selections? What memories stick in your head the most about these fights? What fights are missing that deserve to knock their selection off the list?
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