Best Boxing Fights Ever

The drama, high energy, fist fights among bookies, and of course the actual contest, all make up the best boxing match ever. Get ready for some high action revisited, in the following article.

Boxing, a game with a name that will bring an adrenal rush to your body.

The knockout punches that brought about unexpected wins, the shortest time taken to knock an opponent to the ground, a fight between an opponent with the most number of world tiles opposite an underdog, are all markings of a great boxing bout. Let's have a look at the best fights of all time, and remember some of the glorious matches of boxing.

This was a war between two heavy hitters. It was George Foreman's first fight in 15 months. In his last match, he had lost to the almighty Muhammad Ali in 'The Rumble in the Jungle'.

This face-off between Foreman and Lyle was termed as the 'Fight of the Year' by Ring Magazine. It was won by Foreman, who continued to pick himself up after receiving multiple blows himself. This is truly one of the best boxing matches ever, where Foreman put in his best effort ever.

Muhammad Ali and George Foremen were both legends in their own rights. Just the very mention of this bout makes one remember this as the biggest upsets ever.

Foreman was known to annihilate every heavyweight champion who dared to stand opposite him. The verdict of the match was thought to be very predictable, as everyone assumed Ali didn't stand a chance.

However, in the seventh round, Ali threw a heavy stunner. Foreman was knocked out of the game, and Ali won. This was just one of the many accomplishments of Muhammad Ali.

Think what you may, but this definitely is one of the best boxing matches ever fought in history. It was fought in the 'golden eighties'.

Thomas Hearns was a devastating boxer, who brushed off anyone who dared to step up opposite him in the ring. Hagler was known to start slow, but in this match, he came up aggressively against Hearn. The fight looked as if the two thought they had just three rounds to complete the fight.

In the second round, Hearns hit Hagler with a power punch, and Hagler too had his share of punches on his opponent. By the third round, there was nonstop action, that lead to a knockout punch. Hagler won the fight and earned himself a name worldwide.

This fight earned the title of the 'Fight of The Year' by Ring Magazine. The 'Irish' Micky Ward and Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti fought one of the best boxing fight in history. Ward secured a point's win over Gatti in the ninth round, after a ferocious and bloody fight.

Fought in May 2005, it had all the ingredients that made it known as the match of the decade. This fight saw a shower of battering blows, underhand tactics, etc.

Knocked down twice during the game, Corrales bought additional recovery time by spitting out his mouth guard. Finally, he gave out a 'perfect' right hand (in his words), and was declared victorious over Castillo.

This one proved to be the greatest upsets in Mike Tyson's boxing career. He was termed invincible, and his loss to James 'Buster' Douglas shattered this image.

This is one of the rare fights that was good but ended in controversy. This fight was declared a draw, even though many felt Hagler had won the fight.

This event was a 15-round match, where the fading boxing star Sugar Ray managed to win against the formidable Basilio II on points.

This match was fought over 12 full rounds. Chavez was behind by one point. However, the tables were turned with just two seconds left on the clock. Chavez won the match, leaving everyone in the arena truly astonished.

These slender bodied Mexicans delivered a heavyweight performance in the ring. The entire fight was more than perfect, with round eight becoming one of the most memorable boxing rounds ever.

The fight was divided into two sequels by public demand. The first was won by Morales, and the rematch was won by Barrera through a unanimous outcome. The final and third fight took place at Super Featherweight. This was won by Barrera through a majority decision.

• Jonny Reagan v Jack Dempsey, 1887
• Sugar Ray Leonard v Thomas Hearns, 1981
• Bobby Chacon v Rafael Limon, 1982
• Bartley Gorman vs Mexicana Webb, 1980
• Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III, 1975
• Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Angel Firpo, 1923

• Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn, 1941
• Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson, 1997
• Rocky Marciano vs Jersey Joe Walcott, 1952

I can go on and on enlisting some of the best fights that have taken place. One can continue to name some of the greats, like John L. Sullivan, Randolph Turpin, Floyd Patterson, David Diaz, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, and remember all the best boxing matches fought by them.