Best Title Fight

The Erik Morales versus Marco Antonio Barrera I boxing match, held in February 2000, remains a pivotal moment in super-bantamweight history. This WBC title fight showcased an intense rivalry between two elite fighters and concluded with a controversial majority decision victory for Morales. The bout...

The 1990 bout between Julio Cesar Chavez and Meldrick Taylor remains a notable event in super-lightweight boxing history. Chavez secured a decisive stoppage victory over Taylor in the twelfth round, finishing a highly contested fight with just two seconds remaining. This dramatic finish captivated a...

The Roberto Duran versus Sugar Ray Leonard fight held in Montreal on June 20, 1980, remains a significant event in boxing history. Duran secured the WBC welterweight title through a unanimous decision following a highly contested and aggressive bout. This classic title fight is notable for showcasin...

The 1981 clash between Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard is remembered as one of boxing’s most dramatic encounters. Held on September 16th, it was a welterweight title fight where Leonard secured victory through a knockout in the fourteenth round. This stoppage unified the WBC and WBA titles, earn...

The September 1952 fight between Rocky Marciano and Jersey Joe Walcott is a landmark event in boxing history. Marciano’s dramatic victory, culminating in a knockout of Walcott during the thirteenth round, secured him the world heavyweight championship. This classic title bout showcased Marciano's po...

The 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” saw Muhammad Ali defeat George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali’s strategic use of the rope-a-dope technique proved decisive, securing his second heavyweight championship title after a stunning eighth-round knockout. This fight remains a pivotal moment in boxing histor...

The 1971 bout between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier remains a pivotal moment in heavyweight boxing history. This title fight at Madison Square Garden marked Ali’s initial professional loss to Frazier via unanimous decision. It was a fiercely contested battle showcasing the contrasting styles of both...

Nonito Donaire faced Naoya Inoue in a landmark 2019 World Boxing Super Series bantamweight final held in Tokyo. The bout was notable for its intense action and strategic brilliance displayed by both fighters. Inoue secured a unanimous decision victory, earning widespread acclaim including Fight of t...

The 1964 bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston remains a pivotal moment in boxing history. Ali’s unexpected victory over the heavily favored Liston, achieved through a dramatic eleventh-round knockout, marked his first professional heavyweight title win. This upset captivated audiences and esta...

The Evander Holyfield versus Riddick Bowe I boxing match, held in 1992, represents a pivotal heavyweight title fight. Riddick Bowe secured victory through a unanimous decision, becoming the undisputed world heavyweight champion. This contest is notable for its intense rivalry and strategic battle be...

The 2017 bout between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko remains a significant heavyweight boxing match. Joshua secured victory through technical knockout in the eleventh round at Wembley Stadium, claiming the vacant World Boxing Association title. This fight showcased Joshua’s rising prominence...

The Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn I fight, held June 18, 1941, remains a significant event in heavyweight boxing history. Louis successfully defended his title against a determined Conn, securing a knockout victory in the thirteenth round. Conn's earlier lead on judges’ scorecards made this a particularl...

The boxing match between Larry Holmes and Ken Norton took place on June 9, 1978, for the vacant WBC heavyweight championship. Held at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, the bout lasted the full 15 rounds and ended in a split decision victory for Holmes. It is widely recognized by boxing historians as a g...

The August 21, 1981 boxing match between Salvador Sánchez and Wilfredo Gómez was a WBC featherweight championship fight held in San Antonio, Texas. The undefeated Gómez, who had made 17 defenses of his WBC super bantamweight title, moved up in weight to challenge Sánchez. Sánchez dominated the fight...

On November 5, 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman challenged Michael Moorer for the WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight championships at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. After losing most of the first nine rounds on the scorecards, Foreman landed a right hand to Moorer's chin in the tenth round,...

Timothy Bradley defended his WBO welterweight championship against Ruslan Provodnikov in March 2013 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The brutal bout was characterized by relentless pressure from Provodnikov and significant exchanges of punishment. Bradley won by unanimous decision, an...

On September 23, 1957, Carmen Basilio fought Sugar Ray Robinson for the middleweight championship at Yankee Stadium in New York. Basilio won the 15-round contest by split decision, dethroning Robinson to capture the middleweight title. The close, intense battle was widely recognized and later named...

The July 21, 1982, boxing match between Salvador Sánchez and Azumah Nelson was a contest for the WBC featherweight championship. Sánchez defended his title by stopping Nelson via technical knockout in the fifteenth round of a grueling fight. Nelson, who took the bout on short notice, established him...

The Sunshine Showdown was a professional boxing match for the undisputed heavyweight championship held on January 22, 1973, in Kingston, Jamaica. George Foreman defeated the previously undefeated Joe Frazier by technical knockout in the second round. Foreman knocked Frazier down six times before the...

Leigh Wood fought Michael Conlan on March 12, 2022, at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England. The bout was contested for the WBA featherweight world title, which Wood successfully defended. Conlan built an early lead on the scorecards, even knocking Wood down in the first round. However, Wood...

Errol Spence Jr. fought Terence Crawford in a July 2023 welterweight unification boxing match held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Crawford secured a ninth-round technical knockout victory over Spence. With this win, Crawford became the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-...

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk faced off in May 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the undisputed heavyweight boxing championship. Usyk won the contest by split decision, becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. This historic fight unified the WBA, WBC, IBF, and W...

Mike Tyson defended his WBA heavyweight title against Evander Holyfield on November 9, 1996, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Entering the fight, Tyson was a heavy betting favorite to defeat Holyfield. However, Holyfield dominated the contest and ultimately stopped Tyson in the 11th round via technica...

Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin I was a professional boxing match held on September 16, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 12-round bout was contested for the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight world championships. Despite Golovkin pressing the action and landing more...

Felix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas was a super welterweight boxing unification bout held in December 2000 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Felix Trinidad defeated the previously unbeaten Fernando Vargas by technical knockout in the 12th round. Trinidad retained his WBA title and captured Vargas's I...

The heavyweight boxing match between Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks took place on June 27, 1988, at the Atlantic City Convention Hall in New Jersey. Tyson, then the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight champion, knocked out the previously unbeaten Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round. The fight was among...

Wilfredo Gomez vs. Lupe Pintor was a December 1982 boxing match for the WBC Super Bantamweight championship. The contest featured undefeated Puerto Rican champion Wilfredo Gomez defending his title against Mexican challenger Lupe Pintor. Gomez won the fight via technical knockout in the 14th round o...

Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad was a middleweight boxing unification match held on September 29, 2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Originally scheduled for September 15, the event was postponed by twelve days due to the September 11 attacks. Hopkins defeated the previously unbeate...

Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. I was a heavyweight boxing match held on June 1, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout was scheduled as a routine title defense for unified champion Anthony Joshua in his United States debut. Instead, Ruiz secured a monumental upset by knocking Jo...