Before the battle between Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, let's look back at the classic showdowns that took place in heavyweight history. Fury vs Joshua is definitely the most eye-catching competition, and whether it is the most exciting is unknown. To this end, a boxing media in the United States released a list showing the 25 most exciting heavyweight battles they integrated.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > 21-25 fields</h1>
25. Joe Fraser vs Jerry Quarry (1969)
24. Ivan Hollyfield vs Michael Dox (1989)
23. Cassius Klay vs Sony Liston (1964)
22. James Braddock vs Max Bell (1935)
21. Derek Jefferson vs Morris Harris (1999)
In the 21-25 games, the battle between Hollyfield and Dox was really wonderful, and even rated by some media as the most exciting heavyweight confrontation of the 1980s, and this battle was also a key game after the promotion of the old Huo to the heavyweight, thus consolidating his position in the level to which he belonged.
Muhammad Ali, who was still known as Klay at the time, defeated the "Demon King" Liston at the age of 22, thus opening his own era. In this ranking, there is also a non-championship match, that is, the 1999 Jefferson KO Harris match, Harris was knocked unconscious, and many boxing fans still remember it vividly.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > 16-20 fields</h1>
20. Deonte Verde vs Tyson Fury (2018)
19. Leotis Martin vs Sade Spencer (1968)
18. George Foreman vs Michael Mueller (1994)
17. Lodge Marciano vs Ezade Charles (1954)
16. Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson (1990)
The most recent of these games was the 2018 Battle of Fury vs Wilder, in which Fury was knocked out twice in the face of the advantage, and this battle is hailed as one of the most exciting heavyweight showdowns of the century. Foreman became the oldest champion in his class by reversing Mueller, at the age of 45, struggling in the game until a right-handed punch koed his opponent.
In the battle between Marciano and Charles, Marciano almost lost all his victory record, and he destroyed his opponents behind, which was very rare in Marciano's entire boxing career. In addition, Tyson's biggest loss to Douglas in the heavyweight is also a confrontation that boxing scholars cannot ignore.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > 11-15 fields</h1>
15. Michael Mueller vs. Bate Cooper (1992)
14. Lennox-Lewis vs Grand Klitschenko (2003)
13. Freud Patterson vs Ingmar Johansen (1961)
12. Anthony Joshua vs Klitschko Jr. (2017)
11. Rocky Marciano vs Joe Walcott (1952)
In these games, Lewis vs Grand Krychenko, known as the "Titan War", is extremely controversial, so that Lewis announced his retirement forever without the possibility of rematch, and Klitchenko Jr., the younger brother of The Great Krychenko, regrettably lost the game in the duel with Joshua, but although he lost, it was also Joshua's toughest game so far.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" >6-10 fields</h1>
10. Ike Ibibuch vs David Tua (1997)
9. Evand Hollyfield vs Mike Tyson (1996)
8. Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman (1974)
7. George Foreman vs Ron Lyle (1976)
6. Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton (1978)
In these matches, the battle between Ibibuć and Tua caused a lot of sensation that year, in which two heavy gunners continued to attack, throwing a total of 1730 punches, and finally Ibibuć narrowly defeated Tua. Tyson vs Hollyfield was also selected, with The Elder knocking down Tyson in the sixth round and eventually winning TKO in the eleventh round, which was named the most exciting match of the year by Boxing Ring magazine.
Ali vs. Foreman's "Jungle Battle" is synonymous with classics, Ali was not optimistic, unbelievably knocked down Foreman, foreman and Lyle after the confrontation knocked each other down, making countless boxing fans bloody.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > 1-5 fields</h1>
5. Joe Janet vs Sam McVeigh (1909)
4. Riddick Bowe vs Evand Hollyfield (1992)
3. Jack Dempsey vs Louise Firpo (1923)
2. Joe Fraser vs Muhammad Ali (1971)
1. Muhammad Ali vs Joe Fraser (1975)
In the first 5 big battles, known as one of the most brutal matches in the heavyweight, is the battle between Dempsey and Argentine toughman Firpo, in just 4 minutes, Filpe was unbelievably knocked down 11 times, of which 7 times in 1 minute and a half, the top two were Ali, Fraser's first battle, three battles, a battle Ali suffered the first defeat of his career, he was knocked down by Fraser's left hook boxing, in the three battles, both boxers tried their best, Fraser's face was swollen like a basin, The confrontation was abandoned before the start of the fifteenth round.
At present, the "big three" of heavyweight boxing - Fury, Joshua and Wild, all of whom have participated in the competition are ranked outside 10 games, and it seems that they need to continue to work hard compared with the legendary predecessors in history.