Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
Review: 2000-12-02, both undefeated, both world champions, both went to the mat (six knockdowns!): Trinidad vs Vargas was one of the best boxing fights of 2000. Felix Trinidad entered the fight with a record of 38-0-0 while Fernando Vargas had a record of 20-0-0. Trinidad vs Vargas was valid for the WBA and IBF light middleweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2000-01-29, Mike Tyson vs Julius Francis was certainly one of the best fights of 2000, as many fighting of Iron Mike. In January 2000, when he faced Julius Francis (21-7-0), Mike Tyson (46-3-0) had already lost against James Buster Douglas and twice with Evander Holyfield, but at 33 years old he seemed still have the desire and the anger of the past. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-01-29, very exciting fight between Nick Diaz and Evangelista Cyborg: four stars! In the first round Cyborg seems to suffer the series of punches of Diaz, but knock Evangelista Santos out is very difficult… In the second round Cyborg seems reborn and the action continues and they went to the mat for the first time…good finish! Evangelista Cyborg Santos vs Nick Diaz is valid for the Strikeforce welterweight title, main event of Strikeforce: Diaz vs Cyborg. Watch the video!
Review: 2000-02-26, fast and great knockout, Arturo Gatti vs Joey Gamache was definitely one of the most spectacular fights of 2000. Arturo Gatti entered the fight with a record of 30-4-0 while Joey Gamache had a record of 55-3-0. (This fight was the last one of Joey Gamache). Watch the video!
Review: 2000-08-19, exciting fight dominated by power punches, Naseem Hamed vs Augie Sanchez was certainly one of the Fights of the Year 2000. The “Prince” Naseem Hamed entered the fight with a perfect record of 34-0-0 while Augie Sanchez had a record of 26-1-0. Hamed was at his 15th defense of his WBO featherweight title while Sanchez was at his first attempt for a world title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-01-07, Ovince St. Preux vs Ron “Abong” Humphrey is the first mma fight of 2011 that gets 4 stars. Strikeforce believes strongly in St. Preux, fighter born in 1983 which came with six consecutive victories, but this time he faced a strong Ron “Abong” Humphrey that put him in trouble many times during the fight, both with heavy punches and on the ground: exciting fight, four stars (controversial decision). Ovince St. Preux vs Ron “Abong” Humphrey was scheduled in the evening: Strikeforce – Challengers 13, January 7, 2011. Watch the video!
Review: 2000-02-19, the first fight between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera was a real war in fact it deservedly won “Fight of the Year” honors (Ring Magazine). The undefeated Erik Morales entered the fight with a record of 35-0-0 while Marco Antonio Barrera had a record of 49-2-0 (he had lost twice with Junior Jones). This first fight was valid for WBC and WBO super bantamweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-01-23, good pace and close fight between Petchkarat Jitmeuangnon and Ketapetch Sor Suradet. In the first round they begin some great exchanges with elbows and the match become tough and exciting, four stars! Petchkarat vs Ketapetch is valid for the Channel 7 See pinweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2000-06-17, Oscar De La Hoya had lost the WBC welterweight title against Felix Trinidad in 1999, but the Puerto Rican boxer left the title vacant (since he moved up in weight class to the light middleweight division), thus the “Golden Boy” faced Shane Mosley to get hold of the title. “Sugar” Shane was still undefeated, having a record of 34-0-0, while Oscar De La Hoya entered the fight with a record of 32-1-0. The first fight between Shane Mosley and Oscar De La Hoya was a spectacular and balanced battle; one of the Fights of the Year 2000. Watch the video!
Scheduled for February 5, next UFC 126 has one of the most spectacular mma fight of 2011: the main event between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort,valid for the UFC Middleweight Championship. On the same evening we will see other interesting fights as Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin, the undefeated Ryan Bader versus Jon Jones and two very impressive fighter like Miguel Torres and Norifumi Yamamoto that will face respectively Demetrious Johnson and Antonio Banuelos. An event not to be missed!
Fight card:
Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort
Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin
Ryan Bader vs Jon Jones
