Review: 2000-04-29, aggressive start, three knockdowns and a tremendous knockout: four stars. Michael Grant, 7 years younger than the champion, was undefeated, even though he had never met anyone of the level of Lewis. Lennox Lewis entered the fight with a record of 35-1-1 while Michael Grant had a perfect record of 31-0-0. Lewis vs Grant was valid for the WBC, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles. Watch the video!
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: 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: 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: 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!
