Top 5 Most Entertaining Fights of 2015
Top 5 Most Entertaining Fights of 2015
As 2015 comes to an end, FloBoxing looks back at some of the most entertaining fights of the year.
By Roy Billington
With 2015 drawing to a halt, it makes sense to look back at the stellar year of boxing we had. Over the course of the next week, FloBoxing will be breaking down the best fights and knockouts of 2015. In this installment, we will be looking at top 5 fights in professional boxing this year.
When this fight was announced, fight fans across the world rejoiced. Andy Lee has long been known for his fan-friendly aggressive style and Peter Quillin has some of the heaviest hands in his division. The fight that would unfold in Brooklyn, New York was simply a thing of beauty.
Over the course of 12 rounds, Lee and Quillin would go toe-to-toe, QuillinÂ’s power was apparent from the opening bell and he dropped Lee twice inside of 3 rounds. As the fight went on, Lee composed himself and landed power punches of his own, dropping Quillin for the first time in his career. The latter rounds of the fight were a back-and-forth affair, with the fight rightly being declared a draw.
Olympic Gold Medalist, James DeGale is fast becoming the biggest name in British boxing. On May 5th, DeGale was pitted against fellow Olympian, Andre Dirrell in what on paper should have been his stiffest test to date. When both fighters met each other inside the ring in Boston, there was no love lost for the Olympians.
After a solid first round, Andre Dirrell began to put the heat on DeGale, but the Brit caught him with a perfect left and dropped the American. DeGale would go on to knock Dirrell once more in the second and the pair would put on a war for the following twelve rounds,before DeGale was awarded the decision victory.
If you saw this fight in a movie you would automatically label it unrealistic, but when Matthysse met Provodnikov in April, the pair engaged in some all-out violence. Coming into this fight, many marked MatthysseÂ’s technical nuance as the key for his victory, but most analysts didnÂ’t take into account the fighting spirit of the Russian warrior, Provodnikov.
After losing the opening two rounds handily, a bloodied and battered Provodnikov came out swinging in the 3rd. The Russian landed a series of nasty body shots to the Argentinian and was buoyed by the crowd into adopting an aggressive style. As the rounds went by, momentum shifted periodically and both fighters landed well, but at the night Matthysse did just enough to take home the decision.
This fight really had it all. From the pre-fight pageantry to controversy and a brutal finish, when Anthony Joshua met Dillian Whyte we got to witness boxing at its entertaining best. When Wythe first faced Joshua as an amateur he came out victorious and it was obvious in the build up to this fight that this had been eating away at Joshua, the Olympian. When the fight began, Joshua would have his shot at redemption.
In the first round, it looked like Joshua would be able to get the finish, he wobbled Whyte but was unable to land the big blow. In round two, Whyte caught Joshua hard and rocked him, Joshua was able to hang in there despite taking a barrage of big blows. As the fight moved into the later rounds it was still very close, until Joshua rocked Whyte in the 7th and then knocked him out brutally.
This fight was amazing. David Lemieux entered this one as a huge favourite and rightly so, outside of GGG, Lemieux had built himself a reputation as the hardest hitter in the division, but when he faced NÂ’Dam he was gobsmacked at his opponents resilience.
During this fight, in Montreal, Canada, Lemieux put on a show, he landed punch after punch to the labouring NÂ’Dam, but what made this fight great was NÂ’DamÂ’s toughness. As if straight out of a Rocky movie, NÂ’Dam took LemieuxÂ’s best shots and kept coming forward and even though he was dropped 5 times, the Cameroonian kept this fight competitive until the final bell.
With 2015 drawing to a halt, it makes sense to look back at the stellar year of boxing we had. Over the course of the next week, FloBoxing will be breaking down the best fights and knockouts of 2015. In this installment, we will be looking at top 5 fights in professional boxing this year.
5. Andy Lee And Peter Quillin Brawl In Brooklyn
When this fight was announced, fight fans across the world rejoiced. Andy Lee has long been known for his fan-friendly aggressive style and Peter Quillin has some of the heaviest hands in his division. The fight that would unfold in Brooklyn, New York was simply a thing of beauty.
Over the course of 12 rounds, Lee and Quillin would go toe-to-toe, QuillinÂ’s power was apparent from the opening bell and he dropped Lee twice inside of 3 rounds. As the fight went on, Lee composed himself and landed power punches of his own, dropping Quillin for the first time in his career. The latter rounds of the fight were a back-and-forth affair, with the fight rightly being declared a draw.
4. DeGale And Dirrell Go Toe-to-Toe
Olympic Gold Medalist, James DeGale is fast becoming the biggest name in British boxing. On May 5th, DeGale was pitted against fellow Olympian, Andre Dirrell in what on paper should have been his stiffest test to date. When both fighters met each other inside the ring in Boston, there was no love lost for the Olympians.
After a solid first round, Andre Dirrell began to put the heat on DeGale, but the Brit caught him with a perfect left and dropped the American. DeGale would go on to knock Dirrell once more in the second and the pair would put on a war for the following twelve rounds,before DeGale was awarded the decision victory.
3. Matthysse And Provodnikov Go To War
If you saw this fight in a movie you would automatically label it unrealistic, but when Matthysse met Provodnikov in April, the pair engaged in some all-out violence. Coming into this fight, many marked MatthysseÂ’s technical nuance as the key for his victory, but most analysts didnÂ’t take into account the fighting spirit of the Russian warrior, Provodnikov.
After losing the opening two rounds handily, a bloodied and battered Provodnikov came out swinging in the 3rd. The Russian landed a series of nasty body shots to the Argentinian and was buoyed by the crowd into adopting an aggressive style. As the rounds went by, momentum shifted periodically and both fighters landed well, but at the night Matthysse did just enough to take home the decision.
2. Joshua Knocks Out Whyte In Barn Burner
This fight really had it all. From the pre-fight pageantry to controversy and a brutal finish, when Anthony Joshua met Dillian Whyte we got to witness boxing at its entertaining best. When Wythe first faced Joshua as an amateur he came out victorious and it was obvious in the build up to this fight that this had been eating away at Joshua, the Olympian. When the fight began, Joshua would have his shot at redemption.
In the first round, it looked like Joshua would be able to get the finish, he wobbled Whyte but was unable to land the big blow. In round two, Whyte caught Joshua hard and rocked him, Joshua was able to hang in there despite taking a barrage of big blows. As the fight moved into the later rounds it was still very close, until Joshua rocked Whyte in the 7th and then knocked him out brutally.
1. David Lemieux Destroys NÂ’Dam To Win IBF Gold
This fight was amazing. David Lemieux entered this one as a huge favourite and rightly so, outside of GGG, Lemieux had built himself a reputation as the hardest hitter in the division, but when he faced NÂ’Dam he was gobsmacked at his opponents resilience.
During this fight, in Montreal, Canada, Lemieux put on a show, he landed punch after punch to the labouring NÂ’Dam, but what made this fight great was NÂ’DamÂ’s toughness. As if straight out of a Rocky movie, NÂ’Dam took LemieuxÂ’s best shots and kept coming forward and even though he was dropped 5 times, the Cameroonian kept this fight competitive until the final bell.