Greatest Fights of the 70's?

[Acts2384lyphe]

Trying to compile a list of the best fights from 1970-79.

I already have a running list of what I consider FOTY each year in the 70's but I'm looking for more hidden/obscure fights. Especially for 1971 & 1975.

TRY LISTING IN ORDER the best fights in the 70's & it's ok to include multiple fights from a year. I'm trying to find as many GREAT fights as I can. But I want to categorize them into the best...

I'd seen a old thread about great fights nobody talks about, & it had TONS of great fights listed but no dates...so please INCLUDE the YEAR at least.

[Acts2384lyphe]

This is what I consider FOTY each year but I'm looking for alternatives and/or replacements. If there are better fights...school me. I'm still a young fan.

06-17-79: Danny Lopez v Mike Ayala: KO 15 (San Antonio,TX)
WBC & RING World Featherweight Championship

06-09-78 Larry Holmes v Ken Norton: W 15 (Las Vegas,NV)
WBC Heavyweight Title

07-26-77 Matthew Franklin v Marvin Johnson 1: TKO 12 (Philadelphia,PN)
Light Heavyweight Non-Title

01-24-76 George Foreman v Ron Lyle: KO 5 (Las Vegas,NV)
Heavyweight Non-Title

* 10-01-75 Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier 3: TKO 14 (Manilla, PHI) *
WBC, WBA, & RING World Heavyweight Championship

06-03-74 Oscar Albarado v Koichi Wajima 1: KO 15 (Tokyo, JPN)
WBC, WBA, & RING World Jr Middleweight Championship

11-03-73 Arnold Taylor v Romeo Anaya 1: KO 14 (Johannesburg,S.Africa)
WBA & RING World Bantamweight Championship

06-20-72 Masao Ohba v Orlando Amores: TKO 5 (Tokyo,JPN)
WBA Flyweight Title

03-08-71 Joe Frazier v Muhammad Ali 1: W 15 (New York,NY)
WBC, WBA, RING World Heavyweight Championship

08-06-70 Mando Ramos vs Ultiminio Sugar Ramos: W 10 (Los Angeles, CA)
Lightweight Non-Title

[rightsideup]

some very solid choices

[jherriges1]

Rumble

No one listed the Rumble in the Jungle between Ali/Foreman for best of 74? Really?

[JimEarl]

06-17-79: Danny Lopez v Mike Ayala: KO 15 (San Antonio,TX)
WBC & RING World Featherweight Championship

06-09-78 Larry Holmes v Ken Norton: W 15 (Las Vegas,NV)
WBC Heavyweight Title

07-26-77 Matthew Franklin v Marvin Johnson 1: TKO 12 (Philadelphia,PN)
Light Heavyweight Non-Title

01-24-76 George Foreman v Ron Lyle: KO 5 (Las Vegas,NV)
Heavyweight Non-Title

* 10-01-75 Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier 3: TKO 14 (Manilla, PHI) *
WBC, WBA, & RING World Heavyweight Championship

Well you beat me to these.

I'm going to add Bob Foster / Chris Finnegan to the list for '72.

Alexis Arguello / Ruben Olivares '74

Alexis Arguello / Alfredo Escalera II '79

the first Jose Napoles / Ernie Lopez fight in '70 was good.

I enjoyed Danny "Li'l Red" Lopez (Ernie's brother) / Jose Torres (the featherweight) in '77.

The Ali / Norton trilogy was excellent. Especially the last two which were tough to call. I'd call Norton Ali's most difficult opponent myself.

Ali / Shavers in '77 was also very good.

And I know I'm missing good ones. These are just the ones I recall off the top of my head.