The previous list was originally put together almost four years ago, by the now-departed /u/PepperJohn. I’ve updated the links where necessary, either because the original link was lost or because there was a better quality video now available. Some fights have more than one link; in the case of older fights, it’s because the original black-and-white video has subsequently been colourised and/or upscaled to HD. In the early PPV era, it’s because the original PPV broadcast was in SD, but the individual fights themselves have subsequently been upscaled to HD. In the modern, HD era, it’s because the fights been shown by multiple broadcasters; some fights have three different feeds. And in the era of smartphones, there are even a couple of ‘fan cam’ videos.

With a few exceptions, all comments up until the tail end of 2019 are from the original poster. I kept their comments to both honor and respect their work in putting together the first iteration of this list.

1890s

1894.09.07; James J. Corbett vs. Peter Courtney - The second boxing match ever filmed. View if you like seeing ass.

1900s

1906; George Dixon vs. Chester Leon - Lots of swinging fists, little technique but it's entertaining

1907.01.01; Joe Gans vs. Kid Herman - Chance to see one of the greatest lightweights of all time (Joe Gans) in action; he was the first black world champion, and it's a treat to be able to watch him.

1908.12.26; Jack Johnson vs. Tommy Burns colourized - Johnson becomes the first black heavyweight champion of the world and defeats Tommy Burns (who was on his 12th defense) after the police stop it 14 rounds in to prevent riots. Must see.

1910s

1910.02.11; Oscar "Battling" Nelson © vs. Ad Wolgast - Good fight; was ranked by Ring Magazine in 1996 as the #19 best fight of all time.

1910.07.04; Jack Johnson © vs. James J. Jeffries - Johnson was the first black heavyweight champion of the world and is challenging former world champion James J. Jeffries who many people of the time considered the only person to be able to rival Johnson. Must see.

1915.04.05; Jack Johnson © vs. Jess Willard - Johnson loses his title to the monstrously large Jess Willard (6'6.5 with 83 in reach) by knockout

1919.07.04; Jess Willard © vs. Jack Dempsey colourized - Dempsey puts on one of the most savage beatings I've ever seen en route to become the new heavyweight champion. Must see.

1920s

1921.07.02; Jack Dempsey © vs. Georges Carpentier - First million dollar gate in boxing history, Dempsey’s fights are always exciting.

1923.06.18; Jimmy Wilde © vs. Pancho Villa colourized - The greatest flyweight of all time and the greatest british boxer of all time loses late in his career to Pancho Villa by knockout.

1922.07.27; Benny Leonard © vs Lew Tendler - Greatest Jewish fighter of all time and one of the greatest lightweights of all time.

1923.09.14; Jack Dempsey © vs. Luis Ángel Firpo - In strong contention for the greatest fight of all time; 7 knockdowns and someone flies out of the ring in only 2 rounds. Must see.

1926.09.23; Jack Dempsey © vs. Gene Tunney I - The great Jack Dempsey loses his crown to another great in Gene Tunney. The commentary on this one is in Polish, but it has the best available viewing quality.

1927.09.22; Gene Tunney © vs. Jack Dempsey II in HD - "The long count fight" is all you need to know. Must see.

1930s

1932.07.21; Max Schmeling © vs. Jack Sharkey II and in HD. - Jack Sharkey wins the heavyweight title from Schmeling in a controversial decision.

1933.06.08; Max Baer vs. Max Schmeling - The fight that secured Max Baer a shot at Primo Carnera (the heavyweight world champion at the time) and involved an opponent that you should keep your eye on.

1934.06.13; Primo Carnera © vs. Max Baer - Carnera was down an astonishing 13 times (12 legitimate, 1 slip) when he lost his title by KO to Max Baer.

1935.06.13; Max Baer © vs. James Braddock - Max Baer loses his title literally the fight after he wins it in one of the biggest upsets in history; topic of the film "Cinderella man".

1936.06.19; Joe Louis © vs. Max Schmeling I - Joe Louis was 24-0 (20 KO's) and had easily knocked out both Carnera and Baer and looked unstoppable as a 10-1 favorite, but Schemling put on an excellent performance and beat a fighter who would become one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.

1938.06.22; Max Schmeling © vs. Joe Louis II and in colour and HD - Joe Louis gets his revenge in potentially the most politically important boxing match in history. Must see.

1938.08.77; Lou Ambers © vs. Henry Armstrong - Henry Armstrong after winning this fight makes history as the only fighter to ever hold world titles in 3 different weight classes at the same time and establishes himself as one of the greatest fighters of all time.

1940s

1941.05.23; Jacob Baer vs. Joe Louis - One of the weirdest fights I've ever seen.

1941.05.18; Joe Louis © vs. Billy Conn and a colourized version. - Joe Louis is down on the cards and ends up knocking out Billy Conn in what would be regarded as one of the greatest fights of all time. Must See.

1942.06.20; Len Harvey © vs. Freddie Mills - Freddie Mills knocks Len Harvey out through the ropes in what would be Harvey's last fight (Harvey is perhaps best known for being one of the few people to have fought in every single weight class available).

1943.02.05; Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson II - LaMotta's only win over Robinson and the only loss Robinson ever sustained until his fight against Randy Turpin (9 years later).

1947.07.16; Zale vs. Graziano II - Ranked the second greatest fight of all time by The Ring in 1996. Not the highest quality footage, but still exciting to watch.

1947.12.05; Joe Louis vs. Joe Walcott I colourized and in HD - Joe Louis was on his 24th title defense and looked near unbeatable until stepping into the ring with Walcott. Walcott floored Joe Louis twice and many felt that Walcott was robbed of a decision with Joe Louis himself reportedly felt disgusted with his performance and wanted to leave the ring. Must see.

1948.06.10; Rocky Graziano © vs. Tony Zale III and a colourized version - Final fight in the most exciting back and forth trilogy of all time.

1948.06.25; Joe Louis © vs. Joe Walcott II in HD - Joe Louis clears up the controversy generated by the first round by leaving no doubt as to who the better of the 2 fighters were and securing his 25th title defense (a record that still stands).

1949.02.11; Saddler vs. Pep I; a podcast that covers their rivalry - One of the greatest defensive fighters of all time gets knocked out in 4 rounds in the first fight of what would be an iconic tetralogy. Unfortunately, I could not locate any links of this fight, although links of their other fights are available, hence the posting of the link to a podcast.

1950s

1950.03.24; Rocky Marciano vs. Roland LaStarza - The closest Rocky Marciano has ever come to being defeated.

1950.09.27; Ezzard Charles © vs. Joe Louis and in HD - Ezzard Charles, despite being champion (since Louis retired) was recognized by almost nobody (largely for sentimental reasons) besides the National Boxing Association. After this fight, Charles was universally recognized as the champion by defeating Louis (who had been out of ring for 2 years and outweighed Charles by more than 30 lbs).

1951.02.14; Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson VI and a colourized version. - The St. Valentine's Massacre.

1951.07.10; Sugar Ray Robinson © vs. Randy Turpin I and a colourized version.- Turpin becomes the only man not named LaMotta to beat Sugar Ray Robinson, which hadn't happened in 9 years.

1951.07.18; Ezzard Charles © vs. Joe Walcott Charles vs Walcott - Walcott casually knocks out Charles to become the oldest heavyweight champion at 37, a record that would last for 43 years. Must see.

1951.09.12; Randy Turpin © vs. Sugar Ray Robinson II and a colourized version. - Sugar Ray Robinson avenges the loss by dominant knockout, proving just how great he really was.

1951.10.26; Rocky Marciano vs. Joe Louis and a colourized version. - Rocky Marciano knocks out an aging Louis in what would be the latters last fight.

1952.09.23; Joe Walcott © vs. Rocky Marciano and a colourized version. - Rocky Marciano knocks out Joe Walcott to secure the heavyweight crown with what many have referred to as "the greatest punch in boxing history". (and colourized

1953.09.24; Rocky Marciano © vs. Roland La Starza II - Rocky Marciano knocks out La Starza (who produced Rocky Marciano's closest fight ever).

1955.09.21; Rocky Marciano © vs. Archie Moore - Rocky Marciano's last fight sees him fighting the old mongoose who had knocked him down in the 2nd round with Rocky Marciano persevering to score 4 knockdowns en route to a stoppage victory in what would be his last fight. Rocky Marciano would be the only heavyweight champion to ever retire undefeated.

1956.06.29; Robert Cohen © vs. Mario D'Agata - After winning this fight D'Agata become the first and only deaf-mute world champion. A perfect pairing for the blind judges and referees that plague our sport today.

1956.11.30; Archie Moore vs. Floyd Patterson (with no sound) and a colourized version with what appears to be edited in sound - Floyd Floyd Patterson KO's the old mongoose while his wife is giving birth to his daughter to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history until Mike Tyson.

1957.05.01; Gene Fullmer © vs. Sugar Ray Robinson II and a colourized version. - Sugar Ray Robinson avenges his UD loss to Gene Fullmer by knocking his ass out.

1958.12.10; Archie Moore © vs. Yvon Durelle I - Moore and Durelle slug it out with knockdowns exchanged on both sides in one of the most exciting fights in boxing history. Must see.

1959.06.26; Floyd Patterson © vs. Ingemar Johansson - Ingemar Johansson pulls off a big upset by knocking out reigning heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Must see.

1960s

1960.06.20; Ingemar Johansson © Floyd Patterson II - Floyd Patterson gets revenge in the FOTY. Must see.

1961.03.13; Floyd Patterson © vs. Ingemar Johansson III Ingemar Johansson vs. Floyd Patterson 3 - Floyd Patterson proves he was the better fighter by knocking him out again.

1962.03.24; Emile Griffith vs. Benny Paret III. - At the weigh in, Paret infuriated Griffith, a bisexual man, by touching his buttocks and making homophobic slurs. Griffith won the bout by knockout; Paret never recovered consciousness and died in the hospital 10 days later.

1962.09.25; Floyd Patterson © vs. Sonny Liston I and a colourized version. - Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in 1 round to win the heavyweight championship.

1962.11.5; Cassius Clay vs. Archie Moore - Clay (who would later change his name to Muhammad Muhammad Ali) knocks out Archie Archie Moore, who for some reason was still fighting at 46 years old.

1963.07.22; Sonny Liston © vs. Floyd Patterson II and a colourized version. - Sonny Liston knocks Floyd Patterson out in 1 round. Again.

1963.06.18; Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper and a colourized version. - Cassius Clay gets knocked down in the 4th round with a viscous left hook and goes back to his corner damaged and with a torn glove. Cassius Clay's trainer (Angelo Dundee) tears open the glove slightly with his finger and then calls the referee over and spends the next 2 or so minutes finding a pair of replacement gloves for Cassius Clay. Cassius Clay comes out in the 5th round rejuvenated and leaves Coopers face looking like this which forces the referee to stop the contest. Must see.

1964.02.25; Sonny Liston © vs. Cassius Clay I and a colourized version. - Cassius Clay makes history by defeating Sonny Liston in 6 rounds as Sonny Liston doesn't come out for round 7. Cassius Clay changes his name from Cassius Cassius Clay to Muhammad Muhammad Ali 9 days later. Later declared the fight of the decade. Read up on more of this very important fight here. Must see.

1965.05.25; Muhammad Ali © vs. Sonny Liston II and a colourized version. - Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) knocks out Sonny Liston in 1 round in one of the most controversial fights in history. Just watch it. Must see.

1965.11.12; Muhammad Ali © vs. Floyd Patterson I and a colourized version. - Champion Muhammad Ali knocks out former champion Floyd Floyd Patterson who was fighting with a bad back.

1967.03.22; Muhammad Ali © vs. Zora Folley - This would be Muhammad Ali's last fight for more than 3 years because of his refusal to participate in the vietnam war. Read more about that here and here (Clay vs. United States.

1968.12.12; Takeshi Fuji © vs. Nicolino Locche - Locche puts on of the greatest defensive clinics I've ever seen forcing his opponent to give up after 10 rounds of hitting virtually nothing but air. Must see.

1969.06.23; Joe Frazier vs. Jerry Quarry - Future world champion Joe Joe Frazier knocks out Jerry Quarry.

1969.06.29; Curtis Cokes © vs. Jose Napoles - All time great Jose Napoles becomes world welterweight champion by knockout in the 13th round.

1969.10.17; Jose Napoles © vs. Emile Griffith. - Welterweight champion Napoles dominates and scores a big win over Emile Griffith to retain his title. NOTE: The video is barely watchable, but it’s the ‘best’ quality that could be found.

1970s

1970.02.16; Jimmy Ellis © vs. Joe Frazier - Joe Frazier becomes world heavyweight champion by knock out.

1970.10.26; Muhammed Ali vs. Joe Quarry - Muhammad Ali's return fight after being out of the ring for more than 3 years.

1971.03.08; Joe Frazier © vs. Muhammed Ali I - One of the greatest and most significant fights of all time. Just watch it if you already haven't. Must see.

1972.06.26; Ken Buchanan © vs. Roberto Duran - Roberto uwins his 1st world title. Controversial ending.

1972.09.20; Muhammad Ali © vs. Floyd Patterson II - Muhammad Ali knocks out Floyd Patterson in what would be the latters last fight. Must see.

1973.01.22; Joe Frazier © vs. George Foreman - George Foreman utterly annihilates Joe Frazier in 2 rounds to win the world heavyweight championship. First fight ever televised on HBO. Must see.

1973.03.31; Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton I - Ken Norton breaks Muhammad Ali's jaw en route to a SD win to become only the 2nd boxer to ever defeat Muhammad Ali (after Joe Frazier). Must see.

1973.06.02; Carlos Monzón © vs. Emile Griffith - One of the greatest middleweights of all time scores a good win over a top class opponent. Must see.

1973.09.10; Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton II - Muhammad Ali avenges his loss to win by UD.

1974.01.28; Joe Frazier © vs. Muhammed Ali II - Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier in a comparatively unexciting decision win. If you're going to skip any the Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fights, let it be this one.

1974.02.02; Carlos Monzón © vs. José Nápoles - Monzon scores an easy victory over a great (albeit smaller) fighter.

1974.03.26; George Foreman © vs. Ken Norton and an alternate version. - George Foreman demolishes Ken Norton much in the same fashion as he did Joe Frazier. It appears as if no one can stop the monster that is George George Foreman. Must see. The second video has less pre and post-fight action, but the video is of a better quality

1974.10.30; George Foreman © vs. Muhammad Ali and the BBC version of the broadcast, with the legendary Harry Carpenter on commentary - One of the greatest and most significant fights of all time with Muhammad Ali's victory being perhaps the greatest victory of all time. Just watch it if you already haven't. Must see.

1975.03.24; Muhammed Ali © vs. Chuck Wepner and a version with no commentary - The boxing match that inspired Rocky.

1975.03.29; José Nápoles © vs. Armando Muñíz - Very controversial. Napoles gets cut and the fight is forced to be stopped because of the cut, yet for some reason he's given the victory when they check that he is up on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Must see.

1975.04.26; George Foreman vs. Five Guys (not the fast food chain) - George George Foreman after his loss to Muhammad Ali stages an exhibition where he fights 5 different guys in the same night. Purely for the spectacle it's a Must see.

1975.10.01; Muhammed Ali © vs. Joe Frazier III - One of the greatest and most significant fights of all time. Just watch it if you already haven't. Must see.

1976.01.24; George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle - One of the most exciting back and forth matches of all time. Must see.

1976.03.06; Antonio Cervantes © vs. Wilfred Benitez - Benitez becomes the youngest world champion ever at 17 years old.

1976.09.28; Muhammed Ali © vs. Ken Norton III in 720p and 60fps - One of the most disputed and controversial wins in boxing. Many believe Ken Norton win, including Muhammad Ali himself who later stated: "Kenny’s style is too difficult for me. I can’t beat him, and I sure don’t want to fight him again. I honestly thought he beat me in Yankee Stadium, but the judges gave it to me, and I’m grateful to them." Must see.

1978.02.15; Muhammed Ali © vs. Leon Spinks I Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali - Leon Spinks, a fighter with 7 fights beats Muhammad Ali by SD to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. Must see.

1978.06.09; Larry Holmes vs. Ken Norton - Holmes becomes WBC champion after the WBC (aka "We Be Crooks") vacates the title from Leon Spinks after he chose to rematch Muhammad Ali instead of fight Ken Norton.

1978.09.25; Leon Spinks © vs. Muhammed Ali II - Muhammad Ali becomes the only person to become a 3-time heavyweight champion of the world when he beats Leon Spinks in the rematch.

1978.10.28; Wilfredo Gómez © vs. Carlos Zárate - Gómez scores his best win ever by knocking out Carlos Zarate in 5 rounds. Must see.

1979.06.17; Danny Lopez © vs. Mike Ayala - Fight of the year; Ayala later admitted to being high during the fight.

1979.11.30; Wilfred Benítez © vs. Sugar Ray Leonard - Sugar Ray Leonard wins his first title by knocking out Benitez in the 15th round. Must see.

1980's

1980.06.20; Sugar Ray Leonard © vs. Roberto Durán I and ITV; 60fps - Roberto Roberto Durán pulls off one of the greatest wins of all time by beating all time great Sugar Ray Sugar Ray Leonard by UD. Must see.

1980.10.02; Larry Holmes © vs. Muhammad Ali - Larry Holmes batters Ali in one of the most depressing fights in boxing history. Don't watch this if you have anything resembling compassion for others.

1980.11.25; Roberto Durán © vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II and ITV; 60fps - "No más" Must see.

1981.08.21; Salvador Sánchez ©vs. Wilfredo Gómez and a Spanish language version in 720p 60fps - Excellent fight. Not much more to be said. Must see.

1981.09.16; Thomas Hearns © vs. Sugar Ray Leonard © vs. and what appears to be a special, with Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns commenting before and after the fight - Sugar Ray Leonard strengthens his legacy by knocking out Thomas Hearns in the 14th round. Must see.

1982.01.30; Wilfred Benitez © vs. Roberto Durán and a second version; the first video has slightly better video quality, but the second video has some pre-fight hype - Benitez gets a UD against Roberto Durán establishing himself as one of the top fighters in the era of the 4 kings. Must see.

1982.06.11; Larry Holmes © vs. Gerry Cooney and the BBC broadcast in 720p 60fps - Most racially charged boxing match since Jack Johnson's fights against the numerous "great white hopes".

1982.07.21; Salvador Sánchez © vs. Azumah Nelson and a Spanish language version - Sanchez knocks out Nelson in the 15th round before tragically dying in a car crash less than a month later.

1982.11.12; Aaron Pryor © vs. Alexis Argüello I - Very exciting and very controversial fight. Must see.

1982.11.13; Ray Mancini © vs. Kim Duk-koo - The reason that title fights are 12 rounds instead of 15. Kim died from injuries sustained in the later rounds. Don't watch this.

1982.12.03; Wilfred Benitez © vs. Thomas Hearns - Another top fight between the kings.

1983.09.09; Aaron Pryor © vs. Alexis Argüello II and in slightly upgrade VQ - Pryor knocks out Arguello in 10 rounds and both men retire after the match.

1983.11.10; Marvin Hagler © vs. Roberto Durán in 1080p 60fps - Marvin Hagler beats Roberto Durán by UD in yet another fight between the kings.

1984.06.15; Thomas Hearns © vs. Roberto Durán - Thomas Hearns knocks out Roberto Durán with one of the most brutal punches I've ever seen. Must see.

1985.04.15; Marvin Hagler © vs. Thomas Hearns - "The War" is one of the greatest fights of all time with round 1 is in strong contention for the greatest round of all time. Must see.

1985.09.21; Larry Holmes © vs. Michael Spinks - Michael Spinks becomes the first person to go from light heavyweight champion to heavyweight champion, defeating Larry Larry Holmes by UD.

1986.07.12; Dwight Muhammad Qawi © vs. Evander Holyfield - Holyfield wins his first title against probably the toughest 5'7 dude I can think of.

1987.03.07; James Smith © vs. Mike Tyson © - Mike Tyson unifies the WBC and WBA titles by defeating Smith by decision.

1987.04.06; Marvin Hagler © vs. Sugar Ray Leonard - Sugar Ray Leonard fights the top guy after being out of the ring for 3.5 years and wins a controversial decision. Marvin Hagler retires after in disgust. Must see.

1987.08.01; Mike Tyson © vs. Tony Tucker © - Mike Tyson becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion at 21 years old.

1988.01.22; Mike Tyson © vs. Larry Holmes and a version with no-pre match, but it has post-fight, and the VQ is a little better - Mike Tyson avenges his hero. Must see.

1988.06.27; Mike Tyson © vs. Michael Spinks in 1080p 60fps - Prime Mike Tyson is a scary dude. Must see.

1989.06.12; Thomas Hearns © vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II - Draw between the kings.

1989.12.07; Sugar Ray Leonard © vs. Roberto Durán III - For some reason Roberto Durán decides to fight Sugar Ray Leonard after what happened in the 2nd fight and loses a UD.

1990s

1990.02.11; Mike Tyson © James Douglas - Greatest upset of all time. Must see.

1990.03.17; Julio César Chávez © vs. Meldrick Taylor - Very controversial and exciting fight; Taylor is winning on all the cards and is looking to upset Chavez's perfect 68-0 record before Chavez rallies in the last round to knock him down with the ref stopping the fight in the last second. Must see.

1990.10.25; James Douglas © vs. Evander Holyfield in 720p 60fps - Evander Holyfield easily wins the belts from a man who came into the fight very out of shape and clearly didn't put anywhere near the effort into this fight as compared to when he fought Mike Tyson.

1990.11.24; Herol Graham vs. Julian Jackson - Most vicious KO in boxing history. Must see.

1990.11.16; Nigel Benn © vs. Chris Eubank I full broadcast and just the fight, but in higher VQ - Eubank knocks out his rival in a fight he'll probably talk about till the end of time.

1991.04.19; Evander Holyfield © vs. George Foreman - George George Foreman, at 42 years of age is somehow still fighting and giving a good account of himself against the undisputed heavyweight champion. Incredible.

1992.06.19; Evander Holyfield © vs. Larry Holmes - Evander Holyfield seems to be unable to beat these 42 year olds as dominantly as one would expect the undisputed heavyweight champ would.

1992.11.13; Evander Holyfield © vs. Riddick Bowe I and just the fight, but in better VQ - Great fight and the beginnings of a great trilogy. Must see.

1993.05.08; Julian Jackson © vs. Gerald McClellan - Ring Magazine knockout of the year against one of the hardest hitters in history. Credit to /u/JackJohnson1908 for the suggestion.

1993.05.22; Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. - Roy Jones Jr. beats Bernard Hopkins in what is one of his best wins in his career. Roy Jones Jr. in his prime was untouchable. Must see

1993.09.10; Julio César Chávez © vs. Pernell Whitaker and just the fight, but in higher VQ - Whitaker dominates and convincingly beats Chavez and yet only walks away with a draw which is the first blemish on Chavez's resume after 88 fights. R.I.P Pernell Must see.

1993.11.06; Riddick Bowe © vs. Evander Holyfield II in 720p 60fps - "The Fan Man Fight". Still one of the weirdest things I've ever seen. Good fight though.

1994.01.29; Julio César Chávez © vs. Frank Randall - Randall becomes the first person to "officially" beat Chavez.

1994.09.24; Lennox Lewis © vs. Oliver McCall I - Lennox Lewis is upset by journeyman Oliver Oliver McCall who was trained by Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward. Must see.

1994.11.05; Michael Moorer © vs. George Foreman (full HBO broadcast) - George Foreman becomes the oldest heavyweight champion at the age of 45. Power truly is the last thing to go. Must see.

1994.11.18; James Toney © vs. Roy Jones Jr. - This and Bernard Hopkins are Roy Jones Jr.'s best wins. Truly a force in his prime. Must see.

1995.02.25; Nigel Benn © vs. Gerald McClellan © - Very exciting fight but quite sad knowing what happened to the loser afterwards.

1995.11.04; Evander Holyfield © vs. Riddick Bowe III in 720p 60fps - Riddick Bowe takes it out of the judges hand and secures one his greatest victory. Must see.

1996.06.07; Julio César Chávez © vs. Oscar De La Hoya - Oscar De La Hoya beats an out of prime Chavez in a good, but not great victory.

1996.07.11; Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota I - Riddick Riddick Bowe coming off of his best win ever faces off against unknown Andrew Golota and ends up being thoroughly outboxed and beaten up until for some reason, inexplicably Andrew Golota began throwing numerous low blows until the referee was forced to disqualify Golota. Must see.

1996.11.09; Mike Tyson © vs. Evander Holyfield I and the Sky Sports broadcast - Evander Holyfield secures one of the best wins of his career by defeating Mike Mike Tyson (albeit nowhere near as good as he once was). Must see.

1996.12.14; Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota II - The fighters rematch and Golota has been drilled by his trainers to aim high and avoid going to the body. Golota is winning the fight and is looking to win dominantly until again, for some inexplicable reason, he decides to throw low blows and is disqualified again. Utterly baffling. Must see.

1997.12.19; Naseem Hamed © vs. Kevin Kelley on HBO and the Sky Box Office broadcast - The prince puts on a performance worthy of a king. Credit to /u/cg_davefromaccounts for the suggestion.

1997.02.07; Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall II - Lennox Lewis faces off against the only man to have beaten him at the time but the fight quickly veers off to a very bizzare territory in the 5th round as Oliver Oliver McCall begins crying in the ring and not engaging with Lennox Lewis at all.

1997.06.28; Evander Holyfield © vs. Mike Tyson II - Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield's fucking ear! Crazy stuff. Must see.

1999.03.13; Evander Holyfield © vs. Lennox Lewis © I - Lennox Lewis convincingly beats Evander Holyfield yet the fight is scored a draw for some reason.

1999.09.18; Felix Trinidad © vs. Oscar De La Hoya © - De La Hoya loses a close decision to a top fighter, a sentence that you'll be hearing quite often in the coming years.

1999.11.06; Maurice Jarris vs. Derrick Jefferson - Non title fight that's exciting with an awesome KO finish. Credit to /u/Booker181 for alerting me to this one. Must see.

1999.11.13; Evander Holyfield © vs. Lennox Lewis © II and the Sky Sports Box Office broadcast - Lennox Lewis gets the nod against Evander Holyfield in a fight that's closer than the first fight which was called a draw. Must see.

The 2000s and beyond await below