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The sixth and final boxing match between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta took place on February 14, 1951, in Chicago. The bout was for the undisputed world middleweight championship and became widely known as the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre." Robinson dominated the fight, and the referee stopp...
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Canonical brutal classic, acclaimed for Robinson's brilliance, LaMotta's endurance, historical importance, and unforgettable late stoppage.
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The 1985 clash between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns remains a landmark event in boxing history. Held in Las Vegas, the middleweight bout was characterized by intense action and devastating knockdowns from Hagler, ultimately resulting in a third-round stoppage victory. This fight is notable for it...
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Three-round war, unmatched intensity, constant all-time rankings, and near-universal acclaim as an action masterpiece.
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Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez II was a professional boxing rematch held in 2018 for middleweight titles. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez won by majority decision after twelve rounds, with two judges scoring the bout for Alvarez and one scoring it even. The result, in Las Vegas, gave Alvarez the WBA and...
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Sustained elite exchanges, tactical adjustments, and razor-close scoring produced an acclaimed rematch, notwithstanding continued judging debate.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler defended his undisputed WBA, WBC, and IBF middleweight championship against John Mugabi on March 10, 1986 at the Las Vegas Hilton. The bout, billed as the "War," was scheduled for fifteen rounds and concluded when referee Richard Steele stopped the fight in the eleventh round...
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Brutal sustained slugfest featuring Mugabi's resistance and Hagler's attritional finish, widely regarded among the era's finest middleweight battles.
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The boxing rivalry between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin consisted of three fights contested between 2017 and 2022. The first two bouts were for the unified middleweight championship, with the opening fight ending in a controversial split draw. Álvarez won the 2018 rematch by majority decision...
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Elite modern boxing trilogy produced two acclaimed contests and sustained controversy, though the delayed, one-sided finale diminished closure.
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The boxing rivalry between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin consists of three middleweight fights that took place between 2017 and 2022. The series began with a highly controversial split-decision draw in September 2017, a result that sparked significant debate among sports commentators. Álvarez...
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Three technically elite fights and genuine competitive tension earned acclaim, although controversial judging damaged the series' reputation.
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Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor I was a professional boxing match held in 2007 for the WBC and WBO middleweight titles. Pavlik stopped Taylor by technical knockout in the seventh round after recovering from an earlier knockdown. The victory made Pavlik the unified WBC and WBO middleweight champion a...
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Pavlik's recovery from serious trouble to score a dramatic championship knockout delivered excellent action and a classic comeback narrative.
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Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a professional boxing match held on April 6, 1987, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for the WBC and lineal middleweight championships. Leonard, a former welterweight champion, came out of a three-year retirement to challenge Hagler, who had defended th...
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Fascinating elite chess match and historic comeback, elevated by enduring debate but diminished by disputed scoring and selective exchanges.
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On September 23, 1957, Carmen Basilio fought Sugar Ray Robinson for the middleweight championship at Yankee Stadium in New York. Basilio won the 15-round contest by split decision, dethroning Robinson to capture the middleweight title. The close, intense battle was widely recognized and later named...
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Ring Fight of the Year, elite middleweight drama, major upset, and strong classic reputation.
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Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fought their highly anticipated middleweight rematch in September 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This contest followed a controversial split draw in their first meeting. Alvarez defeated Golovkin by majority decision to claim the WBA, WBC, and IB...
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Excellent rematch with sustained elite exchanges, disputed but broadly respected as the trilogy's best fight.
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Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin I was a professional boxing match held on September 16, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 12-round bout was contested for the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight world championships. Despite Golovkin pressing the action and landing more...
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Elite middleweight fight with high skill and controversy, widely admired despite notorious draw scoring.
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James Toney vs. Mike McCallum I was the first meeting in a three-fight series between two technically skilled professional boxers. The bout took place on December 10, 1988, in Atlantic City, with McCallum's WBA middleweight championship at stake, and it ended in a majority draw. The result preserved...
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Elite infighting, technical nuance, and sustained competitiveness between two master craftsmen earned lasting admiration despite the inconclusive draw.
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Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez I was a professional boxing bout held on September 16, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Golovkin entered as the unified middleweight champion, with his WBA, WBC, and IBF titles at stake, while Alvarez challenged him over twelve rounds. The judges scored the...
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Elite technique, tactical tension, and close action were undermined by a widely criticized draw and Adelaide Byrd's extreme scorecard.
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The Canelo Alvarez versus Gennady Golovkin rivalry represents a significant chapter in contemporary boxing. This trilogy of middleweight matches, spanning from 2017 to 2022, produced intensely competitive and often disputed bouts. The series captivated fans with its high stakes and showcased the ski...
Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad was a middleweight boxing unification match held on September 29, 2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Originally scheduled for September 15, the event was postponed by twelve days due to the September 11 attacks. Hopkins defeated the previously unbeate...
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Masterful Hopkins upset after 9/11 delay, major unification, tactical dominance, and career-defining stoppage.
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Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard was a highly anticipated middleweight championship boxing match held on April 6, 1987, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. After a three-year retirement, Leonard challenged the undisputed middleweight champion Hagler, moving up in weight class. The bout went the full...
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Huge event and tactical debate, historically essential, but controversial scoring divides consensus on fight quality.
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Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio II was a middleweight championship boxing rematch that took place on March 25, 1958, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The fight was a grueling 15-round contest that ended in a split decision victory for Robinson. With this win, Robinson regained the Na...
Why this score
Excellent rematch and historic Robinson title regain, respected for skill and grit though slightly below the first.
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The Anderson Silva versus Chael Sonnen rivalry was a defining chapter in UFC middleweight history. The intense exchanges between these two fighters fueled captivating matchups throughout the early 2010s. Sonnen’s aggressive strategy and verbal attacks contrasted with Silva's renowned technical skill...
The boxing match between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran took place on November 10, 1983, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hagler defended his undisputed middleweight championship against Duran, a formidable opponent who was moving up from lower weight classes. The bout is historica...
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High-level tactical contest with Duran's remarkable showing against a larger champion, though measured pacing limits its action-classic reputation.
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Sergio Martínez faced Julio César Chávez Jr. on September 15, 2012, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for Chávez’s WBC middleweight championship. Martínez won by unanimous decision over twelve rounds and successfully defended the title, despite being knocked down by Chávez in the final round....
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Martinez delivered a commanding boxing display before surviving a thrilling final-round crisis, creating a memorable contrast of control and danger.
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The February 1943 bout between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta was the second of six boxing matches in their historic rivalry. Held in Detroit, the contest resulted in a unanimous decision victory for LaMotta, handing Robinson his first professional defeat after 40 consecutive wins. LaMotta's ag...
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Historically vital as LaMotta's only Robinson win, with strong rivalry value despite limited modern viewing consensus.
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The Robinson-LaMotta rivalry represents one of boxing’s most compelling and intensely personal rivalries. Six fights between middleweight champions Jake LaMotta and Sugar Ray Robinson from 1942 to 1951 captivated audiences with their contrasting styles and volatile personalities. The series is parti...
Marvin Hagler vs John Mugabi was an undisputed middleweight championship fight held on March 10, 1986, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Hagler defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF titles against Mugabi, a hard-hitting Ugandan challenger who entered the bout with a perfect 26-0 record and 26 knockouts. The...
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Hard, punishing title fight that tested Hagler, respected but not commonly ranked among his very best.
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Carlos Monzon vs. Rodrigo Valdes II was a historic middleweight unification bout held on June 30, 1977, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The contest brought together the reigning undisputed champion Monzon and WBC titleholder Valdes to determine the absolute middleweight ruler. Monzon won the 15-round contes...
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Dramatic final Monzon fight with knockdown and comeback, strong historical closure.
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Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs I was a middleweight title fight held in March 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Golovkin won the contest by unanimous decision to retain his unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight titles. During the bout, Jacobs became the first opponent to offi...
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Close elite middleweight fight that tested Golovkin, with credible debate and strong technical quality.
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Sergio Martinez fought Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on September 15, 2012, in Las Vegas for the WBC middleweight championship. Martinez used movement, combination punching, and sustained activity to control most of the twelve-round contest, but Chavez knocked him down and badly hurt him during a dramatic...
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Dominant Martinez performance with dramatic final-round danger, though description misstates the official decision ending.
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Gennady Golovkin fought David Lemieux on October 17, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in a middleweight title unification bout. Golovkin controlled the fight with his jab, added sustained body attacks, and scored a knockdown before the referee stopped the contest in the eighth round. He retained his W...
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Dominant Golovkin unification with impressive jab and stoppage, respected as a peak showcase.
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Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Kell Brook was a middleweight title bout held at London's O2 Arena on September 10, 2016. Golovkin retained his WBC and IBF middleweight titles by fifth-round technical knockout after Brook's corner stopped the fight. Brook entered as the IBF welterweight champion and moved up...
Why this score
Brook's speed created lively exchanges before Golovkin's pressure forced a stoppage, though the welterweight moving up faced a major size risk.
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Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Duran was a middleweight championship bout held on November 10, 1983, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Hagler defeated Duran by unanimous decision after 15 rounds and retained the undisputed middleweight title. Duran, already a former lightweight and welterweight champion, c...
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Major star matchup with tactical intrigue, but slower and less dramatic than expectations or Hagler's peak classics.
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The Canelo Álvarez–Gennady Golovkin rivalry is a middleweight boxing trilogy contested between 2017 and 2022. The first fight, in September 2017 at Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena, ended in a controversial split-decision draw. Álvarez won the September 2018 rematch by majority decision, and the third fig...
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What leads the Middleweight ranking?
Sugar Ray Robinson vs Jake LaMotta VI currently leads the Middleweight results with a displayed score of 9.31/10. This is an editorial ranking result for the items included on this page, not a universal verdict for every use case.
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