Top 10 Best Boxing Fights of 2014
It was nice to see Pacquiao get his revenge over Bradley, especially since the first fight was a total upset! Pacquiao was scored to win all over the world, but one judge, CJ Ross, scored for Bradley to win (the same judge that scored the Mayweather and Alvarez fight a draw when clearly Floyd was the better fighter). The first match was a total cheat for Manny, so it's good he got back what he deserved with his rematch.
Martinez was so sure he was going to beat Cotto and was arrogant and cocky, saying, Cotto won't last 3 rounds. I'm going to knock him out! Well, as soon as the fight started, Cotto wiped the floor with Sergio, knocking him down 3 times in the first round. Martinez was punished for the rest of the fight and got knocked down one more time in round 9. Before Martinez could take no more, it was counted as a TKO in the 10th round, making Cotto the new Middleweight WBC champion of the world.
It was a good fight, but Maidana should have won or at least should have won more rounds than he did. It was most likely that the judges were just for the champion, Floyd, and didn't care for how Maidana did. If Maidana wants to beat Floyd, he will have to knock him down or even out.
The usual cocky Adrien Broner came out thinking he had already won the fight. That is, until Maidana beat him to a pulp. Maidana has been underrated his whole career, and it's finally nice to see someone take him seriously. Maidana ended up knocking down the undefeated champ twice with his nice overhands and hooks.
For the first time, Broner was forced to have his mouth shut when the decision went to Marcos El Chino Maidana, making Maidana the next opponent for Mayweather.
Glad El Chino beat that worthless piece of garbage Broner!
Khan was eager to fight Collazo, especially since Collazo beat Ortiz in the second round, which even Khan said was a surprise and a disappointment. It started with Khan beating a stubborn Collazo and ended with Khan beating a stubborn Collazo. Throughout the fight, Khan knocked Collazo down 4 times and repeatedly punished the southpaw.
This fight was pretty special, at least for Omaha, Nebraska (which is my hometown, or at least close) since a world title fight hadn't occurred there in over 40 years, when Frazier fought. Both fighters had 23 wins, 0 losses, and 16 KOs, making them almost exactly the same.
It started with Gamboa winning the first 4 rounds, delivering body shots and good combinations to Crawford. In the fifth round, Crawford switched stances to southpaw (left) and suddenly knocked down Gamboa. Changing the pace of the fight, Crawford knocked him down again in the 8th round.
In the 9th round, Crawford got stunned with a punch from Gamboa, but he countered and knocked Gamboa down yet again. Crawford knocked Gamboa down once more in the ninth round, making it count as a TKO and marking Crawford's most successful fight of his career.
Hopefully, Crawford will go up in weight so we can see him fight a greater caliber of fighters. Even though Crawford won, both did well in the fight, and Gamboa still has a good career ahead of him.
Ortiz was expected to win tremendously against the Brooklyn fighter and make a huge comeback after his jaw was shattered in his last fight. People were waiting for Ortiz's return. Yet, the fight didn't last long, with Collazo hitting Ortiz in his jaw, making it look like Ortiz might have another damaged jaw, knocking him down for the count in round 2. This became one of the biggest upsets of the year.
Garcia was expected to win this one, but it didn't look like he was winning at the end. Garcia was good in the first 5 rounds, landing some combinations but barely landed more than what Herrera would. By round 6, Herrera started dominating the fight, even making Garcia bleed and almost go down about 3 times. Garcia won by decision, but to be honest, it looked like Herrera should've taken the bout.
This fight just happened, and to be honest, Alvarez looked to be in trouble with Lara. Lara won most of the early rounds and was said to have won most of the later rounds. However, the judges went for the champ, Saul Canelo Alvarez, which, to be honest, was a rip-off.
Alvarez and the crowd didn't like how Lara was fighting smart, jabbing and crossing Canelo, picking him off the whole fight. Instead, they wanted Lara to fight toe-to-toe with Canelo, which would have been one of Lara's greatest mistakes. It was a good fight, but to be honest, I think Alvarez should've suffered the second loss of his career. As long as the crooked Las Vegas judges remain, the decisions will always be unfair and favor the champ.