Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
Review: 2011-11-26, exciting and tough fight between Artur Kyshenko and Yodsanklai Fairtex, one of the best K-1 fights of 2011. Artur Kyshenko (49-10-1) entered as the No.8 super welterweight in the world while Yodsanklai Fairtex (176-71-4) entered as the No.7 middleweight. Kyshenko vs Yodsanklai is the main event of the “Rumble of the Kings 2011”. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-27, high pace, nice elbows and outstanding muay thai techniques, Kem Sitsongpeenong vs Dongsu Kim is definitely one of the most exciting fights of 2011: 4 stars. Kem Sitsongpeenong (black trunks), ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 106-18-3. Kem vs Dongsu Kim is the semifinal of the Thai Fight 2011 67kg Tournament. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-27, tough and balanced fight (full muay thai rules) with one knockdown and tremendous pace, Mosab Amrani vs Fabio Pinca is one of the muay thai Fights of the Year. Mosab Amrani (48-7-4) entered as the No.17 welterweight in the world while Fabio Pinca (82-14-4) entered as the No.8. Amrani vs Pinca is the semifinal of the Thai Fight 2011 67kg Tournament. Watch the video!
Review: 2001-11-17, in the first fight between Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman the American surprised everyone knocking Lewis out in the fifth round but in this second fight the British boxer took revenge on Rahman winning in the fourth with a spectacular KO that was named Ring Magazine “Knockout of the Year”. Lennox Lewis entered the fight with a record of 38-2-1 while Hasim Rahman had a record of 35-2-0. Lewis vs Rahman 2 was valid for the WBC, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, amazing fight ended with a KO victory between Ismael Londt and Sergei Laschenko, one of the best K-1 fights of 2011 (in the semifinal Londt defeated Pavel Zhuravlev while Laschenko beat Erhan Deniz). Ismael Londt (27-2-1) entered as the No.18 heavyweight in the world while Sergei Laschenko (26-9-0) entered as the No.19. Londt vs Laschenko is valid for the SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, very aggressive start, great actions both standing and on the ground, high pace and a nice submission: the fight between Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler was definitely one of the best mma fights of 2011. Eddie Alvarez (22-2-0) entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world while Michael Chandler (8-0-0) entered as the No.52. Alvarez vs Chandler, main event of the Bellator 58, is valid for the Bellator Lightweight Championship (they also fought a second time on November 2, 2013: Chandler vs Alvarez 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, amazing and tough fight, great strikes, excellent grappling techniques, high pace: this is what we want, this is mma and this is a Fight of the Year. Congratulations to Shogun and Hendo, two real warriors (awarded with “Fight of the Night” honors). Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-5-0) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Dan Henderson (28-8-0) entered as the No.6. “Shogun” Rua vs Henderson was the main event of the UFC 139; they also faced each other a second time on March 23, 2014 (=Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-17, after a first round not very exciting, Errol Zimmerman defeated Roman Kleibl with one of the best ko’s of the year (head kick): third knockout out of three fights for Zimmerman in the SuperKombat Fight Club tournament. Errol Zimmerman, ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world entered the fight with a record of 73-16-1. Zimmerman vs Kleibl was the final of SuperKombat Fight Club. Watch the video!
Review: 2004-05-15, Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones Jr faced for the first time in 2003, fight ended in favour of Roy Jones, but in 2004 there was the rematch. This time Tarver knocked Roy Jones Jr out in just two round! Antonio Tarver entered the fight with a record of 21-2-0 while Roy Jones Jr had a record of 49-1-0. Tarver vs Roy Jones Jr 2 was named Ring Magazine “Knockout of the Year” and was valid for the WBC, WBA, IBO and WBF (vacant) light heavyweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2004-05-08, Manny Pacquiao came from the first fight against Barrera (one of the Fights of the Year 2003) and tried to win his first title in the featherweight division since Juan Manuel Marquez was the reigning champion of the WBA and IBF featherweight titles. In the first round Manny Pacquiao surprised Marquez knocking down him three times, all thought the match was over but instead the fight ended after twelve rounds with a controversial draw (Harold Lederman scored the fight 115-110 for the Filipino). Manny Pacquiao entered the fight with a record of 38-2-1 while Juan Manuel Marquez had a record of 42-2-0. Watch the video!
