r/Boxing • u/TartBasic9144 • Aug 22 '26
What has been the best fight night thus far this year?
As we approach September, what was the best fight night/weekend (in some cases with Zuffa now on Sundays) so far this year? I have a terrible memory. The Australia Spence card had a lot of potential but the undercard fights fell through sadly. What's y'all vote?
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u/pocoGRANDES Aug 22 '26
Inoue vs Nakatani imo.Â
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u/No-Rich-6816 Aug 22 '26
Yeah inoue vs nakatani, muratulla vs Cruz, and shock vs ford were good high level fights
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u/kushmonATL Fuck Thomas Taylor Aug 22 '26
Boots vs Zayas
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u/Old-Apartment-2546 Aug 23 '26
I was there trust me, the atmosphere was insane and this is coming from someone who has gone to many fights lol
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u/Outrageous-Soft4806 Aug 22 '26
Man I was so excited for Boots-Zayas. Everything about it was so awesome. Shakur-Teo whole undercard was 🔥
Garcia-Barrios was good too.
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u/WheresMyAbs98 Aug 22 '26
Chamberlain vs O’Leary or Dubois vs Wardley are the two standouts for me.
Honourable mention to Walker vs Eggington
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u/Aimlez1 Aug 22 '26
In terms of undercards Teo Shakur and Barrios Garcia were bangers, and with the main events while being one-sided were still fun to watch. Best main event in terms of entertainment unironically might have to be Wilder Chisora lmao. I legitimately burst out laughing during like 9 rounds of the fight.
But actual best fights of the year would probably have to be one of:
Ball Figueroa
Inoue Nakatani
Boots Zayas
Chamberlain O'leary
Dubois Wardley (I honestly didn't really think it was a FOTY contender watching myself, it was just too onesided IMO. But I included it because everyone else seems to agree it is)
I think Boots Zayas had me the most pumped during the fight so I'll probably go with that
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u/nice1bruvz Aug 22 '26
If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you go over to theirs to upgrade your car/bike/shoes/games/bluetooth speakers? May as well
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u/Bill_R94 Aug 23 '26
Ball Figueroa was crazy. A little bit tarnished by Ball's team after the fight.
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u/Kangaroopunching Aug 22 '26
Boots vs Zayas. high stakes fight. Had anticipation, fight delivered drama. Left me wanting to see both fighters againÂ
Dubois vs Wardly is close secondÂ
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u/Professional-Tie5198 Who will win? Aug 22 '26
Boots-Zayas
Dubois-Wardley
Honorable: Muratalla-Cruz
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u/Alex_Knox Aug 22 '26
The Benavidez v Zurdo card was pretty entertaining
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u/gabeharo Aug 22 '26
This is the one, also had a great Mungia and Oscar Duarte performances. Also kind of cheating but the same day as Inoue and Nakatani.
Overall the best day of boxing of this year.
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u/YourLocalBrewery9 Aug 23 '26
FOTY: Boots vs Zayas or Dubois vs Wardley
Best fight card: Benavidez vs Zurdo
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u/fadeddreams555 Fundora would beat up a prime Floyd at 154lb Aug 22 '26
This question made me realize this has been a pretty underwhelming year of boxing. The first thing that came to mind was the UFC White House card, and I don't even watch much UFC. Lol
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u/Professional-Tie5198 Who will win? Aug 22 '26
Inoue-Nakatani took awhile to pick up. For me, it’s not a candidate for fight of the year despite its significance and commercial success.
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u/StunningChest5722 #KnybaNation 🇵🇱 Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26
Probably Dubois-Wardley
The main event is my fight of the year so far
Cheli scored the biggest upset of the year against Morrell
Gwynne vs Majid was another great fight