８０年代に活躍したフィラデルフィア出身のライトヘビーウェイト、
マシュー・サード・モハメドが亡くなりました。
１９８０年のリング誌の『Fight of the Year』ヤキ・ロペス戦が印象に残ってますね。
あとマービン・ジョンソン戦とかドワイト・ムハマド・カウイ戦とかね。
当時の激闘型の代表みたいなファイターでした。
合掌。
ついでにファイト・オブ・ジ・イヤー年表を貼っておきます。
８０年以前は圧倒的にヘビー級の試合が多く選ばれていますが、以降でみると『ボウ-ホリフィールド』と『ホリフィールド-タイソン』だけ。
アメリカ人のヘビーウェイトスターが居なくなったということでしょうか。
Ring Magazine Fight of the Year
| 1945 | Jun 29 | Rocky Graziano | KO 10 | Freddie (Red) Cochrane | Middleweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1946 | Sep 27 @ | Tony Zale | KO 6 | Rocky Graziano (2) | Middleweight | Bronx, New York, USA |
| 1947 | Jul 16 | Rocky Graziano (3) | TKO 6 | Tony Zale (2) | Middleweight | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 1948 | Sep 21 | Marcel Cerdan | TKO 12 | Tony Zale (3) | Middleweight | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1949 | Feb 11 | Willie Pep | UD 15 | Sandy Saddler | Featherweight | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 1950 | Sep 13 @ | Jake LaMotta | KO 15 | Laurent Dauthuille | Middleweight | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 1951 | Jul 18 | Jersey Joe Walcott | KO 7 | Ezzard Charles | Heavyweight | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1952 | Sep 23 @ | Rocky Marciano | KO 13 | Jersey Joe Walcott (2) | Heavyweight | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1953 | Sep 24 | Rocky Marciano (2) | TKO 11 | Roland LaStarza | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1954 | Sep 17 | Rocky Marciano (3) | KO 8 | Ezzard Charles (2) | Heavyweight | Bronx, New York, USA |
| 1955 | Nov 30 | Carmen Basilio | TKO 12 | Tony DeMarco | Welterweight | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| 1956 | Sep 12 | Carmen Basilio (2) | TKO 9 | Johnny Saxton | Welterweight | Syracuse, New York, USA |
| 1957 | Sep 23 | Carmen Basilio (3) | SD 15 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Middleweight | Bronx, New York, USA |
| 1958 | Mar 25 | Sugar Ray Robinson (2) | SD 15 | Carmen Basilio (4) | Middleweight | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 1959 | Aug 28 | Gene Fullmer | TKO 14 | Carmen Basilio (5) | Middleweight | San Francisco, California, USA |
| 1960 | Jun 20 @ | Floyd Patterson | KO 5 | Ingemar Johansson | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1961 | Apr 18 | Joe Brown | W 15 | Dave Charnley | Lightweight | Kensington, London, UK |
| 1962 | Jan 30 | Joey Giardello | MD 10 | Henry Hank | Middleweight | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1963 | Mar 13 | Cassius Clay | UD 10 | Doug Jones | Heavyweight | New York, New York, USA |
| 1964 | Feb 25 | Cassius Clay (2) | TKO 7 | Sonny Liston | Heavyweight | Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
| 1965 | Feb 1 | Floyd Patterson (2) | UD 12 | George Chuvalo | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1966 | Aug 15 | Jose Torres | UD 15 | Eddie Cotton | Lt Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1967 | Apr 17 | Nino Benvenuti | UD 15 | Emile Griffith | Middleweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1968 | Oct 25 | Dick Tiger | UD 10 | Frank DePaula | Lt Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1969 | Jun 23 | Joe Frazier | TKO 7 | Jerry Quarry | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1970 | Nov 7 | Carlos Monzon | TKO 12 | Nino Benvenuti (2) | Middleweight | Roma, Lazio, ITA |
| 1971 | Mar 8 @ | Joe Frazier (2) | UD 15 | Muhammad Ali (3) | Heavyweight | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1972 | Sep 26 | Bob Foster | KO 14 | Chris Finnegan | Lt Heavyweight | Wembley, London, UK |
| 1973 | Jan 22 @ | George Foreman | KO 2 | Joe Frazier (3) | Heavyweight | Kingston, JAM |
| 1974 | Oct 30 @ | Muhammad Ali (4) | KO 8 | George Foreman (2) | Heavyweight | Congo, COD |
| 1975 | Oct 1 @ | Muhammad Ali (5) | TKO 14 | Joe Frazier (4) | Heavyweight | Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI |
| 1976 | Jan 24 @ | George Foreman (3) | KO 5 | Ron Lyle | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1977 | Mar 17 @ | Jimmy Young | UD 12 | George Foreman (4) | Heavyweight | San Juan, PUR |
| 1978 | Feb 15 @ | Leon Spinks | SD 15 | Muhammad Ali (6) | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1979 | Jun 17 | Danny Lopez | KO 15 | Mike Ayala | Featherweight | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 1980 | Jul 13 @ | Matthew Saad Muhammad | KO 14 | Yaqui Lopez | Lt Heavyweight | McAfee, New Jersey, USA |
| 1981 | Sep 16 | Sugar Ray Leonard | TKO 14 | Thomas Hearns | Welterweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1982 | Dec 11 | Bobby Chacon | UD 15 | Rafael Limon | Jr Lightweight | Sacramento, California, USA |
| 1983 | May 15 | Bobby Chacon (2) | UD 12 | Cornelius Boza Edwards | Jr Lightweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1984 | Nov 3 | Jose Luis Ramirez | TKO 4 | Edwin Rosario | Lightweight | San Juan, PUR |
| 1985 | Apr 15 @ | Marvin Hagler | TKO 3 | Thomas Hearns (2) | Middleweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1986 | Jun 23 @ | Steve Cruz | UD 15 | Barry McGuigan | Featherweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1987 | Apr 6 # | Sugar Ray Leonard (2) | SD 12 | Marvin Hagler (2) | Middleweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1988 | Jul 23 | Tony Lopez | UD 12 | Rocky Lockridge | Jr Lightweight | Sacramento, California, USA |
| 1989 | Feb 24 | Roberto Duran | SD 12 | Iran Barkley | Middleweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1990 | Mar 17 | Julio Cesar Chavez | TKO 12 | Meldrick Taylor | Jr Welterweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1991 | Jun 15 | Robert Quiroga | UD 12 | Akeem Anifowoshe | Jr Lightweight | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 1992 | Nov 13 @ | Riddick Bowe | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1993 | Mar 13 | Michael Carbajal | KO 7 | Humberto Gonzalez | Jr Flyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1994 | Dec 10 @ | Jorge Fernando Castro | TKO 9 | John David Jackson | Middleweight | Monterrey, Nuevo León, MEX |
| 1995 | Jul 15 @ | Saman Sorjaturong | TKO 7 | Humberto Gonzalez (2) | Lightweight | Inglewood, California, USA |
| 1996 | Nov 9 # | Evander Holyfield (2) | TKO 11 | Mike Tyson | Heavyweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1997 | Oct 4 @% | Arturo Gatti | TKO 5 | Gabriel Ruelas | Jr Lightweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1998 | Aug 22 # | Ivan Robinson | SD 10 | Arturo Gatti (2) | Lightweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1999 | Jun 26 | Paulie Ayala | UD 12 | Johnny Tapia | Bantamweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2000 | Feb 19 @ | Erik Morales | SD 12 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Jr Featherweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2001 | Jul 13 | Micky Ward | UD 10 | Emanuel Burton | Jr Welterweight | Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA |
| 2002 | May 18 @ | Micky Ward (2) | MD 10 | Arturo Gatti (3) | Jr Welterweight | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA |
| 2003 | Jun 7 | Arturo Gatti (4) | UD 10 | Micky Ward (3) | Jr Welterweight | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 2004 | Nov 27 @ | Marco Antonio Barrera (2) | MD 12 | Erik Morales (2) | Jr Lightweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2005 | May 7 @ | Diego Corrales | TKO 10 | Jose Luis Castillo | Lightweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2006 | Mar 18 @ | Somsak Sithchatchawal | TKO 10 | Mahyar Monshipour | Jr Featherweight | Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, FRA |
| 2007 | Aug 4 @ | Israel Vazquez | TKO 6 | Rafael Marquez | Jr Featherweight | Hidalgo, Texas, USA |
| 2008 | Mar 1 @ | Israel Vazquez (2) | SD 12 | Rafael Marquez (2) | Jr Featherweight | Carson, California, USA |
| 2009 | Feb 28 | Juan Manuel Marquez | TKO 9 | Juan Diaz | Lightweight | Houston, Texas, USA |
| 2010 | Aug 28 | Giovani Segura | KO 8 | Ivan Calderon | Jr Flyweight | Guaynabo, PUR |
| 2011 | Apr 16 | Victor Ortiz | UD 12 | Andre Berto | Welterweight | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
| 2012 | Dec 8 @% | Juan Manuel Marquez (2) | KO 6 | Manny Pacquiao | Welterweight | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2013 | Mar 16 | Timothy Bradley | UD 12 | Ruslan Provodnikov | Welterweight | Carson, California, USA |
