What is the best super middleweight boxing match in history?

Stadium unifications, a single-punch finish at Wembley and a night that ended in tragedy all sit in this pool of 168-pound classics.

1. 1
   Froch vs. Groves II

   Carl Froch's one-punch knockout of George Groves before 80,000 at Wembley in 2014.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Calzaghe vs. Kessler

   The 2007 unification in front of 50,000 in Cardiff where Joe Calzaghe outpointed unbeaten Mikkel Kessler.
   733pts
3. 3
   Froch vs. Kessler II

   The 2013 rematch at London's O2 Arena where Carl Froch avenged his loss to Mikkel Kessler.
   639pts
4. 4
   Canelo vs. Crawford

   Terence Crawford jumped two divisions to dethrone undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas in September 2025.
   639pts
5. 5
   Eubank vs. Benn II

   The 1993 WBC-WBO unification rematch before 42,000 at Old Trafford, scored a split draw.
   639pts
6. 6
   Jones vs. Toney

   Roy Jones Jr.'s dazzling 1994 decision over unbeaten IBF champion James Toney in Las Vegas.
   523pts
7. 7
   Ward vs. Kessler

   Andre Ward's 2009 Super Six upset of Mikkel Kessler in Oakland that announced a future great.
   523pts
8. 8
   Groves vs. Eubank Jr.

   George Groves beat Chris Eubank Jr. through a dislocated shoulder in a 2018 World Boxing Super Series semifinal.
   523pts
9. 9
   Leonard vs. Lalonde

   Sugar Ray Leonard got off the floor to stop Donny Lalonde in 1988, winning WBC super middleweight and light heavyweight belts in one night.
   523pts
10. 10
    Froch vs. Bute

    Carl Froch's 2012 demolition of unbeaten IBF champion Lucian Bute in five rounds in Nottingham.
    523pts
11. 11
    Eubank vs. Watson II

    Chris Eubank's dramatic 1991 comeback stoppage of Michael Watson at White Hart Lane for the vacant WBO title.
    0pts
12. 12
    Calzaghe vs. Eubank

    A 25-year-old Joe Calzaghe outpointed Chris Eubank in Sheffield in 1997 to win the vacant WBO title.
    0pts
13. 13
    Toney vs. Barkley

    James Toney battered Iran Barkley in 1993 to win the IBF super middleweight title.
    0pts
14. 14
    Leonard vs. Hearns II

    The 1989 rematch for the WBC and WBO belts in which Thomas Hearns dropped Sugar Ray Leonard twice and settled for a draw.
    0pts
15. 15
    Froch vs. Kessler I

    A 2010 Super Six war in Herning, Denmark, won by Mikkel Kessler on points over Carl Froch.
    0pts
16. 16
    Ward vs. Froch

    The 2011 Super Six final in Atlantic City where Andre Ward outboxed Carl Froch to unify the WBA and WBC titles.
    0pts
17. 17
    Collins vs. Eubank

    Steve Collins ended Chris Eubank's unbeaten record in 1995 in Millstreet, Ireland, taking his WBO belt.
    0pts
18. 18
    Canelo vs. Plant

    Canelo Alvarez stopped Caleb Plant in 2021 to become the first undisputed super middleweight champion of the four-belt era.
    0pts
19. 19
    Canelo vs. Golovkin III

    The 2022 trilogy finale of a famous rivalry, the first of their fights contested at 168 pounds.
    0pts
20. 20
    Benavidez vs. Plant

    David Benavidez outpointed bitter rival Caleb Plant in a heated 2023 grudge match in Las Vegas.
    0pts

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