Examples of one fighter carrying another to the final bell

being mercifull in battle is rare, I think its kind of amazing is someone can dominate yet be gracious enough to hold back out of respect, seems difficult to do and risky as well.

 

geurrero kats

 

ali vs buster mathis
robinson vs armstrong
barrera vs tapia? seemed to me

 

floyd tried to ko jmm, JMM was just too good to be KOed, Floyd said this

 

:huh

 

that was more him being frustrated to not being able to ko briggs as you can see by his reaction after the final bell than him showing mercy on briggs.

 

Floyd - Baldo :yep

 

I disagree with the OP's three as well. Pac couldn't pin Shane down, JMM was too tough, and Calzaghe isn't savage enough a puncher.

Jones-McCallum could be considered carrying.

 

I'm surprised you didn't include Pac-Margo since Pac himself admitted that he was carrying Margo in that fight from rounds 10 onwards.

Mayweather was no way carrying JMM tho.
JMM is a tough cookie and Mayweather simply is not a top KO artist anymore.

 

Mosley carried Floyd for 5 million dollar fix.

 

mosley was asked to go easy on Floyd and take him 12

 

I don't agree with the initial three, nor do I agree with Pacquiao-Margarito, Guerrero-Katsidis or Briggs-Klitschko.

Guerrero-Casamayor is a brilliant choice.

 

Simply watch over fights the past couple of years between two in house fighters from GB fighters, or 2 Top Rank fighters, There are more fixed fights, and people clearly letting off the gas pedal to protect company invesments, more than ever these days

 

Pac v Margo was a FIXED FIGHT.

Margo agreed to a BRIBE, to be a "punching bag" and let Pac win, so he can get re-licensed.

 

Mosley just wasnt able to "juice up" with EPO Steroids/Hormones for the Floyd fight, as he did for the Margarito fight.