Most heroic/admirable losing performances?

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  1. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm thinking about doing a highlight video. Could use some suggestions. I'm thinking of stuff like Dempsey/Tunney II, Argeullo/Pryor I. Either competitive fights where one guy winds up on the losing end of a battle, or situations where a fighter is getting beaten up/outclassed but still manages to hang tough and ship some damage of his own. What are some good examples?

    Some modern examples that spring to mind include Maidana/Kahn and Marquez/Katsidis.
     
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  2. Guyfawkes

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    Foreman/Lyle
     
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  3. HawkFan16

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    Foreman-Lyle. Lyle went in there and traded bombs with one of the hardest punchers in the history of the sport on even terms before getting KO'd. It's a horrible game plan to stand flat-footed and trade with Foreman of all people, but Lyle doing it has to be respected.
     
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  4. HawkFan16

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    Rats, you beat me to it.

    McClellan-Benn. Even if McClellan would have won that one with a fair referee...
     
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  5. brnxhands

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    Jirov showed balls against toney
     
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  6. brnxhands

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    Cotto margarito
     
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  7. Guyfawkes

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    Cotto/Pac-man
     
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  8. DaveK

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    Holmes-Cooney. The body shots Cooney put on Holmes made me cringe. Gutsy effort too.

    Hearns-Colbert. Watched it the other day. He got his ass whipped and knocked down 3 or 4 times, but never stopped trying and kept a young Hearns on his toes.

    Those are just fresh in my mind.
     
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  9. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns-Hagler. Thomas went out and stood toe to toe with the best middleweight in the world and managed to stay in the fight for 3 rounds, even with a broken hand. Very admirable.

    Charles-Marciano I. Charles was the only man to take Rocky the full 15 rounds, and he took a hellacious beating in the 15th round but managed to stay on his feet and survive. After the fight he had lumps all over and was swollen pretty badly.
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  10. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pacquiao vs Diaz
    Diaz is a tough guy !
     
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  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Any of the Marquez/Vasquez fights
     
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  12. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield in the first Bowe fight is an obvious one.

    Wayne McCullough against Eric Morales is another good one.

    Mickey Walker against Max Schmeling is an ATG losing effort.
     
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  13. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    Yeah, Walker against Schmeling is a great mention....
     
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  14. Slicknick56

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    demarco vs linares!
     
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  15. Bill1234

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    Morales-Maidana. Morales's eye was shut after the first round yet he went on to make it an extremely close and entertaining fight.

    Basilio-Robinson II. Basilio trudged on after Robinson, despite his eye being shut and taking heavy leather from a hard puncher.
     
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