Relation between young upcoming star/old over the hill greats

Ali Vs. Foreman, Big George was supposed to smash Muhammad Ali but...
"Ali! Bumaye!"

The Vet beat the NKOTB

 

Young star beats faded legend: Guerrero UD10 Casamayor

Faded legend beats young star: Morales RTD10 Cano (maybe not star outside Mexican domestic level, but young undefeated guy who did go on to contend for a world title and get robbed contending in the next division up against Malignaggi...)

 

Ken Buchanan-Ismael Laguna

 

Miguel Angel Gonzalez Vs. JCC
(Some think MAG edged this out)

This was Old Lion Vs. New Lion.
It ended 115-115

 

Sergio Martinez Vs. JCC Jr.
The old man beat the kid pillar to post & taught him respect.
Hopefully Jr. Now understands you don't play this sport.

 

would mayweather - gatti count

upcoming star, gatti, great to a few

 

Sugar Ray Robinson - Henry Armstrong

An example of an upcoming fighter losing to an old great would be Barkley losing to Roberto Duran

 

Good shout on Duran Vs. Barkley
Also Duran Vs. Moore (Brutal fight) was an OG Vs. Newbie

 

I watched Duran v Moore the other week, I had forgotten just how brilliant and brutal that beating was!

Moore and Barkley were actually very good friends who came up together. Barkley went into the Duran fight with the idea of revenge on his mind, and he tried to go to war with the old legend. The 36 year old former LW Duran beat him up for 12 rounds and made history :yep

 

How about Gatti Vs. Gomez?
(Not sure the ages)

But Arturo was defo the "Name" here & Gomez was the opponent.

 

Yeah, to a degree that works.

Mayweather and Gatti were more contemporaneous.