"Modern" greats who were dominated\stopped more than once during their prime

By modern let's say 1960s plus, as most fighters fought so often and were matched in a way that this isn't likely to matter nearly as much.though if you want, mention any older fighters if they had a more modern fighting schedule.

So who, despite not fighting nearly as much and quite often benefiting from more considered matchmaking was still widely defeated or knocked out more than once during their prime years?

Keep it to fighters widely considered to be great.



Pone Kingpetch...vs Harada and Ebihara

Lennox Lewis....vs McCall and Rahman(arguably past prime for the latter)

Wlad Klitschko....vs Sanders and Brewster

Marco Antonio Barrera.... vs Junior Jones and Pacquiao



Emile Griffith could be included depending on how you see some of his decision losses, especially if you think he was still a worthwhile Welter when he fought Napoles.Though his volume of fights make him a bit of a debatable inclusion.

 

Nice.

Barkley too really, i think Tommy was still prime for that one, give or take.

 

a few others could belong, though for some i'm not too sure they would be as widely considered as greats.

Danny Lopez vs Chacon, Gomez and Sanchez

Donald Curry vs Honeyghan and McCallum

Hilario Zapata vs Ursua, Chang and Petty

Shane Mosley vs Vernon Forrest twice

Chiquita Gonzalez vs Pascua, Carbajal and Sorjaturong(arguably past prime)

Esteban Dejesus vs Cervantes and Duran 2,3(arguably past prime)


It'll be interesting to compare all the losses once a few other posters have weighed in and see who has the worst looking losses relative to their reputation.

 

i'd say Foster is a technically fair enough inclusion for the Ali and Frazier losses, though obviously he'd be one of the ones where the defeats were most understandable.

Frazier, Tyson and Napoles...no, Tyson and Frazier only stopped\dominated once during their prime.For Napoles i'm not interested in non-conclusive fights that ended in cuts stoppages.Should have specified that in the first post.

No cuts losses unless the fighter who lost on cuts was getting beaten widely throughout.

 

Don't think Olivares vs Chucho should count though.

Tito vs DLH and Hop is closer.I think i'd agree there.

 

That's more like it, but not sure Cokes is really considered Great.

Worthwhile mention while compiling a list though.

Throw in Terry Norris too.


Right now it's looking like Lewis and Klitschko have the worst losses.

Then Barrera, Mosley, Tito and maybe slightly lower due to lesser reputation...Zapata, Chiquita, Kingpetch, Lopez, Curry, Norris

A possible top ten emerges:yep