Prime vs Prime fights of the past 10 years?

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  1. Jeremy Kyle

    Jeremy Kyle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What were some prime vs prime fights of the last 10 years? The only recent one that springs to mind is thurman/porter
     
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    Pacquiao vs. JMM II in 2008
     
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    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    What? There's one this weekend. Even if you're only talking about fights between guys in, say, the top 5 of their division a good few spring to mind. And someones 'prime' is notoriously slippery to pin down - it's not unusual for a guys 'prime' to be considered over after just such a fight.

    Ward - Froch
    Gonzalez - Yaegashi
    Martinez (though possibly past prime in hindsight) - Chavez Jr
    DSG - Matthysse
    Klitschko (prime arguable) - Povetkin

    Off the top of my head just fights between the arguable #1 and #2/#3 in their division who at least appeared to be at their best prior to fighting. And I'm sure there's plenty more.

    Then there's:

    Postol - Crawford
    Ward - Kovalev

    Still to come this year.
     
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    What fight is on this weekend?
     
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    Postol - Crawford
     
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    Margarito TKO Cotto
     
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    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Pacquiao vs Cotto, Pacquiao vs Marquez II, Gonzalez vs Estrada, Donaire vs Rigondeaux, Ward vs Froch, Russell Jr vs Lomachenko, Thurman vs Porter, Crawford vs Postol, Khan vs Garcia, Lara vs Williams, Williams vs Martinez, Margarito vs Cotto, Mares vs Santa Cruz, Eubank Jr vs Saunders.
     
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