Best display of a fighter beating another fighter at their own game

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There's been plenty but what are some of the best examples of a fighter that chose to fight the other guys fight and actually end up winning? Basically a fighter that chooses to fight differently than usual to beat another fighter at their own game when it's expected to be an advantage for the other guy. Outboxing the supposedly superior boxer or outfighting the supposedly superior fighter.

    Canelo choosing to pressure and slug with GGG when it was expected to be the other way around was a good display of that.
     
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  2. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Morrison outboxing old Foreman

    Jerry Quarry out-slugging Earnie Shavers

    The instances where the style changer actually wins are pretty rare now that I think about it, I can think of many times where it led to a loss. (Ex. Hearns trying to brawl with Hagler)
     
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  3. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Fury vs Wlad
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I like Hearns out boxing Leonard in the Second fight (which I scored for Hearns)
     
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  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Though that was really Fury's standard fight at that point.
     
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  6. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Hagler v. Hearns, sort of?
     
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I recall during the third Ali-Frazier fight, between rounds late in the fight Eddie Futch yelling at Frazier, "Don't be slugging it out with him!" That statement alone had to take the wind out of Frazier's sails.
     
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  8. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Der Max leaving heavy puncher Joe Louis crumbled on the floor with a massively swollen jaw in Fight #1.
     
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  9. Drew101

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    Micheal Spinks using his jab and movement to beat Larry Holmes.
     
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  10. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Whitaker vs Chavez.
    Pernell was much better on the inside.

    Duran outboxed Hagler at several points, although he lost.

    Salavador Sanchez uncharacteristically took the fight to Gomez at the beginning of the bout and put him down.

    Harada picking his spots against Medel in the rematch.

    Canto uncharacteristically TKOd Takada, the only TKO of his title run.
     
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  11. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Quintana taking Williams to school in their first fight measuring the distance, timing, counters, jabs , lead lefts, everything despite giving up the height and reach …. Paul solved the problem fast in the rematch tho
     
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  12. JohnThomas1

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    Hearns outboxing Benitez.
     
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  13. thanosone

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    Sanchez murdering Gomez.
     
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  14. 88Chris05

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    How about Hearns outboxing Hill as well? Tommy had lost half a step by 1991 and was against a guy much more naturally at home in the Light-Heavyweight division. But after the first two or three rounds he started outjabbing and timing Hill, despite facing a speed disadvantage. Given where Hearns was at in 1991, he should in theory have only had a puncher's chance. Great performance.

    McCallum against Jackson might qualify too, I guess. McCallum was in a different class to Jackson as a stylist, but instead he ended up having a shootout with him...and winning. No mean feat.
     
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  15. JohnThomas1

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    Hearns - Hill is a good one. McCallum - Jackson with the benefit of hindsight. Took him on in the pocket.
     
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