Cases where the great big man beats a great smaller man

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Where the smaller man is just as skilled or more skilled than the big man, but the big man uses his advantaged to neutralise his skills, bigger as in height and weight, like Lewis vs Holyfield
     
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  2. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The fact that Holyfield was 36 was more a factor why he lost against Lewis, Bowe beating a prime Holyfield in 92 is a better example.
     
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  3. George forearm

    George forearm The forearm of George Full Member

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    Johnson v ketcheal. I mean it's the archetypal David verses gelioth.
     
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  4. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    In the lower weight levels the big man and the little man may not be that much different size wise. The examples I always think of are Jose Napoles-Carlos Monzon, Carlos Zarate-Wilfredo Gomez and Wilfredo Gomez-Salvador Sanchez
     
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  5. Liston73

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    Jeffries v Fitzsimmons.
    Monzon v Napoles.
    Herman v Wilde
     
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  6. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    Most of them.
     
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  7. Fergy

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    The most obvious one to me is Foreman v Frazier.
     
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  8. Philly161

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    Terry Norris vs Meldrick Taylor
     
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  9. michael mullen

    michael mullen Active Member Full Member

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    Monzon vs Valdez
     
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  10. Del Boy

    Del Boy R.I.P Darren Sutherland Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins has two of these wins with ODH and Trinidad.

    Mayweather Junior against JMM, not a great win at the time just Márquez did enough afterwards to elevate it.
     
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  11. SuzieQ49

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    Tyson Fury against everyone
     
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  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Liston—Patterson
    Tyson—Spinks
    Canelo—Bivol
     
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  13. Amos-san

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    Hagler vs Duran
     
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  14. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Monzon-Napoles is the proverbial good big man beats good small man fight.
     
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    Tunney - Greb
     
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