Fights Where The Winner Was Seen As Past it?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Mature - old, what ever you want to call it.
    But where the winner was no longer a young guy.
    Right up there for me is the Duran win over Barkley.
    Didn't expect that at all.
    I really though Duran was never going to get another world class win.
     
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    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

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    Foreman vs Moorer, all of Ali's wins 1974 <

    Whoever wins Fury vs Usyk
     
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  3. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Mosley - Margarito
    Several Hopkins fights.
    Pacquiao - Thurman
     
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  4. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Obviously Ali beating Foreman would probably be the benchmark for fame, & at least one of the better wins among allegedly past it guys who upset the apple cart. Foreman himself on that list vs Moorer.

    Here’s one I enjoyed that was a surprise…Nate Campbell taking Juan Diaz’s ‘0.’
     
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  5. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hagler vs Mugabi....
    Hearns vs Hill
    Arguello vs B.Costello
    Duran vs Moore and Barkley
    Marvin Johnson vs Leslie Stewart
    Many , Many others.....
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Hearns V Hill was another one where most thought Tommy was done.
    Those guys were incredible.
     
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    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Leonard over Hagler.

    Patterson over Bonavena

    Holmes over Mercer

    Nelson over Fenech (II)
     
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    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lupe Pintor vs. Juan Meza
     
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    Holyfield was mistakenly believed to be shot before the Tyson fights.
     
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    Briggs beating Liakovich for the WBO belt
    Randall Bailey winning a title in 2012 against unbeaten Mike Jones
    Manning Galloway who turned pro in the 70s beating silver medal american prospect Ricardo Williams Jr. In 2005!
     
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    Carbajal - Arce
     
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    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Sanders Wlad
     
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    Frankie Duarte beating Alberto Davila
    Any of Zarate's comeback fights in the late 80's
    Bobby Chacon over Boza Edwards
     
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  14. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Flash, regarding Hagler-Mugabi - is that one where the winner was seen as past it before or after the fight? I think all the others the winner would have been perceived as past it going into the fight and then sprung a surprise or performed above expectations, whereas maybe with Hagler it was only during the fight and in the aftermath that people started questioning if Marvin was slipping. Fair assessment or do you have a different view of it?
     
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    Ali v Foreman
     
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