best performances that resulted in a devestating ko LOSS

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  1. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    who are the guys that gave a good effort only to be beaten by a champion/contender at the top of their game
    heres some of my picks

    davey moore vs duran (can not believe moores heart)
    evander holyfield vs bowe
    augie sanchez vs hamed
    john mugabe vs hagler
     
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    Herol Graham -vs- Julian Jackson.
     
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    vicious ko that one!
     
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    Meldrick Taylor- Chavez
     
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    John Tate-Mike Weaver
     
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    Laurent Dauthuille-Jake Lamotta
     
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    Mike Weaver-Larry Holmes
     
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  8. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    yeah that was incredible!! why didnt he just stay away!!
     
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    Johnson against Willard. For his age and beeing out of shape he did well.
    Schmeling against Baer. I thought it was even before Max was stopped.
    Tyson´s first round against Lewis.
    Vitali against Lewis.
     
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  10. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    cant believe i forgot castijllo- corrales!!!
     
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  11. TommyV

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    Graham-Jackson and Taylor-Chavez are the ones that spring to mind first.
     
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    Sharkey's performance before getting iced by Dempsey was said to be his finest ever.
     
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    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    ive always thought he was better than he gets credit for.. dirty ******* though..
     
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    Absolutely. He was a superb fighter who had pretty much everything, good technical skills, power and he was pretty durable, but very inconsistent. Sort of like Zab Judah only with a better chin.
     
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    Mancini against Arguello comes to mind. Then again, guys with Mancini's style are the types that always take a bad licking in their initial loss. And they're never the same.

    You could almost say Arguello vs. Pryor 1 come to think of it. The Arguello that fought that night had a lot of skills and really showed that championship heart in there. He gave 100% of himself in a losing effort.
     
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