Examples of fighters who fought "SKILLED" counterpunchers with a size advantage.

Lamotta vs Ray Robinson: Won 1 out of 5 fights, may have been robbed in one. Lamotta managed to beat Ray with unrellenting pressure and a strong body attack.

Floyd Mayweather Sr. vs Ray Leonard: Mayweather Sr. chose to counterpunch with the bigger counterpuncher and paid the price for it as Leonard gave Mayweather a severe beating.

Ray Leonard vs Tommy Hearns: Ray Leonard chose to be the aggressor in this fight, occasionaly switching back to counterpunching as he rested, and won the fight because of it, knocking Hearns out in the 14th round due to an aggressive onslaught. If Ray chose to counterpunch the entire fight, Hearns who was ahead would have likely won the fight, but probably by KO. Truly a defining fight for Leonard.

Roberto Duran vs Ray Leonard: An argument can be made that Leonard was the same size, but Duran managed to beat him with unrelenting pressure and a strong body attack.

Roberto Duran vs Tommy Hearns: Roberto Duran fought tenatively, showed little head movement, and was devestatingly knocked out.

Shane Mosley vs Vernor Forrest I and II: Shane Mosley, a 7/1 favorite, sweet as sugar and considered a master boxer at the time, chose to counterpunch, relying on his natural athleticism, timing, and better overall pfp qualities, but it wasn't enough to overcome Forrest, a SKILLED natural counterpunchers, size and reach advantage as Forrest virtually won almost every round in both fights. In the second, Shane seemingly learned nothing from the first and tried to again fight in a counterpunching style.

Mayorga vs Forrest: Mayorga used unrellenting pressure, a seemingly indestructable chin, and power to beat Forrest in both fights.

Can anyone think of any other fights where a fighter fought a SKILLED counterpuncher with a size advantage?

What about Ray Robinson?

Where is Floyd Mayweather on this list? Oh.......wait, he's indestructable and wins every fight without fighting his opponent. He could surely beat Forrest by counterpunching. Clearly, evidence supports this theory.

 

Castillo isn't a SKILLED counterpuncher. He's an aggressive, volume punching, body puncher.

If Mayweather had a size advantage, then this would qualify, as Castillo being the fighter who fought against a SKILLED countepuncher with a size advantage, (MAYWEATHER).

 

It is true that Diaz is larger, but he's not a counterpuncher.

Cazares is a counterpuncher?

Klitschko perhaps.

Hopkins vs Tarver.......I'll give you that one.

Don't know much about Jirov.

 

RAY ROBINSON was the countpuncher.

FORREST was the counterpuncher.

HEARNS was the counterpuncher.

FORREST was the counterpuncher.

Let's use our heads for a moment.

 

Yes I was.

I didn't think that one through.

 

Again, my mistake. I just wanted Robinson to be part of the discussion because I wonder if he ever went against a skilled counterpuncher with size and managed to win.