Which fight shows the best display of "pure" boxing?

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Whether it would be a boxing lesson/clinic or both fighters displaying tremendous boxing skills, which fight showed the best display of the "sweet science?"

    Off the top of my head the only thing I can think so far is:

    Competitive pure boxing:
    Mike McCallum vs James Toney (best and most entertaining pure boxing fight)

    Boxing lessons:
    Mayweather vs Corrales/Gatti
    Hopkins vs Pavlik/Trinidad
    Whitaker vs Ramirez II/McGirt/

    What else?
     
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    Winky Wright vs Tito Trinidad
     
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  3. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Locche/Fuji
    Whitaker/Haugen
    Lora/Zaragoza
    Winstone/Guerrero
    Kalambay/McCallum (both fights, the first as a one-sided clinic, the rematch as a two-way affair)
     
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    I thought Judah vs Spinks fights were some good displays of boxing skills.
     
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  5. Steenalized

    Steenalized Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wright vs. Trinidad came to mind.
     
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    martinez vs pav
     
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    mayweather gatti
     
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  8. skier47

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    The Wlad Klitschko, Ruslan Chagaev fight was absolute boxing domination of a very skilled boxer with a terrific amatuer boxing pedigree by a technical boxing genius. Hell, at times in that fight Chagaev smartly tried to go for Wlad's body but simply time after time could not hit him solidly to the body. Old timers always said if you can't hit the chin go to the body. The body can't hide but Wlad was so elusive in that fight that Chagaev could hit essentially nothing for minutes at a time. Even Whitaker got hit to the body but he would shut opponents down like Wlad did in the Chagaev fight.
     
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  9. kopejh

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    don't ever compare Wlad to Whitaker again

    McGirt vs. Brown
     
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    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Pernell vs Chavez is a perfect matador vs bull
     
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  11. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    edit: My mistake, I was thinking of the Ibragimov fight. Apologies.
     
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  12. skier47

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    Why not? Does the contrast in skin pigmentation blind you to the fact that they are both tremendous boxing technicians and are very hard to hit solidly?
     
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    Barrera - Marquez
     
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    Toney-McCallum 1 is a great display of boxing from both guys, and a very competitive bout.

    Some great schoolings:

    Hagler against Sibson and Hamsho 1. Masterful use from Hagler of the jab, sharp combinations, good movement and footwork.

    Hopkins against Trinidad and Pavlik.

    Mayweather against Corrales.

    McGirt against Brown.
     
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    Leonard -Benitez
    Delahoya-Whittaker
    Mosley-Delahoya
    Toney-Mccallum all
    Tapia- Ayala I II
    Whittaker-Mcgirt
    Duran-Leonard I
    Robinson-Gavilan

    Ok my mistake i was talking about displays by both guys. In that case
    how bout
    Nunn-Tate
    Ruelas-Leija leija fought well ruelas too much looked like young duran in that fight
    Mayweather-Corrales
    Delahoya-Tito till the last couple rounds
    Jones-Toney
    Toney-Barkley
    Benitez-Duran
    Forrest- Mosley
    so many more those just come to mind
     
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