Skill and experience beating youth and strength

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  1. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Which are the greatest examples of this? I'll start with two classics: Duran w Barkley and McCallum w Watson.

    Your picks?
     
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  2. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holmes and Mercer.
    Mayweather and Maidana
    Maybe Lewis/Grant?
     
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  3. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For recent ones Marquez w Pacquaio - even though Marquez isn't that much older.

    Schmeling w Louis is another of course. I seem to coming back to that one. :)

    Toney's has his fair share: Jirov, Riuz and Peters (because he ****ing won the first one) for example. And Hopkins of course... Had he beaten Kolavev (which he wasn't remotely close to tbf) that would probably have been the nr 1 in this regard.
     
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  4. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Hopkins got the shock of his life (as i did because i picked Hopkins to win) in that first round when a) he felt Kovalevs power and b) realised Kovalev was more than just a slugger and c) he countered Hopkins counter right hand.

    In fact, Hopkins-Kovalev is kinda a good shout because despite losing, Hopkins experience and skills allowed him to make the full 12, any other fighter would have been sparked. Hopkins had no way of winning that fight except a one punch ko (something hes not known for) despite that he still lasted.

    Oh and Ali-Foreman is another good shout.
     
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  5. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Totally forgot about that one.

    And, yeah, Hopkins did well to survive that fight.
     
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  6. Azzer85

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    Might be a poor example but Tony Thompson-David Price?
     
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  7. unitas

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    manning galloway W8 ricardo williams
     
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  8. caturn

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    Hopkins v Trinidad
     
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  9. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Duran Moore
    Greb Walker
    Moore Valdez
    Robinson Olson, Fullmer, Basilio, and Turpin
     
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  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chicquita Gonzalez against Michael Carbajal in chapters II & III of their series.
     
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  11. Bulldog24

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    McCallum-Collins, Calzaghe-Lacy, Mayweather-Ortiz, Mayweather-Canelo.
     
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  13. tommytheduke

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    Loughran - Baer. ( maybe Braddock too ). Ali - Lyle.
     
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  14. Bummy Davis

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    Duran-Moore-Duran-Barkley
     
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  15. Bulldog24

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    You could even say Duran-Leonard.
     
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