Examples of two elite pressure fighters fighting. What happened?

Jeff Fenech and Azumah Nelson. First fight was a draw even though many agree it should have gone to Fenech. Rematch was a different story though.

 

Lamotta-Zivic. Mixed results.

 

Gene Fullmer vs Dick Tiger. They fought three times in a row and by the third fight, Fullmer realized he wasn't going to win the physical battle with Tiger and he actually tried to box which did not work. Fullmer was stopped in the 7th round.

 

Ike Williams vs Beau Jack

Jack almost got murdered.

 

usually one of the two pressure fighters goes on the back foot
chavez vs lockridge
fullmer vs basilio
armstrong vs arizmendi and garcia
gozalez vs sor rungvisai
but sometimes they just go chest to chest and exchange non stop
myung woo yuh vs demarco
corrales vs castillo
basilio vs demarco

 

Canelo vs GGG. First fight GGG was the one who played the relentless pressure fighter and forcing Canelo to back up. The second fight the roles were reversed where Canelo forced GGG to fight more on the back foot.

The third fight happened too late and was more of a case of GGG being way past it.

 

Battle of the Z men----and it was big when it happened.

 

Holyfield vs Tyson. Style wise they might not be pressure based, but mentality wise they are because both only like to push forward until they can break the other guy. This fight was more or less even until the knockdown in round 6. Tyson slowly gased out after that, then Holyfield caught him with a big right and that was the end of it.

 

Castillo - Corrales: An awesome slugfest.

Ricky Hatton v Iron Twin Urango - an ok fight. Lots of punches a bit scrappy at times.

 

Zivic vs a faded Armstrong.

Zivic took Henry's title and then successfully defended in an immediate rematch. Armstrong later secured a consolation arrange by beating Fritzie in a non tole fight.

 

Mugabi vs Hagler was a great pressure fight. Pushed both fighters to the limit.

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Here are some examples that come to mind:

Trinidad - Vargas
Foreman - Frazier
Qawi - Holyfield
Foreman - Lyle
Cotto - Mosley

 

Frazier had the edge in style and ring IQ, but Bonavena was a brick sh**house with some of the best fundamentals and technique ever seen in a heavyweight

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