Great Fighters Worst Fights (Despite Winning)?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    When a great fighter won a fight, but looked pretty crap doing so?
    Ali verse Jimmy Young spring to mind.
    As does Lennox v Frank Bruno.
     
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    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wouldn't say crap but Michael Spinks vs Eddie Davis was by far Spinks's worst night I can remember as a Light Heavyweight.
     
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    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Close to prime Ray Leonard,
    Kevin Howard....
     
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    Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou
    Floyd Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana
    Obviously Furys a lot more so
     
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    Lennox Lewis vs Ray Mercer
    Joe Calzaghe vs Robin Reid
     
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    Joe was very lucky against Reid.
    The Lewis -Mercer fight, whilst not the greatest of Lewis wins, it showed he could take a shot and dig deep.
     
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    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pernell Whitaker vs
    Diosbelys Hurtado.....
     
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    Larry Holmes vs
    Tim Witherspoon
    and Carl Williams
     
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    Bowe v Golota. both.
     
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    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You knew it was coming…

    Holmes vs Witherspoon, Weaver, Bey, Snipes, Williams.

    Hamed vs Medina (he blamed the sniffles :D) & Kelley.

    Trinidad spent more time on his ass than a secretary before his exposure against De La Hoya & complete unveiling vs Hopkins.

    Lewis had Mercer & Holyfield II.
     
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    Joe Louis vs Walcott1
     
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    clinikill Active Member Full Member

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    Chavez Sr. vs. Camacho. Chavez was an incredibly entertaining (and great) fighter but versus Camacho it was just a prolonged game of tag with Chavez being "it". I don't think he lost a single round. Such a boring, one-sided affair.
     
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    Tyson, although not great at the time, vs Botha.
     
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    Naseem Hamed vs Cesar Soto
     
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    I think it should be noted he did improve after this fight and probably needed it to grow as a fighter. However when doing a career rewatch, I was thinking "F***ing hell he looks like crap" :lol: