What is the best performance you've ever seen from a fighter? Any fighter.

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Big punching "Dangerous" Don Lee looked pretty lethal in dispatching Tony Sibson just two years after Sibson would go 6 rounds with a rampaging Marvin Hagler. A career best performance for Lee I'd say.
     
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  2. PunishingJab

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  3. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    Usyk v Bellew: Usyk used only his footwork for all fight to defend himself waiting for the right moment to assault Bellew and land a magnificent left hand knocking him out. Impressive technical lesson.
     
  4. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wilfred Benitez v Roberto Duran
    Floyd Mayweather v Diego Corrales
    Muhammad Ali v George Foreman
    Rodolfo Gonzalez v Chango Carmona
    Salvador Sanchez v Danny Lopez I
     
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  5. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Both SRL and Duràn had similarities,awesome comebacks at an old age,but fought the third time and it's awful.
     
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  6. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Benitez vs Duràn is painful to watch,but I appreciate Benitez there, considering he actually trained for that fight seriously there's no shame for Duràn in losing,too bad he didn't take it that light.
     
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  7. nyterpfan

    nyterpfan Active Member Full Member

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    Hard to say which was the best--but the one that left the biggest impact on me was the Thomas Hearns demolition of Pipino Cuevas! (I had never seen the 'Hit Man" prior to that fight--I swear I thought he would NEVER lose EVER--was in complete awe!!)
     
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  8. META5

    META5 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ali Vs Terrell
    Louis Vs Max Baer
    Duran Vs Palomino
    Hearns Vs Duran
    Hagler Vs Sibson
    SRR on Valentine's Day
    Pernell Vs Haugen
    SRL Vs Davey Boy Green
    Pretty Boy Floyd Vs Corrales (and Gatti)
    RJJ Vs Toney
    Toney Vs Barkley
    Eubank Vs Benn I
    Benn Vs G-Man or Barkley
     
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  9. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Holyfield -Tyson1
    Louis - M Baer
    Bowe - Dokes
    Lewis - Golata
    Hagler - Hearns
    Hearns - Duran
    Duran - Cuevas
    Tyson - Frazier
    Curry - McCory
    Honeygan - Curry
     
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  10. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    A little known fight but Herol Graham was faultless v Rod Douglas.Unfortunately Rod suffered brain damage during this bout
     
  11. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Noel, I remember when this fight was taking place and prior to the bout, Boxing News was praising Mickey Duff's ability to know just the right time to move his prospects into a fight where the champ was declining. They bought into it, went with it and predicted a Rod Douglas win. I was quite a bit removed from the British gyms but through reports I didn't hear of any deterioration in Graham. Wow, did they have egg on their face after this one.
     
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  12. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Duran vs Leonard
    Douglas vs Tyson
    Jesse Ferguson vs Douglas
    Froch vs Bute
     
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  13. salsanchezfan

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    Chacon against Danny Lopez. He, like Sanchez, understood you need to turn Danny and give him angles. In this outing, Bobby showed he was more than just a face-first brawler who eventually cut you down with the right hand. He wasn't as poetic in his movements as Sanchez was, but he and his people came up with the right fight plan and he executed it brilliantly.
     
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  14. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thanks for posting this, Tunney's boxing ability was extraordinary and on full display against an all time great.
     
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  15. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Duran vs DeJesus 3
    Duran vs Leonard 1
    Duran vs. Barkley
     
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