Your favourite performances by fighters in losing efforts

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    some of mine:

    Mavrovic vs Lewis - Mavrovic appearently had some medical condition which meant he was a big underweight. He put up an amazing effort vs a peak Lewis. I thought he won 3 rounds here but stayed competitive in the fight. Round 7 of this fight is one of my favourite rounds. Mavrovic had never faced a true world class opponent prior to this, so as far as a first effort is concerned, this is highly admirable.

    Duran vs Hagler - an ATG 135 lb guy going up vs an ATG 160 lb guy. Duran demonstrated how to use a lead right vs a southpaw in a masterful way. Even though the younger and bigger man won, the smaller man showed tremendous skill and demonstrated how to fight a southpaw that all orthodox fighters can learn from. The fact that Duran was competitive at all is a testament to his greatness.

    Breidis vs Usyk - very close fight. No one gave Usyk such a competitive fight from start to finish. Breidis refused to give in and fade away late in the fight like many of the guys who fought Usyk. His right hand was on point. He landed the bigger shots even if he was outdone with Usyk's volume. Very close fight IMO and you could even make the case for a draw.
     
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  2. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fernando Vargas vs Felix Trinidad
     
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  3. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua Clottey vs Antonio Margarito
     
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  4. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Razor Ruddock vs Mike Tyson
     
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  5. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Qawi against Holyfield in the first fight.

    Bert Cooper against Mercer... and Holyfield.... and Moorer.
     
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  6. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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    Nelson-Sanchez
    Mugabi-Hagler
    Marvin Johnson-Saad 2
    Dejuan Johnson-Pryor
     
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  7. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duran L15 Hagler
    Sakamoto LKO10 Hatakeyama
    Porpramook LTKO10 Yaegashi
    Rachman L12 Porpramook & Condes
    Armstrong L15 Ambers II
    Antuofermo L15 Minter
    Stable L15 Griffith
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Pernell Whitaker displayed his entire toolbox in losing to an aged, past prime, over ideal weight Julio Cesar Chavez. Brilliant stuff but came up a bit short.
     
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  9. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You know how to push buttons, Seamus. But, unlike tools like Miniq, you always make me actually laugh.
     
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  10. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali v Frazier 1971
    Frazier v Ali 1975
    Duran v Hagler 1983
    Bugner v Frazier 1973
    Leonard v Duran 1980
     
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  11. dcarlota

    dcarlota Member Full Member

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    A shame that we didn't see him after the Lewis fight
     
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  12. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Two fights that proved the " media darlings " and " pretty boys" were real warriors but they lost that particular battle against ATG competition.
    However the losses seemed to make them better fighters in their futures, and propelled them to wins against even better opponents than the one they took their initial loss too.
    They are
    F.O.T.C
    Montreal
    And if I need to actually name the fighters , you shouldn't be on this site....
     
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  13. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You mean Armstrong L15 referee :sisi1
     
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  14. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mine:
    Olivares against Arguello - what a feather in Olivares' cap it would've been if he just could've pulled it out.
     
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  15. Ike

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    De la Hoya L12 (SD) Mayweather

    Kalambay L12 (SD) McCallum

    Pintor LTKO14 Gomez

    Valdes L15 Monzon (Both fights)
     
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