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.
Qawi against Holyfield in the first fight. Bert Cooper against Mercer... and Holyfield.... and Moorer.
Duran L15 Hagler Sakamoto LKO10 Hatakeyama Porpramook LTKO10 Yaegashi Rachman L12 Porpramook & Condes Armstrong L15 Ambers II Antuofermo L15 Minter Stable L15 Griffith
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.
You know how to push buttons, Seamus. But, unlike tools like Miniq, you always make me actually laugh.
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....
Mine: Olivares against Arguello - what a feather in Olivares' cap it would've been if he just could've pulled it out.
De la Hoya L12 (SD) Mayweather Kalambay L12 (SD) McCallum Pintor LTKO14 Gomez Valdes L15 Monzon (Both fights)