Your favourite performances by fighters in losing efforts

Doug DeWitt vs Thomas Hearns
James Kinchen vs Thomas Hearns
Klitchko vs Lewis
Mercer vs Lewis
Richard Hall vs Michaczewski 1+2
Bradley vs Pacquiao 2
Hearns vs Hagler

 

Taylor v JCC. That stoppage still boils my blood.

 

Judah against Cotto was an entertaining fights, and Zab's losing effort made me more of a fan
Although I dislike Broner, his loss to Maidana convinced me he'd go to war and he earned my respect in that fight
Toney against Peter in their first fight
Pacquiao against Morales in their first fight, and vice versa for their next 2.
Marquez vs Pacquiao 2
Matthyse's loss against Garcia

 

Quartey vs De La Hoya
Cotto vs Mayweather
McCallum vs Toney I
Hearns vs Hagler
Holyfield vs Bowe I
Bowe vs Holyfield II

 

Calvin Grove against Azumah Nelson. They say Calvin lost. Don King said he lost. Grove got up from a first round knockdown, survived the 2nd round, got his confidence by the 3rd.
Looked to me like Grove walked away with it the rest of the way. Azumah was a little shopworn but still a potent force at 130lbs. Great effort by Calvin because some of us from Coatesville were a little worried for Grove going in to that one.
Boxing 101 display of skill against a legendary champion.

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Hi Guys.
Plenty, as the above posters have put up, and good choices one and all, Pintor / Gomez in particular, good call Ike, and if no one has, welcome aboard, looks like you will be a fine contribution to the forum, as to the fight, will go with Quarry / Frazier 1 , Jerry had promised he would go toe to toe with the surging Frazier, but few thought he would carry it out, but he did in spades, lots of talk over the decades about Hagler / Hearns first round being the best, not so sure myself, these 2 were heavyweights, not often would you see 2 big HWs ( for the day ) go and slug out the first round, Jerry did himself proud that night, I mean he could have boxed and countered as was his wont, in reality the fight might have gone on for longer, but the outcome would have been the same, he put all his eggs on one basket, and showed immense bravery and courage, sadly that would come back to haunt him later in his life, I have always had a soft spot for Jerry, hard to articulate but there, nonetheless.
stay safe guys, chat soon.

 

Alfonso Lopez vs. Guty Espadas I
Martin Vargas vs. Betulio Gonzalez
Reggie Johnson vs. James Toney

 

Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez

 

Jared Anderson vs Martin Bakole

 

I immediately thought about Cooper losing but galant efforts.
Very courageous fighter.

 

Toney was brilliant that night…he used every tool in his tool box

 

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v. Jose Torres

 

Mike Weaver vs Larry Holmes

Troy Dorsey vs Jorge Paez (lost split first time, draw second time)

Yaqui Lopez vs Matthew Saad Muhammad

 

Holyfield- Bowe -1

 

I would pick SRL in the "Brawl in Montreal" against Roberto Duran. Leonard was goaded into fighting Duran's fight which ultimately cost him. But he went toe to toe with a guy that NOBODY would ever dare engage in trench warfare--and Leonard came pretty damn close to pulling it off! He had my complete respect from that point onward.