Best comeback in a fight (excluding KO out of nowhere)?

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  1. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    What are the best examples of a guy being dominated then coming back to win rounds and eventually the fight? Could end in a KO, but a guy getting dominated then pulling out a sudden KO doesn't count.
     
  2. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Benn against McClellan?
     
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    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    svenchakabate2 New Member Full Member

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    Bivol vs Beterbiev 2
     
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    Hi-Tech Active Member Full Member

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    Ray Leonard vs Tommy Hearns 1, without a doubt.
     
  6. Ike

    Ike Member Full Member

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    Carlos Baldomir vs Zab Judah

    Erik Morales vs David Diaz
     
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    rolzone Member Full Member

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    Fury Usyk 1
     
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  8. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    excellent choice. Bivol was looking like he was being broken down and would end up stopped, and then came out next round like a bat out of hell, stepped on the gas, and won every single round from then on. By the end, he looked fresh and Beterbiev was the one looking like he’d been broken down.
     
  9. Philosopher

    Philosopher Active Member Full Member

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    Mercer v Morrison....
     
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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor 1
     
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    Leonard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch Groves 1, despite the finish, had the feel of this sort of fight.

    Froch was beaten pillar to post for 6 rounds but wasn’t going anywhere, and was far more proven in the championship rounds.

    Shame it finished how it did. To an extent I felt both were robbed. Groves deserved to carry on and Froch deserved the chance to see the comeback through
     
  13. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tito-DLH in a sense that even if the result is debated, DLH dominated early and Tito got the late rounds. Vitali started strong, Lewis took over, Hatton, Zab also started strong vs. Floyd but some merely analyze & adapt early, then pour it on late (Hopkins), others start fast and get tired / figured out (Jermain Taylor, Khan, Hasegawa, Zab, Gamboa). That's why I'll take timing over speed. Donaire poured it on late in Darchinyan II.
     
  14. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    Pacquiao vs Marquez I. At the end of the second round, Marquez was already 5 points behind.
     
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    Gymbot Active Member Full Member

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    Froch v Taylor
    Castillo v Corrales 1
     
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