Best boxing performance of all-time

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by quintonjacksonfan, Jun 17, 2024.

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  1. Duran-Leonard 1

    11 vote(s)
    27.5%

  2. Fraizer-Ali 1

    10 vote(s)
    25.0%

  3. Ali-Foreman

    4 vote(s)
    10.0%

  4. Charles Burley-Archie Moore

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Foreman-Fraizer

    1 vote(s)
    2.5%

  6. Hagler-Hearns

    1 vote(s)
    2.5%

  7. Pacman-Cotto

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Hopkins-Trinidad

    2 vote(s)
    5.0%

  9. Douglas-Tyson

    9 vote(s)
    22.5%

  10. Ali-Williams

    5 vote(s)
    12.5%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Not the greatest performance or the best, but the most complete, the one you can point to and say 'this fighter displays all the major skills of boxing in this fight'. For me, I'd say it's Golovkin-Lemieux, Gennadiy put on a beautiful performance imo, outboxing, pressuring, countering, and slowly breaking down a drowning Lemieux.
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    W take
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    That wasnt a fight it was bullying a washed boxer
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Hot take: Liston vs Patterson 1
     
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  5. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think this thread topic was worthy of remaining its own thread - it's not quite the same topic as the one it was merged with.

    For me, two performances that spring to mind straightaway are Tunney-Gibbons & Monzon-Benvenuti I:

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    Sal Sanchez-Danny Lopez I is another one:

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  6. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    One of my favourite performances of all time
     
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  7. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Gibbons-Dillon appeared to be a masterclass going by reports, as well as Jeffries-Corbett 2
     
    Melankomas, Jun 18, 2024
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  8. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Foreman/Frazier I???? I mean.............if you say Foreman/Frazier II yeah Frazier was on a steep decline but not the first fight.
     
    northpaw, Jun 19, 2024
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  9. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you're looking for a brilliant 'boxing' performance then I would nominate Willie Pep in the second Saddler fight.
     
    scartissue, Jun 19, 2024
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  10. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Guys.
    Not on the list, but a couple stand out for me:
    Buchanan / Laguna 1
    Napoles / Cokes 1
    Benitez / Cervantes
    stay safe fellow posters.
     
    Mike Cannon, Jun 19, 2024
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  11. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nice pick on a simply unanswerable question, so many good candidates to pick just one from but many good ones have been suggested.
     
    Reinhardt, Jun 19, 2024
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  12. Turnip mk3

    Turnip mk3 Active Member Full Member

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    Tate v Nunn . Incredible performance from Nunn . Poetry in motion
     
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  13. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Fun thread, good list.

    Calzaghe - Lacy is one that always comes to my mind when I think of beautiful boxing performances. Joe out boxed him, out slicked him, and out fought him.. Lacy’s career ended up being a disappointment, but I think the loss to Calzaghe has a lot to do with that - rather than him just being no good.
     
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  14. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    I’d nominate Tunney-Gibbons as wel. It’s my favourite Tunney performance, even if Gibbons was past his prime. Looked like a light heavyweight Mike Gibbons.

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  15. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tunney-Gibbons is one of the best displays of aggressive counterpunching ever IMO.
     
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