Best boxing performance of all-time

Mickey Walkers draw against Jack Sharkey.

The greatest performance in the history of the sport, is actually a draw!

 

Barrera/Hamed Pac/Hatton

 

I love that fight. It helps picture how Barbados Walcott did what he did.

 

Out of the fights listed I'd say it's between Duran vs Leonard 1, Hopkins vs Trinidad and Pacquiao vs Cotto.

Me personally I think Jose Napoles vs Curtis Cokes 1 is a near perfect boxing performance IMO.

 

Has to be Tokyo Douglas. Has a serially underachieving underdog ever overperformed quite like that, in any weight class? Everyone expected a quick KO by Tyson, and instead Douglas just started whooping him right from the opening bell. It wasn't even close. And when Tyson had his one good moment of the entire fight by knocking down Douglas, Douglas just got up and went right back to it.

The biggest upset in boxing history. Probably the biggest upset in sports history, period. A 42-1 underdog who stormed out and dominated a guy being talked about at the time as having a valid claim to #1 ATG. It would be like a division champion high school football team lining up against the Chiefs, then winning in a shutout. Just absurd.

 

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I chose Ali vs Williams from the list but my own choice would be Robinson's last fight with LaMotta.

He was incredible, especially in the last few rounds.

 

Olivares was a monster during his 118 peak - I liken him to a bantam version of young Foreman, w/ better boxing skills.

This fight is almost the bantam equivalent of Foreman-Frazier.

 

If only 122 was available in his own time. Also wild coming up he weighed in at 112 pounds several times. Now he'd be eight weight champion or something like that.

 

122 would've been a good weight for him once he outgrew 118. Instead, he burned himself out keeping his weight down for 1 defense too many, & he always seemed a bit undersized up at 126.

 

How chinny Morrison managed to beat Foreman who is "hungry" for at least the WBO belt?

 

The McCallum - Toney matches deserve to be up there.

 

Douglas’ KO over a prime Tyson takes some beating.

 

I actually have Duran vs Leonard 1 and Hopkins vs Trinidad tied but since I can I only pick 1 I went with Duran vs Leonard 1.

 

My usual go to is Robinson v LaMotta