Damnit i was going through the pages and nobody had said it so was planning on putting it lol.... good choice :good Also one that i dont think has been put (i dont like just repeating the same fights other posters have said a billion times) is Katsidis against Casamayor, at least IMO.
For ones not mentioned yet. DeMarco vs Basilio In terms of toughness and heart. Zale vs Graziano III This man was putting on some great performance in loses Walcott vs Louis I, II, and vs Marciano.
Here's a few that haven't been mentioned: Barrios vs. Freitas Gatti vs. Robinson I Jantuah vs. Ouma Marquez vs. Pacquiao II Mayorga vs. Trinidad Pacquiao vs. Morales I Penalosa vs. JuanMa Collazo vs. Berto Freitas vs. Corrales (eventhough Freitas resigned) Juarez vs. Barrera I
Paul Briggs vs Tomas Adamek I and II. Both all out wars for 12 rounds! And very unknown on these boards. THing Adamek was in hospital for three days after the first. Epic, epic contests. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YrXqX7vLRc[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxZP_mXk8Co&feature=related"][/ame]
I struggle to come up with something better than that choice. Perhaps this thread should be called "Best losing efforts by a fighter(other than Smokin Joe in Manilla)".