Best losing performances..!

I agree, it was close but Duran won it by a hair. I once stated this at a barber shop and was immediately shouted down-by people who hadn't saw the fight or couldn't recall any details.

 

John Tate looked like a million bucks for 14 3/4 rounds vs. Mike Weaver.
Damiani was cruising to a points win until being caught by Mercer.
Same with Moorer-Foreman.

Unfortunately none of these losing fighters' reputations were enhanced by their outstanding performances before being caught. I guess it's more acceptable to look great before losing a narrow decision, being stopped on cuts, or fouling out that it is to look great before being caught by a single great punch.

 

Was it this barbershop by any chance?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdjblkRkoPU[/ame]

 

i wish they had the rest of the scene up

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySwO4PoxXsc[/ame]


Yep.

 

V Klitschko vs. Lewis.

 

Meldrick Taylor-JC Chavez 1
Lupe Pintor-Wilfredo Gomez
Alberto Davila-Lupe pintor 2
Ruben Olivares-Alexis Arguello
Mike Ayala-Danny Lopez
Billy Hardy-Orlando Canizales 1
Howard Winstone-Vicente Saldivar 1 and 2
Walter McGowan-Chartchai Chionoi 1

 

Quartey in every "loss" except Wright.

 

:roll:

 

Watson was thoroughly outclassed in an one sided beating, when some figured him to upset the Bodysnatcher.

It was a bitterly disappointing performance, in no way a good performance in defeat.

 

Jim McDonnell gave Azumah Nelson plenty to think about, indeed he was leading on one card going into the final round.

 

Even though Battling Nelson lost on a foul, He put on a good performance vs Gans in the first bout.

 

Im talking about the heart he showed, he just kept trying to win despite being thoroughly outclassed.

 

Heat? He froze! It was so disappointing.

After the glimpses of brilliance he showed against Lee and Benn, it seemed he had British boxing at his feet. All he had to do was beat an old man, four/five years and six pounds past his pomp.

Do not get me wrong, McCallum showed there was plenty of fight left in that old dog, and he was perhaps on top form that night, but Watson did not even come close giving him a fight.

I could of accepted Watson losing out in some classy war, as McCallum was brilliant, but Watson showed nothing, and worse, did not seem to try or care about it either.

Having a year off (due in part to injuries) did not help Watson, and in due course Michael redeemed himself in the Eubank battles, but that night against McCallum, was a huge let down.

 

Meant to post heart, typo mistake.

How can you say he froze? the way he dug down when he started falling behind, he got knocked out because he kept trying to win, not because he froze, if he froze he would of probably survived, he took a beating from a guy who was on a completely different level, that McCallum went onto beat Kalambay and lost, what i believe, was a highly disputed decision to Toney (rematch), i personally thought he won, he outworked Toney, he also beat Eric Harding in 94, how old was he then, bottom line is, Watson, as well he fought against Eubank(rematch), was never on McCallum's level, prime or not, thats really why he lost.

If anything he froze in the first fight with Eubank, he let Eubank build up an early lead that led to him ultimately keeping the title, it was also not the robbery its said to be because!! he gave away the first 5 rounds or so.