Best losing performances..!

Hindsight clearly showed McCallum was in no way on a down slope, I accept that now. But at the time, it was all set up for Watson, McCallum had looked a tired fighter for the past couple of years, and Watson looked a fresh young fighter, who very much showed every indication of being a top class fighter who was improving.

Hindsight again shows Watson was a fringe top ten fighter with that missing I do not know what that meant he never was going to be a genuine top three fighter in his division.

So that is why I felt so disappointed about Watson blowing the McCallum fight.

 

With respect though, you cant really blame him for misplaced perception can you? he did try his heart out imo, just not good enough.

 

Of course I can, that is what being a fan is all about!

Hell I still boo Steele, for the real reason: He cost me money in that Chavez fight! (rather than the fancy who do it because of peer pressure ).

But of course your point is very logical:good

 

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Steele got a rough ride in the Ruddock fight imo, i felt Ruddock should of been stopped but that it was blown outta proportion because! of the Taylor fight, what did you make of that stoppage by him?

 

Steele was not the timekeeper he did the right thing. Even if it did cost me money. Steele, IMO, is the finest referee I have ever seen in boxing.

Talking of Watson, shows the benefit of a referee who stops a fight a punch too soon rather than a punch too late. (although of course, hindsight shows, Watson's corner never should of allowed him out for the final round, in the Eubank rematch).

 

I agree with gooners on Watson against McCallum. McCallum was a true world class operator and Watson fell a bit short.
Mcdonnell v Nelson is a good shout though .Bravest losing performance i have seen in a British ring. Got up four times against one of the the hardest punching featherweights in history and still wanted to carry on fighting

 

I was one of those who thought Watson was the dogs going into the McCallum fight and would really let it all out and win it. McCallum didn't look at his best against Graham and Collins and just seemed to have faded and flattened; Watson looked brilliant against Benn.

I never saw one weakness in Watson from the time I saw him against Don Lee. He was a young strong kid with a tight defense, good jab, hard right and countered in combinations with the smoothest stiff style and was awkward. He was one of few up-coming stoppage guys who always looked to place punches rather than show off and power them in, and he could change angles of overall attack inside to maintain offense instead of risking exchanging blows. Very clever.

Took apart Reggie Miller and Ricky Stackhouse without taking or giving one full-blooded shot - very impressive.

He always seemed to be holding back and have so much more and that's why I thought we might see something special against McCallum.

As it happens, his timing was off that night and he was given instructions to purely pressure McCallum non-stop - away from his natural thinking/countering style. The postponement effected Watson because he became ring-rusty (whereas McCallum had a great warm-up fight against light-hitting Steve Collins, who was target practice).

Watson's rights were falling short and he was countered. He'd tuck up inside and McCallum would rip in painful-looking bodyshots. He was too rusty and had the wrong gameplan. Plus, McCallum was sharp as hell that night and found his old brilliant self again.

It wasn't exactly neck-and-neck but Watson did hang in there and stay with him and give it a go.

In the Eubank II fight however he was unbelievable, sharper and stronger than ever and let everything go.

 

If it's the Hagler one, then yes.

Incidentally, have you heard he wasn't motivated for the Hearns fight? He basically dominated Hearns for the first 90 seconds, then thought "**** it, this too easy, I'm gonna stop fighting". In reality: Duran UD1 Hearns.

 

Ray Leonard losing to Duran is far and away the best example of this I've ever seen. SRL showed me things in that fight that I didn't believe he had, and can't work out how he had! A twinkle-toed Olympian just should not have been able to stand in the trenches like that!!

I also liked Pacquiao's losing performance and late rally against Erik Morales. Tremendous resilience, will and stamina.

 

Respond.

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Marquez- Pac II
Barrera-Morales I
Duran- Hagler
Delahoya-Mosley I-II
Conn-Louis I
Ali-Fraizer I
Marquez-Vasquez I-III
Castillo-Mayweather I

 

Walcott in his title loss to Marciano - amazing fight all round - but Walcott was awesome in that one - Walcott also versus Louis the first time - Walcott was really the winner in that one though I guess

 

How about these below? Most of these are robberies in many people's opinions. I thought Young & Barrera got robbed in their fights listed below.

 

Not really because the fight was scored on a round-to-round basis. If it was by a 10-point must system, Walcott would've won.

 

Curry McCallum
Zamora Zarate
Nelson Sanchez

and one of the best: Arguello Pryor I