Fighters in their prime...

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  1. Jappa

    Jappa Active Member Full Member

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    .... I was just wondering, if you could choose one fight from your favourite fighter that displays the peak of that respective fighters powers.

    What fight would it be?
     
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    Panthers89 Mr. Big Dreams Full Member

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    Hagler Vs. Duran & Hearns
     
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  3. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams and Ernie Terrell.
     
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    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Chavez vs Rosario
     
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  5. burt bienstock

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    Jack Dempsey- Fred Fulton and Jess Willard
    Harry Greb- Gene Tunney 1- Mickey Walker
    Benny Leonard-against most everybody in prime
    Willie Pep-Chalky Wright Allie Stolz
    Ray Robinson-against henry Armstrong or against middleweight Steve Belloise
    Ike Williams- koing Bob Montgomery and Beau Jack
    Joe Louis-at zenith koing Max Baer and Schmeling 2 [ambulance please]
    alexis Arguello-koing Mancini
    Joe Walcott- koing Ezzard Charles, perfect left hook.
    Ali- Cleveland Williams
     
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  6. TommyV

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    Joe Frazier vs Bob Foster.

    Obviously not his best win, but his performance was top-draw.
     
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  7. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    P.S. delete Harry Greb vs Walker...Greb was near the end of his rope,
    in 1925...
     
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  8. Nicky P

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    Benitez fighting Cervantes
    Hopkins fighting Tito
    Pryor fighting Arguello (and vice versa)
    Tommy Hearns fighting Benitez
    Nonito Donaire fighting Vic Darchinyan
    James Toney fighting Holyfield
    Frazier fighting Jimmy Ellis
     
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  9. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali vs Cleveland Williams

    Erik Morales vs Paulie Ayala
     
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  10. junior-soprano

    junior-soprano Active Member Full Member

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    ali vs williams
    ali vs ellis maybe ali was little past prime but who cares
    liston vs patterson
    liston vs williams
    duran vs leonard not duran's peak but what a great performance
    duran vs dejesus
     
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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4-WjL8jIyQ[/ame]
    ****ing class :thumbsup
     
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    Azumah Nelson vs Wilfredo Gomez or Cowdell
    Tony Lopez vs Rocky Lockridge II
    Brian Mitchell vs Jim McDonnell
    Ismael Laguna vs Mando Ramos
    Vicente Saldivar vs 1964-65 Laguna/Ramos/Rojas/Winstone I area
     
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    Duran-DeJesus III
    (from the filmed fights) Robinson-Lamotta/Dykes
     
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  14. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you're going for Ali's 70's career,I'd place the following performances above Muhammad's one against Ellis. Quarry 2 Norton 2 Frazier 2 and George Foreman. And the Manilla one,of course. Like your other picks.
     
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