Fights that showed how tough a fighter was?

Frazier-Bonavena I
Frazier-Quarry I

Smokin' Joe really showed his ability to overcome adversity against Ringo and showed the world that he was truly a top contender when he beat Jerry Boy.

 

i think its the one sided losses that show how tough a fighter is.

tyson vs lewis: tyson was getting uppercuted by these heavy punches from lewis, he just had no answer and bravely chose to eat those punches as long as he could.

barkley vs toney: toney absolutely shredded the oncoming barkley with hundreds of counter punches through out the entire fight. it was no secret that barkley wanted that one punch that could change the fight and bravely took a battering while giving little or no ground for as long and eddie let him. barkley is one of the bravest fighters i have ever seen.

(maybe not so much a one sided loss) carlos palomino vs john stracy: palomino such a well rounded fighter, stracy showed extreme toughness from taking a battering and getting up from severe body punches. palomino in turn showed courage in being out fought but going the distance with duran.

 

Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota II

The fight would have been stopped had Futch been in Bowe's corner that night.

 

Fullmer-Basilio I for Basilio (But Basilio showed how tought he was in every fight)
Chavez-Camacho for Camacho
Saldivar-Winstone II for Winstone
Robinson-Lamotta VI for Lamotta
Norris-Leonard for Leonard (first and second Hearns bouts too, Duran bout as well)
Griffith-Stable for Stable
Trinidad-Whitaker for Whitaker
Pryor-Arguello I for Arguello (and Pryor too really)
Castillo-Mayweather I for Mayweather
Witherspoon-Holmes for Holmes
DLH-Quartey for Quartey
Armstrong-Ross for Ross
Monzon-Napoles for Napoles
Gomez-Pintor for Gomez (and Pintor too really)
Ambers-Armstong for Armstrong
Tiger- Giardello IV for Giardello
Fernandez-Scott for Scott (but every Charley Scott fight shows how tough he is)
Durelle-Moore I for Moore
Turner-Gavilan for Gavilan
Medel-Jofre I for Jofre
Saddler-Riley for Riley
Choinoi-Ohba for Ohba
Gavilan-Bratton II for Bratton
Sturm-DLH for DLH
Williams-Jack for Jack (simply for staying on his feet after Williams vented on his head for 30 seconds straight).

 

Valentine's day . Jake v Ray.

 

Benn-Mcclellan

Benn is a WARRIOR.

 

Hearns loss to Hagler.

 

Evander Holyfield vs EVERYONE he's fought!

 

Tyson vs Douglas
Tyson vs Ruddock I & II
Tyson vs Holyfield I
Tyson vs Lewis

 

Are they making Tyson look tough or the other guys looks tough as tehy make it past the first round with Tyson the unstoppable H2H monster.

 

Barkley and Hagler against Tommy Hearns. And Hearns ability to bounce back after each devastating loss. I always knew Hearns was a great fighter and person, but after he lost to Hagler and Barkley and kept coming back against tough competition and never giving up, I saw how strong a fighter he was mentally. Hagler took great punches against Hearns, but in a way those punches had a bigger affect on Hagler mentally than the loss to Hagler had on Hearns. Hagler seemed to be the guy who was never the same after the Hearns fight.

 

For me it has to be Leonard in Duran-Leonard I.

Ray showed his mettle that night.

 

Moore vs Marciano and Durelle

 

what was amazing was that he had the ability to know he could fight another way and fight his fight and win easily. Most fighters lose and they do not have that plan B. Most guys would lose to Duran and keep losing, but Ray could box, and if you see the second fight he moves from the get go and Duran could not do anything. Ray was amazing.