Frazier v. Ali I and III Duran-Leonard I Duran-Barkley Quarry-Shavers Liston-Patterson I and II Ali-Foreman Tyson-Spinks I got a lot of favorites. Sometimes they contradict each other.
Pavlik- Miranda. Hardly no one gave Pav a chance in hell leading up to the fight, hell he was hardly ever mentioned with all the attention the war of words between Miranda and Taylor was recieving. Pav was supposed to be a lamb for the slaughter to set up Miranda/Taylor, but Pav screwed those plans up in fine fashion.
I was there that night - unbelievable fight, incredible atmosphere - I remember the silence when Joe hit the deck.. it was "oh ****!" - and then the response... incredible. I had to watch the fight at home several times to realise what had happened. This is my favourite Calzaghe fight by a long way.
It still didn't make him the top fighter in the division. Now if he beats Mosley that way, he would have a better argument.
Yes, and I feel that even with the qualification, it isn't true. Beating a fighter that was already beaten by Baldomir and PBF shouldn't elevate Cotto to the top of the division, even potentially.