Greatest single performance in divisional history (original 8)

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  1. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At Heavyweight :Ali vs LIston #1 considering Liston
    was supposed to slaughter Ali, and how easily Ali
    took him apart.
    Cruiser Holyfield vs Qawi#2 Holyfield took
    Qawi apart surprisingly easily, especially
    after the struggles of the 1st fight.
    Lt.Heavy Jones Jr, 1 shot of
    a very talented Virgil Hill.
    and a body shot at that.
    Middleweight Hagler vs Sibson. Hagler
    at his absolute best against a style he looks
    his best against.
    Jr.Middle Hearns vs Duran Hearns at his
    most dominate weight, against Duran who'd
    taken apart a very good D.Moore easily.
    No one saw this result coming.
    Welterweight Leonard vs Hearns
    Leonard proved so much in this fight.
    Jr.welterweight:
    Pryor vs Arguello #1 Two ATG'S
    Lightweight Duran vs Dejesus #3
    does any lightweight in history beat Duran
    this night? A masterful performance by Duran.
    Jr. lightweight A few comes to mind.
    But I'll lean to Mayweather Jr vs Corrales
    a truly great performance by May Jr.
    against a heck of an opponent in Corrales.
    (See May Jr. lovers, I'll give credit when it's do)
    Featherweight
    Sal Sanchez / Gomez a master performance
    by Sanchez.
    Sorry didn't see the original 8 stipulation.
     
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  2. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The potential permutations of this collection seem endless.

    However, today...

    Heavyweight: Joe Frazier - (vs Ali I)
    Light Heavy: Archie Moore - (vs Durelle I)
    Middleweight: Marvin Hagler - (vs Sibson)
    Welterweight: Roberto Duran - (vs Leonard I)
    Lightweight: Roberto Duran - (vs DeJesus III)
    Featherweight: Willie Pep - (vs Saddler II)
    Bantamweight: Rafael Herrera - (vs Martinez II)
    Flyweight: Pone Kingpetch - (vs Perez I)
     
  3. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great call on that Duran Ortiz fight,
     
  4. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Quality as always, Chris.
     
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  5. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm gonna go with my personal favourites.

    Heavyweight: Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali 1

    Light Heavyweight: Michael Spinks vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi

    Middleweight: Sumbu Kalambay vs Mike McCallum 1

    Welterweight: Jose Napoles vs Curtis Cokes 1

    Lightweight: Pernell Whitaker vs Jose Luis Ramirez 2

    Featherweight: Salvador Sanchez vs Wilfredo Gomez

    Bantamweight: Ruben Olivares vs Lionel Rose

    Flyweight: Manny Pacquiao vs Chatchai Sasakul
     
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  6. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    I haven’t seen the Pacquiao one but the others are all top choices imo, D!
     
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  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think it's one of the most impressive performances from a young fighter over a very solid world champion, who had just come off beating P4P top 10 Yuri Arbachakov. Although Manny Pacquiao is still very raw in this fight, you can see the talent is there. And i think it's a very underrated win that flies under the radar.
     
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  8. Mike Cannon

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    HW- Braddock/Bear
    LHW- Franklin/Johnson 2
    MW- Basilio/Robinson 1
    WW- Zivic/ Armstrong 1
    LW- Wolgast/Nelson
    FW - Sanchez/Lopez 1
    BW - Zarate/Zamora
    FW- Lynch/Kane
    stay safe guys.
     
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