Is it possible to completely dominate good opposition?

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  1. Prince.

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    What defines a weak period/era of fighting?
     
  2. Prince.

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    What about Froch V Ward? That was pretty one sided as well...
     
  3. gazrichards

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    i agree but i think froch won 2 or 3 rounds i dont think abraham won 1 even.
    although il get bitched at another was calzaghe v lacy 12-0 in a unification fight.yes i know im naming brit boxers but being british these are the fights i remember most.
     
  4. Bogotazo

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    I think as a general rule, you're absolutely on point. You can't fault a fighter for losing rounds and showing moments of vulnerability against consistently high-quality competition. But it does happen, and you can't use the competitiveness of the bout as an isolated proxy to determine the quality of opposition. Jones-Toney and Jones-Hopkins were virtual shut-outs, and that was some of the best competition around those weight classes ever. Hearns went the distance with lesser fighters than Palomino, but stopped him early. Likewise, Mayweather can looks sensational against Gatti, but that's far from his best win. So while I agree with the premises of your argument, it's not "impossible" to dominate against the best opposition you have in front of you.
     
  5. Manning

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEq_fPIxRsk[/ame]

    12-0 if not for disgraceful scoring.
     
  6. Jack

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    Yeah, I agree with this pretty much :good
     
  7. Manning

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    Must have been average all along.
     
  8. billpap92

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    I guess you can call Dawson - Adamek complete domination despite the flash knockdown in the tenth
     
  9. Jack

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    Froch still gave Ward a hard fight where he had to work. He lost clearly but it wasn't a walk in the park. Aside from that, even Ward has struggled in the past - just look at the Bika fight, for example, so even though he's a supremely skilled fighter, he isn't beating everyone easily and the reason being is because his opposition is good. He's facing skilled boxers in every single fight, and even if he keeps that 0 for another 5 fights, he won't have been up against pushovers who don't win a single round.
     
  10. Manning

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    Going by your own definition would you also say that young Foreman and Tyson have no great wins?
     
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  14. bremen

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    to be fair Floyd cherry-picked most of his opponents.
     
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