'Matador Taming the Bull' Fights?

Pity it didn't work against Qawi huh Georgie?

 

George Foreman vs Joe Fraizer
best example for me, very literal especially the way George side stepped and stabbed to the body.

 

Ya, and this was a big slugger who gave Foreman, Ali, and Quarry tons of trouble, as well as beating Shavers, and Young made it look easy.

 

Great mention, and it's not even a boxer vs. puncher type fight. I love how Foreman mentally and physically manipulated Joe before beating him. Very underrated tactical performance from the big man.
https://www.thefightcity.com/george-foreman-master-manipulation/

 

Arroyo-Alli
Fullmer-Basilio (both)
Giardello-Carter

 

You could almost say Spinks strategic ploys against Qawi produced a good example of this. He often circled right, shelved his right hand for a lot of the bout and concentrated on outboxing the forward moving Qawi with his left hand variations.

 

Tyson - Douglas should have been my first mention.

Clay - Liston as well.
Holmes - Shavers 1 would be another.
Benitez outslicked and outfought Duran comfortably.
Lewis - Tua

 

Way too many boxer punchers who engaged in the ring centre being used here. For me this should be about boxers who outmoved, turned their opponent around the ring, made their opponent miss and countered.

Whitaker-Chavez - maybe number 1 when you consider the levels
Mayweather-Corrales - maybe his best performance
Leonard-Duran 2 and 3 - Leonard is a boxer puncher who adapted to use his legspeed advantage
Leonard-Hagler - see above
Pep-Saddler
Fury-Wilder

Ofcourse many times the matador is successful in outmoving and outboxing the bull but loses the decision due to home town decisions or lack of aggression

 

Good call, Douglas's lateral movement, use of range and counter punching was masterful that night