Name all fighters who have performed at better than borderline elite level...

the irony eh kirk?

 

Pacquiao vs Marquez. Both A to A+

mad props to Marquez, who i didn't think would be so sharp at his age. That 12 week training camp paid off.

 

Similarly to Cotto vs Mosley. In which I believe was even more clear than the fights your talking about.

 

Koki Kameda

 

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Cotto v Judah, v Mosley (A also, despite losing legitimately by 4 points) and v Gomez were all A performances. Calzaghe v Kessler was an A performance. Campbell v Diaz was an A performance. Mayweather v Hatton was an A performance. JMM and Pac both had an A performance against each other. Guzman v Soto was an A for Guzman IMO, despite getting tagged more then he should have. Dawson v Adamek was an A performance. Many more i couldn't be bother mentioning.

 

Tomasz Adamek vs Oniel Bell - A


Tomasz fulfilling his boxing style and winning every single round en route to a TKO quit vs one of the best cruisers in the world. Nothing more elite than that.

 

Amsterdam, I believe you are right about Vazquez. As much as he is a great fighter and one who will always be remembered for his epic bouts, he does have some significant liabilities. I recall how much he struggled with Jhonny Gonzalez on the undercard of the Barrera/Juarez rematch. Gonzalez's range really gave him hell until he eventually caught him and ended it. While this fight showcased how ferocious and irrepressible Vazquez is, these are qualities that must factor into an analysis of a fighter, it also exposed great defensive flaws.

When you combine this with his amazing battles with a similarly deficient Rafa Marquez you have two A- type fighters who bring out the absolute best in each other. I maintain that Vazquez can be ranked towards the bottom of the top ten P4P, but that factors in heavily his accomplishments. He's absolutely an A class offensive fighter, but the defense is shaky at best.

 

What about Buster Douglas against Mike Tyson?