Nominate an ATG performance by an ATG fighter in the last 30 yrs !

That was an AMAZING performance.

But of course there can only be one answer if you're talking about the last 30 years.

ROBERTO DURAN v SUGAR RAY LEONARD 1.

 

Whittaker vs Chavez
Whittaker vs Nelson
De La Hoya vs Trinidad
Hopkins vs Trinidad
Wright vs Mosley 1
Leonard vs Hagler (i thought Hagler won but it was amzing what Leonard did in that fight from having the long lay off and fighting above his natural weight)

 

I suppose it depends on what is meant by an all time great performance. Barrera v Morales 1 had two great performance from two atgs which meant that the fight was an atg. Also Duran v Leonard belongs in this category.

Then there's the atg performances where one of the fighters performs so well that he pretty much annihilates another great fighter. ie Hopkins v Tito, Mayweather v Corrales, Jones v Toney, even Calzaghe v Lacey to an extent. There's lots of examples.

Also I agree with the Leonard pick above. I scored it for Hagler but it was very impressive how close Leonard made it. I actually think that if Hagler had been given the sd then Leonard would have won over more fans with his performance. Weird the way that works.

If I was to nominate one it would have to be Duran v Leonard. Unbelievable performance.

 

ali - frazier in the thrilla in manilla, i dont even think u need to pick a specific fighter there. It just capped off 2 great careers where they should've both retired there

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3m9aeWLFdo&feature=related

 

Of course it's Wilfrdo Gomez vs Carlos Zarate

 

George Foreman scoring a collosal upset at the age of 45 over a prime Moorer deserves some mention I think..

 

De La Hoya took Tito apart De La Hoya was amazing

 

I'd nominate that for "best win" not "performance".

 

Fair enough

 

Last 30 years?

 

For me, Duran's performance that night was THE perfect example of an ATG performance by an ATG fighter, so it is the perfect answer to this question, irrespective of the state of the other guy at the end.

However, Chavez-Rosario is 100% a great pick IMO. One of my all-time favourite performances, a flawless destruction of a very very good champion.