Small pressure fighters beating taller boxers

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  1. masterold

    masterold Active Member Full Member

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    What are the best examples of small pressure fighters beating significantly taller "boxers"?

    Frazier vs Ali I & Duran vs Leonard I are probably the 2 most obvious choices

    Pryor vs Arguello

    Marciano vs Louis

    Tyson vs Spinks/ Holmes

    More recently:*

    Pac vs De La Hoya
    Bradley vs Holt & Peterson

    A few questionable ones due to the taller opponent being pretty unorthodox:

    Pascal vs Dawson? (Pascal perhaps more of a poor mans Shane Mosley type slugger than a pressure fighter)

    Ward vs Froch?
     
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  2. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I suspect every opponent that Dwight Braxton beat would of been taller !
    Ditto Baby Jake Matlala.
     
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  3. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Johnston-Bazan II.
    I.Vazquez-J.Gonzalez.
    PAc-Margo.
     
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  4. Flea Man

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    McGuigan-Pedroza?
     
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  5. Spearmint Rhino

    Spearmint Rhino Guest

    Pacquiao isn't and couldn't ever be described as a pressure fighter.
     
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  6. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Mike Tyson-Tony Tucker
     
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  7. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Joe Frazier-Joe Bugner
    Bob Satterfield-Nino Valdes
    Lamon Brewster-Wladimir Klitschko I
     
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  8. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    armstrong-ross?
     
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  9. Flea Man

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    Meh, I could justify it.

    Margo' as boxer however? Never :lol:
     
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  10. stonehammerjack

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    almost, but not quite-Azumah vs. the Great, Great Salvador Sanchez. AlsoI thought Jones beat McCrory twice
     
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  11. KINGOFTHE1ROUND

    KINGOFTHE1ROUND Guest

    Tyson vs the 6'7 260 pound Sammy Scaff.
    Dempsey vs Willard
    Chisora vs Helenius
     
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  12. The Spider

    The Spider Guest

    Boxing's original David and Goliath.
     
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