The 5 Greatest Wins in the History of Boxing?

LaMotta was rubbish. Robinson quite good. His wins all count over that rubbish.

 

Okay , so you're a clown, but if you wanna play this childish ****, here goes-

You a Calzaghe fan? He got SCHOOLED by B-Hop, SCHOOLED

 

Calzaghe outlanded Hopkins 2:1 on a horrific off night. Hopkins create some illusion he somehow won a few rounds, but it was just an illusion, one ok memorable shot a round means very little.

 

I think the only illusion here is the ILLUSION in - 'you are dillusional

 

One of the greatest wins that tends to get overlooked because it was terribly one-sided is George Foreman over Frazier.

Foreman was an underdog, Frazier was the undisputed undefeated heavyweight champion coming off a win over Ali, and Foreman blasts him out early.

A legacy-maker if I ever saw one.

 

And he's also a douche bag.

 

What planet are some of you on, how can a fight where the inferior fighter wins possibly be great? The bets fighters putting on their best performances and winning due to brilliant, not unperformance from their opponents are clearly the greatest performances.

 

Lamotta rubbish? Few Fighters in history have the immortal combination of stamina/durability/strength/workrate lamotta posseses. what film of a prime jake lamotta have you seen?

 

Some other legacy making wins:

Jim Driscoll vs. Abe Attell - The young champion is made to miss and eat the educated shots of the Welshman for ten superb rounds of exhibited skill. Only the ND rule allowed Attell to stop being comprehensively ridden of his title.

Fighting Harada vs. Eder Jofre I - Seemingly highly unlikely to lift the title off the dominating Brazilian, the Japanese buzz-saw gorged into Jofre's chest and kept him off balance for the full fifteen, getting the nod in most of the rounds to stop one of the greatest unbeaten streaks.

George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier I - If George was as unsure and scared as he recalls then this one deserves a big shout. To bludgeon the man who swatted the butterfly with such distain, keeping his head together and not giving him a chance was perfectly, and amazingly achieved.

Carlos Monzon vs. Nino Benvenuti I - Probably a bit on the slide was Nino, but to command a ring and hunt down the champion when faced with a sea of Italians was trademark of Monzon's icy mentality. A good fight with a great ending.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera I - Manny's legacy continues to this day, but he will never top his jump into the 'big time'. If you remember correctly, Barrera had amassed an aura of invincibility after thwarting away 'The Prince' from boxing altogether - in went Manny and from round 1-11 he is on top of Barerra, lots of pressure and punches in volume - his tactics were never better.

 

Ted Spoon, seems you think highly of Jim Driscoll. How do you see dricoll vs pep fight going?

 

As mentioned by sweet_scientist I feel Pep's win over Saddler deserves a mention also Haranda's win over Jofre could deserve a mention maybe not top five possibly top ten. Zivic win over Armstrong and Turpin's over Robinson are both great wins as well.

 

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Aye, apologies for not getting back to you Suze on the prior thread.

Driscoll was the best orthodox boxer of the Feathers, Pep, the most unorthodox, of probably all boxers.

Driscoll was measured and precise, Pep was creative and confusing. Both men would score in different areas - Driscoll would punish Pep's open guard and Pep's movement would unsettle Driscoll's setting-up.

Pep's movement is going to cause him plenty of hiccups, but if he can block n' tag and repeat he should foil Pep's 'hit and run' (as he put it himself) ways. Driscoll was a boxer-diffuser more than anybody else - his style was built for probing, taking your time and making it count.

Pep's style was completely fluid and adlibbed at every scene, brilliant as it was, it had its flaws and Driscoll would pick up on the unnecessary movements, low guard and countering opportunities. When Pep throws his double hooks and lucid flurries, out of position or not, Driscoll’s hands are going to be tucked in.

Driscoll was accustomed to fighting at a fast pace, so he would not be left in a cloud of smoke as were most of Peps heavily out classed opponents. Ted Spoon believes Driscoll would make Pep's attack ineffective and mark up his face to take a decision in a very entertaining fight.

 

Hopkins vs Hakkar

Truly the masterpiece that secured Hopkins place as one of the greatest middleweights ever...only rivalled by such classics as Hopkins vs Council, Hopkins vs Robert Allen 3, Hopkins vs daniels and Hopkins vs legendary long reigning champion Keith "larry" Holmes

I may be selling Hopkins vs Eastman short here, likewise with his masterful destruction of prime welter great Simon Brown.

 

I'm going to stick to fights recent to myself and let others better describe some earlier ones. These fights may or may not be top 5 stuff but they really stood out to me.

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- Duran basically moving up a full two divisions beats an already quite well developed Leonard in incredibly impressive fashion. A fine viewing spectacle between two of the greatest fighters of all time. Whether one sits in the camp of Duran making Leonard fight his fight or SRL simply choosing it, she's still one of the all time great wins and IMO Duran's greatest ever performance.

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- Against all odds Leonard puts on a boxing clinic and paves his way to a monumental upset for the ages. Possibly Leonard's greatest win of many.

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- Another odds defying feat and Ali shakes up the world - yet again. The brutal Foreman, thought by many to be invincible, is slowly but surely reduced to what should have been preceeded with the call of, "T-I-M-B-E-R"........a fantastic win showcasing Ali's great adaptability, will to win, endurance and unsurpassed self belief.

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- Who could have foreseen the sheer Hearns dominance and savagery in this one? Thomas was never faster, sharper nor more impressive. The only time ever Duran was treated like this in a career encompassing many many years, bouts and greats. Voted KO of the decade.

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- hard to go past Buster's great win, but i think Holyfield in ways beat a Tyson that had his **** together better than in Tokyo. This, despite the clinches, is a very intense battle of wills and Holyfield shows his great warrior spirit, as well as a fine tactical plan to eventually convincingly overwhelm Tyson at the end. Holyfield soaks up Tyson's finest bombs with very very little difficulty and makes sure to stand his ground and be throwing his own when under fire. This works an absolute treat as time and again Tyson is stopped in his tracks by Holyfield's underrated power.