The best of the best: the one peak performance of ATGs

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  1. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Name the single best ever performance from this list of ATGs. Think of each fighter at the peak of their powers and name one performance only.

    Sugar Ray Robinson:
    Henry Armstrong:
    Joe Louis:
    Muhammad Ali:
    Roberto Duran:
    Ezzard Charles:
    Sugar Ray Leonard:
    Manny Pacquiao:
    Floyd Mayweather:
    Roy Jones:
    Jose Napoles:
    Marvin Hagler:

    Feel free to add some more ATGs in addition to the ones above.
     
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  2. McGrain

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    Sugar Ray Robinson: Allegedly not filmed, or not readily available on film, but LaMotta VI is as astonishing as anything I've seen.
    Henry Armstrong: Defo not filmed...not sure which one i'd picked of the filmed fights tbh.
    Joe Louis: Buddy Baer II.
    Muhammad Ali: Cleveland Williams
    Roberto Duran: Ray Leonard I
    Ezzard Charles: Probably not filmed, but Lloyd Marshall II is a good answer here.
    Sugar Ray Leonard: Tommy Hearns
    Manny Pacquiao: Ricky Hatton
    Floyd Mayweather: Diego Corrales
    Roy Jones: James Toney
    Jose Napoles: Ooff, would need to have a think about that.
    Marvin Hagler: Alan Minter
     
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  3. Jel

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    Sugar Ray Robinson: Jake LaMotta VI
    Henry Armstrong: Barney Ross
    Joe Louis: Max Schmeling 2
    Muhammad Ali: Cleveland Williams
    Roberto Duran: Sugar Ray Leonard 1
    Ezzard Charles: Archie Moore (one of those 3 fights - TBD) or Lloyd Marshall (one of those)?
    Sugar Ray Leonard: Wilfred Benitez
    Manny Pacquiao: Ricky Hatton
    Floyd Mayweather: Diego Corrales
    Roy Jones: James Toney
    Jose Napoles: Curtis Cokes 1
    Marvin Hagler: Mustafa Hamsho 1
     
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  4. 88Chris05

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    Robinson: Graziano, despite the flash knockdown mishap
    Armstrong: Ross
    Louis: Max Baer
    Ali: Liston II
    Duran: De Jesus III
    Charles: Valentino
    Ray Leonard: Hearns I
    Pacquiao: Cotto
    Mayweather: Gatti
    Jones: Hill
    Napoles: Cokes I
    Hagler: Minter
     
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  5. Journeyman92

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    For Napoles it’s Cokes 1
     
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    Sugar Ray Robinson: Jake Lamotta VI
    Henry Armstrong: Barney Ross
    Joe Louis: Max Schmeling 2
    Muhammad Ali: Cleveland Williams
    Roberto Duran: Esteban De Jesus 3
    Ezzard Charles: Lloyd Marshall 2
    Sugar Ray Leonard: Dave Boy Green
    Manny Pacquiao: David Diaz
    Floyd Mayweather: Arturo Gatti
    Roy Jones: Vinny Pazienza
    Jose Napoles: Curtis Cokes 1
    Marvin Hagler: Tony Sibson
     
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    Sugar Ray Robinson: Jake LaMotta VI
    Henry Armstrong: Barney Ross
    Joe Louis: Buddy Baer II
    Muhammad Ali: Cleveland Williams
    Roberto Duran: Monroe Brooks
    Ezzard Charles: Lloyd Marshall II
    Sugar Ray Leonard: Roberto Duran II
    Manny Pacquiao: Oscar De La Hoya
    Floyd Mayweather: Diego Corrales
    Roy Jones: James Toney
    Jose Napoles: Curtis Cokes I
    Marvin Hagler: Fully Obel I
     
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  8. Mike Cannon

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    Gene Fullmer ( the KO )
    Max Bear
    George Foreman
    Ray Lampkin
    Bob Satterfield
    Margarito
    Canelo
    Roger Mentrey
    Mugabi
    stay safe guys
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Frazier vs Ali 1
    Duran vs Palomino
    Hagler vs Sibo
    Holmes vs Shavers 1
    Benitez vs Duran
    Pac vs Cotto
    Walcott vs Louis 1
    Louis vs Schmeling 2
    Toney vs Barkley
    Chavez vs Rosario
    Morales vs Zaragoza
    Barrera vs Hamed
    Sanchez vs Gomez
    Zarate vs Zamora
    Leonard vs Price
    Hearns vs Cuevas
    Carter vs Griffith
    These are some of the performances that jump at me immediately
     
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  10. Thread Stealer

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    I always thought Bryant Brannon was RJJ’s Cleveland Williams fight. Both Ali & RJJ had better wins/opposition, but they looked damn near superhuman in these fights.

    I thought Hagler peaked against Tony Sibson. I guess I’d go with Diego Corrales for Floyd, although you can argue Arturo Gatti or Philip Ndou.

    Roberto Duran’s best performance was Montreal, although his performance in the Esteban Dejesus rubber match is up there too. He had Dejesus swinging at air all night.

    I’d go with either of Manny Pacquiao’s fights in 09’ (Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto).

    JC Chavez peaked in the Edwin Rosario fight.
     
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  11. White Bomber

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    You forgot the Boxing God Mike Tyson
     
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  12. Jel

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    I totally forget Hagler’s performance against Sibson! Good shout.
     
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  13. Jel

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    Feel free to add him. I just started with 12 ATGs but said you can add some of your own picks.
     
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  14. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For SRR it's gotta be Jimmy Doyle, he literally killed the guy.
    And no way it was Tommy for SRL.
    Tommy was winning that fight and out-boxing SRL until he gassed out in the latter rounds.
     
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  15. McGrain

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    Coming from behind in a fight where you are out-matched physically to score a searing late KO against an all-time great fighter is, of course, as astonishing and admirable a feat as can be executed in boxing. It almost never happens. So rare is it, that the enormous significance absolutely passes some people by...
     
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