The best performances

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    What do you guys think are some of the best performances from the all time greats?

    Not their most important win, but their best performance. For example Ali's bout with Williams.
     
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  2. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Foreman vs Norton
     
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  3. reznick

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    Foreman is a hard call between Norton and Frazier 1


    I would also put Louis vs. Max Baer
     
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  4. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Charlie Goldman said the Rex Layne fight was Marciano's 'perfect fight' never once had to tell him he was doing anything wrong or change anything he was doing etc apparently did everything perfectly as he wanted him to without having to really give him any advice etc
     
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  5. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali-Williams, Whitaker-Haugen and Toney-Barkley come to mind.
     
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  6. Tippy

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    Armstrong Ross
     
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  7. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Honeyghan vs Curry
     
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  8. Rafaman

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    Pryor v Arguello 1. Despite the "bottle controversy" Pryor answered every single question we have about a fighter:
    - Can he jab, move and box?
    - Can he sustain a high workrate offense late into fights?
    - Can he take a good punch?
    - Can he brawl and pressure?
    - Can he fight on the inside?
    - Can he be flexible in his fight strategy?
    - Does he have good finishing skills ?
    And most importantly can he do all of the above against ATG competition?

    To me its one of the most near perfect performances and a lot of that is due to how competitive the fight was. Arguello pushed and pushed forcing Pryor to show all his skills.
     
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  9. itsa

    itsa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Frazier for me, by a hair.

    Tokyo Douglas.

    Holmes vs Mercer

    Ali vs Foreman or patterson 1

    Antonio Tarver v RJJ 2

    Mayweather vs Pacquiao
     
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  10. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :deal

    Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto/Eric Morales 2
    Rid**** Bowe vs Evander Holyfield I
    Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson I/Bowe II
    Bernard Hopkins vs Felix Trinidad/Antonio Tarver
    Joe Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy/Chris Eubank
    Tim Witherspoon vs Larry Holmes
     
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  11. Bokaj

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    Many of my choices have already been made so I'll add Kalambay vs McCallum, McCallum vs Watson and Jones vs Toney. And, yeah, Whitaker vs Chavez. Duran vs Barkley, also. Pac vs Margarito/Barrera/Hatton, Tyson vs Spinks... There are so many really once you get started.
     
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  12. northsouthmarkr

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    mayweather vs diego, kostya vs zab, calzaghe vs lacy, pac vs barrera I, froch vs bute.
     
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  13. Clinton

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    Duran v DeJesus 3. Duran v Leonard 1. Chava v Little Red 1 and 2.
     
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  14. Clinton

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    :goodVery well put.
     
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  15. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali vs Quarry 2nd springs to mind

    Also Ali vs Frazier 1st,
    Sometimes lost in the result is the Superb effort a Rusty Ali put forward against an absolute Peak Joe Frazier
     
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