Washed up fighters who showed a glimpse of their former self.

Erik Morales vs Marcos Maidana

George Foreman vs Michael Moorer

 

henry armstrong v fritzie zivic 3 ?

he turned out not to be 'washed up' completely, but the press at the time said he was.

 

For some reason recent examples are coming to mind.

Roy Jones against Calzaghe.

Even Shannon Briggs taking a beating against Vitally Klitschko, put the younger fighters who took his beatings into perspective.

 

Thomas hearns vs virgil hill
duran vs moore and barkley
robinson vs fullmer
holmes vs mercer

 

you surprise me my learned friend.

 

Jack (Kid) Berg against Tippy Larkin
Armando Muniz against Pete Ranzany
Howard Davis against Meldrick Taylor
Mike Weaver against Carl Williams
Dick Tiger against Nino Benvenuti
Tony Mundine against Mustafa Wassaja

I won't say these guys were washed up but definitely aging against a hot opponent

 

1) Bobby Chacon, storming back and knocking down Bazooka Limon with seconds left in the 15th round to win the WBC Super Featherweight title. What a fight that was.

2) Larry Holmes, giving Ray Mercer a boxing lesson

3) Thulane 'Sugar Boy' Malinga beating Nigel Benn in 1996 and Robin Reid in 1997 at the age of 40 & 41 to win the super middleweight title. Had been beaten in 1989 by Graciano Rocchigiani and in 1990 by Lindell Holmes and in 1992 by Chris Eubank trying to win that title

 

Duran vs Barkley
Liston vs Martin and Wepner
Morales vs Maidana
Foreman vs Moorer and Cooney
Hearns vs Hill
Leonard vs Hagler

 

used to love sugar boy malinga....outside of roy jones he was a nightmare for the top men he met.

 

None of these fighters were truly "washed up" but the general perception wat that they were...

Ali vs Foreman
Holyfield vs Tyson 1.
Hopkins vs Tarver...lol.

 

Joey Giambra against Florentino Fernandez
Eddie Perkins against Johann Orsolics (Orsolics had already signed to fight Napoles for the title thinking Perkins was an easy mark)
Ruben Olivares against Jose Luis Ramirez

 

Eddie Machen against Jerry Quarry
Bennie Briscoe against Tony Chiaverini
Bob Baker against George Chuvalo
Lloyd Marshall against Freddie Mills

 

One moment that I enjoyed was when former lightweight champion Jimmy Paul defied the odds to defeat up and coming prospect Todd Foster. He fought a beautiful fight.