What are the greatest individual wins of the last 20 years?

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  1. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    Thoughts?

    A few off the top of my head:

    Mosley over Oscar
    Holyfield over Tyson
    Jones over Hopkins
    Jones over Toney
    Pac over Barrera
    Marquez over Pac
    Morales over Pac
    Barrera over Morales and vice verca

    Just a quick list put together without much thought to get the discussions going. whats your favourite?
     
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  2. Miguel

    Miguel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Morales win over Pacquiao was huge considernig what Pac did to Barrera and the fact Barrera beat Morales...

    The Morales win, when you consider both fighters' resume against Barrera, sums up Morales for me
     
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  3. Indio-Bandido

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    pac over cotto was incredible.
     
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  4. Robney

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    The guy in my avatar (if it was still there) KO10 Moorer in '94
     
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  5. freelaw

    freelaw Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yup, probaby the greatest individual win of the last 20 years. Hands down actually, if you ask me.
     
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  6. JohnAnthony

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    :good

    good win. my only issue is i though foreman was poor all fight up to the punch.

    But a wins a win.

    I preffered his performance over holyfield even though he lost
     
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  7. JohnAnthony

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    it was, but he was also a slight favourite. there are lot better wins than that
     
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  8. JohnAnthony

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    Jones over Ruiz was another Jones one. When you think he broke record, and when you conside how well ruiz did against holyfield.
     
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    Marquez Koing Pac. Stopping him Cold, he was a 4 to 1 underdog too and ended pacs crazy winning streak (**** the bradley decision)

    That has to be a top 3
     
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  10. willcross

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    Tko 6
     
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  11. freelaw

    freelaw Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Purely from the quality of the performance point of view, you maybe right but...

    20 years after Zaire, the 45 year old fighter that converted from a thug to a preacher regains the heavyweight title by outsmarting the man that could be his son (he told Lampley before the fight: "you watch: somewhere late in the fight he's going to stand right in front of me and I'm gonna knock him out"), in those same trunks he wore while being outsmarted by the older Ali...

    Nothing tops that :good
     
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  12. josip

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    rahman over lewis
     
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  13. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Straight up... (without getting better with age)

    Morales/Barrera
    Pacquiao/Barrera
    Holyfield/Tyson
    Hopkins/Trinidad
    Mosley/Delahoya
    Hopkins/Pascal
    Foreman/Moorer
    Jones Jr/Toney
    Lewis/Klitschko
    Rigondeaux/Donaire
     
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  14. JohnAnthony

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    Good list.

    I was going to put lewis klitchko in mine but wasn't sure. On paper beating a Prim Vitali by tko even though your way past your best is very impressive.

    A bit similar to the Foreman Moore one, I didn't actually think lewis performed well, and was fortunate to get the win. But a win is a win i suppose.
     
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  15. JohnAnthony

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    KO6 is a much better win IMO
     
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