What is the best performance you've ever seen from a fighter? Any fighter.

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What was "signature fighter's" most "Picasso" like performance?

    I will (insert here) Floyd Mayweather Jr, on the night he beat Henry Brusseles from Puerto Rico.

    Poor Henry was thrown in there to see how well he would do as a litmus test regarding putting Miguel Cotto in there with Floyd in the future, just a feeling out test with his country mate/ perhaps stable mate.

    This was the pretty boy Floyd era not money may, back when he was hungry and his heart beat like an assassin. I was telling my friend at the time about 19 years ago that Floyd was the real deal, I thought he was on par for greatness much so like Ali, which yes he achieved superstar status yet but not quite as great as the g.o.a.t.

    To me Floyd was an enigma. Using the Philly shell guard countering with his straight right hand, with his chin tucked into his shoulder with his arms protecting his body.

    In the early rounds Floyd was feeling out Henry, moving and boxing trying to set up traps and counter. Near the middle of the fight he began to sit in the pocket and settle down on his punches opening up on poor Henry. Near the end of the fight he was walking down Brusseles and hurting him continuously. This was vintage Floyd. He was the best fighter in the planet under 154 pounds and was HUNGRY!

    He put the game on lock, trying to call out all the contenders under junior middleweight, still searching for marquee fights! I think during the match surley old Larry admitted "alright, Floyd is putting in a Picasso like performance" word for word. During the fight Floyd Mayweather was talking to him Lampley ringside, shooting the breeze about his super bowl picks , something like a James Toney would do!

    Floyd's blistering hand speed and brutal body shots solidified him as a pfp'er in this fight!

    Who is a fighter you watched perform in your opinion his most masterful performance??? Something extraordinary? In which fight??
     
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  2. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    I don't know about best performance I've ever seen, but I really liked Pavliks come from behind stoppage over Taylor in their 1st fight. Also Barerras absolute schooling of Hamed was great too
     
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  3. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran Leonard I
    Prior Arguello I
    Holmes Shavers I
     
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  4. Roughhouse

    Roughhouse Active Member Full Member

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    Frankie Duarte in his comeback taking on champion Bernardo Pinango. Duarte had fallen into being a drug addicted vagrant and came all the way back to fight 15 rounds against a solid and respected champion that most people had him winning. Never forgot that performance.
     
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  5. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Duran vs Palomino is probably the best display of all around skill I've ever seen.
    Chaves vs Rosario
    Holmes vs Shavers l
    Toney vs McCallum l ll lll
    Kalambay vs McCallum l ll
    Leonard vs Benitez
    Hagler vs Sibson
    Conn vs Louis l
    Louis vs Baer
    Just gonna stop there. Could go on and on.
    Pac vs Cotto
     
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  6. ElFrutero_46

    ElFrutero_46 Hey lithen right Full Member

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    Monzon vs Briscoe (2) is an underrated great perfomance, IMO the most entertaining one by far from shotgun. Carlos boxed on the backfoot, sneaking retreating rights over briscoes jab and 123's when bennie started moving forward. The only mistake he got cracked bad (pretty much a 60's version of Larry Holmes vs Earnie Shavers 2) in the 8 but was able to even make it iconic by looking at the clock at a little past the 1:30 mark. Also you get the Luna Park in its absolute glory and if you know spanish theres some gems form the crowd
     
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  7. ElFrutero_46

    ElFrutero_46 Hey lithen right Full Member

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    You couldnt control yourself on the pac cotto one hahahaha
     
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  8. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I know right LOL popped in my head
     
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  9. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Genaro looked amazing deconstructing Raul Perez...

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    Olivares looked unbeatable against Rose.

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    Amateur legend Mark Breland looked to continue where he left off early in his pro career.

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    I thought this was pretty impressive for Coetzer considering the result of their first bout.

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  10. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duràn vs Barkley, it's amazing an old,small dude like him won an FOTY for his 4th weight title.
    Jofre vs Legrà, Jofre also showed impeccable longetivity there..
    The last, Arguello vs Watt,he put on a crazy clinic there,phew..
     
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  11. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Calzaghe vs Lacy is one I like to revisit…. Outfought him when he needed to, outboxed him when he needed to.

    Very good example of how to FIGHT while being good technically and defensively as Zaggers blistered him while recovering with head movement and kept Lacy spinning in circles.

    Lacy legitimately looked lost at times.
     
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  12. drenlou

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    Duran-Barkley was a hell of a fight!
     
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  13. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tunney's counterpunching masterpiece vs. Gibbons that culminated in a KO of the previously unstopped/unfloored Hofer.

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  14. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Marco Antonio Barrera Vs. Naseem Hamed
     
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  15. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bhop's wins over Trinidad, Tarver and Pavlik. Masterfully dominate performances against elite guys. I'm not sure he even lost a round against those three. Not too many fighters in the history of the sport could beat those three let alone dominate them. Je was 37 when he beat Tito and in his 40's against Tarver and Pavlik.
     
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