What single fight were ATG’s of your choice in their primes?

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For example, Muhammad Ali vs Ernie Terrell because he was up for it because he refused to call him by his new name.
    Also, many people say it was the Cleveland Williams fight when he was in his prime, but I disagree, he may have won easier, but Cleveland Williams had been shot (literally) and lost like 60lbs or something, and it was after all that when he fought Ali, Terrell was in his prime and had a chin.
    What are some of your picks?
     
  2. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Off the top of my head
    Duran v DeJesus 3
    Duran v Palomino
    Holmes v Norton
    Holmes v Shavers 1+2
    Arguello v Escalera 1+ 2
    Hagler v Sibson
    Dempsey v Willard
    Louis v Baer
    Barrera v Morales 1 2 3
    Toney v McCallum 1 2
    Pedroza v Ford
    Sanchez v Nelson
    Hearns v Roldan
    Boza v Chacon 1 2
    Marquez v Casamayor
    Frazier v Quarry 1
    Fenech v Nelson
    Fenech v Villasana
    Salido v Lopez 1 2
    Benn v McClellan
    Chavez v Rosario
     
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  3. Unique Way

    Unique Way Active Member Full Member

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    Louis vs Schmeling II
    Frazier vs Ali I
    Foreman vs Frazier I, Norton AND Ali
    Tyson vs Holmes and Spinks
    Lewis vs Holyfield I
    Wlad vs Chagaev
    Usyk vs AJ I
    Duran vs Palomino
    Pacquiao vs Cotto
    Mayweather vs ODLH
    RJJ vs Toney
    Barrera and Morales both were in their prime in the first two fights
    Mosley vs ODLH I
     
  4. OddR

    OddR Member Full Member

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    Funny enough Wlad is one of the hardest to pick he was too dominant fight in fight out in like every fight from 2006 to 2014

    For Joe Louis I think he was absolute ruthless vs Max Baer in 1935 but the fight lasted a lot longer than Schmeling.
     
  5. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If you consider Terrell an all-time great.
     
  6. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali is the ATG I mean, I picked that fight as Ali’s prime.
     
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  7. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I see. You know, I agree with you. I think the Terrell fight was Ali at his peak. I haven't found anyone to agree with me until you came along. Everyone seems to think his fights against the '70s fighters were the creme de la creme of his career. They were tough, brutal fights, and showed his heart and ability to take punishment, but Ali was no longer at his best, IMO. Folley and Williams were shot, Terrell was at his peak and he was a big guy that others were finding it impossible to fight. And Of course, Ali was really motivated by anger like at no other time in his career. I've always thought Ali had a lot of respect for Zora and carried him. Zora had a lot of kids, and I think Ali didn't want to shame him in front of them in case they were watching. I think I remember reading something at the time about Ali praising Folley afterward when one of the kids was present.
     
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  8. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Duran DeJesus 3