Your favourite past prime peformance?

Chavez/Camacho

Camacho/Leonard

Hearns/Maynard

Foreman/Moorer

Robinson/FullmerII

Eubank lost all three, but showed great heart and determination against Calzaghe and twice against The Cat.

 

Hopkins-Pavlik
Duran-Barkley
Hagler-Mugabi
Holmes-Mercer
Foreman-Holyfield

 

Morales over Pacman.. the way he punked the young lion was truly breathtaking.

 

"Duran-Barkley" in '89 and "Foreman-Moorer" in 1994..... BOING!!!:shock:

MR.BILL

P.S.

"Holmes-Mercer" in '92 was also a woody popper for me.....

 

Hmmm, probably Ali-Frazier III. Both well past their best, but both were brilliant that night. If you mean one fighter past their prime beating a prime opponent, then probably Ali-Foreman or Duran-Barkley.

EDIT: How could I forget Morales-Pacquiao, easily my favourite! It's close to my favourite fight of all time.

 

One that is worth remembering is Ali-Shavers. Ali had no right to stay in the fight after the 2nd, but suckered Earnie, then was given a pretty few heavy bombs throughout the fight. By the 13th he was getting a bit of a shelling as Earnie was coming on strong, and at the end of the 14th Ali was nearly kncked down again, was gone, exhausted, eyes glazed over from the power of earnies punches etc, then hes come out for the 15th and boxed a good as a round as he ever did, and backed earnie up and actually nearly got the ko himself, earnie was only held up by the ropes. just testament to the will of the man.

 

Hagler-Hearns

 

someone said toney-mccallum

i thought mccalum was impressive against RJJ and if he had more power in his overhand right would have KOd jones

 

Definitely Duran-Barkley is up there but don't forget an ancient Duran KD'ing that ***** Pazienza.

 

Jofre-Saldivar - since no-one's mentioned it

 

1. Foreman-Moorer
2. Duran-Barkley
3. Pep-Saddler II
4. Eder Jofre 1973
5. Louis-Walcott II
6. Giardello over Tiger (a king at age 33) and later Carter (34)
7. Moore-Durell

 

But I try too!!! As part of the Duran fancy, I like to think what magic that was left, was finished with One Mas Time.

I will forever fantasize that someone else brought the name Roberto Duran after that and promptly quit against Pat Lawlor.......

 

Carl Thompson against David Haye.

 

Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales III
Michael Carbajal vs Jorge Arce
Bernard Hopkins vs Kelley Pavlik