Thread: Best boxing lesson of this generation, PBF over Chico or JC over Lacy?

Other opinions are welcomed, but going into a virtual even fight these are the two best examples of an all out boxing lesson on their fellow opponents, both were pure 100% domination from bell to whistle, I have to give the advantage to Floyd because he KO'd his opponent, but Calazaghe simple destroyed Lacy, both boxers defeated the stronger stalker/brawlers.

Calzaghe put in a great performance against Lacy, but I think Floyd's performace against Corrales was more dominant.

Originally Posted by SweetPea

Calzaghe put in a great performance against Lacy, but I think Floyd's performace against Corrales was more dominant.

Yup!!

I'd say Calzaghe's thrashing of Jeff Lacy. Lacy flew to another country to get beat like a borrowed mule.

Lacy looked like he was punching under water and Calzaghe looked like Spider-Man.

Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla

beat like a borrowed mule.

Thats up there with 'beat like a ginger stepchild'

Originally Posted by SweetPea

Calzaghe put in a great performance against Lacy, but I think Floyd's performace against Corrales was more dominant.

Sweetpea for some reason I am having a complete brainfart here, can you explain how to start a poll please

What about PBF-Gatti or Wright-Trinidad?

Was just about to mention Winky/Tito.


That was as complete a boxing lesson as I've ever seen.

Can you narrow down what you mean 'Of this generation' a little more for me so I can narrow it down...

Thanks.

Originally Posted by CFH

What about PBF-Gatti or Wright-Trinidad?

PBF Vs Gatti was not an even fight, Floyd was the clear favorite, if we look at it in that manner we can compare the many times when a fighter dominates another off of superior talent. And Winky Wright at no time ever hurt Felix Trinidad, matter of fact his best punch of the fight was a jab , he defense in that fight was genius, but his offense was nothing to brag about and far from a boxing lesson

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Can you narrow down what you mean 'Of this generation' a little more for me so I can narrow it down...

Thanks.

Let's say of the last 15 years

Originally Posted by The Bookkeeper

Originally Posted by CFH

What about PBF-Gatti or Wright-Trinidad?

PBF Vs Gatti was not an even fight, Floyd was the clear favorite, if we look at it in that manner we can compare the many times when a fighter dominates another off of superior talent. And Winky Wright at no time ever hurt Felix Trinidad, matter of fact his best punch of the fight was a jab , he defense in that fight was genius, but his offense was nothing to brag about and far from a boxing lesson

I'm not trying to argue semantics with you, but I don't think a fighter needs to be hurt for it to have been a boxing lesson. The jab is the most important punch in boxing.
And to clarify, by even fight you mean the way the fighters were viewed prior to the bout and not in retrospect, because Lacy and Corrales (as much as I loved watching him fight) have no where near the skills of PBF and JC.

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by The Bookkeeper

Originally Posted by CFH

What about PBF-Gatti or Wright-Trinidad?

PBF Vs Gatti was not an even fight, Floyd was the clear favorite, if we look at it in that manner we can compare the many times when a fighter dominates another off of superior talent. And Winky Wright at no time ever hurt Felix Trinidad, matter of fact his best punch of the fight was a jab , he defense in that fight was genius, but his offense was nothing to brag about and far from a boxing lesson

I'm not trying to argue semantics with you, but I don't think a fighter needs to be hurt for it to have been a boxing lesson. The jab is the most important punch in boxing.
And to clarify, by even fight you mean the way the fighters were viewed prior to the bout and not in retrospect, because Lacy and Corrales (as much as I loved watching him fight) have no where near the skills of PBF and JC.

Of course you have to look at it from the view PRIOR TO THE FIGHT because both of those fights had the boxing public split, forget 50/50 hindsight, going into these bouts they were both toss up fights with Lacy and Chico being the bigger stronger stalker/brawlers and PBF and JC being the more technical boxers. And both were as one sided as you can get. I simply don't know how you can compare a snooze fest such as Wright-Trinidad which was nothing more than a jab/sparing match to Calazaghe (Who at one point was landing 10 punch combinations) and PBF (who dropped his opponent 5 times and dominated every round). And why don't you think being hurt has nothing to do with anything, that is every boxers goal and mission when they step in the ring Vs their opponent. As far as PBF Vs Gatti very few people gave Gatti a chance and it was far from an even fight, in that case I could put 10,000 boxing lessons of the last 15 years

Originally Posted by The Bookkeeper

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Can you narrow down what you mean 'Of this generation' a little more for me so I can narrow it down...

Thanks.

Let's say of the last 15 years

If it's last 15 years, then it's either Mayweather-Corrales or Whitaker-Chavez.

Originally Posted by The Bookkeeper

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by The Bookkeeper

Originally Posted by CFH

What about PBF-Gatti or Wright-Trinidad?

PBF Vs Gatti was not an even fight, Floyd was the clear favorite, if we look at it in that manner we can compare the many times when a fighter dominates another off of superior talent. And Winky Wright at no time ever hurt Felix Trinidad, matter of fact his best punch of the fight was a jab , he defense in that fight was genius, but his offense was nothing to brag about and far from a boxing lesson

I'm not trying to argue semantics with you, but I don't think a fighter needs to be hurt for it to have been a boxing lesson. The jab is the most important punch in boxing.
And to clarify, by even fight you mean the way the fighters were viewed prior to the bout and not in retrospect, because Lacy and Corrales (as much as I loved watching him fight) have no where near the skills of PBF and JC.

Of course you have to look at it from the view PRIOR TO THE FIGHT because both of those fights had the boxing public split, forget 50/50 hindsight, going into these bouts they were both toss up fights with Lacy and Chico being the bigger stronger stalker/brawlers and PBF and JC being the more technical boxers. And both were as one sided as you can get. I simply don't know how you can compare a snooze fest such as Wright-Trinidad which was nothing more than a jab/sparing match to Calazaghe (Who at one point was landing 10 punch combinations) and PBF (who dropped his opponent 5 times and dominated every round). And why don't you think being hurt has nothing to do with anything, that is every boxers goal and mission when they step in the ring Vs their opponent. As far as PBF Vs Gatti very few people gave Gatti a chance and it was far from an even fight, in that case I could put 10,000 boxing lessons of the last 15 years

Because you said boxing lesson, not beat down or ass-kicking or anything like that. Wright-Trinidad was as much of a boxing lesson as JC-Lacy or PBF-Corrales, just because Tito was never hurt doesn't mean Winky didn't box his ass off. Winky pretty much shut out Tito, I don't understand how that isn't a boxing lesson. Obviously hurting your opponent plays a huge role in boxing, but I don't think you have to hurt someone to outbox them or to give them a "boxing lesson". Winky beat Tito as convincingly as a fighter can.