What were some? I say Dawson against Adamek, at least until the KD.
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What were some? I say Dawson against Adamek, at least until the KD.
Floyd vs Corrales
Roy Jones vs Toney
Calzaghe vs Lacy
Pac vs Cotto
Dawson was on his game- his best performance.
Chavez over Rosario
Toney over Jirov
Clay/Ali over Liston I
Ali over Williams (spare me Paxtom...I know..I know...)
Quintana over Williams I
Quintana over Julio
JMM over Katsidis, Diaz, Casamayor
Sanchez over Gomez
Toney played himself for ballooning up so bad in between fights. The outcome may have been the same, but I have to put it out there: 20+lbs over weight 4 weeks before the fight of his life: stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
* Harold Johnson over Doug Jones
* Antonio Cervantes over Nicolino Locche 'II'
* Salvador Sanchez over Danny Lopez 'I'
* Kuniaki Shibata over Vicente Saldivar
* Wilfred Benitez over Maurice Hope
Cervantes- yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Paxtom
Meh James has come in out of shape or weight drained in a ton of fights, Jones handled him like nobody ever did.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimTraeToney played himself for ballooning up so bad in between fights. The outcome may have been the same, but I have to put it out there: 20+lbs over weight 4 weeks before the fight of his life: stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
De La Hoya over Vargas. Just a well executed and methodical performance. He chopped him down as each round went by.
I've said it before, but De La Hoya would have completely dominated at 154 had he started in that division earlier in his career. Unfortunately, most of the lucrative fights were in the lighter weight divisions at that time...
What about Kovalev vs Hopkins
Barrera escorting the head of Hamed into the post comes to mind :-X
Wright - Tito
Laguna-Ramos
Geezer Holmes- Mercer
Camacho-Baltazar
McGirt-Brown
Byrd-Tua
Hopkins-Joppy
Mosley - Margarito
Pacquiao -De La Hoya
Hopkins - Trinidad
Mayweather - Canelo
Hopkins - Tarver
Rigondeaux - Donaire
Cotto - Martinez
Hopkins - Pavlik
barrera naz
floyd hatton
pac cotto
I think you have to judge it on a truly perfect performance i.e didn't get knocked down, nothing really went wrong i.e very bad rounds etc
lewis tua as well/?
I agree with all of the above except Donaire-Rigondeaux. Rigo was knocked down and didn't totally dominate the fight in my eyes as he ran alot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Truth
Calzaghe - Lacy
Calzaghe - Jones
Mayweather - Pacquiao
Mayweather - Gatti
Ward - Dawson
Froch - Bute
Lara - Trout
Mayweather - Gatti. He battered him for 6 rounds.
Primo Carnera over Jack Sharkey
'Il Duce' said it was the most magnificent performance ever by a Heavyweight Challenger.
'Il Magnifico'
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I'd probably go with Calzaghe v Lacy.
Calzaghe beat the living shit out of a guy who was supposed to be incredibly dangerous. Even Lacy's detractors probably didn't see that beating coming.
Trinidad-Vargas
Gomez-Zarate
Rosario-Bramble
Benitez-Cervantes
Leonard-Hearns I
Douglas-Tyson
Randall-Chavez
Pryor-Arguello :eek:
Ali-Foreman
Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine
Maybe the 'most masterful' performance by an actor in a Comedy.
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor ........ Charles 'Sonny' Liston.
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Tommy Hearns beating that overrated Virgil Hill
1. Hop vs Tito
2. Floyd vs Chico
3. Floyd vs Hatton
4. Hop vs Tarver/Pavilik/Cloud/Pascal
5. Oscar vs Tito
6. Ricardo Lopez vs any opponent
7. Izzy Vasquez/Raf Marquez vs each other (first 3 fights)
8. Toney vs Barkley/Charles Williams/Jirov
9. Roy vs Toney/Ruiz
10. Sweet pea Whitaker vs. Chavez/McGirt/Julio Ceasar Vasquez/Azumah Nelson
That's the fight I was thinking about soon as I seen this threadQuote:
Originally Posted by IronDanLaw
Yes, given the outcome and the years that followed, it's amazing to think that Lacy was the favourite going into that fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by tysonesque
Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeeod
Ahh, yes....
Unfortunately, the last 4 rounds turned into a track meet, and the Vegas judges awarded the decision to Trinidad.
Thus, putting into question the whole "masterful performance" premise.
;)
Tyson v Berbick was masterful execution and obliteration of the old champ.
I know you're a Tito guy but do you honestly believe he won that fight with Oscar?Quote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
Oscar shouldn't have ran those last 4 rounds, but the 8 that preceeded those were fucking masterful on Oscar's part.
Larry Holmes over 'old man' Muhammad Ali
Was there ever a more one-sided 10-Round fight ever.
A brilliant display of 'Pitch-and-Catch'.
Larry Holmes
"The look on Drew 'Bundini' Brown's face was worth the price of a ticket. As I was
beating Muhammad, I looked over at him and said >
"After tonight, you will have to get a real job you 'Fucking' leach."
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Shane Mosley gave a masterful boxing performance over Luis Collazo. I was surprised to see Collazo winning & fighting still at elite level today. That to me shows how gr8 Shane was against him.
Shane Mosley gave a masterful beat down to Margarito.
Gr8 list.Quote:
Originally Posted by Truth
oops, missed yours: Mo-Rito was terrific!
Oscar wins next 5 rematches vs Tito if the opportunity was there.
Lewis vs. Tua- Tua never got into that fight at all.
Ward vs. Dawson- Dawson just did not have it and Ward had it all.
Holmes vs. Cooney- Holmes just mowed down a strong opponent. Just kept on mowing him down. Cooney was never in that fight at any point. Just brilliant execution by Holmes.
Mercer vs. Morrison- from the second round, I knew Mercer was baiting Morrison in. It only could have ended in KO by the time you got into the middle of the third. Just a matter of time. Mercer set him up beautifully.
Hopkins - Joppy
One of my all time favorites: Buddy McGirt schooling murderous punching Simon Brown. When I think of masterful performances, I picture skill and nuances (setting traps, adapting, ring generalship...etc.) possessed only by skilled fighters. Buddy showed the whole tool box the night he dominated a still dangerous/prime Brown.