Bravest Performances In Losing Efforts.

[CutMeMick]

Marvin Johnson / Matthew Saad Muhammad 2
Kid Akeem / Robert Quiroga
Tony Lopez / Julio C. Chavez
Joe Hipp / Tommy Morrison
Jung Koo Chang / Muanchai Kittakasem
Bones Adams /Orlando Canizales
Levander Johnson / Jesus Chavez
Ray olivera / Emanuel Augustus

Great call here... Good list.

All in their own way but this is what came to mind in no order.
Tex Cobb - Larry Holmes
Diego Corrales - Jose Luis Castillo II
Du Ku Kim - Ray Mancini (had this fight not had that horrible horrible ending and aftermath it would be considered one of the best fights of all time)
Billy Conn - Joe Louis
Jeff Lacy - Joe Calzaghe
Vazquez - Marquez I,II & III
Henry Cooper - Muhammad Ali
Vitali Klitschko - Lennox Lewis
Alexis Arguello - Aaron Pryor
Ron Lyle - George Foreman
Julian Letterlough - Julio Gonzalez
Mark Breland - Aaron Davis

Great, great list... Gotta applaud cause you listed several that I was gonna list.

anybody mention jirov-toney yet?

Good call... Rain.