Fighters who made their opponents despair and give up

[Spicoli]

Say what you want about him on a bad night and not really physical but few have had an psych out effect and critical analysis of opponents as Hopkins. Before the bell rang he was climbing into a guys mental make up.

Jones jr too. He took more than a few normally sturdy guys and just "shocked" them with fast power and swagger in boat loads.

Mental despaire can pave roads for a guy and lead to physical break downs, just put a guy in doubt prior to the first round. Once a guy doubts himself he's already playing catch up.

[CFH]

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The look on the faces on his opponents when they realize that they cannot hit him, can't do anything about it, and can't stop him from hitting them looks a lot like despair to me.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Mosley V Pacman, after the knockdown Mosley was there for survival only, he had no interest in winning the fight

[:::PSL:::]

Maidana vs Ortiz

[FinitoElDinamita]

Segura/ Calderun

Barrios/Anchondo

[Master]

Eubanks said against Watson, in their 2nd fight, that he had given up on winning and was in survival mode, until he landed that uppercut.

[rjj tszyu]

Surprised no one has mentioned the "no mas" fight. SRL was brilliant and was out there to box Duran rather than fight his fight as he had done the first time around, and it worked. I really am struggling to think of any other fighter in history who could make Roberto Duran quit.