Masterful performances.

[bzkfn]

Mosley - Margarito
Pacquiao -De La Hoya
Hopkins - Trinidad
Mayweather - Canelo
Hopkins - Tarver
Rigondeaux - Donaire
Cotto - Martinez
Hopkins - Pavlik

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.

Calzaghe - Lacy
Calzaghe - Jones
Mayweather - Pacquiao
Mayweather - Gatti
Ward - Dawson
Froch - Bute
Lara - Trout

[IronDanLaw]

Mayweather - Gatti. He battered him for 6 rounds.

[Bill Paxtom]

Primo Carnera over Jack Sharkey

'Il Duce' said it was the most magnificent performance ever by a Heavyweight Challenger.

'Il Magnifico'

[tysonesque]

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.

[TitoFan]

Trinidad-Vargas
Gomez-Zarate
Rosario-Bramble
Benitez-Cervantes
Leonard-Hearns I
Douglas-Tyson
Randall-Chavez
Pryor-Arguello

[TitoFan]

Ali-Foreman

[Bill Paxtom]

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.

[Sleepwalker]

Tommy Hearns beating that overrated Virgil Hill

[mikeeod]

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

[TitoFan]

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

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.

[Beanflicker]

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.

Yes, given the outcome and the years that followed, it's amazing to think that Lacy was the favourite going into that fight.

[Sleepwalker]

Oscar wins next 5 rematches vs Tito if the opportunity was there.

[ykdadamaja]

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.

[IronDanLaw]

Hopkins - Joppy

[g3org3]

Mayweather - Gatti. He battered him for 6 rounds.

That's the fight I was thinking about soon as I seen this thread