Come on CutMeMick, Nelson and Winky were not defined by those defeats, they went on a defined themselves with brilliant victories.
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Re: Fighters whose defining moment(s) were in defeat?
Come on CutMeMick, Nelson and Winky were not defined by those defeats, they went on a defined themselves with brilliant victories.
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Holyfield was defined by his first loss to Bowe. Prior to that fight he had a lot of detractors as a heavyweight, at least. He had a tough defense against a billion year old foreman, he ht the canvas against bert cooper, and went the distance with another billion yr old named larry holmes
So it wasn't until the Bowe loss that he earned respect as a heavyweight. Indeed, round 10 defines his career and character to this day.
Re: Fighters whose defining moment(s) were in defeat?
Foreman to Ali
Tyson to Douglas
Holyfield to Bowe
Oscar to Tito
Gatti to Ward I
Judah to Tszyu
Tarver to Jones
Ruiz to Tua
Hearns to Leonard
Khan to Prescott
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Jose Luis Castillo. Because he had Corrales beat, and lost it seconds later, in what I believe is the greatest fight of all time. I've honestly, never enjoyed a fight more.
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Paulie vs Cotto. He surprised everyone with his grit.
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Collazo against Hatton
and for me Wayne Alexander against Harry Simon.
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MAB vs Morales I - maybe?
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good callOriginally Posted by Howlin Mad Missy
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Tarver to Jones? Really? Tarver had lost before Jones and in the rematch he smoked Roy. I wouldn't call that a defining loss. The Tyson-Douglas one, either. Mike was lazy, I would say a defining loss came when a fighter did everything he could do and acquitted himself well. Mike did a tenth of what he could do and got swatted like a fly.
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McClellan vs Benn...it's sad but it's what he's remembered for and I'll just go ahead and say all the other fighters who got permenantly injured or died in the ring were usually defined by that happening to them. So I won't list the rest of the tragic fallen, even though I'm no fan of the G-Man, as a guy who has boxed before I respect someone who goes in there and puts it on the line.
Graham vs Jackson....that guy's entire career has been summed up in 1 thunderous punch.
Zab Judah vs Kostya Tszyu, same as above but add in a dance and fighting with the ref and that's Zab Judah.
James Butler vs Richard Grant....the sucker punch was just horrible, surely defined his career IN the ring and showed what type of person he is outside it.
Gerry Cooney vs Larry Holmes...he was a broken man after that fight and never righted the ship professionally.
Andrew Golota vs Riddick Bowe....earned him his nickname "The Foul Pole"
Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield...the ear biting is probably more infamous than Douglas KO-ing him.
If he doesn't shape up soon Pavlik vs Hopkins
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John Ruiz, nobody talks about anything other than the way Tua knocked him the fuck out lol
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