Losing-End Greatest Performances

[elmersalsa]

Which was the best losing-end boxing performance ever in your view. I haven't make a poll because there are way too many to choose.

I will say Billy Conn LTK13 Joe Louis (Fight #1)

[Rexob]

Meldrick Taylor vs JC Chaves
Ali vs Frazier 1
Frazier vs Ali 3

[HomicideHenry]

Qawi and Holyfield.... how could you hate on that?

[campfire]

Azumah Nelson losing against Salvidor Sanchez

[writehooks]

George Chuvalo vs. Floyd Patterson. Ring Magazine's FOY in 1965.

[Old bones Ian]

Jim McDonnell vs Azumah Nelson

[Ade L]

Tommy Farr v Joe Louis

[Tuan_Jim]

Holyfield vs Bowe I.

[Ezzard]

Watson-Eubank I and II

I want to add Fenech - Nelson but that was a draw.

[littlepug]

Mcauley v Bassa and bruno v smith/ spoon/ lewis

[witherspoon]

Johnny Owen against Pintor.

I agree with Mcdonnel against Azumah Nelson, underrated performance I think. Paul Ingle against Naz is one of my favourites.

Scott Ledoux against Larry Holmes has become something of a legend in its own right, for different reasons though.
I would include Witherspoon's effort against Larry in this thread.

[witherspoon]

How could I forget Dave Mcauley against Fidel Bassa.

[Ade L]

Any Gatti fight where he lost

[yancey]

Ali in the FOTC.

Patterson against Ellis.

[witherspoon]

Patterson against Ellis.

........was such a great 'losing' end performance that the loser probably deserved to win more than the 'winner' did.

[elmersalsa]

Patterson against Ellis.

........was such a great 'losing' end performance that the loser probably deserved to win more than the 'winner' did.

Maybe the judges didn't want Floyd Patterson to be heavyweight champion for the third time.

[yancey]

Patterson against Ellis.

........was such a great 'losing' end performance that the loser probably deserved to win more than the 'winner' did.

Strongly agree.

Floyd got fricked.

[yancey]

Patterson against Ellis.

........was such a great 'losing' end performance that the loser probably deserved to win more than the 'winner' did.

Maybe the judges didn't want Floyd Patterson to be heavyweight champion for the third time.

There were no judges, iirc.

Harold Valan, the referee and a good friend of Angelo Dundee, was the sole decider.

[elmersalsa]

Oh well, the Mafia Ali Connection?

[Scypion]

Patterson against Ellis.

........was such a great 'losing' end performance that the loser probably deserved to win more than the 'winner' did.

I didn't like the decision at the time, but I am glad that Patterson didn't fight Frazier, which he probably would have if Floyd got the nod against Ellis.

I wish that Ellis didn't fight Frazier.

[forestbox]

I would say Froch groves first.groves was treated like the winner floored froch and threw everything at him after that.

[dr_devious]

Joe Frazier in Manila

[Keko]

1.Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez 1
2.Billy Conn vs Joe Louis 1
3.Jersey Joe Walcott vs Joe Lous 1 bad decision
4.Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano 1
5.Michael Watson vs Chris Eubank1

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Morales/maidana was amazing.

[elmersalsa]

Even though the great Thomas Hearns lost the two biggest fights of his career in 80s, boy!, he gave two performances of the ages!

Has there been a fighter that has lost two great bouts of that magnitude in my lifetime? I don't know. It's hard to think of one.