elmersalsa wrote:
Sugar Ray Leonard WTKO14 Thomas Hearns (I)
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Moving on to Light Heavyweight. The list of great wins here should be a long one. For openers I'll name.
Harry Greb W15 Gene Tunney 1922
Ezzard Charles TKO 8 Archie Moore 1948
Eddie Booker TKO 8 Archie Moore 1944
Lloyd Marshall TKO 8 Ezzard Charles 1943
Harry Greb W15 Gene Tunney 1922
Ezzard Charles TKO 8 Archie Moore 1948
Eddie Booker TKO 8 Archie Moore 1944
Lloyd Marshall TKO 8 Ezzard Charles 1943
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Yes lhwSeamus wrote:Moving on to Light Heavyweight. The list of great wins here should be a long one. For openers I'll name.
Harry Greb W15 Gene Tunney 1922
Ezzard Charles TKO 8 Archie Moore 1948
Eddie Booker TKO 8 Archie Moore 1944
Lloyd Marshall TKO 8 Ezzard Charles 1943
Billy Conn vs Gus Lesnevich 1939
Archie Moore vs Joey Maxim 1952
Dwight Quawi vs Mathew Saad Muhammed 1981
Michael Spinks vs Dwight Quawi 1983
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Ambling Alp II
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Those are some good ones.
Here a few more:
1920 Carpentier KO4 over Levinsky
1972 Foster KO2 over Mike Quarry. Devastating KO.
1978 Mike Rossman TKO13 over Victor Galindez. Hardly ever talked about, this was a surprising beatdown.
And one for buzz, 1952 Moore lopsided decision over Harold Johnson.
Here a few more:
1920 Carpentier KO4 over Levinsky
1972 Foster KO2 over Mike Quarry. Devastating KO.
1978 Mike Rossman TKO13 over Victor Galindez. Hardly ever talked about, this was a surprising beatdown.
And one for buzz, 1952 Moore lopsided decision over Harold Johnson.
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I wouldn't include Foster v Quarry, it was a total mismatch. Quarry was unbeaten, but his resume was pretty weak with his biggest win an MD over Andy Kendall.
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SaadOffTheDeck
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If you're talking performances, Mustafa Muhammad's body beatdown of Marvin johnson was incredible.
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Both of Jack Delaney's blowouts of Tiger Flowers in 1925 had both men weighing in over 160, so technically speaking they were LHW bouts.
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Keko wrote:elmersalsa wrote:
Sugar Ray Leonard WTKO14 Thomas Hearns (I)
greatest
More luck than anything that one. A desperation right hand. that just happened to land, so shocked was Leonard, he had to throw his hands up in amazement, ( all camp like) at what he had done.
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oh no, sir. luck nothing to do with this.Rexob wrote:More luck than anything that one. A desperation right hand. that just happened to land, so shocked was Leonard, he had to throw his hands up in amazement, ( all camp like) at what he had done.
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I agreeman wrote:oh no, sir. luck nothing to do with this.Rexob wrote:More luck than anything that one. A desperation right hand. that just happened to land, so shocked was Leonard, he had to throw his hands up in amazement, ( all camp like) at what he had done.
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Patterson - Johansson II was big at the time. I think that most were expecting a repeat of their first fight.
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Ken Norton vs Muhammad Ali 1 was "pretty". Jerry Quarry because white HVYwts so rare vs Ron Lyle pretty good.
I think this is one of those takes that you needed to LIVE THRU IT in order for the "weight" to be felt. For that reason we can not truly know dimention of, for instance, Max Schmelling v. Joe Louis one a.s.f.
Boxing thinning every year since SOON PAST THE ALI ERA!
I think this is one of those takes that you needed to LIVE THRU IT in order for the "weight" to be felt. For that reason we can not truly know dimention of, for instance, Max Schmelling v. Joe Louis one a.s.f.
Boxing thinning every year since SOON PAST THE ALI ERA!
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And that whole era filled with excitement. Mike Rossman's big win against Victor Gonzalez was amazing bait socially!SaadOffTheDeck wrote:If you're talking performances, Mustafa Muhammad's body beatdown of Marvin johnson was incredible.
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Greb vs Tunney an incredible win
Frazier vs Ali of course
I think Benn beating Mcclellen was a tremendous win
Lloyd Honeyghan knocking out Gianfranco Rossi in 3
La Motta beating Robinson
Frazier vs Ali of course
I think Benn beating Mcclellen was a tremendous win
Lloyd Honeyghan knocking out Gianfranco Rossi in 3
La Motta beating Robinson
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Surprised to see people mention Johnson's 1910 victory over James J Jeffries - maybe historically significant, but he was beating a guy coming off a 6 year layoff!
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Was still a good performance though - he was under a lot of pressure. Talking of which James J Jeffries KO14 win over hank griffin in his 3rd fight is an amazing win.TheWigwam wrote:Surprised to see people mention Johnson's 1910 victory over James J Jeffries - maybe historically significant, but he was beating a guy coming off a 6 year layoff!
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Recent times
Rahman victory of Lewis.
Douglas victory of Tyson, number 1 for me.
Both huge upsets over the undoubted no.1 at the time. Both very definitive victories.
Rahman victory of Lewis.
Douglas victory of Tyson, number 1 for me.
Both huge upsets over the undoubted no.1 at the time. Both very definitive victories.
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Continuing with the weight divisions
Super Middleweight
Is there a greater win than
Roy Jones Jr W12 James Toney (1994)
Super Middleweight
Is there a greater win than
Roy Jones Jr W12 James Toney (1994)
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SaadOffTheDeck
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Benn/McClellan?
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Probably not, you could make a case for Andre Ward W12 Carl Froch I suppose or Joe Calzaghe over Kessler, but I don't think those have a very strong case of topping Jones over Toney.Seamus wrote:Continuing with the weight divisions
Super Middleweight
Is there a greater win than
Roy Jones Jr W12 James Toney (1994)
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Smokin Joe win over Ali or Buster douglas over Iron Mike.
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James Toney was 44-0-2 when Roy Jones Jr took him to the woodshed. That's my pick.
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SaadOffTheDeck
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It really has to be, right there with Holyfield/Qawi 1 at Cruiser as indisputable.
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Seamus wrote:Continuing with the weight divisions
Super Middleweight
Is there a greater win than
Roy Jones Jr W12 James Toney (1994)
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McChellan vs Benn. Benn's victory had everything you could ask for, apart from what happened.