Losing-End Greatest Performances

[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.

suppose hatton did against the #1 and #2 p4p guys

Ricky Hatton's performances against the greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr don't come close to what The Original Hitman did. Tommy was on the brink of winning both fights. Hatton? Wasn't even close.

[littlepug]

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.

suppose hatton did against the #1 and #2 p4p guys

Ricky Hatton's performances against the greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr don't come close to what The Original Hitman did. Tommy was on the brink of winning both fights. Hatton? Wasn't even close.

so ? you asked who had been in losing fights of that magnitude.....hatton

[elmersalsa]

suppose hatton did against the #1 and #2 p4p guys

Ricky Hatton's performances against the greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr don't come close to what The Original Hitman did. Tommy was on the brink of winning both fights. Hatton? Wasn't even close.

so ? you asked who had been in losing fights of that magnitude.....hatton

Hearns vs Hagler and Leonard I were for all the marbles. A huge and anticipated fight. It's 3 levels higher at least of Hatton vs Pac/Floyd

[Rexob]

Bruno against witherspoon, Bruno was doing quite well until the end came. Bruno did quite in all of his challenges, better than when he was champion infact.

[olij999]

Dennis Andries in his third fight with Jeff Harding. Was so brutal that I was watching through my fingers, and was gutted for Dennis that he didn't get at least a draw.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Mike Ayala vs Lopez
Dorsey/Kelley

[keithmoonhangover]

Bruno against witherspoon, Bruno was doing quite well until the end came. Bruno did quite in all of his challenges, better than when he was champion infact.

Bruno against Lennox deserves a shout. Frank could have won that one, but got over cocky.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

He got caught with the only left hook Lennox ever threw.

[littlepug]

Frank was actually outboxing Lewis, best I've seen bruno

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He got caught with the only left hook Lennox ever threw.

That's true.

You have to wonder why Lewis never used that punch more?

[JC]

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

First one I thought of too.

Cotto vs Margarito was similar.

[Keko]

Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward 1

[Keko]

De La Hoya vs Mosley 1 and 2
Winky Wright vs Bernard Hopkins

[Keko]

Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran 1 was great fight ,brawl

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Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran 1 was great fight ,brawl

That's actually a good shout.

It's so obvious, I never even thought of it.

[Keko]

Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran 1 was great fight ,brawl

That's actually a good shout.

It's so obvious, I never even thought of it.

Definitely crazy fight

[Dart340]

The best losing performance I remember was outgunned Kelvin Seabrooks taking Orlando Canizales life and death in dropping his IBF belt to him. He just refused to quit over and over again and kept pulling even each time Canizales tried to finish him off.