Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
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EddieHearnsUncle
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Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
Would love to know what fights people mention when we talk about someone getting an absolute boxing lesson... Doesn't necessarily have to be a wide points decision, can be a knockout or TKO or a straight knockout, but what's the best performance's where a fighter has shown levels to a seemingly well matched opponent.
I'll fire off the first few that come into my head;
Floyd Mayweather vs Arturo Gatti
Lomachenko vs Nicholas Walters
Josh Taylor vs Ohara Davis
I'll fire off the first few that come into my head;
Floyd Mayweather vs Arturo Gatti
Lomachenko vs Nicholas Walters
Josh Taylor vs Ohara Davis
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Boxing Prospect
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Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
Calzaghe vs Lacy
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Boxerbeetle
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Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
Khan vs Prescott 
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thepocketrocket
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Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
B-Hop v Trinidad. People forget due to Bernard's longevity, but that tournament was set up for Tito to win.
Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
Hopkins vs Trinidad and Pavlik.
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TheLeprechaun
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Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
Rigo vs Donaire
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Maybe boxing lesson is harsh but in terms of a well matched fight that turned out to be one sided, Jones Jr. vs Toney.
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Nightmare Roy
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Herol Graham vs Chris Johnson
David Haye vs Derrick Chisora (Levels).
David Haye vs Derrick Chisora (Levels).
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From memory I think it was at the end of the first!Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:24All the experts went for Lacy and JC put on a master class, there was a point in the corner where Enzo said something like, "well then what do you think" and Joe C said "he's fcuking rubbish".
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Thanks Roy, I remember that now. Oh how funny it was. Lacy drowned in that fight and I became a Calzaghe fan for life bludNightmare Roy wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:24All the experts went for Lacy and JC put on a master class, there was a point in the corner where Enzo said something like, "well then what do you think" and Joe C said "he's fcuking rubbish".
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Nightmare Roy
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Could well have been, think JC went in injured as well!Deserter wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:48From memory I think it was at the end of the first!Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:24All the experts went for Lacy and JC put on a master class, there was a point in the corner where Enzo said something like, "well then what do you think" and Joe C said "he's fcuking rubbish".
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Nightmare Roy
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Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
I feel you homieKiwiRider wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:48Thanks Roy, I remember that now. Oh how funny it was. Lacy drowned in that fight and I became a Calzaghe fan for life bludNightmare Roy wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:24All the experts went for Lacy and JC put on a master class, there was a point in the corner where Enzo said something like, "well then what do you think" and Joe C said "he's fcuking rubbish".
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Boxerbeetle
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Pretty sure Joe went back to the corner at the end of the first and simply said “he’s sh!t”. Enzo shouted back “I know he’s fvcking sh!t!”Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:49Could well have been, think JC went in injured as well!Deserter wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:48From memory I think it was at the end of the first!Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:24
All the experts went for Lacy and JC put on a master class, there was a point in the corner where Enzo said something like, "well then what do you think" and Joe C said "he's fcuking rubbish".
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Watson vs Benn
Leonard vs Duran
Barrera vs Hamed
Wright vs Trinidad
Mayweather vs Corrales
Pacman vs Hatton
Lynes vs Young Mutley
Curry vs McCrory
Toney vs Jirov
McCallum vs Jackson
Leonard vs Duran
Barrera vs Hamed
Wright vs Trinidad
Mayweather vs Corrales
Pacman vs Hatton
Lynes vs Young Mutley
Curry vs McCrory
Toney vs Jirov
McCallum vs Jackson
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Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
Hopkins vs Pavlik and Tito are good shouts
Calzaghe vs Lacy
I'd say Rigo vs Donaire was pretty thorough of a Boxing Lesson, Rigo won at least 9 of those rounds, and Donaire was Top 5 P4P at the time.
Vernon Forrest vs Shane Mosley is another one that comes to mind. Their 2nd fight was sloppy, and close, but Forrest kicked Shane's ass big time in that first fight.
Calzaghe vs Lacy
I'd say Rigo vs Donaire was pretty thorough of a Boxing Lesson, Rigo won at least 9 of those rounds, and Donaire was Top 5 P4P at the time.
Vernon Forrest vs Shane Mosley is another one that comes to mind. Their 2nd fight was sloppy, and close, but Forrest kicked Shane's ass big time in that first fight.
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Good shout on Mayweather vs Corrales
Mayweather vs Gatti would have to count in that same vein as well.
Considering the level of talent we know him to be I think you could in Mayweather vs Juan Manuel Marquez too. He completely shut down Marquez.
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I did think about that one but remembered that before the fight pretty much had everyone thought Mayweather would win comfortably- he was such a proven entity at that point and was naturally bigger and faster. Whereas a lot of us at the time really thought him versus Corrales was a 50/50
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Boxerbeetle
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Did anyone seriously give Corrales a chance against Mayweather though? I knew he was going to get outclassed as soon as the fight was announced, he was miles below Floyd.
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I saw Mayweather vs Corrales after the fact. I wasn't yet a Boxing fan when it actually went down live, so I can't say for sure which way the wind was blowing at the time in terms of who was the favorite, but I know the mismatch it turned out to be certainly wasn't expected.
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Bellow v Eddie Hearn after the Haye win
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A lot of people did. This tells the story:Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 15:08Did anyone seriously give Corrales a chance against Mayweather though? I knew he was going to get outclassed as soon as the fight was announced, he was miles below Floyd.
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this ... -corrales/
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Boxerbeetle
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Seems strange to me, I just didn’t see it as a competitive fight at the time. I never rated Corrales particularly highly though tbh.Deserter wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 15:12A lot of people did. This tells the story:Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 15:08Did anyone seriously give Corrales a chance against Mayweather though? I knew he was going to get outclassed as soon as the fight was announced, he was miles below Floyd.
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this ... -corrales/
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Nightmare Roy
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You could be right mate, just remember me and my mates pissinng ourselves.Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑05 Dec 2017, 14:58Pretty sure Joe went back to the corner at the end of the first and simply said “he’s sh!t”. Enzo shouted back “I know he’s fvcking sh!t!”![]()
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bigjack
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Re: Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...
This without doubt is my pick.