Biggest Boxing Lessons you've ever witnessed in a fight...

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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
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Calzaghe vs Lacy
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Khan vs Prescott :OhYes:
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B-Hop v Trinidad. People forget due to Bernard's longevity, but that tournament was set up for Tito to win.
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Hopkins vs Trinidad and Pavlik.
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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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Boxing Prospect wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 13:55 Calzaghe vs Lacy
:TU: 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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Herol Graham vs Chris Johnson
David Haye vs Derrick Chisora (Levels).
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Nightmare Roy wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:24
Boxing Prospect wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 13:55 Calzaghe vs Lacy
:TU: 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".
From memory I think it was at the end of the first!
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Nightmare Roy wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:24
Boxing Prospect wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 13:55 Calzaghe vs Lacy
:TU: 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".
Thanks Roy, I remember that now. Oh how funny it was. Lacy drowned in that fight and I became a Calzaghe fan for life blud :TU:
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Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:48
Nightmare Roy wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:24
Boxing Prospect wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 13:55 Calzaghe vs Lacy
:TU: 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".
From memory I think it was at the end of the first!
Could well have been, think JC went in injured as well!
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KiwiRider wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:48
Nightmare Roy wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:24
Boxing Prospect wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 13:55 Calzaghe vs Lacy
:TU: 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".
Thanks Roy, I remember that now. Oh how funny it was. Lacy drowned in that fight and I became a Calzaghe fan for life blud :TU:
I feel you homie :yay:
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Nightmare Roy wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:49
Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:48
Nightmare Roy wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:24

:TU: 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".
From memory I think it was at the end of the first!
Could well have been, think JC went in injured as well!
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!” :lol:
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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
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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.
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Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:02 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
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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gilgamesh wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:03
Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:02 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
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.
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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gilgamesh wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:03
Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:02 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
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.
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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Boxerbeetle wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:08
gilgamesh wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:03
Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:02 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
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.
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.
A lot of people did. This tells the story:
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this ... -corrales/
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Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:12
Boxerbeetle wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:08
gilgamesh wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 15:03

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.
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.
A lot of people did. This tells the story:
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this ... -corrales/
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.
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Boxerbeetle wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:58
Nightmare Roy wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:49
Deserter wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 14:48
From memory I think it was at the end of the first!
Could well have been, think JC went in injured as well!
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!” :lol:
You could be right mate, just remember me and my mates pissinng ourselves.
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Boxing Prospect wrote: 05 Dec 2017, 13:55 Calzaghe vs Lacy
This without doubt is my pick.
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