Most impressive performance by a losing boxer?

[PPLLUVTHIS]

Lewis vs V. Klitchko
Morales vs. Barrera I
Bowe vs Golota I II

[TempleSlave]

How about Kessler against Calzaghe?

[Goodnight, Irene]

How about Kessler against Calzaghe?

Really!? Not that Kessler did much wrong for his part, but Calzaghe completely outclassed him during the second half of the bout. I don't think Kessler was poor, but he hardly impressed the hell out of me.

[slakka]

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
Friday 26 October 1979
Wilfredo Gomez W Nicky Perez TKO 5 15
Pat Hallacy L Luis Resto PTS 10 10
The Garden was packed with a pro Puerto Rico crowd but the performance from Irish Pat Hallacy earned the most inspirational standing O I've ever experienced.
After showering him and his seconds with coins they damm near carried him from the ring!

[Crease]

Billy Conn.
Henry Cooper.

[JC]

Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez
John Conteh vs Saad Muhammmed I

[Smokin'Moe]

Jose Medel - Eder Jofre in their first fight

Medel gave it his all

[Martin Sosa Cameron]

When Vicente Derado "lost" to Flash Elorde for the World Junior Lightweight Title in 1966

[HomicideHenry]

do controversial losses count as well?

if so, there's tons, from Walcott 'losing' to Louis to Trevor Berbick and Tim Witherspoon 'losing' to Larry Holmes.

[hhaehre]

do controversial losses count as well?

if so, there's tons, from Walcott 'losing' to Louis to Trevor Berbick and Tim Witherspoon 'losing' to Larry Holmes.

Are you saying Berbick deserved the nod against Holmes ? Sure you could make a case for Witherspoon but Berbick was not even close.

[BroughtonRulesRefuge]

do controversial losses count as well?

if so, there's tons, from Walcott 'losing' to Louis to Trevor Berbick and Tim Witherspoon 'losing' to Larry Holmes.

- Thought a past prime Norton really laying it on the much fresher Holmes typified the undersung performances Kenny had against Ali in fights he thoroughly whooped the bacon out of Ali.

Carl Williams laid out the truth for Mike Spinks to follow up on. Gave Holmes his worst whipping, revealing Larry as a one dimensional plodder by that point.

Ignoring all of Ali's controversies, the two fights where Ali not only stunk, but lost his cool in were the Easter bunny rabbit punch fest against Wepner who was laughing at Ali before the fight and Jimmy Young who queered any notion of late round magic by Ali.

Always thought Luis Firpo gets undersold for his magnificent slugout classic against Dempsey.

[Evander]

Jim McDonnell gave a hell of an effort against Azumah Nelson.

[ndgreen12]

hey can anybody give me any info on pat hallacy mentioned above thanks

[Evander]

Nigel Benn under the tent by 6th round loss to Watson.
What a great atmosphere.

Also Benn losing to Eubank.
Electric.
Great fight in losing.
Nigel Benn allways gave a good show in the big ones.

Two Benn loses,but a guy who allways went out on his shield.

Nigel Benn .... Pure quality

[Martin Sosa Cameron]

On December, 1962, Jorge Fernandez against Emile Griffith, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the undisputed World Welterweight Title

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I'm not sure about this one, but what about Barkey -v- Hearns 1?

Hearns was giving Barkley a right shellacking until Iran clocked him & took him out in the 3rd.

Iran looked like he'd been through a meat grinder, whereas Loser Hearns didn't look like he'd been in a fight at all & was well on top prior to being sparked.

[Martin Sosa Cameron]

Syntax,


your'e right!

[Martin Sosa Cameron]

In that bout, one more punch of Hearns, and he would ko'ed Barkley

[elmersalsa]

Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran...Barkley fought a great fight, even though he lost.

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In that bout, one more punch of Hearns, and he would ko'ed Barkley

Absolutely right.

I can't think of a time when the loser was the more impressive performer in the fight. :)

[The Great John L]

John Tate dominated Mike Weaver for most of 13 rounds before he got clipped near the end of the 13th and it became competitive. And then of course he got stopped inside the final minute.

Just take your pick from any of the losers when Limon, Chacon and Edwards fought each other.

[mark thompson]

Nigel Benn's loss to Chris Eubank

[Grimm]

Has to Be Taylor vs. Chavez

[JibJab]

Nicolay Valuev W12 Evander Holyfield
Micky Ward W10 Emanuel Augustus
Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko
Tommy Hearns D.12 Ray Leonard II
Roberto Duran L15 Marvin Hagler
Evander Holyfield W12 George Foreman
Mike Tyson TKO.7 Razor Rudduck I
Riddick Bowe DQ. 7 Andrew Golota I
Larry Holmes W15 Tex Cobb
Larry Holmes KO13 Gerry Cooney
Apollo Creed W15 Rocky Balboa I

[Djanders]

Partial...

Apollo Creed W15 Rocky Balboa I

Good one!