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Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 18 May 2016, 18:43
by elmersalsa
littlepug wrote:elmersalsa wrote: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.
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 01:24
by littlepug
elmersalsa wrote:littlepug wrote:elmersalsa wrote: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
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 10:13
by elmersalsa
littlepug wrote:elmersalsa wrote:littlepug wrote:
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
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 10:49
by 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.
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 12:36
by 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.
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 12:53
by SaadOffTheDeck
Mike Ayala vs Lopez
Dorsey/Kelley
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 13:01
by keithmoonhangover
Rexob wrote: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.
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 13:48
by SaadOffTheDeck
He got caught with the only left hook Lennox ever threw.
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 19 May 2016, 14:29
by littlepug
Frank was actually outboxing Lewis, best I've seen bruno
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 21 May 2016, 09:52
by Syntax Error
SaadOffTheDeck wrote: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?
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 21 May 2016, 10:57
by JC
Rexob wrote:Meldrick Taylor vs JC Chaves
Ali vs Frazier 1
Frazier vs Ali 3
First one I thought of too.
Cotto vs Margarito was similar.
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 23 May 2016, 04:49
by Keko
Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward 1
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 28 May 2016, 10:08
by Keko
De La Hoya vs Mosley 1 and 2
Winky Wright vs Bernard Hopkins
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 29 May 2016, 15:16
by Keko
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran 1 was great fight ,brawl
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 29 May 2016, 16:23
by Syntax Error
Keko wrote: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.
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 29 May 2016, 19:40
by Keko
Syntax Error wrote:Keko wrote: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
Re: Losing-End Greatest Performances
Posted: 29 May 2016, 22:14
by 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.