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Watching Donaire's effort against Inoue got me thinking about great fighters who made unexpected last great stands against a top opponent they were expected to lose to, win or lose.

Two that spring to mind are Ezzard Charles versus Marciano and Erik Morales against Maidana, any others?

Monzon v Valdez in his final fight

dr_devious wrote: ↑19 Nov 2019, 17:08 Monzon v Valdez in his final fight

Meh...wasn't really unexpected was it? Monzon was the favorite.

It was still one last great effort although

dr_devious wrote: ↑19 Nov 2019, 17:37 It was still one last great effort although

Dude went out on top. Maybe my fav of all time. The knockdown made me puke in my mouth a bit.

Hearns beating Virgil Hill.

42 year old Larry Holmes beating the undefeated Ray Mercer.

Controversial wrote: ↑19 Nov 2019, 17:55 42 year old Larry Holmes beating the undefeated Ray Mercer.

I thought that too. Master performance.

Foreman beat Michael Moorer

Leonard beating Hagler

Duran vs Barkley might be more fitting but considering his age and the style he was facing the first Camacho fight was excellent.

Erik Morales vs Marcos Maidana

Wlad's effort vs Anthony Joshua I'd say counts

We may be saying this about Pac vs Thurman in the not too distant future, but the Pacman ain't done just yet.

Mark Johnson vs Fernando Montiel

Not a bad effort from Holyfield v Valuev

SR Leonard against Duran III

I'd say Hearns II which obviously was a heck of a lot better fight but he just dominated Duran.

AntonioMartin wrote: ↑19 Nov 2019, 20:06 SR Leonard against Duran III

I'd say Hearns II which obviously was a heck of a lot better fight but he just dominated Duran.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑19 Nov 2019, 20:20

AntonioMartin wrote: ↑19 Nov 2019, 20:06 SR Leonard against Duran III

I'd say Hearns II which obviously was a heck of a lot better fight but he just dominated Duran.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑19 Nov 2019, 18:37 Mark Johnson vs Fernando Montiel

It's an excellent win but the fight was so bad and Montiel froze so bad that I'd be hesitant to put it up there as much as I like Too Sharp.

Shopworn Joey Giambra stopping Florentino Fernandez
Howard Davis pulling out a draw against Meldrick Taylor
Old Luis Rodriguez taking out young hotshot Tony Mundine in the first round
Emile Griffith getting robbed against Eckhard Dagge

Feels like a Bernard Hopkins kind of thread

Bodyshot3 wrote: ↑20 Nov 2019, 15:42 Feels like a Bernard Hopkins kind of thread

Great shout! Yeah.

Hearns against Virgil Hill

Nelson/fenech 2

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑20 Nov 2019, 18:46 Nelson/fenech 2

Nelson had plenty of great efforts left in him even after that. He subsequently stopped both Gabe Ruelas and Jesse James Leija in very solid performances.

So this fit the category when it happened but didn't end up being "one last great effort".

Edwin Rosario vs Loreto Garza was a "blast from the past" at a point when Edwin was completely cooked.