The greatest win ever

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  1. Hut*Hut

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    In terms of p4p legacy. Leaving aside the size of the event, cultural impact, all that and purely focusing on sporting legacy.

    Duran-leonard I?
    Armstrong-Ross?
    Charles Walcott i/2?
    Ali-foreman?

    Others?
     
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    How about Saddler/Pep?
    Turpin/Robinson?

    Not sure I 100% understand the topic
     
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    Duran-Leonard 1 would probably get it for me.
     
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    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Ali/foreman is huge
    I've heard the claims that Leonard was green for the first Duran fight (which is debatable imo), but it's still among the best ever.
    Leonard against Hagler deserves a mention
     
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    NICE THREAD!!!

    Let me get back to you on that one...
     
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    Ali-Foreman for me.
     
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    Duran-Barkley deserves mention
     
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    in modern times Ward Kovalev 2
     
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    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    It should have been, but the win was tainted for me unfortunately.

    As for Duran-Barkley, lol come on
     
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    Leonard Hagler is definitely a great win. Holyfield Tyson 1 as well (headbutts aside)
     
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    Fuck judging corruption, whitaker's win over chavez would chart top 10-20 (diminished somewhat by the weight)
     
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    It's not quite on the same level as some of the previous ones but Jones-Toney deserves a mention. I don't know which fight, but Pacquiao has plenty to choose from.

    In terms of jumping way up the P4P list from a single victory you have Mosley-ODLH.

    For just once choice I'd probably go with Duran-Leonard.
     
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    Probably the 3 time champ randall bailey icing the formidable bolillo gonzalez in under a minute for his first belt
     
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    Juan Manuel Marquez knocking out Pacquiao.

    Pacquiao beating De La Hoya (yeah...De La Hoya was old etc...but Pacquiao was a former flyweight!!)
     
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    I'd vote for Armstrong-Ross.

    Also given the dominance, Leonard - Duran II deserves to be mentioned
     
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    DeJesus beat prime Duran
     
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    You mentioned Armstrong - Ross too though?:confused:
     
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    How about Hopkins/Trinidad? Cemented Hopkims' legacy and put end to Trinidad's years long rampage.
     
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    Frazier-Ali 1
    Duran-Leonard 1
    Ali-Foreman
    Leonard-Hagler
    Hopkins-Trinidad
    Turpin-Robinson 1 and 2
    Louis-Schmeling 1 and 2
    Pryor-Arguello 1
     
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    In hindsight it wasn't all that much of an accomplishment. Hopkins was bigger and a dominant 160lb champ and Tito was a former Welterweight that had been dropped repeatedly at lower weights and out boxed for much of the fight against De La Hoya and David Reid.
     
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    Besides, wasn't Trinidad totally helpless and shitty without his physics-defying gauze????
     
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    Good point.
     
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    It was a good win but I never thought as highly of Tito as others did. The hype around the guy before that fight was absurd, I remember Ring Magazine saying he'd knock out Hopkins and then outpoint Roy with his "underrated jab". Never understood it.
     
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    But then this is entirely subjective so go with what you want, innit.
     
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    But that makes it a very pivotal win - Hopkins seized all that hypebin one night and became "the" man overnight.
     
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    I predicted Hopkins by onesided boxing lesson and that's what happened
     
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    Funny thing about this is if he hadn't had to retape his gloves, trinidad probably would have won. As it were, he had to load up twice as much, got tired, and still couldn't do shit to hopkins.
     
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    I don't subscribe to the loaded gloves thing but even if it were true it wouldn't have made a difference, the guy barely landed anything. Hopkins was just too good for him.
     
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    The loaded gloves thing is nonsense
     
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