Guys who peaked in their first title winning effort

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

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    That's the first and hopefully last time that sloppy bum DeFail gets compared with a top-notch technician like Eddie MM.
     
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    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Agreed. He had a weird style, and it's a fallacy to call him a good technician. Guy was making ton of technical mistakes
     
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    If the technique works... it generally did. And some things he did were done superbly
     
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    That fight might be the best example I've seen of an orthodox fighter using a left hook to the body effectively on a southpaw
     
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    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    I'm done saying he was a bad fighter far from it. But his technical skills were not very good. A guy who fights with his chin up in the air and his hands is not a technician
     
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    I was thinking the same thing. Guy was pretty sloppy. Definitely good instincts and timing though.
     
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    Forrest-Mosley.
     
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  8. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

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    George Foreman

    Arguably peaked in the first title fight vs Joe Frazier in 1973.
    Complete and utter destruction of an elite fighter that we never really saw again.
     
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  9. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

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    Agreed. Although some argue the Norton fight was his peak performance.
     
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  10. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

    Rich ´Money´ Mustard DIE!

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    And they'd be 100% wrong.
    It was a routine 1st defense for Foreman, imo.

    Norton:
    • wasn't even a champion
    • had one 'name' to his resume
    • was chinny
     
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    Yeah it is one of my favorite displays of bodypunching. Marvin couldn’t handle those left hooks and right uppercuts to the body.

    I was also surprised how upright and nonchalant Eddie was when he threw those straight right hands. Looked so open
     
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