Best World Title Winning Performance................

[FLINT ISLAND]

One that springs to mind is Sugar Ray Lenoard

There was no WBU title for him to pick up and make a few easy defences

He had to fight the undefeated Wifredo Bentiez and became the first man to beat him and stop him

W TKO 15

Thats how you become a real champion

One of Franks ******s stars would never be able to take such a proper route in their first world title attempt

Lenoard had a great first World title win - to become Champion................

[kosaros]

Ali vs Liston.

[Gaz S]

I think a great world title winning performance has to be Buster Douglas over Tyson. Many try and play it down with Tyson hadn't trained properly, wasn't in shape, etc, but this is PROFESSIONAL boxing, and it wasn't Douglas' fault whatever condition Tyson was in. He still had to get in there and fight him...
And I think it also detracts from the fact that Douglas boxed superbly that night and fought the fight of his life whilst being a ridiculously massive underdog and carrying the burden of the very recent passing of his mother. Great performance, even if it was a "one night only" thing, it was still an amazing effort on his part.

[LHL]

Holyfield Vs Qwai 1

[FLINT ISLAND]

I think a great world title winning performance has to be Buster Douglas over Tyson. Many try and play it down with Tyson hadn't trained properly, wasn't in shape, etc, but this is PROFESSIONAL boxing, and it wasn't Douglas' fault whatever condition Tyson was in. He still had to get in there and fight him...
And I think it also detracts from the fact that Douglas boxed superbly that night and fought the fight of his life whilst being a ridiculously massive underdog and carrying the burden of the very recent passing of his mother. Great performance, even if it was a "one night only" thing, it was still an amazing effort on his part.


Oliver McCall has sparred hundreds of rounds with Mike Tyson

He fought Lennox Lewis twice

The best fighter he said he ever been in the ring with

was Buster Douglas

McCall lost a una 10 round decsion

He said Douglas had a amazing jab

The Tyson win was not a fluke - Douglas was undisplined thats why he was never great

But he was a very talented fighter

[TBooze]

British: Turpin over Robinson edges Honeyghan over Curry McGuigan/Pedroza and Stracey/Napoles

All-time Turpin is in with a shout, but I would go with Ali over Foreman.

[FLINT ISLAND]

Naz V Steve Robinson deserves a mention

Because of the manner Naz done it in

Moved up for his first fight at featherweight and went to the Champions home town and bashed up the long reigning champ with his hands down by his bollocks

[djoc175]

Floyd Mayweather vs Genaro Hernandez

[GazOC]

I'd have Turpin-SRR first followed by Stracy-Napoles and Honey-Curry (take your pick for the order) but I think Barry Mc-Pedroza is way behind those 3 fights.

[Gaz S]

... went to the Champions home town and bashed up the long reigning champ with his hands down by his bollocks

:rofl :rofl :rofl You have a way with words Flint!

(Shouldn't be laughing too much, Robinson comes from the same 'hood as yours truly).

[TBooze]

I'd have Turpin-SRR first followed by Stracy-Napoles and Honey-Curry (take your pick for the order) but I think Barry Mc-Pedroza is way behind those 3 fights.

I understand the logic, Pedroza clearly was an accident waiting to happen, but he had been that way for a couple of years, and no one pushed him over the edge, until McGuigan came along.

[FLINT ISLAND]

No-one can deny Sugar Ray Lenoard had a tough challenge in his fist world title attempt

I read before that Wifredo Benetiz is considered one of the most naturally talented boxers that has ever lived

[TBooze]

No-one can deny Sugar Ray Lenoard had a tough challenge in his fist world title attempt

I read before that Wifredo Benetiz is considered one of the most naturally talented boxers that has ever lived

Benitez was excellent, no doubt, but stepping into the ring as a Challenger against a reigning World Middleweight and former Undefeated World Welterweight Champ, with one defeat in 140 fights; and was on a 90 odd fight, winning streak going in, is even tougher.....

[D-MAC]

Floyd Mayweather vs Genaro Hernandez

Rafael Marquez against Tim Austin :hey

[icemax]

I'd have Turpin-SRR first followed by Stracy-Napoles and Honey-Curry (take your pick for the order) but I think Barry Mc-Pedroza is way behind those 3 fights.

Stracey-Napoles is one of my all time favourite fights...top notch, as is Buchanan - Laguna I

[djoc175]

Rafael Marquez against Tim Austin :hey
:lol::deal