Against a dude who dealt him a KTFO, Lewis proceeded to jab the fuck out of his face and head, using some of the most powerful jabs I have ever seen.
Lewis wasn't swinging. He wasn't even aggressive. His chin was protected at all times, and he worked to get Rahman in range for punishment. He was totally controlled and clinical.
Within 4 rounds he had Rahman in all sorts of trouble. Cuts on the face, tormented by jabs, and then the combinations came out. Soon he's left Rahman unconscious on the canvas with a sweet one two combination shattering his jaw.
The ultimate boxing performance - disciplined, tactical, powerful and destructive. Utterly one sided ass beating from a master on a mission to set the fucking record straight on some trashtalking punk ass clown.
Barrera - Hamed isn't a million miles off...there are many others too, but I'm far too tired to write them out. Honeyghan - Curry? Hagler - Hearns? Corrales - Castillo I? Kenny Norton doing a job on Ali?
Marquez fight was abit meh, great performance but Floyd new what he was doing bringing Marquez up. I remember during the fight thinking Marquez would of been able to box with Floyd no worries if he was longer and faster.
Toney-Barkley is a great performance, but contrary to popular belief I reckon Toneys absolute complete performances were older and fatter, physically displeasing but his craft was mastered.
Kalambay-McCallum is up there, definitely. Whitaker-Chavez as well. Tyson-Spinks, short as it was, was an awesome display of speed, power and skill. Oh, nearly forgot Sanchez-Gomez. And I think Leonard-Hearns I qualifies in how Leonard adapted his natural game to turn aggressor against the perhaps most destructive puncher below 160.
Whitaker thoroughly dominated that fight, but nelson's effort alone made it interesting. I dont know if i'd call it as one sided as what you are saying.
One of my favourite Pea fights. There's a point in the 12th where Whitaker throws around 30 punches unanswered. Whitaker's offensive arsenal is definitely a little underrated.
Have to mention McCallum-Watson. Yeah, Watson was merely a good fighter, and both a bit green and probably a bit rusty for that fight, but it's just such a clinic. Can't get enough of it.
Pac has a slew of fantastic performances. The Barrera fights, Morales II and III, Hatton and, probably his best, Cotto being the main examples.
Btw, has no one mentioned Montreal yet? Is it almost too obvious? That's definitely up there anyhow. As is Benitez-Duran. Hearns-Duran has been mentioned, and deservedly so. Curry-McCrory is another one of my favorite technical destructions, even though the opposition wasn't all that in comparison.
Was gonna say mccallum watson I was in awe watching that as a kid. Disagree about ' good ' though Watson was a fantastic fighter .
Another very obvious one that blew my mind was Calzaghe Lacy. It gets downplayed but as a boxing performance Calzaghe was out of this world that night.
Winky Wright when he did his mini tour of Britain impressed the shit out of me
Have to mention McCallum-Watson. Yeah, Watson was merely a good fighter, and both a bit green and probably a bit rusty for that fight, but it's just such a clinic. Can't get enough of it.
Pac has a slew of fantastic performances. The Barrera fights, Morales II and III, Hatton and, probably his best, Cotto being the main examples.
Btw, has no one mentioned Montreal yet? Is it almost too obvious? That's definitely up there anyhow. As is Benitez-Duran. Hearns-Duran has been mentioned, and deservedly so. Curry-McCrory is another one of my favorite technical destructions, even though the opposition wasn't all that in comparison.
You don't have to worry that I don't have proper respect for Watson. With "merely good" I meant in the great scheme of things - a very solid contender rather than a great champion. I also allowed for the fact that he was yet to hit his peak, which was at SMW, and that he had been out of the ring for a while. I wouldn't rank that performance as highly as I do if I didn't consider Watson a quality fighter.
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