Single Greatest Win in Boxing History?

[DeeMoney]

What would you all consider the single greatest win in boxing history? Taking into account who was beaten, when, and at what weight.

For example, Greb was an ATG inner circle HOFer, but I don't know if I'd consider Tunney's wins over Greb as great- since Greb was fighting above his prime weight. Similarly, Leon Spinks win over Ali wasn't as impressive, as it was an old past his prime Ali.

Also, it doesn't have to be an upset and the level of upset doesnt matter. Douglas win over Tyson doesn't carry any extra weight because Douglas wasn't consistently a championship level fighter. Its about how good the opponent who was beaten was.

So what was it, the greatest win ever? Interested to read.

[GhostofDempsey]

Can't just narrow down to one, but I'd say Duran vs Leonard I was two prime boxers, and two ATG's at their best. Great win for Duran.

Greb's win over Tunney.

[Luilun]

Best one I seen is when John Tate beat the crap out of Mike Weaver for 14 rounds Than round 15 Mike Weaver knocks out John Tate with a big left Hook

[NearHypnos]

Douglas beating Tyson.

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But anyway, there’s a lot of amazing wins that were also heart stopping moments. Hagler/Hearns, Ali/Foreman, Chavez/Taylor, etc. There’s also just downright amazing wins like Duran/Leonard 1, Benitez/Leonard. It all depends on the generations.

Younger people will probably look back at JMM and Pac KO, Mayweather Pacquiao despite the controversies with age and waiting etc, Canelo/GGG 2, Loma/Lopez (unless they both go on to be absolute scrubs in their next fights).

[The Old LefHook]

Pick a Vampire Johnson fight, and it will be a contender. And his soundtrack is the best I have heard in a boxing video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDX9w4HmheM

[The Old LefHook]

Vampire would have whipped Mugabi, but they put him in a phony rectangular ring (a 15x17, if you can believe it) where he could not marshal his leg power.

[travestyny]

First one that jumped into my head was Ali vs. Foreman.

[Willie Pep 229]

'Greatest win' is such a vague term. Not upset, not comeback, not excitement, or even action packed, but 'greatest win' ??

Maybe we can call the first 'fight of the century' the single greatest win.

If we take as measurement its effect socially Johnson's KO of Jeffries; the first 'fight of the century' may be the single greatest win.

The preponderance of circumstantial weight pressing on the event made Johnson's victory take on more importance than any other sporting event outcome (except maybe the Black Sox scandal). Its social impact remains unprecedented in Boxing.

Under this criteria, Louis-Schmeling II comes next.

[DeeMoney]

'Greatest win' is such a vague term. Not upset, not comeback, not excitement, or even action packed, but 'greatest win' ??

Maybe we can call the first 'fight of the century' the single greatest win.

If we take as measurement its effect socially Johnson's KO of Jeffries; the first 'fight of the century' may be the single greatest win.

The preponderance of circumstantial weight pressing on the event made Johnson's victory take on more importance than any other sporting event outcome (except maybe the Black Sox scandal). Its social impact remains unprecedented in Boxing.

Under this criteria, Louis-Schmeling II comes next.

I'll see if I can't remove some ambiguity then. Remove all social context, remove impact on the sport, remove basically anything outside of the ring.

In which fight would you argue, the losing fighter was the single best (as in overall ability and skill relative to the weight class) fighter to lose at any given time. This most likely will be a close to peak HOFer at their peak weight losing.

[Willie Pep 229]

I'll see if I can't remove some ambiguity then. Remove all social context, remove impact on the sport, remove basically anything outside of the ring.

In which fight would you argue, the losing fighter was the single best (as in overall ability and skill relative to the weight class) fighter to lose at any given time. This most likely will be a close to peak HOFer at their peak weight losing.

OK, how about LaMotta-Robinson II . . . Saddler-Pep I . . . ?