Stepping Stone Thread

[badboypeenoy]

Hey guys I don't know if this was already done before, but can we list the very first fight and/or fighters elite fighters have beaten to get them to elite level status. Something like;

Pacquiao beatdown of Barrera
Pavlik KO win over Taylor
Israel Vazquez KO win over Rafael Marquez
Margarito beatdown of Cotto
Mayweather KO win over Hatton


So if there are fights you remember, please do add to this list.

[MANGLER]

Tyson w Berbick started one of the best prime runs ever.
Calzaghe w Lacy is the fight that got Joe some respect outside the UK
Mayo w Forrest blew Mayo up even tho he didn't last long on top
Tarver w Jones gave Tarver his 15 minutes

[Derranged_]

Pavlik's KO of Miranda thrust him into the mw spotlight....

[Mr. Ryan]

To me a steppingstone is like David Izon or Lovemore N'Dou, someone you beat as a prospect to become a contender.

[!!Captain]

Hatton TKO11 Tszyu (still painful to remember your favorite fighter not answering the bell).

[The Texican]

Winky Wright over Shane Mosely I and II
BHop over Trinidad

[badboypeenoy]

To me a steppingstone is like David Izon or Lovemore N'Dou, someone you beat as a prospect to become a contender.

Hmmm, I'd like to think of it more of like crashing one of your division's tested gatekeepers, if not elites. Yeah Hatton's beatdown of Tszyu would be one of those.

[badboypeenoy]

Tyson w Berbick started one of the best prime runs ever.
Calzaghe w Lacy is the fight that got Joe some respect outside the UK
Mayo w Forrest blew Mayo up even tho he didn't last long on top
Tarver w Jones gave Tarver his 15 minutes

WE shouldn't count one-hit-wonders though. Otherwise we'd have Forrest as an elite because he beat Mosley, and Tarver because he KOed Jones....

Calzaghe over Lacy would count if Calzaghe KOed Lacy, but he didn't. Let's count BEATDOWNs, and KOs only if its ok

[MANGLER]

WE shouldn't count one-hit-wonders though. Otherwise we'd have Forrest as an elite because he beat Mosley, and Tarver because he KOed Jones....

Calzaghe over Lacy would count if Calzaghe KOed Lacy, but he didn't. Let's count BEATDOWNs, and KOs only if its ok

Makes sense homey, although even without a KO you can't say Joe C v Lacy wasn't one of the worst beatdowns you'll ever see.

[badboypeenoy]

Makes sense homey, although even without a KO you can't say Joe C v Lacy wasn't one of the worst beatdowns you'll ever see.

Well, Lacy wasn't even a fringe-elite, Lacy was just a decent contender at best.