Worst Performance By An 'Elite' Boxer?

[T-97]

Forrest Vs Mora 2?

Bingo!

[TheGreatA]

mosley vs mayorga...even de la hoya knocked him out in the 6th

Mosley isn't really elite anymore, although you could make the case for the Vernon Forrest fights. Many thought Mosley was actually number 1 p4p.

Trinidad against Wright was pretty bad. I think he was still 'elite' by then.

Floyd Patterson against Liston twice. Liston against Ali, especially the second time.

Lewis-Rahman I

Holyfield-Moorer I

Tyson-Smith

Toney-Tiberi

What a horrible fight that was.

Tyson didn't perform against Buster Douglas.

Bowe against Golota twice.

[IMDAZED]

Lewis-Rahman I

Holyfield-Moorer I

Tyson-Smith

Toney-Tiberi

[MANGLER]

Zab against Baldomir. Soon as he got hurt he wanted nothin to do wit Baldomir and just ran around takin shots.

Trinidad ****** against Hopkins and Wright.

Spinks and Taylor were both godawful against each other.

[Scott9945]

mosley vs mayorga...even de la hoya knocked him out in the 6th

A 37 year old who hasn't held a world title in years is not elite. And winning by a KO is hardly a "worst performance". Nice try though.

[El Dominicano]

IF....your a Pernell Whitaker fan you'd notice he had the MOST worst performances as an elite fighter.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

i know he was coming off retirement and Mayorga wasnt really the ideal tune-up but Tito-WInky was pretty bad...i was expecting more out of trinidad

[warp1432]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention, Mosley vs De La Hoya 2 was pretty awful for Shane too. He made a comeback in the later rounds, but here's how the corner went

Jack: "YOU GOTTA THROW MORE SHANE"
Shane: *looks blank*
*Doesn't throw more*
Jack: Throw your right more shane
Shane: But it'll get countered by his left hook!!

[Thread Stealer]

Shane Mosley against Vernon Forrest: the first time, Shane lost 11 rounds. The rematch was closer, but Mosley was so content to hold the whole fight.

Marco Antonio Barrera against Manny Pacquiao: Barrera lost every round in which the ref didn't make a mistake on a KD call, and seemed to want to DQ his way out in rounds 8 and 9.

Felix Trinidad against Winky Wright: Tito got completely schooled, circled the wrong way for much the fight, and lost every round. To make it even worse, he seemed to accept it a few rounds in and looked like he was going through the motions.


Maybe those are a little unfair since Forrest, Wright, and Pacquiao and top-notch fighters.

Maybe Lennox Lewis against Hasim Rahman. Lewis took Rahman lightly, looked lousy the whole fight, and got himself laid the **** out.

[Ray Ray]

Tyson vs Holyfield II