Is there any fighter that was beat 'IN' his prime?

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  • Chr0nic
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    #1

    Is there any fighter that was beat 'IN' his prime?

    apparently not
    mike tyson did'nt train for that douglas fight
    naseem hamed did'nt train for the barrera fight
    bernard hopkins was green against jones/bernard hopkins was past his prime against taylor/calzaghe
    ricky hatton was'nt fighting at his weight class against mayweather/ricky hatton was past prime against pacquiao
    trinidad was past prime when he lost to hopkins
    ezzard charles was on crack that is why marciano was able to beat him
  • J.R
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    I'd say Lewis, by McCall or was that too early?? Or by Rahman but was that too late?? Its hard to pinpoint Lennox's prime.

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    • black.ink
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      #3
      Duran, at the hands of Estaban DeJesus.

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      • Mersey
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        #4
        Cotto only lost because of plaster
        Lennox Lewis didn't train for Rahman
        Hatton lost because of the ref

        It's hard to lose in your prime.

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        • Chr0nic
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          #5
          Originally posted by black.ink
          Duran, at the hands of Estaban DeJesus.
          you mean the guy he knocked out? how's that work?

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          • black.ink
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            #6
            Originally posted by Chr0nic
            you mean the guy he knocked out? how's that work?
            They fought three times. DeJesus won their first meeting in a non-title bout.

            Duran was recognised as the best Lightweight in the world before their first fight.

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            • JOM'S
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              #7
              SRL vs Hearns 1 both guys at PRIME

              SRL vs Duran 1 Sugar PRIME, Unbeaten at that time...

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              • J.R
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                #8
                Originally posted by Merseysideblood
                Lennox Lewis didn't train for Rahman
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                I suppose you're right but the question was... 'who has lost in their prime?' not 'who trained or didn't train?'
                whether he did or not, he lost.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by JOM'S
                  SRL vs Hearns 1 both guys at PRIME

                  SRL vs Duran 1 Sugar PRIME, Unbeaten at that time...
                  Yeah, Duran had Sugar in a fair fight.

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                  • toysale
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                    #10
                    Carl Froch is about too lose in his prime.

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