What elite, prime fights were fought at the highest level by both fighters?

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Maragrito-Cotto instantly comes to mind.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Because Oscar feared The Safari Jab.

How can you fear someone you fought and beat??

[jrosales13]

elite prime fights were fought at the level by both fighters?

Leonard-Benitez, Arguello Pryor I, Leonard-Duran I, Leonard-Hearns, Hearns-Hagler, Chavez-Taylor I, Carbajal-Gonzalez pick any of the 3, Oscar-Mosley I, Margarito-Cotto, Vazquez-Marquez pick any of the first 3 fights.

They were prime elite level and both fighters fought an elite level

[Thread Stealer]

Who else fought him??? Trinidad didn't and neither did a lot of other top WWs.

Trinidad-Quartey would've been a very interesting fight. Unfortunately it fell apart when Quartey had to pull out because he was getting sued.

Quartey-Whitaker wouldn't have been very good IMO, when it was supposed to happen in 1998. Whitaker was getting long in the tooth and doing too much coke.

[jrosales13]

Who else fought him??? Trinidad didn't and neither did a lot of other top WWs.

You don't even know why Tito didn't fight him though.

And, how about that cut that Oscar suffered in training that nobody ever saw huh?

Just so they could postponed the fight and have Quartey be even more inactive

[Mr. Fantastic]

You don't even know why Tito didn't fight him though.

And, how about that cut that Oscar suffered in training that nobody ever saw huh?

Just so they could postponed the fight and have Quartey be even more inactive

Doesn't change the fact that he still fought him when no one else did. Inactive or not.

I know he was suppose to fight Whitaker but something fell through. Don't remember right now since I'm kinda drinking and about to head out.

[jrosales13]

Hopkins-Trinidad
Barrera-Morales
Barrera-Hameed
Gatti-Ward
Pacquiao-Barrera 1
Mosley-De La Hoya
Margarito-Cotto

As much as it hurt me to say this Tito didn't fight at the highest level. Hopkins was just too much for him. Neither did Hamed or Rarrera did with Pac. And, I wouldn't consider Ward-Gatti elite level fighters. Yes it was an awesome war but they were not elite level fighters.

[savorduhflavor]

How can you fear someone you fought and beat??

Oscar did NOT win that fight. Not even remotely close. It was a boring ass fight aside from spots in the 6th and 12th. The entire fight was Oscar getting tattooed with Quartey's jab.

That fight infuriates me both because people for only god knows why think it was a good fight, and people actually think Oscar won. It's insanity.

[Toney Loc]

How can you fear someone you fought and beat??

Why not fight him again then?

Ike's strong performance warranted a rematch.

[Thread Stealer]

Doesn't change the fact that he still fought him when no one else did. Inactive or not.

I know he was suppose to fight Whitaker but something fell through. Don't remember right now since I'm kinda drinking and about to head out.

Quartey was supposed to fight both Whitaker and Trinidad before the DLH fight came through. Whitaker failed a drug test, and Quartey ended up getting sued by his old promotional company when the Trinidad fight was signed, so that fight fell apart.