The biggest schooling a prime Top 3 P4P received?

[IronDanHamza]

If you go by Ring Magazine that's true - they had him at #6.

Many writers at the time - NON Ring Magazine - considered Hamed the top featherweight in the world and arguably #3 on the list behind Roy Jones and Shane Mosley, with B-Hop #4. Had Hamed not lost to Barrera, he would have been #2 and Floyd would have been #4.

Which lists were these?

I don't recall that.

[The Big Dunn]

With Kovalev and Ward in the horizon, arguably the two P4P best fighters in the world, both arguably in their primes, it made me wonder how many times has a prime Top 2-3 been taken to school.

We have James Toney P4P #2 getting utterly embarrassed by Roy Jones.

Julio Cesar Chavez P4P #1 schooled by Whitaker. Could argue Chavez wasn't prime.

Mike Tyson P4P #1 beaten up and stopped by Douglas.

Nonito Donaire P4P #3 schooled by Rigondeaux.

Shane Mosley P4P #1 dropped and outboxed by Forrest. Wouldn't call that a schooling myself.

Any other candidates? What was the worst?

Kovalev or Ward may be amongst the list soon who knows.

I agree with you about Vernon/Shane he didn't school him as much as he landed the uppercut from hell that totally destroyed him.

I think it has to be Tyson v Douglas because Douglas is the only guy that isn't better or on the same level. It was a true upset while in the other fights IMO the better guy won despite being ranked lower p4p.

[IronDanHamza]

I agree with you about Vernon/Shane he didn't school him as much as he landed the uppercut from hell that totally destroyed him.

I think it has to be Tyson v Douglas because Douglas is the only guy that isn't better or on the same level. It was a true upset while in the other fights IMO the better guy won despite being ranked lower p4p.

Can see that logic.

And Douglas really beat the hell out of Tyson.

Even though Tyson got beat up and stopped I still think the Toney schooling was a lot more embarrassing.

The way he dropped him on the knockdown was ridiculous. Toneys was completely bamboozled he had no plan B other than to stand there and look ******.

[The Big Dunn]

Can see that logic.

And Douglas really beat the hell out of Tyson.

Even though Tyson got beat up and stopped I still think the Toney schooling was a lot more embarrassing.

The way he dropped him on the knockdown was ridiculous. Toneys was completely bamboozled he had no plan B other than to stand there and look ******.

I think people forget about how dominant a performance this was when discussing Roy and his place in history.

[IMDAZED]

I agree with you about Vernon/Shane he didn't school him as much as he landed the uppercut from hell that totally destroyed him.

I think it has to be Tyson v Douglas because Douglas is the only guy that isn't better or on the same level. It was a true upset while in the other fights IMO the better guy won despite being ranked lower p4p.

Vernon beat Shane up pretty bad. Remember the body shot in the tenth that made Shane yell out like he just got shot?

[New England]

As was Pacquaio but none were prime.

and let's not forget that marquez had boobs at 147 until he hooked up with a steroid guru

[The Big Dunn]

Vernon beat Shane up pretty bad. Remember the body shot in the tenth that made Shane yell out like he just got shot?

I had actually forgotten about that. I forget alot about their fights except that uppercut. That punch is just seared in my brain.

[M Bison]

Donaire Vs Rigo
Toney Vs Jones
Tyson Vs Douglas

It was between those three and I picked the Jones Vs Toney fight because people put Toney on such a high pedestal and what happened in that fight was absolutely embarrassing Toney got clowned so easy it was effortless.

[IMDAZED]

I had actually forgotten about that. I forget alot about their fights except that uppercut. That punch is just seared in my brain.

LOL. I'll never forget that shriek. You could tell Mosley was in trouble from the opening round. And I remember a hard right cross buckled him early in the second, moments before the uppercut. I was like, it's a wrap.

[BrometheusBob.]

Tyson/Douglas for me. Tyson got his ****n ass kicked pretty much every second of every round once Douglas got into his rhythm w/ the exception of the moment that Douglas was dropped.