Which victory was more impressive against overmatched opponents?

[dibzvincent143]

Though it shouldn’t be a feat to beat a fighter two weight classes before you, which one did it more impressively atleast?

Spence vs Garcia
Floyd vs Marquez
Loma vs Rigo

The latter fighters all climbed up two weight divisions.

Take: I find Floyd winning over Marquez the more impressive victory over the two, the only catch was that he did not make weight for that fight otherwise he would’ve atleast gotten better credit for it.
Floyd was out for 21 months — and didn’t look anything like it— and I believed he gladly carried Marquez, the pound for pound number 2 at that time, until round 12.

Discuss.

Edit: Margarito and Sergio was also calling out for Floyd at that time in 2009. And of course the many for a pacquiao fight. That’s why he was highly criticized for choosing a lightweight instead.

[pillowfists98]

Definitely Floyd's win over Marquez. Marquez is a future hall of famer who would have been very competitive with any ww at that time except Floyd. Even considering the size difference that was one of Mayweather's most impressive performances.

[Ganondorf]

Definitely Floyd's win over Marquez. Marquez is a future hall of famer who would have been very competitive with any ww at that time except Floyd. Even considering the size difference that was one of Mayweather's most impressive performances.

You guys got it right. Anybody who shuts out Marquez or at least wins very convincingly is impressive.

Tim Bradley deserves props as well for spanking Marquez.

[Madison Boxing]

Lomachenkos over rigondeaux. Not only did he beat an undefeated p4p level opponent he made him quit, completely outboxing him. The wins been revised but a lot of people fancied rigo to win. The other two fights went the distance.

[DuckAdonis]

Loma made his opponent quit like a b#tch so him

[dibzvincent143]

Definitely Floyd's win over Marquez. Marquez is a future hall of famer who would have been very competitive with any ww at that time except Floyd. Even considering the size difference that was one of Mayweather's most impressive performances.

Agree to everything else you said, except I don’t think marquez would’ve been competitive to other ww’s at that time — unless ofcourse against pacquiao, if we consider him a full ww in 2009 which i dont think he was yet. I doubt Marquez will beat 2009 version of Cotto, Mosley or Margarito. Too much size advantages for those guys who rehydrates up to 160lbs during their ww runs. He’s also not a mover to avoid their full swings. And margarito would’ve walked to him, much harder than the baby bull diaz did.

It was only until 2012 that Marquez seemed to have adjusted to the weight a bit.

[4truth]

None were impressive but only one guy cheated on the scales.

[dibzvincent143]

Lomachenkos over rigondeaux. Not only did he beat an undefeated p4p level opponent he made him quit, completely outboxing him. The wins been revised but a lot of people fancied rigo to win. The other two fights went the distance.

I for one honestly rooted for Rigo, as I tend to support underdogs more, and it felt like a total joke when he quit. That fight just didn’t show much punches landed for me for it to be a top 1 here as both fighters missed a lot. Rigo just couldn’t deal with whatever Loma was doing, he wasn’t even hurt and he quit. His ego bled first.

[mrlopez]

Spence vs Garcia
Floyd vs Marquez
Loma vs Rigo

The latter fighters all climbed up two weight divisions.

Take: I find Floyd winning over Marquez the more impressive victory over the two, the only catch was that he did not make weight for that fight otherwise he would’ve atleast gotten better credit for it.
Floyd was out for 21 months — and didn’t look anything like it— and I believed he gladly carried Marquez, the pound for pound number 2 at that time, until round 12.

Discuss.

The bold alone should make that a negative, especially with Marquez moving up 2 weight classes AND FMJ coming in heavier than the agreed upon weight.....then thrown in that you said he carried Marquez to 12, which ISNT impressive at all tbh....but to each their own

[EL_GRINGO]

Loma's victory,
Nobody had solved the Rigo defence wizard puzzle yet, and it was done is style, no mas.
Marquez had allready been beat.