Best Losing Performance?

[BM dnobagaV]

Thurman-Pacquiao
Maidana-Mayweather

[Legends456]

Thurman-Pacquiao
Maidana-Mayweather

Those were both great fights. I really respect the way they both gave all they had in those fights against two ATG’s.

[CauliflowerEars]

What was the most memorable performance you’ve ever seen from a boxer in which they still ended up losing?

- - The Meldrick Taylor fight. When the ref stopped the fight in the last seconds. Unreal. Legendary.
Come on, man.

[Legends456]

- - The Meldrick Taylor fight. When the ref stopped the fight in the last seconds. Unreal. Legendary.
Come on, man.

Very good one. To be honest, I don’t think Taylor should have lost that one. Taylor definitely should have been given those last two seconds to stay on his feet. That barrage from Chavez was brutal, though! He didn’t want to lose!

[Bandman]

just got done watching Hagler vs Mugabi so I'll throw that one in here

Mugabi left his soul and heart in the ring... still not enough

Hagler was a fckn machine!

Sugar Ray was ringside. this was the fight where Ray saw weaknesses in Marvin so he came out of retirement.

[Laligalaliga]

Right. Foreman vs Briggs comes to mind also. Lyle vs Foreman too for that matter. With enough time I’m sure there’s hundreds of options.

Am still surprised till date how foreman's hand was not raised after the fight. He clearly won that fight.

[_Rexy_]

Actual losses though? Or do robberies count? Because Lara/Williams was a fantastic performance by Lara in a “loss”

[naranja111]

Oh fook yea on this one. That's one of the most crazy comebacks I've ever seen from AJ, but you gotta give Wlad some love with this topic for coming so close to winning & for what it took to take him out. I'd been dogging Wlad for years for full disclosure, but this fight won me over & made me appreciate him more than I ever had in ways I never expected I would.

Still feel he let AJ off the hook a little though

[johnbook]

Castillo v FMJ I. Castillo won everyone knows.

Ali v Frazier I. Today people don't know the scoring was different. No 10-9 or 10-8 rds, only a 0 or 1 in effect. Ali won more rds, but by closer margin. But he did win more rds.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Evander Holyfield vs Rid**** Bowe I & III.

Rid**** Bowe vs Andrew Golota II.

Chris Eubank vs Joe Calzaghe.

Chris Eubank vs Carl Thompson I & II.

David Haye vs Tony Bellew I.