Joe Bugner's(?) record under threat

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Joe Bugner's(?) record under threat

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Calculators at the ready guys.

Oliver McCall is fighting Bert Cooper in July for the..... wait for it..... IBU Heavyweight championship of the world. Combined age of 91. How does this compare to other obscure Heavyweight title fights..... Botha vs Holyfield WBF title fight? Neilson vs Holyfield WBF title fight? Bugner vs Smith WBF title fight.

Shall we stop talking about this paper title fight this weekend, and talk about a proper heavyweight title fight that is taking place two weeks later.
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stujones wrote:Calculators at the ready guys.

Oliver McCall is fighting Bert Cooper in July for the..... wait for it..... IBU Heavyweight championship of the world. Combined age of 91. How does this compare to other obscure Heavyweight title fights..... Botha vs Holyfield WBF title fight? Neilson vs Holyfield WBF title fight? Bugner vs Smith WBF title fight.

Shall we stop talking about this paper title fight this weekend, and talk about a proper heavyweight title fight that is taking place two weeks later.
Holyfield-Nielsen was 48+46 = 93. That's surely the record. Without looking it up, I think Bugner-Smith was 48+45 and McCall-Cooper would be 46+44.

As an aside, I thought McCall was down to fight Kali Meehan for the other WBF title?
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Holyfield vs Nielsen wasnt a title fight
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Freiheit wrote:Holyfield vs Nielsen wasnt a title fight
indeed not as backed up here
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/02/the ... d-nielsen/
http://www.worldboxingfederation.net/ar ... lumn19.htm
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Jesus. Am I the only one who burst out laughing reading that.

A combined age of 91? :lol:
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Freiheit wrote:Holyfield vs Nielsen wasnt a title fight
Right you are! Forgot about that. The only fight in history to apply for WBF sanctioning and be refused.
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did that 50 odd year old aussie boxer ever fight anyone old aswell? not for a title though
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Cas wrote:Jesus. Am I the only one who burst out laughing reading that.

A combined age of 91? :lol:
found 1 with combind age of 93
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Adamj1987 wrote:did that 50 odd year old aussie boxer ever fight anyone old aswell? not for a title though
You mean the one Stacy Goodson signed? He was 53 or something when he made his pro debut!
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oliverfennell wrote:
Adamj1987 wrote:did that 50 odd year old aussie boxer ever fight anyone old aswell? not for a title though
You mean the one Stacy Goodson signed? He was 53 or something when he made his pro debut!
could be i looked him up it was dexter dunworth and he had a fight with a 40 year old when he was 53
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Adamj1987 wrote:
oliverfennell wrote:
Adamj1987 wrote:did that 50 odd year old aussie boxer ever fight anyone old aswell? not for a title though
You mean the one Stacy Goodson signed? He was 53 or something when he made his pro debut!
could be i looked him up it was dexter dunworth and he had a fight with a 40 year old when he was 53
That's the guy.
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Adamj1987 wrote:
Cas wrote:Jesus. Am I the only one who burst out laughing reading that.

A combined age of 91? :lol:
found 1 with combind age of 93
Do tell, do tell.
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