Worse fights to NOT happen?

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Worse fights to NOT happen?

Post by Ruthless-RKO »

On top your head, what's the worst fight that was scheduled, to never take place? Whether it was UK based fight or USA, or wherever it might have been..

Whether the fight was withdrawn because of injury, last minute injury, promotional issues etc..

Any fight's come to mind?
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I'll start..

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Post by gilgamesh »

At first I thought you were asking what's the worst one you hate that you missed out on, but it seems you're asking which one was just a crap fight that probably never should've been scheduled in the first place :lol:

And for the record...I think you started off with one that's gonna be kinda hard to top...or should I say bottom :lol:
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That was a farce but it might have been entertaining.

The worst is probably some cancelled snorefest between a couple ambitionless plodders.
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BitPlayer wrote: 31 Oct 2017, 14:44 That was a farce but it might have been entertaining.

The worst is probably some cancelled snorefest between a couple ambitionless plodders.
I was expecting a KO win for Briggs..
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Post by SaadOffTheDeck »

Fury/wlad 2
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Not exactly in line with the question you’re asking, but fights that did happen, but way too late

Jones Jr vs Hopkins 2 (around the time Hopkins had just beat Trinidad)

Leonard vs Hearns 2 (rematch 9 years after the first, too late)

Mayweather vs Pacquaio (around the time Pacquaio has iced Hatton)

Tyson vs Holyfield (about 7 years too late)

Sorry I know this has nothing to do with the question you’re asking!
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Ossyrules wrote: 01 Nov 2017, 17:58 Not exactly in line with the question you’re asking, but fights that did happen, but way too late

Jones Jr vs Hopkins 2 (around the time Hopkins had just beat Trinidad)

Leonard vs Hearns 2 (rematch 9 years after the first, too late)

Mayweather vs Pacquaio (around the time Pacquaio has iced Hatton)

Tyson vs Holyfield (about 7 years too late)

Sorry I know this has nothing to do with the question you’re asking!
Don't worry mate. Some good picks there :TU:
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SaadOffTheDeck wrote: 01 Nov 2017, 17:48 Fury/wlad 2
I dnuh.. based on the face offs etc. Wlad looked as though he was going to do sumat in the rematch..
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Post by SaadOffTheDeck »

Maybe, wlad hasnt been offensive without being threatened in a long, long time. I don't think the fight could possibly live down to the first one, but I had no intention of watching it.
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Was never excited about Holyfield vs Akinwande...
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Post by TheGman »

Lennox Lewis vs kirk johnson whoever the hell this kirk johnson was the fight didnt sound good and im glad johnson pulled out
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Dillian whyte v Michael grant
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Dillian whyte v Michael grant
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Post by stujones »

Holmes vs Foreman in 1999 - although there was some intrigue with it.
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forestbox wrote: 02 Nov 2017, 12:24 Dillian whyte v Michael grant
Yeh, and instead we got Tann..

Grant is a much bigger name than Tann, but Hearn was getting sliced for announcing Whyte vs. Grant
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Ruthless-RKO wrote: 01 Nov 2017, 19:44
Ossyrules wrote: 01 Nov 2017, 17:58 Not exactly in line with the question you’re asking, but fights that did happen, but way too late

Jones Jr vs Hopkins 2 (around the time Hopkins had just beat Trinidad)

Leonard vs Hearns 2 (rematch 9 years after the first, too late)

Mayweather vs Pacquaio (around the time Pacquaio has iced Hatton)

Tyson vs Holyfield (about 7 years too late)

Sorry I know this has nothing to do with the question you’re asking!
Don't worry mate. Some good picks there :TU:
Leonard vs Hearns 2 was still one of the fights of 1989.
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Audley Harrison vs Frank Bruno.

Lennox Lewis was lined up to fight some great names in his absolute pomp... Just after he was demolishing the likes of Briggs (Lineal champ) and Golota (considered a geniune threat) he was lined up to face.... wait for it.... Lou Savarese or Jimmy Thunder.
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Post by Ruthless-RKO »

Carl Frampton vs. Andres Gutierrez

Not too sure about this.. Although it was a homecoming fight, I had a feeling it was going to be boring.
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Post by Stuarty »

IT wasn't ever scheduled but always spoken of, Hatton V Witter would've been a fuckin awful fight. To be fair most Witter fights were like pulling fuckin teeth!
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Post by bennie »

Any mooted Ali fight in the late 1970s (Alfio Righetti, Bernardo Mercardo, John Tate...).
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Ruthless-RKO wrote: 31 Oct 2017, 13:54 I'll start..

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Not sure what the problem was with this fight. :maybe:
Just look at this flyer, everything about it oozes class.
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Ossyrules wrote: 01 Nov 2017, 17:58 Not exactly in line with the question you’re asking, but fights that did happen, but way too late

Jones Jr vs Hopkins 2 (around the time Hopkins had just beat Trinidad)

Leonard vs Hearns 2 (rematch 9 years after the first, too late)

Mayweather vs Pacquaio (around the time Pacquaio has iced Hatton)

Tyson vs Holyfield (about 7 years too late)

Sorry I know this has nothing to do with the question you’re asking!

Should have been straight after Pac smashed Cotto. It would have been 2 or 3 times as big.
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Post by SaadOffTheDeck »

12 million buys? I think not. It would have been a better fighter with Manny juiced like a body builder. I don't think it would have been bigger.
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SaadOffTheDeck wrote: 03 Nov 2017, 13:25 12 million buys? I think not. It would have been a better fighter with Manny juiced like a body builder. I don't think it would have been bigger.
What if he meant 'big' as just big.. not PPV buys. I guess only he can tell you.
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