What If? (Make a Fight)

Boxing Writer · Post by **Boxing Writer** » 07 Jul 2018, 23:21

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑07 Jul 2018, 18:34 Berbick unaminous decision...

Jim Braddock vs Max Schmeling

Schmeling by UD

David Haye vs Steve Cunningham in 2009 for undisputed cruiserweight championship of the world.

gilgamesh · Post by **gilgamesh** » 08 Jul 2018, 01:56

Cunningham always found a way to be competitive, and still come up short. He'd do that against Haye too. He'd have his moments, but Haye might drop him or rock him a few times, and would ultimately do enough to win the fight.

I'm thinking Haye by Unanimous Decision

Terry Norris vs Pernell Whitaker at 154...Norris frequently called out Whitaker as I recall.

NateJR · Post by **NateJR** » 08 Jul 2018, 04:59

Terry Norris by Unanimous decision. I think he would be too big and too active for the smaller Whitaker.

Diego Corrales vs. Arturo Gatti at 140 say 2005.

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 08 Jul 2018, 06:13

Both were close to being shot. Probably Gatti would have pulled out a victory.

Rocky Marciano vs Floyd Patterson in 1956.

HomicideHenry · Post by **HomicideHenry** » 08 Jul 2018, 15:41

Marciano eventually catches up with the fast footed Patterson, stopping him somewhere between rounds 8-10...

Conor McGregor vs Paulie Malignaggi
10 round, Junior Middleweight

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 08 Jul 2018, 15:59

Malignaggi by wide decision.

Kelly Pavlik vs Carl Froch at 168 around 2008-2010.

HomicideHenry · Post by **HomicideHenry** » 08 Jul 2018, 16:11

Pavlik... KO 11....

JACK JOHNSON vs JACK DEMPSEY
(Yukon, 1921)

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 08 Jul 2018, 16:48

Dempsey, KO, 8.

Buster Douglas vs Carl Williams, late 80s.

HomicideHenry · Post by **HomicideHenry** » 08 Jul 2018, 16:50

Douglas by majority decision

Jake LaMotta vs Marcel Cerdan II

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 09 Jul 2018, 09:19

LaMotta by SD.

Golovkin vs Pirog, if Pirog wasn't unjured and the fight took place.

Boxing Writer · Post by **Boxing Writer** » 09 Jul 2018, 12:03

DrDuke wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 09:19 LaMotta by SD.

Golovkin vs Pirog, if Pirog wasn't unjured and the fight took place.

Golovkin TKO8

Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko II in December, 2003

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 09 Jul 2018, 12:08

Lennox would have taken the decision. I believe, he could have gathered the remains of best him and provide the last hurrah.

Riddick Bowe vs Ray Mercer, if Mercer didn't lose to Ferguson that night.

Boxing Writer · Post by **Boxing Writer** » 09 Jul 2018, 12:33

DrDuke wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 12:08 Lennox would have taken the decision. I believe, he could have gathered the remains of best him and provide the last hurrah.

Riddick Bowe vs Ray Mercer, if Mercer didn't lose to Ferguson that night.

Bowe TKO10. Mercer had great chin, but he would take too much punishment against Bowe, who had amazing workrate.

Corrie Sanders vs Nikolai Valuev in May, 2005. Their fight was actually scheduled on BoxRec for May date in South Africa, but then Sanders got much more lucrative option in Wladimir Klitschko.

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 09 Jul 2018, 12:43

Sanders by TKO. Valuev's chin seemed to be very good, but it still wasn't tested enough, so Sanders probably was able to do it.

Lamon Brewster vs Shannon Briggs somewhere at the mid 00s.

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 09 Jul 2018, 19:56

gilgamesh wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 01:56 Cunningham always found a way to be competitive, and still come up short. He'd do that against Haye too. He'd have his moments, but Haye might drop him or rock him a few times, and would ultimately do enough to win the fight.

I'm thinking Haye by Unanimous Decision

Terry Norris vs Pernell Whitaker at 154...Norris frequently called out Whitaker as I recall.

Yeah, Terry Norris was man enough to call Sweet Pea, but never asked a rematch against Julian Jackson. He never called Gerald McClellan or Felix "Tito" Trinidad. I wonder why.

HomicideHenry · Post by **HomicideHenry** » 09 Jul 2018, 20:37

DrDuke wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 12:43 Sanders by TKO. Valuev's chin seemed to be very good, but it still wasn't tested enough, so Sanders probably was able to do it.

Lamon Brewster vs Shannon Briggs somewhere at the mid 00s.

Brewster... Decision... Ugly fight...

Manny Pacquiao vs Kelly Pavlik
(The potentiality of this was discussed in RING MAGAZINE for quite a long time)

ElJefe · Post by **ElJefe** » 09 Jul 2018, 20:57

That's crazy to think about. My timeline is off, how was Pavlik mentally? If he was still OK then I'll go for his size being too much. If it was when Pavlik was struggling mentally then maybe Pacquiao can cut his face up enough to get the W. Apologies if that's too much of a fence sit but it depends on the time.

Juan Manuel Marquez vs Erik Morales. Mid to late 2005. Super Featherweight. JMM coming off the win vs Victor Polo, Morales coming off the win vs Manny. Before JMM lost to Chris John and Morales lost to Raheem at 135.

writehooks · Post by **writehooks** » 10 Jul 2018, 00:37

Morales rebounds from slow start to drop and stop Marquez late.

George Chuvalo vs. Sonny Liston?

Boxing Writer · Post by **Boxing Writer** » 10 Jul 2018, 00:46

writehooks wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 00:37 Morales rebounds from slow start to drop and stop Marquez late.

George Chuvalo vs. Sonny Liston?

Interesting view since: 1) Marquez never lost by stoppage; 2) Marquez was a slower starter than Morales.

Liston TKO6

Ray Mercer vs Andrew Golota in 1997

APerno · Post by **APerno** » 10 Jul 2018, 01:58

Boxing Writer wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 00:46
writehooks wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 00:37 Morales rebounds from slow start to drop and stop Marquez late.

George Chuvalo vs. Sonny Liston?
Interesting view since: 1) Marquez never lost by stoppage; 2) Marquez was a slower starter than Morales.

Liston TKO6

Ray Mercer vs Andrew Golota in 1997

Mercer by DQ

Arron Pryor vs. Sugar Ray Leonard (1984)

DrDuke · Post by **DrDuke** » 10 Jul 2018, 05:42

Leonard by SD

Tim Witherspoon vs Michael Dokes around 1982-1894

ElJefe · Post by **ElJefe** » 10 Jul 2018, 08:38

Witherspoon UD.

Miguel Cotto vs Paul Williams. 2008-2010. 147 or 154.

NateJR · Post by **NateJR** » 10 Jul 2018, 09:46

ElJefe wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 08:38 Witherspoon UD.

Miguel Cotto vs Paul Williams. 2008-2010. 147 or 154.

Paul Williams UD. I would favor Cotto at 147.

Felix Trinidad vs Shane Mosley in the end of 1999 at 147.

Bodyshot3 · Post by **Bodyshot3** » 13 Jul 2018, 15:22

Mitchell v Nelson
Calzaghe v Collins
Calzaghe v Froch

Mitchell and Nelson intrigues the most.........two really outstanding SF champs who did their business on the road due to politics (Mitchell) and economics (Nelson) and both exceptionally fit, disciplined, mentally hard and technically organised.

Nelson starts favourite.........more dynamic and on balance the better resume, but Mitchell was as hard as hell in terms of his fitness, chin strength and matching Azumah in terms of being brutally strong at the weight......he was also a pure winner.

Part of me still wishes that Joe and Collins got it on........Eubank bravely stepped into the breech......but Collins rough-housing Calzaghe would have been the stiffer and more interesting test for a young Joe.

Collins made top fighters sweat/battle and at that point Joe had not faced that kind of challenge.

Calzaghe v Froch also intrigues.........Joe wisely took on Jones/Hopkins for more money, but what a fight it would have been to see him tangle with a hard-as-nails, confident and physical Froch.

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