The Greatest Fights That Never Were

HomicideHenry · Post by **HomicideHenry** » 20 Aug 2006, 11:28

George Foreman vs Larry Holmes

Jack Dempsey vs Harry Wills

Gene Tunney vs George Godfrey

Stanley Ketchell vs Harry Greb

Willie Pep vs Henry Armstrong

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Sugar Ray Leonard

But in my opinion, the GREATEST fight of all time, would be Rocky Marciano vs Jack Dempsey, that would truly be the greatest war in ring history.

Add more to the list!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 20 Aug 2006, 11:32

Henry Armstrong vs Aaron Pryor.

Roberto Duran vs Henry Armstong. (Lightweight)

Joe Frazier vs Jack Dempsey.

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 20 Aug 2006, 13:03

Corbett Jackson for the title
Johnson Langford around 1913
Dempsey Wills in 1918
Dempsey Wills in 1919
Dempsey Wills in 1920
Dempsey Wills in 1921
Dempsey Wills in 1922
Dempsey Wills in 1923
Dempsey Wills in 1924
Tunney Sharkey in 1928 (not Tunney Godfrey though

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pundit · Post by **pundit** » 20 Aug 2006, 13:04

KOJOE90 wrote:Henry Armstrong vs Aaron Pryor.

Roberto Duran vs Henry Armstong. (Lightweight)

Joe Frazier vs Jack Dempsey.

Are you guys talking about possible or phantasy fights?

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 20 Aug 2006, 13:08

pundit wrote:Are you guys talking about possible or phantasy fights?

IrishRufusMurphys initial post suggests both.

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 20 Aug 2006, 13:26

KOJOE90 wrote:
pundit wrote:Are you guys talking about possible or phantasy fights?
IrishRufusMurphys initial post suggests both.

OK, Muhammad Ali vs. Willie Pep bulked up to 200 pounds.

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 20 Aug 2006, 14:07

The Incredible Hulk vs Ike Ibeabuchi

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 20 Aug 2006, 14:47

Me vs me...

8)

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 20 Aug 2006, 14:52

Seriously though...

Greb vs Langford
Greb vs Ketchel
Louis vs Ali
Jeffries vs Marcinao
Dempsey vs Frazier
Ali vs Holmes
Duran vs Arguello
Pryor vs Mancini
Danny Lopez vs Jaime Garza
Wilfredo Gomez vs Ruben Olivares
Foreman vs Shavers
Frazier vs Norton
Frazier vs Shavers
Frazier vs Holmes
Pedrosa vs Sanchez
Jack Johnson vs Peter Jackson

Richie Aprille rules · Post by **Richie Aprille rules** » 21 Aug 2006, 16:46

Hagler-Leonard circa '82

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 21 Aug 2006, 16:53

Dempsey vs. Greb
Dempsey vs. Kid Norfolk

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 21 Aug 2006, 20:23

Corbett Jackson for the title
Johnson Langford around 1913
Dempsey Wills in 1918
Dempsey Wills in 1919
Dempsey Wills in 1920
Dempsey Wills in 1921
Dempsey Wills in 1922
Dempsey Wills in 1923
Dempsey Wills in 1924
Tunney Sharkey in 1928 (not Tunney Godfrey though )

ur right tunney would never take on a young big powerful skilled fast black superheavyweight. this type of fighter did not exist to tunney. hed rather take on a small, soft, average white guy.

jack johnson vs joe jeanette, sam langford, sam mcvey anywhere from 1908-15

DoubleM · Post by **DoubleM** » 22 Aug 2006, 03:43

My favourite division is also the deepest; the lightweights. I would do anything to see these fights:

Ike Williams vs. Henry Armstrong

Beau Jack vs. Joe Gans

Benny Leonard vs. Tony Canzoneri

Roberto Duran vs. Carlos Ortiz

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 22 Aug 2006, 04:30

How about Roberto Duran vs. Ismael Laguna it will be something interesting.

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 22 Aug 2006, 05:14

Muhammad Ali -v- Joe Frazier, circa 1968.

bill.lockhart · Post by **bill.lockhart** » 22 Aug 2006, 09:00

Moore-Robinson 1957
Marciano- Patterson 1956
Moore - Johnson 1959
Liston-Frazier 1967
Liston-Chuvalo 1964

The Great John L · Post by **The Great John L** » 22 Aug 2006, 09:04

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:ur right tunney would never take on a young big powerful skilled fast black superheavyweight. this type of fighter did not exist to tunney. hed rather take on a small, soft, average white guy.

Are you calling Sharkey a “small, soft, average white guy”, or do you mean Heeney or Dempsey? I don’t think I’d call any of them one soft.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 22 Aug 2006, 09:08

Fights that could have happened but didn't...

Hagler-McCallum
Hagler-Hearns II
Hearns-McCallum
Leonard-McCallum
Leonard-Hagler II
Leonard-Hearns II (in early 80s)
Leonard-Duran III (right after the second fight)
Hearns-Curry
Pryor-Duran
Sanchez-Pedroza
Sanchez-Arguello
Sanchez-Nelson II
Pedroza-Nelson
Fenech-McGuigan
Taylor-Whittaker

hebrew_hammer · Post by **hebrew_hammer** » 22 Aug 2006, 10:52

Syntax Error wrote:Muhammad Ali -v- Joe Frazier, circa 1968.

amen to that!

Lewis-Bowe 94

Thunder and Lightning · Post by **Thunder and Lightning** » 22 Aug 2006, 11:07

"Battle of the swedes" Ingemar Johansson vs Anders Eklund

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 22 Aug 2006, 12:05

The Great John L wrote:
BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:ur right tunney would never take on a young big powerful skilled fast black superheavyweight. this type of fighter did not exist to tunney. hed rather take on a small, soft, average white guy.
Are you calling Sharkey a “small, soft, average white guy”, or do you mean Heeney or Dempsey? I don’t think I’d call any of them one soft.

im talking heeney

generic screen name · Post by **generic screen name** » 23 Aug 2006, 12:23

Fights that could have been

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Naseem Hamed
Meldrick Taylor vs Pernell Whitaker
Michael Spinks vs Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis vs Riddick Bowe
Riddick Bowe vs Mike Tyson
Larry Holmes vs George Foreman
Aaron Pryor vs Sugar Ray Leonard
Ike Quartey vs Felix Trinidad

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 23 Aug 2006, 12:48

Mike Tyson -v- Tim Witherspoon 1987.

It's a shame this one didn't happen.

A fit focused Witherspoon with his honey punch, the overhand Right, the same that Boneclutcher stunned Tyson with, would have been a good fight to see.

hebrew_hammer · Post by **hebrew_hammer** » 23 Aug 2006, 13:03

M. Spinks - M. Saad Muhammad ('80)
Marciano-Liston (mid-late 50s)
J. Marc-Mormeck - V. Jirov (late '02)
T. Hearns - M. McCallum ('86-'87)

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 23 Aug 2006, 13:19

Syntax Error wrote:Mike Tyson -v- Tim Witherspoon 1987.

It's a shame this one didn't happen.

A fit focused Witherspoon with his honey punch, the overhand Right, the same that Boneclutcher stunned Tyson with, would have been a good fight to see.

witherspoon was overweight and unmotivated by 1987. it would have been an easy night for mike

witherspoon ducked mike tyson. he wanted no part of tyson after seeing tyson destroy pinklon thomas(who beat spoon). after tyson demolished tony tubbs( a man who gave spoon a tough time)...spoon basically ran for the hills.

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