The Greatest Fights That Never Were

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 23 Aug 2006, 13:21

Marciano-Liston (mid-late 50s)

this fight doesnt make sense.

in 1956 when marciano retired......liston was a young unproven nobody. he wasnt even a contender.

by the time liston became a contender in 1958.......marciano was long retired

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 23 Aug 2006, 13:38

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

Saad -v- Spinks is a good shout.

Saad is my favourite fighter, but I can only see a Spinks win here.

Hearns -v- McCallum is also another great shout & quite difficult to call.

I'd be inclined to go with McCallum due to his titanium chin, but I could also see Tommy outboxing him rather handily.

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 23 Aug 2006, 16:18

hebrew_hammer wrote: Marciano-Liston (mid-late 50s)

Mid 50s is too early for Sonny.

Marciano vs. Nino Valdez would have been interesting
(about in the same league as Tunney vs. Godfrey)

The Great John L · Post by **The Great John L** » 23 Aug 2006, 16:21

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:
Marciano-Liston (mid-late 50s)

this fight doesnt make sense.

in 1956 when marciano retired......liston was a young unproven nobody. he wasnt even a contender.

by the time liston became a contender in 1958.......marciano was long retired

Plus Marciano wasn’t any good anyway. Liston KO 15 seconds of round 1 over ANY version of Marciano.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 23 Aug 2006, 16:30

The Great John L wrote:
BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:
Marciano-Liston (mid-late 50s)

this fight doesnt make sense.

in 1956 when marciano retired......liston was a young unproven nobody. he wasnt even a contender.

by the time liston became a contender in 1958.......marciano was long retired
Plus Marciano wasn’t any good anyway. Liston KO 15 seconds of round 1 over ANY version of Marciano.

u are right my friend. max baer was DAZZZLING compared to rocky marciano.

hebrew_hammer · Post by **hebrew_hammer** » 23 Aug 2006, 16:45

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:
The Great John L wrote:
BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:
this fight doesnt make sense.

in 1956 when marciano retired......liston was a young unproven nobody. he wasnt even a contender.

by the time liston became a contender in 1958.......marciano was long retired
Plus Marciano wasn’t any good anyway. Liston KO 15 seconds of round 1 over ANY version of Marciano.
u are right my friend. max baer was DAZZZLING compared to rocky marciano.

What I was actually getting at was if Marciano had not retired, then this fight could have been great in '58. At least IMO. But it doesn't matter because Max Baer would have destroyed them both.

pundit · Post by **pundit** » 23 Aug 2006, 16:53

hebrew_hammer wrote:
BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:
The Great John L wrote: Plus Marciano wasn’t any good anyway. Liston KO 15 seconds of round 1 over ANY version of Marciano.
u are right my friend. max baer was DAZZZLING compared to rocky marciano.
What I was actually getting at was if Marciano had not retired, then this fight could have been great in '58. At least IMO. But it doesn't matter because Max Baer would have destroyed them both.

Not sure Baer would have destroyed Liston. Actually, I don't think so.

teen guru · Post by **teen guru** » 25 Aug 2006, 19:40

whitaker- taylor
whitaker- f randall
robinson- burley
gomez- danny lopez
hopkins- toney
duran- arguello

generic screen name · Post by **generic screen name** » 28 Aug 2006, 23:07

Duran/Arguello good one. Good matchup of styles, I'm usually bias on boxer-punchers, I'd favor Arguello by decision.

thunderfromdownunder · Post by **thunderfromdownunder** » 06 Sep 2006, 20:04

Sugar Ray Leonard V Floyd Mayweather Jr is a fight ive been wondering about latley, would have been a pure boxing match

Aldo Pravisani · Post by **Aldo Pravisani** » 06 Sep 2006, 23:39

Joe (Old Bones) Brown vs Duilio Loi.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 07 Sep 2006, 19:06

pundit wrote:
hebrew_hammer wrote: Marciano-Liston (mid-late 50s)
Mid 50s is too early for Sonny.

Marciano vs. Nino Valdez would have been interesting
(about in the same league as Tunney vs. Godfrey)

no. george godfrey was far better than nino valdez and far more avoided than nino valdez.

clarence henry and bob baker were both better than nino valdez, how come you dont mention them here?

valdez had no chance vs marciano.......godfrey actually had a good chance vs tunney

tunney ducked godfrey as did harry wills and many of the other top contenders of that era. godfrey was too dangerous a fight. godfrey without the cuffs was the best contender of tunneys era(with the exception of sharkey)

even if you dont think godfrey was one of the best heavyweights......he certainly was one of the most avoided heavyweights of all time.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 07 Sep 2006, 19:07

why do people always shoutout nino valdez? clarence henry was better than valdez. why dont people shotout henry vs marciano instead?

RazorKO · Post by **RazorKO** » 08 Sep 2006, 07:19

Coetzee vs Holmes - Would of been a great fight.
Bowe vs Lewis - Bowe would of knocked Lewis out inside of 5 rounds.

As someone had already stated, Tyson vs Witherspoon would of been a good fight as well.

generic screen name · Post by **generic screen name** » 08 Sep 2006, 21:19

I could imagine the hype to Bowe-Lewis. They would play the whole revenge over the Olympic victory Tag.

I also would like to see Meldrick Taylor vs Pernell Whitaker. I wondered if Taylors speed can get through Whitaker's defense, although Meldrick wasn't the exactly a defensive stalwart.

If Aaron Pryor didn't go the drug route, imagine all of the potential matchups he would've had!

kingpawn · Post by **kingpawn** » 09 Sep 2006, 01:55

Word is Foreman ducked Shavers back in the mid-70s. For as long as it would (or wouldn't) have lasted, that would have been a nice scrap to see.

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 09 Sep 2006, 04:24

kingpawn wrote:Word is Foreman ducked Shavers back in the mid-70s. For as long as it would (or wouldn't) have lasted, that would have been a nice scrap to see.

It would have been explosive, but Foreman's superior chin would have seen him through I think.