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Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 12 Dec 2009, 14:39
by lefthook82
What if that french ref had stopped the Benn - G Man in the 1st round as he should have

How would G Mans career have fare then

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 12 Dec 2009, 14:43
by Syntax Error
What if Joe Calzaghe had found his passport in about 2001 & headed to a large location called an airport, boarded an aeroplane & headed for a country called The United States of America & set about proving what a damn good fighter he was & beat a path to the door of Roy Jones Jr?

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 12 Dec 2009, 15:10
by hurlock
wot if hatton of stayed with warren.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 12 Dec 2009, 15:27
by kevo
hurlock wrote:wot if hatton of stayed with warren.
He'd be 49-0 and about to beat Marciano's record :D

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 12 Dec 2009, 16:41
by chinny
Domestic:
What if Herol Graham had managed to duck Julian Jackson's right hand haymaker?
What if Hamed hadn't been booed vs Calvo?

World:
What if Jeff Fenech hadn't been robbed in Nelson I?
What if fan man hadn't interupted?

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 04:59
by hurlock
what if my aunty had a set of bollarks?

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 07:13
by Chambers2
What if Setanta hadn't gone bump?
What if Naz had remained focussed on his career until his early 30's?
What if Haye/Amir hadn't been chinned by Thompson\Prescott?

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 07:15
by DavidPayne
What if there had been a Hagler v Leonard rematch?

What if Joe Calzaghe had fought some opponents of merit between 1999-2006?

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 07:29
by Tykemania
BIGMARK wrote:What if Bhop won the SD instead of Calzaghe
Then the judges would have had to be investigated for incompetence or bribery!

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 07:42
by hurlock
DavidPayne wrote:What if there had been a Hagler v Leonard rematch?

What if Joe Calzaghe had fought some opponents of merit between 1999-2006?

you dissapoint me david the question is would the hagler v leonard fight had the same out come had hagler not said he was retiring after the fight before hand :!:

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 08:12
by DavidPayne
hurlock wrote:
DavidPayne wrote:What if there had been a Hagler v Leonard rematch?

What if Joe Calzaghe had fought some opponents of merit between 1999-2006?

you dissapoint me david the question is would the hagler v leonard fight had the same out come had hagler not said he was retiring after the fight before hand :!:
Nice angle.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 08:36
by Arbachakov
With the great power and athleticism Naz had, what if he had actually learned a technically efficient style from a young age?, instead of that psuedo-ali, pull your head straight back from punches and paw slow as treacle jabs Ingle pish.You could be the most talented fighter there has ever been and still fall short of greatnedss using that sloppy garbage as a style.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 08:43
by gobbles
Laing had lots of talent, but it wasn't just about him going off the rails, there was a lack of discipline in and outside the ring. We should not forget the two huge knockouts by Colin Jones when weighing up Laing. Besides which, the Duran he beat was totally out of shape.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 08:46
by Counter-puncher
what if? Hearns Leonard had rematched, maybe at 154, within a couple of years of the first one.

a what it thread and noone has mentioned witter-hatton yet? DG is on holiday i presume.

nice one above from arbachakov IMO

what if Salvador Sanchez had lived.... :(

what if Tony Ayala had not been such an idiot, and we'd all have got the chance to see he was a great-in-waiting/ always over-rated anyway.

what if Joe hadn't had such bad hand problems?

in fact similar to arbachakov's post there is a whole welter of questions if joe hadn't been trained by Enzo- if he'd been taught to punch better would he have been injured less and more effective? would he have had better nutrition etc (fridge full of fast food, etc)

umm... i am sure there's more i can't think of ATM

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 10:21
by Arbachakov
gobbles wrote:Laing had lots of talent, but it wasn't just about him going off the rails, there was a lack of discipline in and outside the ring. We should not forget the two huge knockouts by Colin Jones when weighing up Laing. Besides which, the Duran he beat was totally out of shape.
Laing was another massively flawed ali influenced fighter.Stood straight up with his chin dangling out begging to be hit, and solely used a bit of footwork and pulling straight back punches as a defence.Very vulnerable to getting caught and not that durable.

even if he been a great trainer, i think he would have needed to change that style considerably to have any sustained success at world level.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 07:17
by demolitiondaley
hurlock wrote:what if my aunty had a set of bollarks?
She'd be your uncle! Funny I was thinking exactly the same thing.
:lol:

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 07:44
by DIRT SUGAR
Don Curry had just moved up to light-middle instead of fighting Honeyghan?

Hearns v Leonard I had been over 12 rounds.

Naseem Hamed hadn't disappeared completely up his own rectum!

British (and personal as he's a mate:-): Takaloo had not gone after Alexander too darn early?

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 08:30
by teddy007
Best thread in ages and I cant think of anything to add at the moment :oops:

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 08:37
by stujones
What if Lewis hadn't fought Oliver McCall the first time. Would we have seen Lewis vs Holyfield/Tyson etc any earlier - would Lewis remained with Correra.

What would have happend had Vitali not got cut.

What would have happend had Eubank not got stopped vs Thompson

What would have happened had Bomber Graham not "rested" on the ropes against Brewer

What would have happened had Spencer Oliver moved up to Feather instead of that final fight at Super Bantam.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 08:51
by Roars Like Me
Adamj1987 wrote:what if the limit was always 12 rounds


Joe louis loses to joe walcott

marceano loses to ezzard charles

walcott beats marceano

robinson beats maxim

etc
Not sure that would work - if they knew it was 12, they would have stepped on the gas earlier.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 09:05
by Scrap
What if Kevin Finnegan Hadnt got cut the 1st Hagler Fight.

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 09:21
by ALI
What if Mayweather fought Mosley back at lightweight?

What if Mayweather fought............. a whats the point :witzend:

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 09:24
by pm
what if boxing was governed sensibly and logically by one ruling body? :box:

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 09:35
by MightyWarrior
What if Naz had gone for the Morales fight, instead of Barrera? ( remember he had the choice... )

What if Michael Watson had blocked the deadly uppercut Eubank threw, when getting up off the canvas?

Re: Boxings biggest what if's?

Posted: 15 Dec 2009, 09:46
by pm
What if Guzman had put in the effort?