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Re: Occasions when the world's top two faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 11 Aug 2021, 18:12
by kp13
garethhop wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 18:03
kp13 wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 17:48
garethhop wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 17:45

Ward was done at Super Middleweight at this point.
He still held the belt and was having promotional issues so couldn't fight, he was still a super-middleweight until he fought Paul Smith in 2015.
At which point Paul Smith was a Super Heavyweight so my original point stands.
No it doesn't because Ward was WBA super champ when Froch/Groves 2 took place, so that fight wasn't the top two in the division fighting, unless you think they were both better than Ward.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 11 Aug 2021, 18:21
by garethhop
No, Ward would have beaten them both on the same night.

I was just trying to have a bit of fun. Apologies.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 11 Aug 2021, 19:42
by Cholo_cws
Jim Watt v Alexis Arguello is possibly one. The Ring had Hilmer Kenty #1 ahead of Watt, then Arguello prior to Kenty losing to Sean O'Grady - which wasn't long before Watt-Arguello.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 11 Aug 2021, 20:06
by coghaugen11
Certainly Watson and Eubank were a lot better than Darrin Van Horn,Galvano and Tiozzo in 91 but it’s hardly fair really - I mean they just moved up straight into a vacant title fight :lol:

Naz-Vasquez?

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 03:33
by bennie
Charlie Magri and Santos Laciar were undoubtedly the two best flyweights in the world when they met at the Albert Hall in 1980. Charlie climbed off the floor to punch out a bruising 10-round decision.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 04:21
by dr_devious
Robinson v Turpin

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 08:12
by kp13
garethhop wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 18:21 No, Ward would have beaten them both on the same night.

I was just trying to have a bit of fun. Apologies.
No problem!

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 08:14
by kp13
dr_devious wrote: 12 Aug 2021, 04:21 Robinson v Turpin
Brilliant shout

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 08:43
by CaptainSpacerod
AJ v Wlad ??

Fury was awol, Deontay always had question marks against his name.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 09:42
by mickey1975
McCallum-Watson.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 11:15
by coghaugen11
Nunn was far and away the number one middleweight I’m afraid. The number one of any weight according to most in fact.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 11:16
by coghaugen11
As boring as he was, it didn’t look as though he’d ever lose.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 11:54
by Ruthless-RKO
CaptainSpacerod wrote: 12 Aug 2021, 08:43 AJ v Wlad ??

Fury was awol, Deontay always had question marks against his name.
Inactivity didn't help Wlad to be honest,

Wilder was the long standing champion at the time..

Looking back you can say these things differently now.

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 12 Aug 2021, 20:10
by stujones
coghaugen11 wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 20:06 Certainly Watson and Eubank were a lot better than Darrin Van Horn,Galvano and Tiozzo in 91 but it’s hardly fair really - I mean they just moved up straight into a vacant title fight :lol:

Naz-Vasquez?
Nah Vasquez got given one of the biggests gifts I've ever seen in his fight prior to Naz on the Holyfield vs Moorer rematch bill....people knew he was shot. Espinosa was the most viable opponent to Naz at that time

Re: Occasions when the world's top two in a division faced each other in the UK?

Posted: 14 Aug 2021, 09:48
by coghaugen11
I didn’t know that. Thanks.