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Still fuming about Haye - Klitschko. 15 of us had tickets, flight and hotel boxed off (shakes head). Struggling to think of a more antipated fight that was signed but never came off. Duran v Ayala springs to mind although am not sure any contracts were exchanged in that one. Can anyone think of any other big fights that never came off?

Valuev v Chagreev(sp)
Any FW show

Calzaghe v Johnson


Will you be getting your money back?

Corrales-Castillo 3 is the biggest one.
Guzman-Campbell recently.

Lennox v Kilamajiro
Lennox v di Bennetto

Bruno v Mercer, wasn't that supposed to be on in Hong Kong?

Robinson-Basilio III
Lewis-Bowe
Cuevas-Palomino
Conteh-Galindez
Magri-Wallace
Duran-Arguello
David Barnes-Jimmy Vincent II

Old bones Ian wrote:Bruno v Mercer, wasn't that supposed to be on in Hong Kong?

Yer, and Herbie Hide Vs Tommy Morrison

Plus Rafael Ruelas-Billy Schwer and Steve Collins-Lonnie Beasley.

Herbie Hide v Danny Williams.

By no means, not the world's biggest or most anticipated fight but i recall it was signed and sealed by Jess Harding and ready to go. I remember Herbie had a wam-up fight in preparation for Williams and suffered a real nasty cut - forcing the fight off.

It would have been an interesting fight as there was a lot of needle between the two and Hide was giving out the verbals about Williams at the time (though i appreciate Hide gives out verbals about everyone).

Collins - Calzaghe , Benn - Nunn

McGuigan v Nelson

Bennie,
You're a star !
I would love a separate thread on Barnes v Vincent 2.
Everything that is wrong in this sport we all love was played out in full there.

Mick the Mechanic wrote:McGuigan v Nelson

In a recent interview Barry said he wouldn't of beaten Azumah Nelson, he said the guy hit to accuratly and too hard.

How about James Toney-Terry Norris.

Both were being groomed as the best fighter, p4p, in the world.

There was talk of this fight, Norris was getting big for his boots (and had beaten several guys who became ranked middleweights - castro, steve littles, quincy taylor)...Then Norris got hurt by Troy Waters and when Simon Brown stopped him, that was the end of any talk about fighting middleweights.

bennie wrote:Plus Rafael Ruelas-Billy Schwer and Steve Collins-Lonnie Beasley.

Lonnie Beasley, or Lonnie Bradley?

Naseem Hamed vs Arnulfo Castillo.

Would have been a cracker, Hamed had just beaten Robinson and was well in his prime, Castillo was a big, undefeated boxer-brawler from Mexico. Would have been Hameds first real test i think, Hamed pulled out twice with injury, fight fell through. Then Hamed fought Said Lawal instead

Leonard -v- Hagler circa 1982.

Junior Witter v Ricky Hatton

David Haye Vs Mark Hobson

hobson v keaton 3 - that never happened, did it?

macca v hobson 3

gomez-arthur 2 - then again, the outcome of that fight could not have gone better, the fight itself couldn't have been topped.

Woods signed for Calzaghe, Calzaghe didn't.

James Toney Vs bernard Hopkins circa 2003.

Hearns vs Hagler 2

Curry vs Mugabi

Holmes vs Foreman

TheGoods wrote:Still fuming about Haye - Klitschko. 15 of us had tickets, flight and hotel boxed off (shakes head). Struggling to think of a more antipated fight that was signed but never came off. Duran v Ayala springs to mind although am not sure any contracts were exchanged in that one. Can anyone think of any other big fights that never came off?

boydy v the yogga man
the goods v hagler2002