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Okay you are devising a fight card (let's say 7 or 8 fights) and you can pluck any fighter in history to fight at any weight.
But here are the catches:
1 - Only 1 fight per weight on this fightcard.
2 - A fighter can only fight once on the card.

The card will be called USA Vs International selection - on one side all eight fighters are Americans, on their eight opponents must all be from outside of the US.

And please try not to make mactups that have already been fought, this isn't a dram fightcard for nothing, you know..

Take your pick of the matchups gentlemen. Looking forward to analysing some cracking matchups.

Flyweight:
Fidel LaBarba (USA) vs Jimmy Wilde (UK)

Bantamweight:
Manuel Ortiz (USA) vs Eder Jofre (BRA)

Featherweight:
Willie Pep (USA) vs Kid Chocolate (CUB)

Lightweight:
Henry Armstrong (USA) vs Roberto Duran (PAN)

Welterweight:
Sugar Ray Leonard (USA) vs Kid Gavilan (CUB)

Light Middleweight:
Tommy Hearns (USA) vs Antonio Margarito (MEX)

Middleweight:
Marvin Hagler (USA) vs Carlos Monzon (ARG)

Can we consider Puerto Ricans as non-USA or not for this thread, Crease?

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Can we consider Puerto Ricans as non-USA or not for this thread, Crease?

Sorry mate, I don't want to be this a political issue, so I'll just respond with: It's up to yourself.

Light Flyweight:
Michael Carbajal (USA) vs Yoko Gushiken (JPN)

Bantamweight:
Manuel Ortiz (USA) vs Soo-Hwan Hong (KOR)

Featherweight:
Willie Pep (USA) vs Jeff Fenech (Aus)

Lightweight:
Carlos Ortiz (USA) vs Roberto Duran (PAN)

Super Lightweight:
Aaron Pryor (USA) vs Julio Cesar Chavez (MEX)

Light Middleweight:
Tommy Hearns (USA) vs Sergio Martinez (ARG)

Middleweight:
Sugar Ray Robinson (USA) vs Carlos Monzon (ARG)

Heavyweight:
Muhammad Ali (USA) vs. Lennox Lewis (CAN)

Pryor-Chavez has classic written all over it.

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Pryor-Chavez has classic written all over it.

I considered putting in:

Lightweight:
Pernell Whitaker (USA) vs Julio Cesar Chavez (MEX)

But because they have fought (albeit at a higher weight) I couldn't put it in.
But it would havde been a great fight to watch at Lightweight.

Heavy: Muhammed Ali - USA vs Lennox Lewis - Eng
Light Heavy: Gene Tunney - Usa vs Tommy Burns - Can
Middleweight: Harry Greb - USA vs Bob Fitzsimmons - Aus
Welterweight: Ray Robinson - USA vs Sam Langford - Can
Lightweight: Benny Leonard - USA vs Roberto Duran - Pan
Featherweight: Willie Pep - USA vs Young Griffo - Aus
Bantamweight: Manuel Ortiz - USA vs Al Brown - Pan
Flyweight: Al Wolgast - USA vs Jimmy Wilde - Wal

Crease wrote:
Light Middleweight:
Tommy Hearns (USA) vs Antonio Margarito (MEX)

Why Margarito? McCallum would be the best international LM match for Hearns

dr_devious wrote:Why Margarito? McCallum would be the best international LM match for Hearns

Well they both fancy themselves as hard punchers... Could be an exciting watch.

For me it would be.

Heavyweight
Wladimir K v Mike Tyson

Cruiserweight (at 200lbs)
Evander Holyfield v David Haye

Light Heavyweight
Bernard Hopkins v John Conteh

Super Middleweight
Roy Jones Jnr v Mikkel Kessler

Middleweight
Marvellous Marvin Hagler v Sergio Martinez

Light-Middleweight
Tommy Hearns v Mike McCallum

Welterweight
Sugar Ray Robinson v Jose Napoles

Light Welterweight
Aaron Pryor v Kostya Tzuyu.

Crease wrote:

dr_devious wrote:Why Margarito? McCallum would be the best international LM match for Hearns

Well they both fancy themselves as hard punchers... Could be an exciting watch.

Hearns would butcher Margarito, who would probably stand up to some horrific punishment for a long time. Awful match

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Pryor-Chavez has classic written all over it.

Who do you think takes it?

Cutman Scabbers wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Pryor-Chavez has classic written all over it.

Who do you think takes it?

Pryor takes it, first bus out of town, that is.
Well in advance of any contract signing.

Cutman Scabbers wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Pryor-Chavez has classic written all over it.

Who do you think takes it?

Always liked Chavez here personally, but its a hell of a contest, as well as a fight.

Flyweight
US- Mark Johnson, Japan- Fighting Harada

Bantamweight
US- Orlando Canizales, Colombia- Happy Lora

Featherweight
US- Henry Armstrong, Nicaragua- Alexis Arguello

Lightweight
US- Pernell Whitaker, Panama- Roberto Duran

Jr. Welterweight
US- Aaron Pryor, Mexico- Julio Cesar Chavez

Middleweight
US- Marvin Hagler, Argentina- Carlos Monzon

Lt. Heavyweight
US- Floyd Patterson, UK- John Conteh

Heavyweight
US- Muhammad Ali, UK- Lennox Lewis