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On another thread, a poster opined that the Mayweather-Canelo showdown is the "best card ever."
That bout, along with Garcia-Matthysse, makes it special, but as of now, it seems to fall short of such a lofty superlative.
I offered that the Ali-Spinks rematch at the Superdome in 1978, easily surpassed the Mayweather card. It also featured title defenses by champs Danny Lopez and Jorge Lujan along with Mike Rossman upsetting Victor Galindez for the light heavyweight crown. It was shown on ABC live. No coughing up $65.
Others preferred the Carnival of Champions in 1982, featuring Hearns-Benitez and the legendary Pintor-Gomez brawl.
Also mentioned was the 1980 extravaganza (also on free television) featuring Larry Holmes, the Leonard-Green KO for the ages, Eddie Gregory stopping Marvin Johnson, and Mike weaver dramatically toppling John Tate in the final minute to win the WBA heavyweight title.
I now offer the so-called 1975 Triple Crown Spectacular as another example of a fight card besting the upcoming Sept. 14 bouts.
Presented on closed-circuit were Ali defending in Kuala Lampur against Joe Bugner; Victor Galindez once again getting the best of Jorge Ahumada (they fought 5 times) for the light heavyweight title; and Monzon taking out the so called "Whiz Kid" the late Tony Licata for the middleweight belt.
The later 2 bouts were held at Madison Square Garden.
Any other historic super cards out there that make Canelo-Mayweather, Garcia-Matthysse seems like another night of FNF's?

September 23, 1937
Jeffra/Escobar
Ambers/Montanez
Ross/Garcia
Apostoli/Thil

Rover wrote:September 23, 1937
Jeffra/Escobar
Ambers/Montanez
Ross/Garcia
Apostoli/Thil

That is a great card. One of the best ever. Was this one called the "Carnival of Champions" card?

One of my favorite boxing card programs was Ali vs Spinks II undercards.

Also the Leonard vs Benitez program was very good:
Hagler vs Antuofermo I
Marvin Johnson vs Victor Galindez

elmersalsa wrote:One of my favorite boxing card programs was Ali vs Spinks II undercards.

Also the Leonard vs Benitez program was very good:
Hagler vs Antuofermo I
Marvin Johnson vs Victor Galindez

Was thinking of that one too. Also live on free TV

whysomad wrote:http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

Not getting the reasoning behind the names....did people just make up names for blacks back in the day?

Ace of Spades, try and beat that card.

elmersalsa wrote:

Rover wrote:September 23, 1937
Jeffra/Escobar
Ambers/Montanez
Ross/Garcia
Apostoli/Thil

That is a great card. One of the best ever. Was this one called the "Carnival of Champions" card?

Yep.

Rover wrote:September 23, 1937
Jeffra/Escobar
Ambers/Montanez
Ross/Garcia
Apostoli/Thil

There were a few in the 30s that were really amazing, but can't recall the specifics.

Il Duce wrote:Modern Day

September 28, 1979 {Las Vegas}

* Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers II
* Wilfredo Gomez vs. Carlos Mendoza
* Ray Leonard vs. Andy Price
* Roberto Duran vs. Zeferino Gonzalez
* Jimmy Young vs. Michael Dokes

I consider that card good, but I'd take the 3/31/80 card over it.

The card where six of the '84 Olympic team turned pro, not necessarily good fights or decently matched but six embryonic talents that would go on to have mixed fortunes.

Ricardo Lopez often featured well down on those stacked DK cards in the 90s. One of them had 5 or 6 world title fights on, ok so they were mostly stacked in DK's favour but you're unlikely to see so many names on one card.

Friday 24 May 1918
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

Harry Greb - Gunboat Smith
Jack Britton - Ted Kid Lewis
Battling Levinsky - Jim Coffey
Johnny Dundee - Eddie Wallace
Leo Johnson - Joe Lynch
Augie Ratner - Tex Kelly
Benny Valger - Battling Reddy
Lew Tendler - Barney Adair

Rover wrote:

Il Duce wrote:Modern Day

September 28, 1979 {Las Vegas}

* Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers II
* Wilfredo Gomez vs. Carlos Mendoza
* Ray Leonard vs. Andy Price
* Roberto Duran vs. Zeferino Gonzalez
* Jimmy Young vs. Michael Dokes

I consider that card good, but I'd take the 3/31/80 card over it.[/quote]

That 1980 card along with the 1978 Ali-Spinks rematch card were probably the 2 best cards of the modern era televised on free network television.
Having a card like those today on an over-the-air free network would do wonders for the popularity of boxing.
Modern boxing was at its zenith in the 70s and early 80s when Ali made frequent free home television title defenses and the networks telecast many boxing cards in prime time due to the frenzy surrounding the 1976 Olympians.
Today's Olympians do nothing to further interest in professional boxing.

SenorPipino wrote:

Rover wrote:

Il Duce wrote:Modern Day

September 28, 1979 {Las Vegas}

* Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers II
* Wilfredo Gomez vs. Carlos Mendoza
* Ray Leonard vs. Andy Price
* Roberto Duran vs. Zeferino Gonzalez
* Jimmy Young vs. Michael Dokes

I consider that card good, but I'd take the 3/31/80 card over it.[/quote]

That 1980 card along with the 1978 Ali-Spinks rematch card were probably the 2 best cards of the modern era televised on free network television.
Having a card like those today on an over-the-air free network would do wonders for the popularity of boxing.
Modern boxing was at its zenith in the 70s and early 80s when Ali made frequent free home television title defenses and the networks telecast many boxing cards in prime time due to the frenzy surrounding the 1976 Olympians.
Today's Olympians do nothing to further interest in professional boxing.

Indeed, there's been one Gold Medalist since 96 (on the men's side).

Another one that was on Live Network TV (ABC) was in November 30, 1979.

3 title fights:
Ray Leonard-Wilfred Benitez
Marvin Hagler-Vito Antuofermo
Marvin Johnson vs Victor Galindez

Thomas Hearns beat Mike Colbert but it was not televised.

Ambling Alp II wrote:Another one that was on Live Network TV (ABC) was in November 30, 1979.

3 title fights:
Ray Leonard-Wilfred Benitez
Marvin Hagler-Vito Antuofermo
Marvin Johnson vs Victor Galindez

Thomas Hearns beat Mike Colbert but it was not televised.

Excellent card; elmer mentioned it.

Il Duce wrote:Modern Day

September 28, 1979 {Las Vegas}

* Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers II
* Wilfredo Gomez vs. Carlos Mendoza
* Ray Leonard vs. Andy Price
* Roberto Duran vs. Zeferino Gonzalez
* Jimmy Young vs. Michael Dokes

That was an amazing card. There I saw the great Sugar Ray Leonard fight for the first time live on TV. He impressed me very much against a top ten opponent. I saw clips of Leonard a week before the fight with Price and I said this guy is gonna be a hell of a figher. And certainly he was.

The perception of the times was that at welterweight, Duran was gonna lose to Leonard if both fight. Duran was slow and unimpressive against Zeferino Gonzalez, but Leonard looked superb against Price.

I don't remember Jimmy Young vs Michael Dokes in that card, though.

Il Duce wrote:June 26, 1976

Muhammad 'The Greatest' Ali .......................... vs. ........ Antonio 'Tokyo Tom' Inoki

Chuck 'The Bayonne Bleeder' Wepner ............... vs. ........ 'Andre The Giant'

Bruno 'The Living Legend' Sammartino............... vs. ........ Stan 'Cowboy' Hansen

World Midget Championship....'Lord Littlebrook' .. vs.......... 'Sky Low Low'


Promoted by....... Bob 'The Weasel' Arum .... and ..... Vince 'Fake, Phony, Fraud' McMahon Sr.


YEA BABY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

How about this one on March 23, 1979:
Holmes-Ocasio
Norton-Shavers

The fights were over so early that ABC showed a rerun of "Battlestar Gallactaca" to fill the time.

Here is a good card, but it was PPV

Frankie Randall vs Julio Cesar Chavez II
Jesse James Leija vs Azumah Nelson II
Terry Norris vs Simon Brown II
I forgot the last fight, it was also a rematch. It was called "The Rematches"

elmersalsa wrote:Here is a good card, but it was PPV

Frankie Randall vs Julio Cesar Chavez II
Jesse James Leija vs Azumah Nelson II
Terry Norris vs Simon Brown II
I forgot the last fight, it was also a rematch. It was called "The Rematches"

McClellan/Jackson II. Excellent card.

Ambling Alp II wrote:How about this one on March 23, 1979:
Holmes-Ocasio
Norton-Shavers

The fights were over so early that ABC showed a rerun of "Battlestar Gallactaca" to fill the time.

Definitely not a candidate.

But it was a really good episode! Surely that counts for something.

Ambling Alp II wrote:But it was a really good episode! Surely that counts for something.

Senya13 wrote:Friday 24 May 1918
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

Harry Greb - Gunboat Smith
Jack Britton - Ted Kid Lewis
Battling Levinsky - Jim Coffey
Johnny Dundee - Eddie Wallace
Leo Johnson - Joe Lynch
Augie Ratner - Tex Kelly
Benny Valger - Battling Reddy
Lew Tendler - Barney Adair

Some great names . . . not any particularly great fights . . .

Some other interesting ones from the late 1970s:

5/11/1977
Norton-Bobick
Rossman-Mike Quarry

9/14/1977
Holmes, Norton,Young, and Lyle all won on the same card vs not so great competition.

11/5/1977
Norton-Young
Quarry-Zanon
Holmes and Leonard on the undercard.

6/9/1978
Holmes-Norton
Ocasio-Young