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Looking for a little help: With the rather inevitable talk of Mayweather-Pacquiao II, what rematches would you like to see happen?

Here are three fights I'd be seriously keen to see happen again (all from a British POV):

1—DeGale vs. Groves (genuine, longstanding rivalry + solitary defeat to Saint George really bugs DeGale)
2—Khan vs. Garcia (Amir has the speed and skill to win on points, but would his glass chin betray him again?)
3—Eubank Jr. vs. Saunders (if the latter ever actually makes it into a ring before announcing his retirement)

Lara/canelo

Francisco Vargas vs Orlando Salido

Gonzalez - Estrada

Canelo - Lara
Lomachenko - Salido
DeGale - Groves
Eubank Jr - BJS
Haskin - McDonnell

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Lara/canelo

That fight was so boring. I have no interest in a rematch.

tiny_acres wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Lara/canelo

That fight was so boring. I have no interest in a rematch.

Yes, very boring fight.

Keith Thurmam vs Shawn Porter

As a Brit I'd say BJS v Eubank - just so the loser gets brought down a peg or two

For the 5th time, PAC vs. JMM.

Fury Vs Klitschko

Last time round was a stinker, I know.. But I was intrigued to see how the fight would pan out with Vlad letting his hands go.

For me

I agree on DeGale v Groves and BJS v Eubank Jnr.

DannyMCR wrote:Fury Vs Klitschko

Last time round was a stinker, I know.. But I was intrigued to see how the fight would pan out with Vlad letting his hands go.

Yeah, I'm enthralled to know how that rematch might pan out.

Of course, it could be like deciding to try dating an old girlfriend again—while you thought it was a really good idea at first, you soon remember why it didn't work out in the first place...

tiny_acres wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Lara/canelo

That fight was so boring. I have no interest in a rematch.

It was boring. So is boxing in general. Lara talked so much shit about a rematch. I'd like to see how he approached it.

Russell Jr. VS Lomachenko

Simply because Russell has been so crazy about it.
I think boxing needs more of this.
Fighters who feel they must avenge a loss.
It's the athletic motivation I respect most.

I think it would be a special fight.
Russell would refuse to lose, he's not faking this.
Lomachenko would have to elevate his boxing skills to the max. (Which would be amazing)
The combined skill/power level in the ring would be "Dragonball Z"esque.

PLEASE GOD. MAKE THIS FIGHT 1ST HALF 2017.
PLEASE GOD. I'LL BETRAY MYSELF AND BUY THIS ON PPV TWICE.

Mayweather v pacman

ClivePatrickLyons wrote:Mayweather v pacman

Yes, thank you.

May/Pac

Jessie Magdaleno/ Isaac Dogboe

While it was a great fight and whoever won deserved to wear the belt, I think there were 2 mitigating factors;
1, After over a year out from injury, it was a big ask for Jessie to come back and face the #1 unbeaten contender. I know governing bodies have their rules ( when they choose to abide by them) and the fight had to be made.
2, The first KD in the 11th round came from a low blow. It was all over for Jessie after that.

Ward/Kovalev III - Would love to see it, but alas...it'll never happen.

Usually I'd prefer that the fighters fight other dudes rather than each other again, because we already have a good idea of their relative caliber, and I think we learn a lot more about them and other fighters if they fight other opponents instead of each other. If Parker and Hughie Fury fight to a draw twice, then I really know that they're equally matched. I don't know if they're both good, both bad, or both medium; but I know they're both the same. If Parker and Hughie draw one time, and then Parker beats Whyte and Hughie beats Hammer, then I know Parker and Hughie are both great. If Parker and Hughie draw one time, and then Parker loses to Martin and Hughie loses to Kownacki, then I know Parker and Hughie are both crap. If Parker and Hughie draw one time, and then Whyte beats Parker and Hughie beats Kownacki, then I know that Whyte > Parker = Hughie > Kownacki. Point is there is a lot more to be learned by fighters facing other opponents rather than rematching each other.

I think rematches are most often warranted between the top fighters of the division, in divisions where there is a big gulf between the top 2 fighters and everybody else. Also, if a fighter has substantially cleaned-out a particular division, I think I'd rather see him rematch the #2 fighter rather than fight the #17 guy. For example, Wlad had a pretty competitive fight with Haye (although most people weren't as entertained by it as I was); and then he fought Mormeck, Thompson, Wach, and Pianeta. So was it really that important for Wlad to fight Pianeta? Or could we have gotten better value from a Wlad - Haye rematch? I think Wlad's legacy would have better benefited from 2 wins over Haye, rather than 1 each of Haye and Pianeta. A lot of heavyweights tried to get a title shot at Wlad by attrition, i.e. by doing nothing and waiting for everyone in front of them in line to lose their title shots. Same with welterweights cautiously waiting on a shot at Mayweather and Pacquiao. If Wlad was rematching all of his best opponents, it might have sent a message to everyone else that they will have to earn their shot, and can't rely on waiting for attrition to catch up.

But anyways, I'd be pretty pleased to see a Wangek - Estrada rematch. Their first fight was amazing.

Lomachenko vs Linares !

Vitali vs Lennox

jpspice wrote: ↑13 May 2018, 00:51 Lomachenko vs Linares !

And I don't want to see it. Everything was pretty clear there.

DrDuke wrote: ↑13 May 2018, 06:01

jpspice wrote: ↑13 May 2018, 00:51 Lomachenko vs Linares !

And I don't want to see it. Everything was pretty clear there.

Agree.
Loma is a fast learner, second time around he would have Linares's number by round 2, unless Linares brought something totally new ans I can't see that.