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The Benn Collins rubber match has got me thinking.

What's the oldest rematch that could still be made?

Either combined age of boxers or longest since original fight or anything else relevant.

Boffins, get typing

Fenech-Nelson 3 was 16 years in the making and all things considered wasn'r a bad fight.

Uno Mas was 9 years I think.

Hill vs Maske 2 sprung to mind.

stujones wrote:Hill vs Maske 2 sprung to mind.

Good one.

Nearly 17 years between both Hopkins and Roy Jones fights

Larry Holmes v Earnie Shavers

Holmes-Weaver?

Chavez/Randall 3 was a fair bit after 2

Fenech/Nelson 3 was a surpisingly good fight, Hopkins/Jones Jr 2 was awful but then again so was the 1st fight, Leonard/Hearns 2 was nearly 10 years after the 1st fight , I think Castro/Jackson 2 was a while after the original as well

Sklar wrote:Larry Holmes v Earnie Shavers

That was only a year,the Weaver rematch was 21 years

bennie wrote:Holmes-Weaver?

Great one, 21 years!

He also had something like 14 years between fights with the Bonecrusher

Greg Page v Tim Witherspoon

bigjack wrote:

Sklar wrote:Larry Holmes v Earnie Shavers

That was only a year,the Weaver rematch was 21 years

One or more of us has misunderstood the original question.

tobyh5 wrote:Greg Page v Tim Witherspoon

15 years

Sklar wrote:

bigjack wrote:

Sklar wrote:Larry Holmes v Earnie Shavers

That was only a year,the Weaver rematch was 21 years

One or more of us has misunderstood the original question.

Yes,i understood it as the longest time between fights but reading it back it could be the combined ages of the 2 fighters so Benn v Collins would be right up there at 105 years

I meant that Shavers and Holmes could fight again now.

George Foreman v George Chuvalo.

Hagler and Antuofermo look solid and sturdy, could have another rumble!

James Toney called out Roy Jones on Instagram the other day. 23 years after they first fought in 1994.

ElJefe wrote:James Toney called out Roy Jones on Instagram the other day. 23 years after they first fought in 1994.

Who do you think wins?

The original question as multi part.

Sorry

Some great boxing knowledge shown here

davie wrote:

ElJefe wrote:James Toney called out Roy Jones on Instagram the other day. 23 years after they first fought in 1994.

Who do you think wins?

Just on the basis of Roy still being in control of his weight (regularly making 200lbs) and Toney weighing almost 250 for his last fight, I'd have to go with Roy.

Hopkins vs RJJ? 17 years

has lamotta any surviving opponents ?

Bugner v Bruno needs to be made.

How long has that been?

I went to WHL that night and tried to sneak in. No luck.