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What would be your top 10 hypothetical fights which you would have liked to have seen? Why?



Please explain.

Actually there are so many fights, that could have happen with the boxers of the same eras, but something went wrong or whatever. It's even hard to sort them in top-10, but a one is probably will be definitely above others. I guess, many have the same opinion. It's Bowe-Lewis. It was more than real to happen, but it didn't materialize with such crazy circumstances.

I prefer fights that really should have and actually could have happened, but maddeningly somehow did not.

Bowe v Lewis
Calzaghe v Froch
McGuigan v Nelson
Nelson v Mitchell
Fury v Wlad 2
DeGale v Groves 2 - might still happen years down the line.
Morrison v Tyson
Hatton v Witter
Eubank v Toney
Harrison v Hamed

There were some good matches made at middle/supermiddle in the 90s but not enough considering the amount of talent that was about on both sides of the atlantic.

NYDominican wrote: ↑11 Jun 2018, 03:40 What would be your top 10 hypothetical fights which you would have liked to have seen? Why?



Please explain.

Conteh-Galindez: title unification that could have realistically gone either way, circa 1976.

Duran-Arguello: 1978 match could have been a career defining moment before Montreal.

Pedroza-Sanchez: matchup that realistically could have settled who was #1 at 126.

Pryor-Mamby: like previous matchup, may not have ended like everyone thought it would.

Chandler-Gomez: very intriguing matchup.

Camacho-Mayweather: The fact that they were 2 champs in a good division helps this matchup.

McCallum-Hearns: A great fight, circa 1985.

Cuevas-Benitez: great matchup around 1979.

Hagler-Shuler: think James could have taken Marvin to limit if he survived Hearns. Timing on his side as well.

Page-Dokes: 1981-1982, potential thriller.

Fights That COULD Have Happened:

#1- Fury vs Klitschko II

#2- Lewis vs Klitschko II

#3- Lewis vs Bowe

#4- Tyson vs Morrison

#5- Foreman vs Holmes

#6- Tyson vs Jones

#7- Cooney vs Weaver

#8- George Foreman vs Mike Tyson

#9- Rocky Marciano vs Floyd Patterson

#10- Larry Holmes vs Gerrie Coetzee

Honorable Mentions:

Laila Ali vs Ann Wolfe
Holly Holm vs Cecelia Braekhaus
Jack Johnson vs Luther McCarty
Gene Tunney vs George Godfrey
Harry Wills vs Jack Dempsey
John L. Sullivan vs Peter Jackson
John L. Sullivan vs George Godfrey
John Ruiz vs Chris Byrd
(Just because that'd be monstrously ugly)
James Toney vs Wladimir Klitschko
Muhammad Ali vs Wilt Chamberlain


Fights That COULD Never Have Happened:

#1- Rocky Marciano vs Jack Dempsey

#2- Jack Dempsey vs Joe Louis

#3- George Foreman vs George Foreman
(Young vs Old)

#4- Harry Greb vs Stanley Ketchel

#5- Mickey Walker vs Floyd Mayweather

#6- SRR vs SRL

#7- Roberto Duran vs Manny Pacquiao

#8- Monzon vs LaMotta

#9- Hagler vs Hopkins

#10- Bob Fitzsimmons vs Bob Foster

Honorable Mentions:

Primo Carnera vs Vitali Klitschko

Tex Cobb vs George Chuvalo (45 rounds)

James Figg vs Conor McGregor

NYDominican wrote: ↑11 Jun 2018, 03:40 What would be your top 10 hypothetical fights which you would have liked to have seen? Why?



Please explain.

1) Floyd Mayweather jr. vs Sugar Ray Robinson at welterweight, because it's the best fantasy match in terms of technical rate that boxing could offer.

2) Floyd Mayweather jr. vs Henry Armstrong at welterweight, because I'd like to see Floyd going at it against another all-time-great.

3) Sonny Liston vs George Foreman, because I would love to see these amazing powerpunchers going toe to toe: both very intimidating fighters, they used to spar in a time when Foreman was a young prospect. Foreman declared that Liston was "the only man who ever stood up" to him.

4) Jack Dempsey vs Mike Tyson, because they are fearsome, physically overwhelming, fearless fighters who would rough each other up like there was no tomorrow.

5) Marvin Hagler vs Carlos Monzon, because I'd die to see the best natural middleweights in history going at it.

6) Rocky Marciano vs Floyd Patterson, because they are both quite small to be heavyweights, and they kinda fit for each other.

7) Roberto Duran vs Julio Cesar Chavez at lightweight, because I'd love to see my favorite boxer "manos de piedra" facing his worst nightmare in fantasy fights

8) Pernell Whitaker vs Sugar Ray Leonard at welterweight: another great display of skill

9) Carl Froch vs Joe Calzaghe, because I'd like to see the Cobra's iron chin against the speed, power and unpredictability of Calzaghe

10) Jack Johnson vs Sam Langford, because I'd like to see two oldies physically similar battle each other, hoping they wouldn't clinch too much

Chavez would be more like a wet dream for Duran. He was literally better at everything. Holy field/Frazier is always my answer to this.

I’ll go with five that could in theory have happened but we missed out on due to timing

Juan Manuel Marquez-Erik Morales
Felix Trinidad-Shane Mosley
Jose Napoles-Niccolino Locche
Salvador Sanchez-Eusébio Pedroza
Dick Tiger-Luis Rodriguez

And five fantasy fights

Juan Manuel Marquez-Alexis Arguello
Luis Rodriguez-Jose Napoles
Evander Holyfield-Joe Frazier
Carlos Ortiz-Julio Cesar Chavez
Eder Jofre-Ruben Olivares (I guess they could have fought in 1973 or so but I’m talking both as bantamweights in this fantasy fight)

These answers could change if asked this question tomorrow. There’s so many fights I’d love to have seen.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑28 Oct 2018, 12:26 Chavez would be more like a wet dream for Duran. He was literally better at everything. Holy field/Frazier is always my answer to this.

That's a very good point, but Chavez was so tough to knock out, and something tells me he would deliver a great performance.

Your suggestion remains a tasty alternative. Sad to come back to reality fights...

Why would anyone want to see more of Fury-Klitschko?

A few domestic ones that could've happened, Hodkinson v Mcmillan, Barker v Macklin, Benn v Watson 2, Mason v Bruno, Froch v Calzaghe and Calzaghe v Collins.

For me the Eusebio Pedroza vs Salvador Sanchez fight is the glaring Superfight that we never seen... I think that could have been special. Circa 1982ish.

As someone highlighted before, a unification fight between Hatton and Junior Witter would have been a real mashup of styles, which as we know, sometimes offer exciting fights. Circa 2006-07ish

I also would have been interested to see Nigel Benn (freshly off a smashing victory over Iran Barkley) get stuck in with Tommy Hearns. Circa 1991ish.

Tyson vs Lewis around 1992ish would have been interesting as well.

And we do have to throw in a few of the great What Ifs of Heavyweight history.

Jack Johnson vs Sam Langford (when Jack was Champion)
Jack Dempsey vs Harry Wills (when Jack was Champion)

Jacopodb wrote: ↑29 Oct 2018, 11:37

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑28 Oct 2018, 12:26 Chavez would be more like a wet dream for Duran. He was literally better at everything. Holy field/Frazier is always my answer to this.

That's a very good point, but Chavez was so tough to knock out, and something tells me he would deliver a great performance.

Your suggestion remains a tasty alternative. Sad to come back to reality fights...

I have no doubt it would be a grueling affair, equal doubt who'd win. Whitaker or Leonard are much more equipped to deliver a nightmare to Duran.

Slightly Over the Hill Carlos Monzon
vs
Not ready for Prime Time Marvin Hagler



Could have happened.