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dan rafael recent article on fights that never happened on the world stage.

What are the british fights that should had happened but never did?

Hatton - Witter
Haye - Hobson.

Graham vs Benn/Eubank/Watson

Bruno vs Mason

Hoko vs Sweet C

Calzaghe vs Froch

How about Hide vs Mason/Bruno/Lennox

Wayne Alexander / Steve Roberts / Richard Williams / Anthony Farnell . The 154 division was hot early 00s

Thompson v Nelson rematch

Hide vs Akinwande (rematch of amateur fight)

Pre injury Dean Francis vs the other super middles

Graham v Benn
Murray v Macklin

Fury v Price - obviously a mismatch had it taken place in recent years but years ago when they were both on the way up it would have been fun

Nigel Benn's management did suddenly get brave when Herol Graham had a world title shot confirmed and made him an offer, knowing full well Herol wasn't going to turn down a world title shot

Darren Barker v Matthew Macklin....almost happened but Barker pulled out.

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 18:02 Nigel Benn's management did suddenly get brave when Herol Graham had a world title shot confirmed and made him an offer, knowing full well Herol wasn't going to turn down a world title shot

It was summer 88 that Mendy offered Graham a career-high £100K. It was turned down.

Yeah I remember Graham being interviewed on Grandstand I think, saying no way was he passing up a world title fight....good heavens Herol had to wait and wait and wait....

Eubank interviewed the day after his Logan win by Steve Holdsworth in the first ever edition of Boxing Monthly said ‘As for Herol Graham, I’ve no right to even mention his name - he has plans for the world title, who am I to step in? I have got to take Benn first.’

Steve Holdsworth, Steve Lillis - lots of charismatic Steves in British boxing. The pair of them.

Benn v Watson 2
Groves v Degale 2
Calzaghe v Clinton Woods

Can add Froch vs. DeGale..

Charlie Magri against Keith Wallace. F rank Warren offered Magri a lot of money but the Cartel didn't budge.
Alan Minter against Frankie Lucas. They met as amateurs but never in the pros.
Kirkland Laing against Honeyghan. They were essentially stablemates but it would have been interesting.

knockout wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 14:14 Wayne Alexander / Steve Roberts / Richard Williams / Anthony Farnell . The 154 division was hot early 00s

thats what i was gonna post. you could also throw takaloo and ryan rhodes into that mix. they should have all cleaned up.

If it hadn't been for his career ending loss, I believe there were plans for Paul Ingle to face Scott Harrison. Not quite the level of some other fights mentioned, but could have been a good one.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 19:30 Can add Froch vs. DeGale..

Think that wouldve been a dirrell froch type fight a bit of a stinker

Murray / Barker / Macklin / Lee would all have been very even match ups but somehow they never managed to fight each other

Khan / Brook looking that way. Even if it happens, there’s no real interest now.

Fury / Haye

Campbell / Mitchell would’ve been nice

coghaugen11 wrote: ↑29 Mar 2021, 13:52 Bruno vs Mason

Of all the matches mentioned, this would have been the best, for me.

Don't really know why but I always wanted to see Darren Barker against a middleweight Paul Smith.

Calzaghe vs Francis is the one

Not sure if it was ever talked about but Honeyghan and Colin Jones were around at the same time,that would have been a cracker

bigjack wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021, 11:20 Not sure if it was ever talked about but Honeyghan and Colin Jones were around at the same time,that would have been a cracker

Yes even though Colin never fought again, he did call out Honeyghan after Lloyd beat Curry.

stujones wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021, 11:10 Don't really know why but I always wanted to see Darren Barker against a middleweight Paul Smith.

You need to look in a mirror and ask yourself “why?”.