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Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 16 Aug 2008, 11:51
by TheOneIsHere2008
Louis-Marciano

Ali-Holmes

Ali-Berbick

Ibragimov-Holyfield

Camacho-Leonard

I am afraid Oscar DeLaHoya will make this list one day...It would be nice if they left when they were a "is" instead of leaving when they were a "was"...I don't like to appropriate the work of others...That was how Mark Kram defined Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier after The Thrilla In Manila...

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 16 Aug 2008, 13:42
by JC
Lewis vs Vitali

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 17 Aug 2008, 04:49
by Robinson
Larry Holmes-Mike Tyson 1988 (I wish it happened in 1986 or 1991)

Larry Holmes-Michael Spinks 1985

Floyd Patterson-Sonny Liston 2 ( I wish he waited a little while to get Liston)

Holyfield post Rahman...

Ezzard `Charles post Marciano

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 17 Aug 2008, 08:30
by hoodsyeahright
Ali and Frazier post Manila

Tyson - Williams

Tyson - McBride

Bugner - Marvis Frazier, Tangsted, and particularly Welch.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 17 Aug 2008, 12:57
by dr_devious
Cotto - Alfonso Gomez

Pavlik - Gary Lockett

Calzaghe - Peter Manfredo

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 17 Aug 2008, 15:55
by allworld80
Lewis/Tyson
McBride/Tyson
Williams/Tyson (get my point?)

Morales/Pac 3
DLH/Chavez 2
Gatti/Gomez
Ali/Holmes,Berbick

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 17 Aug 2008, 16:15
by Rocky Balboa
For me its Lewis-Tyson, no doubt about it!

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 10:24
by oliverfennell
Any fight which ended in the death or permanent disability of a boxer.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 12:42
by Tantum
Apollo Creed - Ivan Drago

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 12:47
by TheOneIsHere2008
Tantum wrote:Apollo Creed - Ivan Drago
Rocky 5

Rocky , Rocky 2 and Rocky Balboa (6) were quite good, imho... Three and four were mediocre and five just sucked...

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 14:09
by raylawpc
Ray Mancini v. Duek Koo Kim.

Not only did Kim die tragically (that's reason enough to wish the fight never happened), this fight was the catalyst for shortening title fights from 15 to 12 rounds. The WBC immediately ordered all title fights shortened to 12 rounds, and the other A B C groups followed suit.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 14:45
by My2Sense
raylawpc wrote:Ray Mancini v. Duek Koo Kim.

Not only did Kim die tragically (that's reason enough to wish the fight never happened), this fight was the catalyst for shortening title fights from 15 to 12 rounds. The WBC immediately ordered all title fights shortened to 12 rounds, and the other A B C groups followed suit.
The irony there being the WBC was as much at fault for throwing an overmatched/undeserving challenger into any kind of title fight in the first place.

The ABC boys actually altered the whole game just so they could continue in their disgracefully corrupt ways.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 16:18
by Knucklez
Hagler vs Leonard.

Meldrick Taylor's dismal fortunes in early '00s.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 16:19
by man
J-C wrote:Lewis vs Vitali
that was a great fight IMO.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 16:21
by man
golota-tyson
golota-lewis

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 19:12
by hoodsyeahright
Rocky 2, 4, and 5 were awful.

In Rocky 2, he can't have a rematch because of his bad eye, a point that then seems to be conveniently forgotten about.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 21:35
by raylawpc
My2Sense wrote:
raylawpc wrote:Ray Mancini v. Duek Koo Kim.

Not only did Kim die tragically (that's reason enough to wish the fight never happened), this fight was the catalyst for shortening title fights from 15 to 12 rounds. The WBC immediately ordered all title fights shortened to 12 rounds, and the other A B C groups followed suit.
The irony there being the WBC was as much at fault for throwing an overmatched/undeserving challenger into any kind of title fight in the first place.

The ABC boys actually altered the whole game just so they could continue in their disgracefully corrupt ways.
You lost me. Mancini was WBA champion. How was the WBC at fault?

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 21:41
by kikibalt
raylawpc wrote:
My2Sense wrote:
raylawpc wrote:Ray Mancini v. Duek Koo Kim.

Not only did Kim die tragically (that's reason enough to wish the fight never happened), this fight was the catalyst for shortening title fights from 15 to 12 rounds. The WBC immediately ordered all title fights shortened to 12 rounds, and the other A B C groups followed suit.
The irony there being the WBC was as much at fault for throwing an overmatched/undeserving challenger into any kind of title fight in the first place.

The ABC boys actually altered the whole game just so they could continue in their disgracefully corrupt ways.
You lost me. Mancini was WBA champion. How was the WBC at fault?
6 months before Kim fought Mancini, he was fighting 6 rounders, was the WBA paid off? by Bob Arum to rank Kim so he could fight Mancini? I think so.... :x

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 22:13
by tennessee
roberto duran- william joppy. think i may of been a bit weepy over that one

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 18 Aug 2008, 23:25
by dagosd2000
Napoles and Monzon. Broke my heart. Mantequilla,you broke my heart. No kiss on the mouth though.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 07:14
by Poncey
Leonard v Duran 3
Leonard v Camacho
Duran v Laing
Lynch v Toma

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 14:56
by My2Sense
raylawpc wrote: You lost me. Mancini was WBA champion. How was the WBC at fault?
Sorry, I meant to say WBA. My bad.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 14:58
by My2Sense
kikibalt wrote:
6 months before Kim fought Mancini, he was fighting 6 rounders, .... :x
Damn, that really puts it in perspective.

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 15:05
by Asterix
Cotto vs Margarito. :cry:

Re: Fights You Wished Never Happened

Posted: 19 Aug 2008, 15:57
by elmersalsa
Asterix wrote:Cotto vs Margarito. :cry:
Why Cotto vs Margarito? I believe that both of them were in their primes.