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What sparring sessions that you have heard about do you wish you could have witnessed or have on video?

Here are a few of my choices,

Bennie Briscoe & Matthew Saad Muhammed.
Joe Frazier & Ken Norton.
Aaron Pryor & Ray Lenaord.
Marvin Hagler & Doug DeWitt.
George Foreman & Sonny Liston.

WOW would I pay good money to have them on video, I bet some of them were more entertaining than a lot of proper fights.

the only one I wish I would've seen was when Tommy Morrison sparr Riddick Bowe in las vegas back in 1989 right after when Riddick got the silver medal. Tommy personally told me and people that are involved into boxing that he wooped really bad riddick by going to the body many times, riddick quit after the second round with the excuse he was having cramps. Whoever has that tape of the sparring session I will pay a lot of money, a lot[/b]

Tim Witherspoon vs Muhammad Ali

Muhammad gave Witherspoon his nickname Terrible Tim based on those sparring sessions

Greg Page vs Mike Tyson

The one where Page knocked Mikey down.

Earnie Shavers vs Anybody

Harry Greb outclassing Jack Dempsey

Henry Cooper pounding Max Schmeling in 1936 (training for Louis Fight)

muray wrote:Henry Cooper pounding Max Schmeling in 1936 (training for Louis Fight)

I assume you mean the USA Henry Cooper, not the British one who floored Ali.

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muray wrote:Henry Cooper pounding Max Schmeling in 1936 (training for Louis Fight)

I can hardly imagine that... Cooper (the american) had nothing for a punch, and Billy Conn soundly whupped his ass when he (Conn) was an old man.

in 1936 Henry Cooper, Brooklyn young heavyweight was discharged as a Schmeling sparring partner as according to the NY Daily News, he made Max look very bad. It is true that Cooper became a "trial horse" later in his career, however when he fought Conn, Conn was at his prime prior to meeting Louis the first time. As is the case with most fighters they start off strong, but taking heavy punches for a few years it is bound to take it's toll.

Chavez dropping Delahoya.

the sparring session I wish I HADN'T seen was that title "fight' between Greg Page and Tony Tubbs.

Jaclem wrote:the sparring session I wish I HADN'T seen was that title "fight' between Greg Page and Tony Tubbs.

JACK DEMPSEY AND HARRY GREB.

Another one has just come to mind.

Nigel Benn & Roberto Duran (may have been an exihibition, I can't recall)

I would've love to seen Tim Witherspoon bloody Gerry Cooney's nose.Also, Mitch Green vs Larry Holmes, and Curtis Parker vs Michael Spinks and Thomas Hearns.

Michael Spinks & Matthew Saad Muhammad.

Apparently Spinks came out on top.

who were joe louis, rocky marciano, ezzard charles sparring partners


i believe rockys main one was furute heayweight contender tommy harrison. he also used arthur thayer and cesar brion. O IT REMINDS ME, ANYONE KNOW WHO THE SPARRING PARTNER WAS THAT FLOORED ROCKY BEFORE HIS FIGHT WITH DON COCKELL


i have a footage of tommy burns sparring with bill squires (after burns knocked him out in title fight, squires became saprring partner), and it shows burns knocking down squires.



also ali vs roy tiger williams[/b]

heres one u guys will like


ingo vs ali ive actually seen highlights it though.

didnt late in listons career, liston was knocked out cold in a sparring session by mac foster????

ngo vs ali ive actually seen highlights it though.

Ive seen these too, very interesting. Ingo looks very impressed by the young clay.

Tony Ayala Jr and Pipino Cuevas.

World champ Cuevas apparently left the ring shaking his head in disbelief that a 16 year old could fight like that..

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:didnt late in listons career, liston was knocked out cold in a sparring session by mac foster????

That what I heard.

Jim Watt & Lloyd Honeyghan
Joe Louis & Eddie Futch.

The one where Joe Louis' trainer supposedly showed up Jack Johnson.

TonyJ wrote:Chavez dropping Delahoya.

When was that??