The one fight that didn't happen...

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  1. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    That could have happened and in my opinion should have happened was Tyson-Tua. That would have been one hell of a fight. And this might surprise many fight fans but I see Tua winning this fight. They were both 5'10" tall. Tyson had a 1" reach advantage. Tua was never KO'd. Never even seriously hurt, to my knowledge. I couldn't believe it didn't happen but I think Tyson's team knew this was a bad match-up for him. The only fights Tua lost were to guys he couldn't get to. He even went 12 with Ibeabuchi, losing on points. And as we all know Ibeabuchi was a beast.

    Tuaman vs. Iron Mike would have been one for the ages.

    Which fight would you love to have seen that didn't happen?
     
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  2. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    mcguigan v azumah nelson

    should have happened
     
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    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    jones v michaelzweski another fight that had to have taken place
     
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    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    calzaghe v ottke

    not for the purist but they were rival unbeaten champs for over 5 years with just the englidh channel seperating them
     
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    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    aaron pryor v any of the top names

    everyone of the day skipped him at light welter bar arguello

    he was so unorthodox but fun to watch

    duran v pryor would have been brilliant
     
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  6. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would have loved to see this. If anything, just to end two guys BOTH setting a record number of title defenses while in the same division (Which IMO, hurts both).
     
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  7. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    lewis v bowe is a no brainer
     
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    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    warren offered 1 million to ottke to fight in the uk v calzaghe from memory but ottke was already earning not far short of that for fighting gimmees and ottke was very active cramminhg in fights.

    IMO calzaghe would have won quite easily ottke work rate was so low /albeit he had tramendous feet
     
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    Stevenson vs Kovalev while both guys were prime .. for undisputed LHW champion.. boxing politics can be so frustrating
     
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    Golovkin vs ward
    Golovkin vs maywrather
     
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  11. CST80

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    Pavlik vs. Williams
    Calzaghe vs. Froch
    Morales vs. Matthysse
    Golovkin vs. Pirog
    Williams vs. Canelo
    Margarito vs. Mayweather
    Marquez vs. Morales
    Ward vs. Gvozdyk
     
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  12. JacK Rauber

    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    Good list.
     
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    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    Sad to say I didn't know enough about Ottke.
     
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  14. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    I'd put that in my top 3, Tua wanted Tyson.

    Pryor vs Ray Leonard
    Mosley vs Mayweather at 140 ( i blame mosley for moving UP during that time to face Winky etc)
    Mayweather vs PW--- PW called him out at 147...PBF conveniently retired, temporarily.
    Pacman vs PW Paul Called him out too!
    Pac vs Juan Diaz, Katsidis and Casamayor at LW....Pac would've drubbed them, but Arum controlled his puppet well.
    And dare I say Ann Wolfe vs Laila Ali. No other woman's fight intrigued me.

    Moorer vs Virgil Hill at LHW...Moorer couldn't control his weight had to move up.

    my #1 RJJ vs Gerald McCellan at SMW.
     
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  15. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    No one outside Ottke's homeland knows about him!
     
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