Fights that should've never happened

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  1. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, there was more pride than objectivity working in some of those matchups that never shoud have happened with Marvis.
     
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  2. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    I actually think that fight wasnt too bad.
    Compared to the holmes fight, ali did much much better. The round where Ali started to dance was pretty awesome. He completely shut down berbick for a round. it makes me think how bad a prime 66' Ali would do against berbick. He would kill him.
    But seriously, for a 39 year old man with parkensions syndrome, he did a fine job.
     
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  3. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Excellent list.

    Very sad stories indeed.
     
    CarlesX7, Apr 4, 2010
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  4. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Too true. Joe was n't thinking straight in the sense that he thought Marvis was a lott better than he actually was. Joe once said that as Marvis beat people like Tim Witherspoon in the amateurs,he tought that Marvis would beat those of a siimilar class in the pros,which is lunacy.
     
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  5. duran duran

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    tyson v lewis camacho v leonard ali v holmes de la hoya v chavez all spring to mind
     
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  6. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    archie moore-bobo olsen................too big a gulf in class
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    I'm not sure what was incredible about Pryor going out a winner given the quality of opposition he'd been fighting, regardless of drugs etc.

    Pryor was thought to be peaked when he beat Arguello x 2 and the sky was thought to be the limit. There were rumours of the drugs but many thought his big moments were still to come. It's a crying shame he went off the rails with a couple of huge opportunities ahead.

    Excellent post tho, you always tell fascinating stories that many are not aware of.
     
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  8. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Larry Holmes-Muhammad Ali
    Trevor Berbick-Greg Page
    Kevin Howard-Bobby Joe Young
    Ted Sanders-Alex Ramos
    Definitely Jim Watt-Howard Davis Jr.
     
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  9. Decy

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    Why Watt v Davis I am pretty sure Davis was the betting favourite.
     
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  10. WatsonRoadster

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    Roberto Duran vs Davey Moore

    I realize Moore was belt holder but there was no way he was in Duran's league.And that referee who allowed that to continue the way it did should have been prosecuted.

    in 1975 or '76,George Foreman fought six different fighters on the same day at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto...A total Joke!!!

    Randall "Tex" Cobb vs Larry Holmes...'nuff said...
     
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  11. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True, but in looking at Davis' development, in hindsight, probably not a good matchup to make.
     
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  12. Seamus

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    Maske-Hill II

    I wouldn't wish viewing this affair on my worst enemy.
     
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  13. Decy

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    Any Sven Ottke fight in Germany.
     
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  14. Seamus

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    Bowe-Dokes. A great title defense if there ever was one. Dokes was wobbly during the anthem. I'm not sure if he was high or just hadn't had his head put back on right after Ruddock knocked it clean off.
     
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  15. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pete put Floyd down on the mat......his chance was there.
     
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