Your mythical matchups

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  1. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Just thought I'd have a bit of a laugh to see what mythical matchups people would have loved to see. A retired boxer vs a current fighter.

    Mine would be Pacquiao vs Duran at 147. I see this as being an explosive fight, one which they both go to war in the early stages, perhaps both hitting the canvas in the first 4. Pac would use his speed in these rounds to unload on Duran, who keeps coming forward. By the 5th, Duran starts to box, using his underrated boxing skills to frustrate Pac and build up a solid lead by the 10th. The last two would be out and out war rounds, both landing bombs going for the KO. Ultimately it would go to the cards, where Duran would win a razor thin 7-5 decision.

    Any others that people would like to see? And how would they pan out?
     
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  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I would have loved Holyfield vs Marciano. Weight limit doesn't matter, both at their bests

    And Armstrong vs Chavez can you imagine the trench warfare
     
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  3. Vano-Irons

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    :deal :thumbsup
     
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  4. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    ray leonard vs floyd
    hagler vs hopkins
    robinson vs jones 160
    tyson vs wlad
    foreman vs vitali
     
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  5. doom bull

    doom bull Certified Limb Boner Full Member

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    Tyson vs Ibeabuchi
     
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  6. Beezy

    Beezy 2 Eazzy Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr. vs Sugar Ray Robinson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    also

    Tito vs Miguel Cotto wouldn't be shabby... it'd be aite...
     
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  7. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Fernando Vargas vs James Kirkland
    Ricardo Mayorga vs James Kirkland
    James Kirkland vs Omar Henry
    Mike Tyson vs David Tua
    Tyson vs Ike
    Tua vs Brewster
    Trinidad vs Quartey
    Trinidad vs Mosley
    Vargas vs Mosley (primes)
    Mayorga vs Margarito
    Mosley vs Ike
    Mayorga vs Trinidad (147)
    Wlad vs Haye
    Pac vs Mayweather
    Tyson vs Foreman
    Tyson vs Liston
    Foreman vs Liston
    Mayweather vs Spinks
    Pavlik vs AA
    Mayweather vs Cotto
    Mayweather vs Margarito
    Cotto vs Hatton (140)


    have to end it somewhere so thats good enough for now.
     
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  8. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Neither being my favourite fighter of all time, I would none the less like to see the Liston that ruined Floyd Patterson fight the George Foremann that ruined Smokin' Joe. I don't think there can be a heavyweight fight made that would be better than that.
     
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  9. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Mike Tyson vs. Sonny Liston.

    Marvin Hagler vs. Jake LaMotta.

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  10. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    The Miguel Cotto who beat Mosley vs the Floyd who beat Oscar.
     
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  11. David B

    David B Nazi Russia lies. This is the only truth. Full Member

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    Khaosai Galaxy vs Ricardo Lopez
    Henry Armstrong vs Floyd Mayweather Jr at 135
    Erik Morales vs Wilfredo Gomez at 122
    Carmen Basilio vs. Mike McCallum at 147
    Marcel Cerdan VS SRR at 160
    Mike Tyson vs David Tua
    Nigel Benn vs RJJ at 168
    Eder Jofre vs Al Brown at 118
     
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  12. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Benny Leonard vs. Prenell Whitaker. @ 135 of course. My #1 Pound for pound (Leonard) vs my #2. Pound for Pound (Whitaker). At this weight both can box and both can punch. They are about the same size in terms of height and reach. With Whitaker being a southpaw they are Mioor immages of each other. I like Leonard in a close decision.

    Ray Robinson vs Thomas Hearns @ 147. There are a lot of great boxers who have fought at 147 so mythical match ups at this weight make a lot of sense. In terms of tallent/skills/abillity perhaps no one at 147 can top Robinson. Hearns may not have as much tallent/skills/abillity as Robinson but he dose have tallent/skills/abillity in his own right. However he has an advantage that can't be tought. That is size at 6′ 1″ and a 78" reach he has a certian advantage over the more skilled/Tallented Robinson.
    While being tall with long reach alone might not help. Knowing how to use those advantages is a huge advantage. Hearns most certinly knew how to use his size to his advantage. I think Robionson needs to stop Hearns to win which consedering this is Robinson we are talking about I think it could happen. If not Hearns by Close decision.

    Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard @ 147. A battle of the Sugar Rays'. On paper this fight should go to Robinson. However Leonard has wins over boxers who on paper were better than him when they fought in Hearns and Benitez. If I go with tallent/skills/abillity. I would pick Robinson. If I go with the intanagables I'd go with Leonard. This is also a match up of my #3 pound for pound (Robinson) and My #4 Pound for Pound (Leonard).
     
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  13. big_AL

    big_AL P4P #1 Full Member

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    la motta-hearns has been mentioned and dats a gud one

    also,whitaker-duran at 135 and whitaker-mosley at 135

    but the ultimate fantasy,valuev vs ali,a true test for 'the greatest'!.......ali is a credible opponent afterall:D
     
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  14. nuketurnal

    nuketurnal N-Bomb Full Member

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    Floyd vs Pac
     
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  15. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Iron mike vs.big george foreman

    hagler vs hopkins

    ali vs.marciano

    gerald mcclellan vs roy jones jr

    SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY VS TOMMY THE HITMAN HEARNS AT 147
     
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