The greatest fights that were never made

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  1. Sweet Pea Pacquiao

    Sweet Pea Pacquiao Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't mean mythical ones like Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard or Prime Ali-Prime Tyson, but one that could've been made, and where there was so much media and fan demand only for it to fall to the wayside.

    Obviously, Pacquiao-Mayweather will linger in the brain for quite a while, but one that recently entered my mind was Trinidad-De La Hoya II because of the controversial first finish.

    What do you think?
     
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    I don't know how much demand there was for it but as I understand it, Ray Robinson and Archie Moore came within an SNV afro hair of fighting each other and it was only stopped by Robinson's shrewd negotiations with a very sharp Moore.
     
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    lewis vs bowe
    morales vs marquez
    hopkins vs jones 2 in early 2000's
     
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    Lennox vs. Vitali 2

    Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard‎ 2

    Sugar Ray Leonard vs Aaron Pryor
     
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  5. Orishaman

    Orishaman I tell it like it is.... Full Member

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    Aaron Pryor v. SRL

    ODLH v. Tito

    Salvador Sanchez v. Wilfredo Gomez II
     
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    sam langford vs any reigning heavy of his timelewis v bowe
    lewis v vitali 2
    spinks v qawi 2
    leonard v pryor

    also would've loved to see leonard v hagler in their primes
     
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  7. Duck Dodgers

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    Wladimir vs Vitali
     
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    Trinidad vs. Mosley
    Trinidad vs. Quartey
    RJJ vs. Benn
    RJJ vs. Gman
    Lewis vs. Bowe
    Hopkins vs. Toney
     
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    Williams - Pavlik
     
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    Aaron Pryor vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
    Lennox Lewis vs. Riddick Bowe
    Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto

    I always wanted to see Mike Tyson vs David Tua, but I'm not sure if there was ever much demand or discussion.
     
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  11. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    :think I notice you left out your opinion on how you thought this fight would have gone? Could Ray do what Charles did?
     
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    Valuev / Haye 2. I think Valuev would decide to stop clowning around and pretending to be hurt by punches in the final round.

    I know he's a Class A actor and all, but that **** was just ridiciulous. Cost him the fight.
     
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    WALDO vs Ruiz! :bbb

    Phwaaaar, "War of the Huggers!" :hey
     
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    I'd like to of seen Lewis/Wlad but Wlad wasn't ready I suppose at that time & era
     
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    Calzaghe v ottke

    Jones v michaelczewski

    Calzaghe v Froch

    Mayweather v Pacman

    Hatton v Witter
     
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