Most Significant Passing of the Torch Fights

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  1. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    When two eras met in the ring and it was a big deal, I think a prime example is Lewis-Klitschko. Do you agree? What other such fights qualify?
     
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    Sullivan-Corbett
     
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    Holmes ali? Sad fight but def represented the end of an era

    Mayweather/pac vs de la hoya passing of the ppv star torch.
     
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    Louis/Marciano
    Chavez/Dela Hoya
    Dela Hoya/Mayweather & Pac
    Wlad/AJ
     
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    Klitschko vs Fury
     
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    Jung Koo Chang - Muangchai Kittikasem
     
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    Eubank V Calzaghe.
     
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    Well, usually the fighter of the new era wins.
     
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    Lennox decided to keep the torch, put it out and set. It on his mantle as a trophy.
     
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    Walker/Britton
    Foster/Tiger
    Benitez/ Cervantes
     
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    Sanchez - Nelson, inadvertently.
     
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    Brown-Ortiz
    Oguma-Watanabe
    Saad-Qawi & Qawi-Spinks
    Liston-Ali
    Ross-Armstrong
    Cervantes-Pryor/Benitez
    Jeffries-Johnson
    Nonpareil-Fitz
    Welsh-Leonard
    Louis- Charles/Marciano
    The bantam title from Jofre to Herrera. What a series of successors each time.
    Cokes-Napoles
    Benvenuti/Griffith- Monzon
    Barrera/Morales-Pac, though both did good work after tbf.
    Pedroza-McGuigan despite Bazza's short stay at the top.
    Conteh-Saad
    Armstrong-Robinson, though much like Ali-Holmes and Louis-Marciano a sad spectacle.
     
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    McFarland-Gibbons
    Armstrong-Robinson
     
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    Nailed it.
     
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    Bowe - Holyfield I would have been a contender if Evander had only read the script.

    Ditto, McCallum v Toney. Old slickster v young slickster. All Mike had to do was go out graciously on his sword but he messed that up and put up a superb showing. You can see the promoter - 'Mike. You had one job.'

    De la Hoya v Chavez is a good shout although, there, I feel the man of the new era was already in situ. It was the old guy unsuccessfully trying to muscle his way back in rather than a passing of the torch.

    Trinidad v Blocker was a definite end of an era. Felix really brought the curtain down on that Starling/Brown/McGirt/Honeyghan/Blocker etc era of welters. I do prefer my passing of the torch fights to be more competitive though.
     
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