If you could change just ONE event in boxing history what would it be?

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  1. box33

    box33 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What? Wrong fighter?
     
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  2. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson vs Holy 2 ends without DQ. This soured a lot of people on boxing which (though I have no evidence) was more impactful than most imagine

    Bowe just doesn't dump the WBC title in the trash, he dumps all of them. Maybe that helps some things along the way. Or better yet, Tyson does it after unifying or beating Spinks
     
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  3. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I'd of had Dempsey defend abasing Wills.
     
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  4. Sammy123

    Sammy123 Money Maker Staff Member

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    Smacking Mike Tyson to his senses so doesn't do that infamous crime that took him out of his prime years never to be the same fighter again, so he goes on to beat Holyfield, Lewis, Bowe, etc.. while retaining all of the offensive and defensive prowess he had at the time, least compared to the post prison Tyson who clearly lost a step in speed, accuracy, and even dedication.
     
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  5. Col Mortimer

    Col Mortimer The question isn't indiscreet.The answer could be Full Member

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    If Henry Cooper had dropped Clay 30 seconds earlier in the 4th round In the first fight.
     
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  6. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    This. And Ali never forced out of boxing.
     
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  7. weepaul

    weepaul Member Full Member

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    I imagine he is talking about Hagler running for cover instead of celebrating after beating Minter for the title.
    He was too busy trying to avoid bottles being flung by the crowd…
     
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  8. drenlou

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    Trinidad-Vargas. I feel that if Tito didnt go below the belt numerous times to recover, Vargas would have been alot fresher going down the stretch and could have potentially pulled off the upset.
     
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  9. Oneirokritis

    Oneirokritis The Scourge of Stupid Idiots. Full Member

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    To extend on your post, the thing I would change would be Cus living another fifteen years so that Mike had that solid guidance and support. Would it have turned out any differently with Cus around? Who knows.
     
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  10. Kissan

    Kissan I respect box Full Member

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    Vitali Not suffering the Cut against Lewis.
     
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  11. drenlou

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    Damn imagine if we would have got Holyfield-Tyson in 1991? What a fight that would have been, probably better than their fight in 1996.
     
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  12. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Floyd Mayweather Jr turning pro.
     
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  13. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali not getting Parkinsons
     
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  14. Easyrhino

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    Vitali doesn't get cut against Lennox.
     
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  15. Easyrhino

    Easyrhino Member Full Member

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    Oscar doesn't stop using his jab against Floyd and gets the UD
     
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