Best Boxing Matches That Never Happened

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  1. Joeywill

    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What are the best boxing matches that could've happened that didn't happen

    I don't mean matching 2 fighters from different eras or different times in their careers

    What are the best fights boxing fans missed out on
     
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    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson-Holyfield in 1991.

    Bowe-Lewis.

    Kovalev - Stevenson.
     
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    Jack Dempsey vs Harry Greb (We would actually have Greb fight footage)
    Roberto Duran vs Alexis Arguello
    Wladimir Klitschko vs Vitali Klitschko
    Thomas Hearns vs Mike McCallum
    Prime Mayweather vs Prime Pacquiao.
     
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    I would love to see (Looking back, since it's not really my time and I can't say "have seen") those two match-ups in lower weight-classes:
    1) Rafael Marquez vs Veeraphol Sahaprom - Bantamweight - 2003-2006~
    They were number 1 and 2 at 118 for couple years. Both very technical boxer-punchers. We got some great rivalries from both, but They could've made for another great one together, imo.

    2) Marc "Too Sharp" Johnosn vs Yuri Arbachakov - Flyweight, 1995-1997~
    Quite similary - WBC champion based in Asia and IBF champion based in U.S that were champions at the same time for couple years of their prime.
    Another oustanding technical match-up between two smaller fighters with good power.
     
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    Tommy Ryan vs Barbados Joe Walcott.
     
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  6. Joeywill

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    Didnt even think about the Klitschkos. Thats a good one.
     
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    Juanma vs. Gamboa
     
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    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Joe Frazier Vs. Ken Norton
     
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    Lennox Lewis vs Riddick Bowe
    Salvador Sanchez vs Eusebio Pedroza
    Roy Jones Jr vs Dariusz Michaelczewski
    Carlos Palomino vs Pipino Cuevas
    Felix Trinidad vs Ike Quartey
    Lupe Pintor vs Jeff Chandler
    Erik Morales vs Juan Manuel Marquez
    Mark Johnson vs Johnny Tapia
    Jung Koo Chang vs Myung Woo Yuh
    Sergey Kovalev vs Adonis Stevenson
    Yuriorkis Gamboa vs Juan Manuel Lopez
     
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    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great pick
     
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    Thats an interesting one
     
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    Ruiz - Akinwande
    Botha - Schultz II
    Gianfranco Rossi -Darrin Van Horn III
     
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    Arguello vs sanchez
    Ioka vs inoue/gonzalez(still possible)
    Pryor vs leonard
    Duran vs cervantes
    Galaxy vs onizuka/watanabe
     
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    That's when I first heard about fight having to be "marinated". Was probably going to happen if Lopez got past Salido, but We know what happend there.
     
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    Mosley / Trinidad
     
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