10 great fights that never happened and should have, how would they have gone?

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    All your picks are nice and well defended.

    I like this notion of a three fight series between these two. Can you imagine? They probably wouldn't be on film and I could be even more tortured every day for the rest of my life than I am now...

    There is a story - confirmed by Honest Charley - that Burley was offered a three fight series with Sugar. The sting in the tail? He'd have to dmp the first one.

    Charley declined, and even years later defended his decision to do so.

    You have to wonder how that would have gone. Probably 1-0 knowing Charley's luck!
     
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  2. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I'm surprised Amsterdam picked him, considering how highly he thinks of Robinson in comparison to other old timers.
     
    Sweet Pea, Mar 11, 2008
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  3. McGrain

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    Must have seen the Oakland Billy Smith film ;)
     
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  4. brownpimp88

    brownpimp88 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    his losses to ezzard and burley still count ok, dont even try and erase them, archie= loser against 5 best fighters hes ever faced.
     
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  5. Chunk

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    i personally think foreman kills ali in a re-match!.
     
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  6. AlonzoGreene

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    I'm very suprised that no one picked Foreman in a rematch until now. IMO, at his age, Ali couldn't really box for 15 rounds like he used to. Ali started to box Foreman in round 1, but recognized he couldn't keep it up and would eventually run into trouble. That's when he outsmarted him by going to the "rope-a-dope" in the second and Foreman punched himself out. I can understand if people think that Ali might outsmart him somehow again, but I don't see a declined Ali "outboxing" Foreman for 15.
     
    AlonzoGreene, Mar 12, 2008
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