10 more great fights that didn't happen but should have

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Here are some great fights that weren't made, but should have been.

    Jack Dempsey.........V......Harry Greb

    Cocoa Kid..............V.....Sugar Ray Robinson

    Floyd Mayweather...V.....Miguel Cotto

    Gene Tunney..........V....Kid Norfolk

    Sam Langford.........V.....Jack Johnson II (for the Heavyweight title)

    Charley Burley........V.....Jake LaMotta

    Sugar Ray Leonard..V.....Marvin Hagler II

    Joe Frazier.............V....Ken Norton

    Rocky Balboa..........V....Apollo Creed III

    Micheal Carbajal......V....Ricardo Lopez



    Have a go at one or all. Who would you have picked to win?
     
  2. mcvey

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    I dont see the Greb fight as a logical fight for Dempsey,when Dempsey had beaten Firpo the best contenders were Wills and Tunney ,Tunney had proven he was Grebs master ,why would Dempsey fight Greb?
     
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    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Pedroza v Sanchez
    McGuigan v Nelson
    Duran v Arguello
     
  4. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Carbajal would have a great go of it early against Lopez, But Lopez is a disiplined fighter & a better boxer than Gonzalez, Who was able to effectivly move around and outbox Carbajal. Lopez 12 UD.
     
  5. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Winners?
    Dempsey KO9 Greb
    Robinson W15 Cocoa Kid
    Mayweather W12 Cotto (this one WILL happen)
    Tunney W15 Norfolk
    Johnson TKO23 Langford
    Burley W15 LaMotta
    Leonard W12 Hagler
    Frazier W12 Norton

    How about these...

    Greb....V.....Walker 2
    Lewis....V....Klitsckho 2
    Duran.....V....Arguello
    Arguello....V....Sanchez
    Hagler.....V.....Monzon (if Carlos wouldn't have retired)
    LaMotta.....V.....Maxim
    Armstrong......V....Holman Williams
    Hatton.....V....Pacquiao
    Robinson.....V....Ike Williams
    Benn.....V....Eubank 3
     
  6. teeto

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    The one's i think i may be able to have a go at:



    Jack Dempsey.........V......Harry Greb - Greb! No, probably Dempsey in a real fight, but i really dont mind picking Greb here!

    Cocoa Kid..............V.....Sugar Ray Robinson - Cocoa Kid will pressure Robinson and make it very interesting, but will ultimately prove not good enuff imo

    Floyd Mayweather...V.....Miguel Cotto - Cotto has the best chance right now imo, but Mayweather

    Gene Tunney..........V....Kid Norfolk- dont really know, admittedly, but i like Tunney at the weight.

    Sam Langford.........V.....Jack Johnson II (for the Heavyweight title)- johnson imo, sorry , just too great at HW.

    Charley Burley........V.....Jake LaMotta- Lamotta holds the natural weight advantage, and is a genuine great MW. Burley as we know can bang aggressive people out, not Lamotta though, his durability may see him through, and he might outwork Burley, only because of his extra natural strength though, i would like to stress that. But, on a very good day, Burley can outmanouvre Jake, very matadore stlye. And land enough big rights to get the nod. I'll pick one- Burley, dont mind either though.

    Sugar Ray Leonard..V.....Marvin Hagler II- please go southpaw Marvin! I'll pick Marvin, because its logical! I had their fight a draw, with Leonard looking better i must say, but Hagler coming on strong at the close.

    Joe Frazier.............V....Ken Norton- Frazier stops him at some point imo, is given helll though.

    Rocky Balboa..........V....Apollo Creed III- Rocky, thinkin wit my hart and not head again!!!

    Micheal Carbajal......V....Ricardo Lopez- Its at Carbajal's weight, but i like Lopez if he's young
     
  7. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Imo-

    GREB
    LEWIS
    DURAN
    ARGUELLO, just a natural weight pick.
    Im not touching that!
    MAXIM may get his win over an ATG here, but Lamotta imo.
    WILLIAMS, not a puncher, but he's gotta have some kind of natural weight advantage here, maybe in strength?
    PACQUIAO, just a hunch!
    ROBINSON
    EUBANK
     
  8. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    An obvious one- Lamotta-Graziano.
     
  10. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Some more....
    Frazier....v.....Lyle
    Ali.....v.....Foreman 2 (would George fight a little smarter?)
    Hearns......v......Mugabi
    Duran.....v....Buchannon 2 (Ken wanted one, did Duran's people avoid it?)
    Hopkins.....v.....Pavlik (experience/guile/old age v. youth)
    Camacho.....v.....Bramble
    Holmes.....v.....Page
    LaMotta.....v.....Cerdan 2
    Toney.....v.....Moorer
    Trinidad.....v.....Norris
    Addendum! Chandler.....v.....Pintor
     
  11. teeto

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    Imo-

    Frazier
    Ali-Foreman is best left how it is!! (kidding, im gunna leave it though!)
    Hearns by KO
    Duran
    Its easy to pick Pavlik on workrate at that stage of B-Hop's career, but i picked Calzage on workrate, and imo Hopkins won that one. Pavlik and Joe are different however, i'll pick Hopkins, but im not sure.
    Camacho
    Holmes
    Cerdan imo
    Toney, is this during Moorer's comeback?
    Trinidad imo, im big on him h2h, but at 154 Norris can do it
     
  12. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    I'll take a stab...
    Jack Dempsey by K.O.

    Sugar Ray Robinson by T.K.O.

    Floyd Mayweather by Wide UD

    Gene Tunney by UD

    Jack Johnson by T.K.O.

    Jake LaMotta by SD

    Sugar Ray Leonard by UD

    Joe Frazier by K.O.

    Rocky Balboa by K.O. (Assuming it's the Apollo of the Drago fight)
    (If it happens the same year as II tho, Creed by UD)

    Micheal Carbajal......V....Ricardo Lopez.......Oh ok ummmm!, sorry but I plead the "FiF"
     
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    Gene Tunney vs George Godfrey
     
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    Greg Page vs Larry Holmes 1983


    Pinklon Thomas vs Larry Holmes 1984-85
     
  15. Bill1234

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    Larry Holmes vs George Foreman 1977, 1992-1997