An awesome fight that never happened

Can it be described as an awesome fight...if it never happened...
i think it had 50/50 potential to be a delight or a dud..

 

Carlos Palomino

vs. Angel Espada...............(1976 thru 1979)
vs. Jose 'Pipino' Cuevas......(1977 thru 1980)
vs. Ray Leonard................(1978 thru 1980)
vs. Saensak Muangsurin......(1978}
vs. Rocky Mattioli..............(1978}
vs. Ayub Kalule.................(1979)
vs. Pete Ranzany..............(1978}
vs. Chris Clarke.................(1979)

 

Shane Mosley vs Felix Trinidad
Erik Morales vs Juan Manuel Marquez
Bernard Hopkins vs James Toney

 

Leotis Martin

vs. Jerry Quarry............... (1967 thru 1970)
vs. Joe Frazier................. (1967 thru 1970)
vs. Muhammad Ali............. (1967 thru 1970)
vs. Jimmy Ellis (rematch).... (1968 thru 1970)
vs. Sonny Liston (rematch). (1970)

 

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Kostya Tszyu (1996-1997)
Shane Mosley vs. Felix Trinidad (2000)
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad II (2002-2004)
Ricardo Mayorga vs. Antonio Margarito (2003)
Ike Ibeabuchi vs. Lennox Lewis (2000-2002)
Manny Pacquiao vs. Edwin Valero (2010)
Carlos Palomino vs. Pipino Cuevas (1977)
Mike McCallum vs. Gerald McClellan (1990-1993)
Mike McCallum vs. Tommy Hearns (1986-1990)
Roberto Duran vs. Aaron Pryor (1978-1982)

 

Agreed:good!Another couple of fights that I would loved to have seen were Marlon Starling vs Milton McCrory, and Greg Page dueling it up with Michael Dokes.

 

The ultimate one, in my lifetime, would have been the Galindez-Conteh scrap circa autumn of 1975. Recall that John UD'd the tough Jorge Ahumada prior and Victor left Len Hutchins sitting on his stool to crown 'two champs' in the wake of Foster's awkward retirement. This wasn't the war-torn Victor many remember in the latter part of the 70's or the oft-broken right hand John that sent his career downhill at the same time.
My friends and I spent hours debating this one.
For those familiar with this time frame please weigh in with your comments.

Note: this thread reminds me of another what if matchup.
Jorge Ahumada vs. Yaqui Lopez pvp?
Would have loved to have had a dog and a beer ringside for that one!

 

My vote would go to Matthew Saad Muhammad against James Scott in 1979.

Substituting Eddie Mustafa Muhammad for Scott the next year, which I believe was actually scheduled and then cancelled through the MAPS scandal, would have been almost as good.

 

I see Riddick as a much better fighter than Mercer and he would have beaten him by decision. I do think Riddick not fighting Lennox was a shame. They should have fought. I think Riddick saw how tough Lennox was and didn't want a part of him.

 

Would have loved to see Tito vs Shane Mosley in the late 90s,early 00s,i think Mosley stops him late in a thriller..

 

Fighting Harada Vs Kuniaki Shibata/Yoshiaki Numata/Shozo Saijo/Hiroshi Kobayashi

 

Jung Koo Chang-Myung Yuh Woo
Juan Manuel Marquez- Erik Morales
Yuri Arbachakov - Mark Johnson
Roy Jones - Gerald McClellan
Shane Mosley- Stevie Johnston
Mike McCallum-Thomas Hearns
Julio Cesar Chavez-Azumah Nelson
Felix Trinidad-Ike Quartey

 

Jeff Fenech Vs Happy Lora

 

Paul Williams vs Floyd Mayweather
Antonio Margarito vs Floyd Mayweather
George Foreman vs Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson vs Riddick Bowe
Jack Dempsey vs Harry Wills
Marcel Cerdan vs Charley Burley
George Foreman vs Larry Holmes