Big fights that never got made

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  1. nick_1204

    nick_1204 Lil Floyd Full Member

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    After the Pacquiao loss on saturday and the Mayweather fight obviously out of the window and realistically losing relevance, i was wondering how many big fights have us fans missed out on.

    It seems like promoters milk fighters and potnetial money fights so much, just to try and make them as big as possible, only for of them to lose making the proposed fight lose interest.

    I can think of 3 big fights off the top of my head:

    Abraham v Pavlik- that fight was huge when tey were both undefeated. Pavlik lost to Hopkins and it went out the window.

    Juanma v Gamboa- Same, until Juanma lost

    Pacman v Floyd- Arguably one of the biggest fights of the era if not the biggest until saturday or until marquez 3 when pacman scraped by him

    Its funny how these 3 all involve arum and they were all lost because he wanted to milk it and make millions before cashing in.

    As fans we missed out on 3 fights that, at the right time would have been huge and really good to watch.

    This got me thinking to how many of these big fights have we lost because of greedy promoters??

    Which is the biggest??

    and what is the main reason??
     
  2. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Some fights that i wish would've happened that i think might've changed history.

    Ricardo Lopez vs. Mike Carbajal or Chiquita Gonzalez
    James Toney vs Bernard Hopkins
    Salvador Sanchez vs. Eusebio Pedroza
    Pernell Whitaker vs Terry Norris
    Whitaker vs. Quartey
    Lennox vs Riddick
    Roy Jones vs Michalzsewki or Benn, Eubank, Collins
     
  3. HairyHighlander

    HairyHighlander BASS !! HOWLOWCANUGO ?? Full Member

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  4. Nipple

    Nipple I hate my username banned

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    Calzaghe/RJJ in their primes.

    Eubank/Toney

    RJJ/Benn

    Tyson/Holyfield in their primes.
     
  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Who you got Slip?

    IMHO

    Carbajal PTS Lopez
    Lopez PTS Gonzales (?)
    Toney PTS Hopkins
    Sanchez PTS Pedroza
    Norris STP Whittaker
    Whitaker PTS Quartey (?)
    Lewis KO Bowe
    Jones KO.
     
  6. hitman_hatton1

    hitman_hatton1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    duran vs arguello.

    hatton vs cotto.

    frazier vs norton - had a few gym wars i bet. :bbb
     
  7. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Duran vs. Pryor at 140?
     
  8. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Pretty much the same way i see it.

    Although i think Lopez would've beaten both Carbajal and Gonzales in his prime. He was a better fighter then both all round technically. Depending on how well he carried the weight. Carbajal was too basic for him, although he could punch, Lopez had KO power in both hands. He also had a better defense and movement. He was more fluid with better variation in his work. I see a Lopez decision against Carbajal. I think Carbajal would be the harder fight, he was greater than Gonzalez imo. I think Lopez would've stopped Gonzalez.

    I'm going with Hopkins over Toney. Hopkins better movement making the difference.

    Controversial, but i think Pedroza would've given Sanchez a hell of a fight. And people know how highly i think of Sanchez. That would've been a super close fight going either way. I think Pedroza might have edged it on the cards.

    Norris decision over Whitaker. Just too big and dynamic for Pea. And Pea doesn't have that game changer.

    Whitaker decision over Quartey. He wins the battle of the jabs and that's pretty much half the battle won. Just too loosy, goosy for Ike.

    Lennox against Bowe would've been a barnburner imo. Lennox would've been aggressive against a big guy like him. I think he would've hurt Bowe but Bowe survives and loses a decision.

    Jones decisions Dariusz.
     
  9. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Benny Ricardo vs a microphone.
     
  10. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Another one is Trinidad vs. Quartey. What a fight that would've been and it really should have happened.
     
  11. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    I think that they probably missed each other by a couple of years....I wouldn;t have been able to call that fight and I think that Duran would give God a good run for his money
     
  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    A lot of people bring Duran/Arguello up. But was that ever that viable? It's more a fantasy match-up imo. Rather than one we missed out on. Arguello was past prime and 2 weights above his best weight by the time that fight was briefly talked about.

    Hatton/Cotto would've been great. I'm going with Cotto in that one.

    Frazier/Norton were great friends. That's why they never fought. If they did, i think Frazier would've stopped Norton inside 8 rounds.
     
  13. joegrundy

    joegrundy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We counting rematches?

    Harrison VS Williams 3.
    Carl Baker vs Danny Williams 2.
     
  14. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Duran vs Pryor would have been awesome.
     
  15. Will

    Will Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Calzaghe vs Ottke

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    Balboa vs Lang II (This time he's really gonna predict PAIN!!!)