Calzaghe/Kessler.Biggest Unification Fight(non HW) Since Leonard/Hearns 1981?

It's a pretty big deal.

 

What about Hoya Hopkins ?

Just kidding yes i would say it is

RJJ Dariuz would have been bigger at 175 though had that taken place

 

Trinidad-De La Hoya was a unification of the IBF and WBC welterweight titles. It would have been the WBA as well, but the WBA decided to strip Quartey before he fought De La Hoya.

Michael Spinks and Dwight Qawi for the light heavyweight title was another big unification bout.

 

Jones Toney was a unification fight wasnt it?

 

This certainly has that sort of feel. It's a big fight, no doubt. There is one significant difference, however. Calzaghe - who I think will win, btw - is coming toward the end of his career. In Leonard-Hearns, you had two fighters in their physical prime, reasonably close in age, in the heart of their careers.

Basically what I'm saying is that while this is an important fight, it is unlikely to equal the standard set by Leonard-Hearns I.

 

No, Roy had the IBF title at 160, and Toney had the same title at 168.

 

Both undefeated with 40 wins no loses, both dominant with no signs of weakneses, both title holders, both exiciting and with high KO ratios. Huge fight. The winner will be undisputer 168 lb king.

 

Other Unifications:

BHOPs-Trinidad (all belts)
Wright-Mosley (all belts)
Delahoya-Trinidad (all belts)
Barrera-Morales 1
Tyszu-Judah (all belts?)
Mayweather-Corrales
Castillo-Corrales (all belts?)
Spinks-Mayorga (all belts)

 

Hopkins-Trinidad was for the big 3 (WBC, WBA, IBF). Wright-Mosley was the same I believe. So were Tszyu-Judah and Stinks-Mayorga.

As I said earlier, Trinidad-De La Hoya had two belts b/c Quartey got stripped right before he fought Oscar.

Mayweather's WBC title was at stake against Corrales, but Chico had been stripped of his IBF belt shortly before the fight. Corrales-Castillo was for the WBC and WBO belts, just like Morales-Barrera I.

 

This fight is unique because there is no other 168 lbers that compare to these two at the moment. These are undoubtly #1 and #2 at 168 and there is a big gap between others Lucian Bute at #3 but needs few more fights to prove himself. OUt of those you mentioned only Trinidad DLH was bigger than this one.

 

There' unification... then there's unification. If we're talking "unification" then yes, it's probably on a par. But in general, it will turn out to be a damp squib therefore will be quickly forgotten as "those two white European guys".

 

I think it's the biggest since Hoya-Trinidad. Part of the reason is because of the historical significance. 168 will finally have a true undisputed champion. And the other reason is that their both undefeated. Another reason is that they're both damn really good fighters and it's just an intriguing matchup.

 

Bernard Hopkins vs Tito Trinidad 160 pound middleweight series final WBC/IBF/WBA Unification

Bernard Hopkins vs Oscar De La Hoya Middleweight WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO Unification

Fernando Vargas vs Tito Trinidad WBA IBF Super Welter Unification

Fernando Vargas vs Oscar De La Hoya WBA WBC Super Welter Unification

Tito Trinidad vs Oscar De La Hoya WBC IBF Welter Unification

Shane Mosley vs Ronald Wright WBC WBA IBF Junior Middleweight Unification

Roy Jones Jr vs Reggie Johnson WBC WBA IBF Light Heavyweight Unification

Nigel Benn vs Chris Eubank WBC WBO Super Middleweight Unification

Ricardo Mayorga vs Cory Spinks WBC WBA IBF Welterweight Unification

Antonio Tarver vs Glen Johnson WBC WBA IBF Light Heavyweight Unification

Virgil Hill vs Henry Maske WBA IBF Light Heavyweight Unification

Thomas hearns vs Sugar Ray Leonard II WBO WBC Super Middleweight Unification

Marvin Hagler vs Wilford Scypion WBC WBA IBF Middleweight Unification

Roberto Duran vs Estaban De Jesus WBC WBA Lightweight Unification

Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs Michael Spinks WBC WBA Light Heavyweight Unification

Jean Marc Mormeck vs O'Neil bell WBC WBA IBF Cruiserweight Unification

Michael Carbajal vs Chiquita Gonzalez WBC IBF Light Flyweight Unification

Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor WBC IBF Light Welterweigh Unification

Kostya Tszyu vs Zab Judah WBC WBA IBF Light Welterweight Unification

Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales WBC WBO Super Bantam Unification

Marco Antonio barrera vs Robbie Penden WBC IBF Super featherweight Unification

Jose Luis Castillo vs Diego Corrales WBC WBO Lightweight Unification

Sugar Ray Leonard vs Donny Lalonde WBC Super Middleweight/WBC Light Heavyweight

Terry Norris vs Paul Vaden WBC IBF Light Middle Unification

Pernell Whitaker vs Azumah Nelson WBC IBF Lightweight Title

Ken Buchanan vs Robert Navarro WBC WBA Lightweight Title