Cancelled! - Fights We Never Got To See

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by sweetsci, Jul 8, 2010.


Page 2 of 10
  1. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

    6,292
    53
    Jun 12, 2007
    The Eddie Mustafa Muhammed-Michael Spinks rematch.
     
    la-califa, Jul 8, 2010
    la-califa, Jul 8, 2010
    #16
  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

    38,034
    91
    Nov 10, 2008
    Driscoll vs Attell II
     
    GPater11093, Jul 8, 2010
    GPater11093, Jul 8, 2010
    #17
  3. Sister Sledge

    Sister Sledge Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    18,129
    27
    Jul 24, 2004
    Trinidad vs Norris was one that I really wanted to see.
     
    Sister Sledge, Jul 8, 2010
    Sister Sledge, Jul 8, 2010
    #18
    J Jones and Gatekeeper like this.
  4. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,880
    1,832
    Jan 22, 2008
    That was a strange affair. I wonder if Eddie regrets not going through with that fight.

    Although the fight actually did happen two months later, I remember tuning in to watch Mike Rossman - Victor Galindez II on TV in Februry 1979, Rossman actually entering the ring, and Galindez refusing to leave his dressing room apparently over a dispute over the officials.

    Johnson - Corbett in 1909 sounds interesting.
     
    sweetsci, Jul 8, 2010
    sweetsci, Jul 8, 2010
    #19
  5. SchweitzerMan

    SchweitzerMan Active Member Full Member

    1,387
    2
    Mar 19, 2007
    Bowe/Lewis

    DLH/Trinidad II
     
    SchweitzerMan, Jul 9, 2010
    SchweitzerMan, Jul 9, 2010
    #20
  6. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

    15,756
    101
    Dec 26, 2009
    Foreman-Ali 2

    Holmes-Ali (1977)
     
    tommygun711, Jul 9, 2010
    tommygun711, Jul 9, 2010
    #21
  7. snakeface

    snakeface The Woodside Hurricane Full Member

    7,313
    0
    Feb 18, 2010
    mosley judah
     
    snakeface, Jul 9, 2010
    snakeface, Jul 9, 2010
    #22
  8. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    18,285
    400
    Jan 22, 2010
    Agreed.
     
    burt bienstock, Jul 9, 2010
    burt bienstock, Jul 9, 2010
    #23
    The Morlocks likes this.
  9. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

    18,216
    14,033
    Jun 30, 2005
    Edison wanted Sullivan vs. Corbett instead of Corbett vs. Courtney for his first kinetograph boxing film. While Sullivan would have been old by that time, we could have seen how he moved in the ring. The short duration would have eliminated stamina as a problem.

    Negotiations fell through, unfortunately.
     
    cross_trainer, Jul 9, 2010
    cross_trainer, Jul 9, 2010
    #24
  10. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    18,285
    400
    Jan 22, 2010
    That whole event was a tradgedy.Cerdan, who i saw in his first fight in America,injured his shoulder in the first round with LaMotta,and was stopped in 10 rounds in their first fight...The second bout date was postponed when LaMotta claimed an injury...They rescheduled the bout,and poor Cerdan lost his life when his plane crashed over the Azores
    in 1949...if only LaMotta had not postponed the second fight Cerdan would have not been killed...The hands of fate!!!
     
    burt bienstock, Jul 9, 2010
    burt bienstock, Jul 9, 2010
    #25
  11. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,880
    1,832
    Jan 22, 2008
    Were these fights actually scheduled? I know they're interesting matchups (I would have loved to have seen them!), but my idea behind this thread was to talk about fights that were signed and set, only to be cancelled for one reason or another (injury during training, etc.).
     
    sweetsci, Jul 9, 2010
    sweetsci, Jul 9, 2010
    #26
  12. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,880
    1,832
    Jan 22, 2008
    In March 1980 there was talk of an Ali-Scott LeDoux tuneup fight in June 1980, so Ali could prep for his autumn multi-million dollar showdown with John Tate. One hitch was that LeDoux would have to cancel his April 19, 1980 match with Gerry Cooney.
     
    sweetsci, Jul 9, 2010
    sweetsci, Jul 9, 2010
    #27
  13. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

    12,691
    2,566
    Oct 18, 2004
    They were supposed to be buddies from my understanding.
     
    Titan1, Jul 9, 2010
    Titan1, Jul 9, 2010
    #28
  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    25,495
    2,150
    Oct 22, 2006
    In Britain (well Hong Kong) we lost out on a Mercer/Bruno; Hide/Morrison double header.

    Trinidad/Norris was cancelled at least a couple of times.
     
    TBooze, Jul 9, 2010
    TBooze, Jul 9, 2010
    #29
  15. fg2227

    fg2227 Guest

    Ali-terrell 2 in 1968
    Chuvalo - Liston 1965.
     
    fg2227, Jul 9, 2010
    fg2227, Jul 9, 2010
    #30
Page 2 of 10