Change the outcome of one fight per fighter

Would have been non controversial as well because the last kd was heavy.

 

Shavers beats Ali, holds on to the title for a year before losing to Holmes.

 

Boza-Edwards v. Chacon II

Ref should have either stopped it on cuts or Boza won the decision.

I thought the decision not to stop it and the two scorecards that favored Chaacon were both wrong.

 

Too many people dismiss Bowe but this was a geat win - and you dreamers cannot take it away from him. Koin g a relatively prime Holyfield was no easy feat - Bowe was the only guy to do it.

It pretty much ruined Bowe, though as he was basically shot only a year later.

 

Was it a relatively prime Holyfield though? George Foreman was scared for his health in the commentary he looked so out of sorts. And that was before the kd in the 6th. And Holyfield anywhere near his prime does a better job of finishing Bowe.

 

Foreman beating young and sets up Foreman - Ali 2. More experienced and patient Foreman against an older Ali


Frazier begs and is allowed to come out for the 15th in the Thrilla in Manilla, Frazier musters of every ounce of energy left in his body and batters a completely exhausted Ali and Dundee throws in the towel while an exhausted protests. Would have shooken up the atg rankings and Frazier would be held in much higher reguard

Tyson manages to beat Holyfield in the rematch and then goes on to a rubbermatch that would break records in PPV that still stand today or possibly even fight Lewis or Foreman in 97

 

Dempsey vs Tunney II. Dempsey goes to neutral corner, giving Tunney perhaps five less seconds to recover. Tunney gets up at 9, is swarmed by Dempsey and knocked down again for the full count. Dempsey retires, closing his career with two post prime wins against a future and reigning HW champion in Sharkey and Tunney. Dempsey's 21st Century detractors are less strident in their criticism.

Louis vs Conn I. Conn is cautious and coasts to a decision win, and vaults up the ATG rankings substantially. Louis would be extremely likely to win the rematch, but his legacy would be somewhat diminshed.

Robinson vs Lamotta V. If Lamotta wins the split decision instead of losing it, he can claim two victories over a prime version of the generally regarded greatest fighter of all time, and his stature as a middle weight great would be unassailable.

Ali vs Frazier III. Frazier wins this brutal war via late stoppage and his stature as a top 10 HW great is cemented.

Pryor vs Arguello I. Lewis leaves the black bottle at the hotel. In the 13th round Arguello's cannon right hand drops Pryor. Arguello wins the 14th and 15th rounds, wins a razor thin split decision and 4th crown. Arguello moves up a few spots on the ATG list. Pryor wins a rematch, and possibly a 3rd fight before cocaine eat away at Pryor's prime.

Hearns vs Hagler. Hearns right hand, one of the most feared weapons in boxing history, does not shatter on the adamantium skull of Hagler early in round 1. As a result he continues landing it, giving Hagler pause as he eats right hands coming in. The furious pace settles down becoming a boxing match where the reach and speed of Hearns jab allow him to make the fight a boxing contest he wins. Hearns fights Leonard as the reigning middleweight champion, defeats him by decision (as he deserved to in their 2nd bout), and is widely hailed as the fighter of the decade.

Chavez vs Whitaker. The referee deducts a point from Whitaker for low blows early in their fight after giving two warnings. Chavez is able to apply more effective pressure, winning some of the middle rounds before Whitaker rallies and the fight ends in a draw, but this time a legitimate one. Chavez legend is untarnished by the blatant judge tampering of Don King. Chavez ATG standing moves up a few notches.

 

I might risk a bit of discord here but am I alone in thinking Tommy gets painted as some destroyer that his performances don't reflect? Okay, he kayoed his opponents at welterweight, by and large, although some might question the level of talent he faced as champion before he met Leonard, Cuevas aside.

At jr middle he kayoed Hutchings, who didn't seem the most durable, and Duran who was a pudgy, aging ex-lightweight. Aesthetically it was a beautiful punch but didn't seem to have the total wipeout effect on Duran that Jackson's bomb had on Graham, for example. Or Pettway on Simon Brown. McCallum on Curry etc

And at middleweight, kayoing Roldan was impressive but other than that he kayoed Shuler who, like Hutchings, didn't give the impression that he could not be hurt. And that was it. He couldn't move guys like DeWitt or Barkley.

And I have read that he came close to knocking Hagler down but I just can't see it. I really wanted to but if Marvin was rocked then it was near imperceptible for those of us watching only on telly.

I was a bit young to see his early career so can only go on what I saw, which were largely decision wins (Kinchen, Leonard 2, Olajide, Hill). I'd heard about a fearsome destroyer and wondered where he was.

I really like Tommy so would like to be shown where I am missing what he did. Hoping one of his fans will do just that.