Greatest fights (between two fighters of the same era) that never happened

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  1. HomicideHank

    HomicideHank I believe in the transmigration of souls Full Member

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    I'll start it off:
    Peter Jackson v John L. Sullivan
    Harry Greb v Les Darcy
    Mickey Walker v Ted 'Kid' Lewis
    Ray Leonard v Aaron Pryor
     
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  2. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Harry Greb vs Sam Langford would have been interesting. Not really sure their primes coincided as such.

    Duran vs Cervantes could have been a classic.
     
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  3. USFBulls727

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    Lewis-Bowe
     
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson vs Charley Burley
    Thomas Hearns vs Mike McCallum
    Salvador Sanchez vs Eusebio Pedroza
    Michael Spinks vs Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Jeff Chandler vs Lupe Pintor
    Carlos Palomino vs Pipino Cuevas
    Erik Morales vs Juan Manuel Marquez
    Shane Mosley vs Felix Trinidad
    Johnny Tapia vs Mark Johnson
    Jung Koo Chang vs Myung Woo Yuh
     
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  5. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Joe Frazier Vs. Ken Norton
    Wlad Vs. Vitali
    Schmeling Vs. Carnera
    Riddick Bowe Vs. Mike Tyson .....
     
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  6. mcvey

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    Conteh v Calindez
    McGuigan v Nelson
    Pedroza v Sanchez
    Dempsey v Wills
    Zale v Lamotta
    Zale v Moore
    Zale v Williams
    Cerdan v Lytell
    Armstrong v Burley
    Lesnevich v Marshall
    Lesnevich v Moore
    Graziano v Lytell
    Graziano v Lamotta
     
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  7. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Pedroza-Sanchez
    Hearns-McCallum
    Bowe-Lewis
     
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  8. Journeyman92

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    Cervantes vs Duran
     
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    Tszyu vs De La Hoya
     
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  10. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Duran v Arguello
     
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  11. HomicideHank

    HomicideHank I believe in the transmigration of souls Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey v Harry Wills
    Harry Greb v Georges Carpentier
    Marcel Cerdan v Charley Burley
    Peter Jackson v Bob Fitzsimmons (Jackson gave him a beating in a sparring session)
    Kid McCoy v Bob Fitzsimmons
    Joe Walcott v Bob Fitzsimmons (Walcott chased him around but Fitz wouldn't fight him)
    Roberto Duran v Alexis Arguello
    Wilfred Benitiez v Pipino Cuevas
     
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  12. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilfredo Gomez vs. Danny Lopez

    Ray Leonard vs. Pipino Cuevas

    Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep V and VI
     
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  13. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That would be such a weird fight. A big dude who wants to fight up close against a little dude who wants to fight at mid-range.
     
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  14. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    GGG-Andre Ward
    GGG-Carl Froch
    Ward-Bivol
    Ward-Beterbiev
    Kovalev-Stevenson
    Pacquaio-Valero
    Pavlik-Calzaghe
     
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  15. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Foreman-Holmes
     
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