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

I would have loved to have seen Tapia and Too Sharp go at it. Great choice!

 

Robinson almost fought Archie Moore, but it fell through over TV profit rights, I think?

 

Matthew Saad - Mike Spinks

 

James Scott vs. Matthew Saad Muhammad

James Scott vs. Marvin Johnson

 

Deontay Wilder Vs. Anthony Joshua

 

Roy Jones Jr vs. Chris Eubank

Roy Jones Jr vs. Nigel Benn

Marvin Hagler vs. Wilfred Benitez

 

There’s a lot of matchups in the early 90s at MW that never materialized. Look how deep in talent it was

https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine's_Annual_Ratings:_Middleweight--1990s

 

Yes it would ,I think Ray would have gone for it but I doubt Cerdan would have ,he turned thumbs down on Burley.

 

In the Heavyweight division I'd say

Bowe vs Lewis
Foreman vs Tyson
Klitschko brothers
Norton vs Frazier
Holmes vs Foreman
Dempsey vs Wills

 

Bowe-Tyson, nie było lepszej walki pod względem stylów. Obaj dążący do ko, zupełnie różnej wielkości, znakomici w półdystansie, z żelazną szczęką i niesamowitą dynamiką. Problem w tym, że realistycznie mogliby walczyć w latach 1991 lub 1995-1996, kiedy żaden z nich nie był w najlepszej formie w swojej karierze.

 

Unbelievable thread. Cheers to the thread starter and all the contributors!!!

 

Tommy Ryan vs Barbados Joe Walcott c.1898-1901

Joe Gans vs Packey McFarland c.1907

Benny Leonard vs Mickey Walker c.1922-25

Henry Armstrong vs Charley Burley c.1938-40

Charley Burley vs SRR c.1942-46

Holman Williams vs SRR c.1942-45

Mike McCallum vs Thomas Hearns c.1984-86

 

Robinson did not duck Burley.
How many pressure fighters beat a prime Ray?