Greatest heavyweight non title fights of all time

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What's so special about the Galento-Nova fight?
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Satterfield was the entertainer?
     
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  3. Mike Cannon

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    Well, only hat Galento was a 4-1 underdog at fight time, considered cannon fodder for the youthful handsome Nova, only for the fight to be a rout, Nova receiving the beating of his career to date, pundits and fight fans like upsets , and all action fights dont we ?
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

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    I like this thread, some of my favourite (not all great slugfests or whatever, just some of my favourite HW non-title fights)

    Charles vs Johnson
    Whyte vs Chisora
    Bowe vs Golota II
    Holyfield vs Dokes
    Charles vs Satterfield
    Cooper vs Moorer
    Patterson vs Quarry I
    Louis vs Baer
    Holmes vs Mercer

    Then some of the best:

    Bowe vs Golota II
    Cooper vs Moorer
    Holyfield vs Dokes
    Ike vs Tua
    Patterson vs Chuvalo
    Mercer vs Cooper
    Morrison vs Rudduck
    Tyson vs Rudduck I
    Mercer vs Morrison
    Morrison vs Williams
     
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  5. BELLERS

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    Bruno v Bonecrusher Smith.
    Probably typical Frank. Jabs well, controls to a degree, gets tagged & game over.
    Great durability & finish by Smith though.
     
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  6. William Walker

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    Curious pick, but I'll show some respect for it.
     
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  7. BELLERS

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    I picked probably more for the atmosphere & expectation. It was a big fight.
    Frank was the big, lovable British hope, still unbeaten if I recall.
    To be fair, it maybe wasn’t a great non title HW fight. It just seemed to such a huge disappointment.
    If he had won that, learned to take a knee, or hang on when hit, who knows ?
     
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  8. William Walker

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    Ya, Bruno only would have needed, what? one minute? UD for Bruno
     
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    Throughout his career, Bruno was tagged & froze. Poor ring IQ.
    He beats Smith, maybe a couple of others too later.
     
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  10. Sangria

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    Rahman-Sanders anyone? Not sure if it's been said...

    Tyson-Frazier for it's brutality.

    Bowe-Holyfield 3.

    Wlad vs Samuel Peter had some intense moments.

    Dempsey-Sharkey.

    Joe Louis vs Max Baer.

    Marciano-Louis for it's place in heavyweight history.
     
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  11. Fuzzykat

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    Foreman-Lyle!
     
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  12. NoNeck

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    Maurice Harris--Derrick Jefferson

    Lawrence Clay Bey--Clifford Ettiene

    Briggs--Darrol Wilson

    Arreola--Kownacki

    Breazeale--Izu
     
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    Foreman v Lyle
    Layne v Satterfield
    Dempsey v Sharkey
    Marciano v Louis
    Frazier v Oscar 1
    Liston v Williams
    Just a few of my favs
     
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    Marvin Frazier vs James Broad
    Michael Dokes vs Tex Cobb
    Ken Norton vs Tex Cobb
    Ken Norton vs Scott Ledoux
    Carl Williams vs Jesse Ferguson
    George Foreman vs Alex Stewart
    Alex Stewart vs Ezra Sellers
    Chris Arreola vs Adam Kownacki
    Greg Page vs Mark WIlls I & II
    Renaldo Snipes vs Lionel Washington
    Johnny Duploy vs Pierre Coetzer
    Ray Mercer vs Tim Witherspoon
    Abdusalamov vs Perez was terrific, so sad it had to end that way.
     
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  15. William Walker

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    Love those mentions. What do you see in Frazier-Broad and the Page-Wills fights though?
     
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