Greatest match that never came off..?

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  1. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Curry-McCallum, when it was meant to happen in 1986.

    Norton-Frazier.

    Holmes-Page.

    Tyson-Holyfield (1991).

    Robinson-Burley.

    Nelson-McGuigan.
     
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  2. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Conteh vs Eddie Gregory.
     
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  3. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    lamotta - cerdan 2
     
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  4. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Famechon-Rose
    Duran-Cervantes
    Darcy-Carpentier
    Dempsey-Wills
    Jones-McClellan
    Lewis-Klitschko 2
    Fenech-McGuigan
    Nelson-Sanchez 2
     
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  5. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What is the story here. Why didn't Rose - Famechon come off, it would of been a natural. Everyone new Rose was having trouble with the weight. He could of took this fight in the summer of 69 as reigning bantam champ. Surely it would of been the biggest fight in Australian boxing history.

    Who would of won?
     
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  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    True enough. I think peak Spinks (as well as Dwight) is a frightening matchup for peak Saad tho.
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    :lol:

    Hey, the heavies were a real merry go round and bouts like Dokes - Berbick/Snipes/Page/Cooney/Witherspoon just didn't happen unfortunately :smoke
     
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  8. Nick Balsamo

    Nick Balsamo Member Full Member

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    The most interesting to see IMO...

    Ray Robinson vs Charley Burley
    Lennox Lewis vs Riddick Bowe
    James Toney vs Bernard Hopkins (175-180 lbs catchweight) :yep
    Roy Jones Jr. vs Gerald McClellan
    Aaron Pryor vs Sugar Ray Leonard
    Salvador Sanchez vs Eusebio Pedroza
     
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  9. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The story is that they were Australia's two biggest stars at the time and the fear among both camps was that if they met a loss for either fighter would damage their reputation and kill off the career of one of them.So for the good of Australian boxing the fight didn't happen,at least this is the story I heard.

    It would've been a great fight and going by both men's showing against Harada many would favour Rose but I've always felt that Harada's style played right into Lionel's hands whereas Famechon presented more problems stylistically.Famechon was fast,had a very good defense,a great jab and a better punch than he's given credit for and I reckon he'd out slick the counter puncher to take a close decision.
     
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  10. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    Monzon v Foster

    For me as a massive Monzon fan would have been heaven.
     
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  11. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    You're a massive Monzon fan and a fight against Foster is what you would have liked to see?

    Speaking as a fellow Monzon fan, that is a fight I am happy he avoided. No need to see him get knocked out.
     
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  12. Rebel-INS

    Rebel-INS Mighty Healthy Full Member

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    Hearns v Leonard at 154
     
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  13. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "Holmes-Foreman" and "Ali-Wilt Chamberlain.":bbb

    MR.BILL

    1984's "Holmes-Coetzee."
     
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  14. dmille

    dmille We knew, about Tszyu, before you. Full Member

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    Saad-Mustafa II
     
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  15. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lewis - Bowe instantly comes to mind.

    Roy Jones - DM

    Hamed - JMM

    Pryor - Leonard

    Tszyu - Mosley
     
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