Scheduled fights that never happened?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mosley vs Judah
    Pavlik vs Williams
    Pavlik vs Ward
    Haye vs Fury
    Eubank Jr vs Benn
    Spence vs Pacquiao

    Add some.. who would have won these?
     
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  2. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    These happened but were scheduled earlier.
    Tyson vs holyfield 91
    Hagler vs Hearns in 82

    Foreman vs Holmes in 99
     
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  3. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Sanchez vs. Laporte 2, for obvious, tragic reasons.
     
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  4. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Tommy Morrison v Herbie Hide 1994 Tokyo - cancelled
     
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    venbox Active Member Full Member

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    Castillo - Corrales III, Castillo missed weight.
    Haye - Vitali and Haye - Fury. The Haymaker chickened out.
    Fury - Ustinov. Tyson chickened out after the weigh-in and having a close relative hospitalized was used as an excuse.
     
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  6. drenlou

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    Ortiz-Stanionis:(
    Fury-Haye

    Holyfield-Akinwande
     
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    Marco Antonio Barrera vs Humberto Soto
    (Barrera opted out)

    Humberto Soto vs Edwin Valero
    Valero flew back to Venezuela to avoid fighting Soto on the Pac vs Cotto undercard by being denied entry into the US because he had a weapons charge (loaded shotgun in car) VISA violation
     
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  8. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Mosley vs Berto was supposed to happen before the Mayweather fight for the WBA and WBC 147 titles but the Earthquake in Haiti happened and Berto backed out.

    Mayweather vs Oscar DLH 2 was supposed to happen but Floyd fought Hatton instead then retired for a number of years.

    Gamboa vs Mikey Garcia was signed, Gamboa opted out his contract though and decided to join 50 cents promotion.
     
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    jquest Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I thought Gamboa had already signed to fight Brandon Rios and then backed out to join 50 cent.
     
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    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Yeah my bad it was Brandon Rios instead of Garcia lol.
     
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  11. Thread Stealer

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    Toney & Hopkins were scheduled in 03’ after Toney beat Jirov at 190. I think Hopkins was supposed to go up from 160. They have a couple press conferences and then the fight got scraped.
     
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  12. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    In Australia we never got Geale v Soliman. Lol what a shame
     
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  13. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    GGG vs Pirog
     
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    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Ortiz vs Stanionis:hanged:
     
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  15. Roughhouse

    Roughhouse Active Member Full Member

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    The biggest fight I remember getting scheduled and cancelled was a 175lb unification fight between Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Matthew Saad Muhammad in their primes. Wells Fargo finally checking their books and turning in Harold Smith to the Feds killed a great card full of fights.

    No idea who would have won. If you put a gun to my head I'd say Mustafa. I don't think MSM was likely to knock him out and Eddie might've shaded some close rounds.
     
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