The greatest card of all time (not fantasy)

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  1. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Has to be Morales-Pac I. Two of the three best fights of the year on the same card.
     
  2. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    don king used to put on some great cards in the early 90's. what about this card september 1994:

    Meldrick Taylor L Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 8 12 Wiki
    Frankie Randall W Juan Martin Coggi UD 12 12 Wiki
    Felix Trinidad W Luis Ramon Campas TKO 4 12 Wiki
    Ricardo Lopez W Surachai Saengmorakot TKO 1 12 Wiki
    Vincent Pettway W Gianfranco Rosi KO 4 12 Wiki
    Gabriel Ruelas W Jesse James Leija UD 12 12 Wiki
    Giovanni Parisi W Freddie Pendleton PTS 10 10 Wiki
    Kim Jackson L Michael Carruth TKO 4
     
  3. Bill1234

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    :lol:
     
  4. Senya13

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    Harry Greb vs Gunboat Smith
    Jack Britton vs Ted Kid Lewis
    Battling Levinsky
    Johnny Dundee
    Leo Johnson vs Joe Lynch
    Augie Ratner
    Bennie Valger
    Lew Tendler
     
  5. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ABC TV had a great card in 1979.
    Marvin Johnson-Victor Galindez
    Marvin Hagler-Vito Antuofermo I
    Ray Leonard- Wilfred Benitez
    I believe there could have been another bout. Plus there was a simular card a few months later with. Marvin Johnson-Eddie Gregory & Ray Leonard-Davey "Boy" Green.
     
  6. Drew101

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    The 1980 card featured...

    Leonard vs. Green
    Weaver vs. Tate
    Gregory vs. Saad
    Holmes vs. Jones

    Pretty damned good card.

    This was a pretty exceptional card, too...

    1994...

    Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Tony Lopez
    Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson (FOTY)
    Felix Trinidand vs. Oba Carr
    Ricardo Lopez vs. Yamil Carabello
     
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    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great info! Thanks for filling in the blanks on the 1980 card. But I am almost 99% sure it was Gregory knocking out Marvin Johnson to win the WBA LightHeavyweight Crown. Who had just Knocked out Victor Galindez in the ABC 1979 Card. I don't think Saad-Gregory/Mustafa Muhammed ever fought as Champions.
     
  8. Drew101

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    That was a typo on my part. Gregory did indeed stop Johnson in 11 on that card. Was looking up info on the Gregory-Franklin match that happened prior to them becoming champions, and I guess I had that on the brain when I was typing. Sorry for any confusion.
     
  9. natonic

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    That's correct, much to my dismay. That's in the top 3 of fights that should've been made during my formative years:

    Mustafa Muhammed vs Saad Muhammed
    Sanchez - Pedroza
    Pintor - Chandler
     
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    1979 Sept.
    Holmes vs. Shavers
    Leonard vs. Price
    Duran vs. Gonzales
    Gomez vs. Mendoza
     
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    I agree
     
  12. Saintpat

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    The top one here and the one you quoted weren’t one card — the one you cite had Leonard-Green from Landover, Maryland (Leonard’s home state), Holmes-Jones from Las Vegas and the other two from Knoxville, Tennessee (Tate’s hometown).

    They were brought together for TV.
     
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  13. Drew101

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    Yeah, that wasn't an uncommon practice for network TV in the 70's and 80's, and HBO did the same thing during a few of their telecasts. It wouldn't have been on a single card, but viewers would likely regard those contests as being part of a single grouping of fights.
     
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    Same as the Nov. 30, 1979 card. Galindez fought in New Orleans
     
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  15. Drew101

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    The card I mentioned from 1994 was on a single card, it should be noted.