Ultimate Historical Fight Card

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  1. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Let's assume you had the powers to create a fantasy fight card consisting of five fights. You can pit fighters from any era against one another, and it's assumed that each fighter will be in prime shape for the designated weight class.

    If you could only use the same weight class once (meaning, you can't have Tyson-Ali and Foreman-Louis--need to choose only one fight per a give class), which five fights would you include?

    Please list the five fights, the weight class they'd be fighting at, and any other details worth mentioning.
     
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  2. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Heavyweight:

    Joe Louis vs Muhammad Ali. Nothing original, but a great fight nonetheless. For the #1 spot at HW.

    Light-heavyweight:

    Ezzard Charles vs Michael Spinks.

    Super-middleweight:

    Harry Greb vs Roy Jones Jr.
    Greb was a middleweight but often weighed in around 168 when he could. This would be a great clash of styles.

    Middleweight:

    Bernard Hopkins vs Marvin Hagler. Just so JT and MDWC can have a little rivalry ;)

    Welterweight:

    Sugar Ray Robinson vs Sugar Ray Leonard. For the Sugar title.
     
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  3. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    I'd say Tyson - Ali for heavyweight.
     
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  4. Icemmann

    Icemmann Breakin it down. Full Member

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    I'd throw in Thomas Hearns vs Julian Jackson at 154 for a short prelude between Hagler/Hopkins and the Sugar title.
     
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  5. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    First we start off with Benny Leonard vs. Roberto Duran @ 135.

    Then we got to middleweight and have Harry Greb and Carlos Monzon duke it out.

    Henry Armstrong was all over the place in weight, so let's have him fight for the jr. welterweight title against J.C. Chavez.

    Then we go to welterweight and have the two Sugar Ray's fight.

    Finally we have Joe Louis vs. Muhammad Ali at HW.
     
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  6. Vockerman

    Vockerman LightJunior SuperFlyweigt Full Member

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    How about

    Jimmy Wilde vs Ricardo Lopez

    Manny Pac vs Willie Pep

    Roy Jones vs Bob Foster

    Max Bear vs George Foreman

    Jack Dempsey vs Rocky Marciano

    The lighter fights would be chess matches of high drama and clash of styles and the heavyweight fights would be replays of WWI :bbb
     
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  7. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marciano-Frazier for the main thing, a huge, exciting slug fest.

    Hagler-LaMotta @ middleweight to get the action started

    Holmes-Foreman prime vs prime for a classic boxer vs slugger match

    Pep-Sanchez @ featherweight

    Charles-Foster @ lightheavy to get things started.\
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Tyson v Louis at HW.

    Sugar Ray Robinosn v Charley Burley at WW

    Roberto Duran v Sugar Shane Mosley at LW

    Monzon v Hagler at MW

    Sam Langford v Harry Greb at SMW
     
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  9. Langford

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    Benny Leonard vs. Roberto Duran @ lightweight.
    Marvin Hagler vs. Harry Greb @ middleweight.
    Gene Tunney vs. Sam Langford @ lt. Heavyweight.
    Rocky Marciano vs. Jack Dempsey @ cruiser.
    Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Louis @ heavyweight.
     
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  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Cheeky!
     
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  11. Langford

    Langford Active Member Full Member

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    :D
     
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  12. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1st match of the night:
    Light weight: Duran vs Ismael Laguna

    Moving into a WW:
    Aaron Pryor vs SRL (can't hide no mo')

    MW:
    B-Hop vs Hagler

    SFW:
    Sanchez vs Arguello

    HW:
    Frazier vs Ali I (Smokin the ATG...life does not need a fantasy fight with this as the reality!)
     
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  13. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    PBF v. Duran at Lightweight would be a joy for me.
     
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  14. Jbuz

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    Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson

    Ray Robinson vs. Thomas Hearns @ 147

    Salvador Sanchez vs. Sandy Saddler @ 126

    Roberto Duran vs. Henry Armstrong @ 135

    Eder Jofre vs. Carlos Zarate @ 118
     
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  15. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Heavyweight
    Jack Dempsey vs Joe Frazier

    Light Heavyweight
    Ezzard Charles vs Sam Langford

    Middleweight
    Stanley Ketchel vs Bob Fitzsimmons

    Welterweight
    Ray Robinson vs Henry Armstrong
     
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