My picks: HW: Sonny Liston vs Mike Tyson LHW: Ezzard Charles vs Michael Spinks MW: Marvin Hagler vs Bernard Hopkins WW: Sugar Ray Leonard vs Joe Napoles LW: Roberto Duran vs Benny Leonard
The most exciting boxing night I can think of.... UNDERCARD Felix Trinidad vs Tommy Hearns at 154 Lbs (two ATG punchers who could be hurt by a good hitter, a shootout in the making... that night could be short for both men) Bernard Hopkins vs James Toney at 160 Lbs (A scientific display, a chess match involving pretty evenly matched fighters who are smart, skilled and strong) Aaron Pryor vs Roberto Duran at 140 Lbs (Two proud and egocentric badass fighters, non-stop action, relentless effort and... machismo !) CO-MAIN EVENT Sugar Ray Robinson vs Ray Leonard at 147 lbs (Speed, power, grace, lightning flurries, flashiness, drama... who'll deserve to be called Sugar ?) MAIN EVENT Muhammad Ali vs Mike Tyson at HW (The fastest, the most untouchable v the most explosive and vicious HW puncher ever. Even an intimidated Tyson reprensents danger for a '67 Ali in the first few rounds at least.. Ali wants to show that he's the baddest man ever !)
How about historical fights that no film exists for? Bob Fitzsimmons vs. Tom Sharkey 1 (controversial ending as Wyatt Earp calls a win for Sharkey based on a supposed low blow). Tom Sharkey vs. James J. Corbett (another controversial ending) Jack Johnson vs. Sam Langford (Sam was 11 stone and a bit) Gunboat Smith vs. Sam Langford (did Smith deserve the win?) Harry Greb vs. Mickey Walker (two of the MW class's best) Jack Sharkey vs. Jack Renault (Did Boston Gob get a gift in Boston?) (It would be a poor matchmaker that couldn't pack a house with any two of these bouts as co-features) Cap's Journal
From Top to Bottom Main Event Ali- Tyson Cruiser HT- Jones vs. Holyfield Sugar's R. Robinsonv R.Leonard- Ray Robinson Hearns v.s. Trinidad
Peter Jackson vs Jack Johnson Jeff Chandler vs Lupe Pintor Michael Spinks vs Ezzard Charles Aaron Pryor vs Roberto Duran Salvador Sanchez vs Eusebio Pedroza
Chandler vs Pintor actually could and should have happened...I would love to have seen it. I would excpect Joltin' Jeff to win, but this could go either way...good call
MAIN EVENT HW: Joe Frazier vs. Jack Dempsey UNDERCARD FW: Willie Pep vs. Salvador Sanchez LW: Roberto Duran vs. Henry Armstrong WW: Ray Robinson vs. Ray Leonard MW: Carlos Monzon vs. Marvin Hagler
Mine personally (may not appeal to all) would be, in descending weight classes from 175lbs: Bob Foster vs. Archie Moore Rodrigo Valdez vs. Dick Tiger Jose Napoles vs. Carmen Basilio Ike Williams vs. Roberto Duran Henry Armstrong vs. Salvador Sanchez
Actually I'll make it a bit more realistic: Main event - Jose Napoles vs. Kid Gavilan Ken Buchanan vs. Billy Petrolle Joey Giardello vs. Bennie Briscoe Cleveland Williams vs. Earnie Shavers George Araujo vs. Willie Joyce
Rocky Marciano- Muhammad Ali--- HW David Haye- Evander Holyfield--- CW Ezzard Charles- Michael Spinks--- LHW Nigel Benn- Joe Calzaghe--- SMW Harry Greb- Carlos Monzon--- MW Tommy Hearns- Sandro Mazzinghi--- LMW Jose Napoles- SRL--- WW Duilio Loi- JCC--- LWW Carlos Ortiz- Roberto Duran--- LW Alexis Arguello- Manny Pacquiao--- SFW Willie Pep- Salvador Sanchez--- FW Wilfredo Gomez- Erik Morales--- SBW Ruben Olivares- Manuel Ortiz--- BW Khaosai Galaxy- Gustavo Ballas--- SFW Pascual Perez- Fidel LaBarba--- FW Emile Griffith- Hector Camacho--- 147 lbs, who´s the real "pink" boy?
Dempsey v Louis HVY Moore V Foster LHVY Greb V Hagler M SRR V SRL W Williams v Duran L Saddler v Armstrong F Jofre V Olivares B Wilde V Lynch F
I have chosen these fights because I believe they would be 4 the number 1 spot in each division. Louis vs. Ali Holyfield vs. Gomez @ 190 Charles vs. Tunney @ 175 Calzaghe vs. Jones jr. @ 168 Hagler vs. Greb @ 160 Hearns vs. Norris @ 154 Robinson vs. Armstrong @ 147 (prime 4 prime) Pryor vs. Chavez @ 140 Duran vs. Leonard (Benny) @ 135 Mayweather vs. Arguello @ 130 Sanchez vs. Pep @ 126 Gomez vs. Morales @ 122 Zarate vs. Jofre @ 118 Galaxy vs. Watanabe @ 115 Wilde vs. Canto @ 112 Carbajal vs. Zapata @ 108 Lopez vs. Niida @ 105 ( I wouldv'e put Robinson at middleweight aswell, but you said any fighter can be in just 1 fight )
Frazier vs Holyfield Pacquiao vs Arguello Gans vs Armstrong Tunney vs Moore Mosley vs Chavez Robinson-Burley, Mosley-Duran & Pacquiao-Arguello are all inspired picks.