What would be your dream heavyweight boxing fight, with the choice of any two individuals?

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  1. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Wlad vs Wilder. I think it would be a very intense , edge of your seat type fight where any one connect can render the other unconscious.

    Hoyfield vs Povetkin. Because neither of them are massive punchers , they could wail away on each other round after round producing a classic fight in the process.
     
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  2. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Evander Holyfield vs. Joe Frazier.
     
  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fights like that tend to be very boring.
     
  4. GordonGarner65

    GordonGarner65 Active Member Full Member

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    Foreman v Holmes
    Bruno v Mason
    Tucker v Biggs ( both unbeaten instead of them both fighting Tyson)
    Bowe v Lewis
    Tucker v Tyson ( minus Tucker broken hand)
    Ali v Tyson
     
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  5. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    1) 1967 Ali vs 1988 Tyson
    2) 1967 Ali vs 1971 Frazier
    3) 1967 Ali vs 1938 Louis
    4) 1954 Marciano vs 1927 Tunney
    5) 1954 Marciano vs 1919 Dempsey
    6) 1960 Liston vs 1974 Foreman
    7) 1974 Foreman vs 1988 Tyson
    8) 1971 Frazier vs 1990 Holyfield
    9) 1938 Joe Louis vs 1954 Marciano
    10) 1938 Joe Louis vs 1979 Holmes
     
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  6. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    . Pure fundamentals where nothing can go wrong.

    And the rest...

    John L. Sullivan -vs- James J. Jeffries

    Jack Dempsey -vs- Jack Johnson

    Gene Tunney -vs- Max Schmeling

    Billy Conn -vs- Jersey Joe Walcott

    Ezzard Charles -vs- Evander Holyfield

    Rocky Marciano -vs- Floyd Patterson

    Joe Frazier -vs- Ken Norton

    Mike Tyson -vs- Muhammad Ali

    Larry Holmes -vs- George Foreman

    Riddick Bowe -vs- Lennox Lewis

    Wladimir Klitschko -vs- Vitali Klitschko
     
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  7. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Because Tyson was the better Champion; he cleaned out the division when he was on top. Foreman never cleaned out the division any of his careers. While Foreman sets the record of being the oldest Heavyweight Champion, Tyson sets the record of being the Youngest Heavyweight Champion. Foreman has a better signature win, but Tyson also has a deeper resume.

    George Foreman

    1. Joe Frazier 2X (Undefeated Lineal Champion/)
    2. Ken Norton
    3. Micheal Moorer
    4. Ron Lyle
    5. Axel Shulz
    6. Adilson Rodrigues
    7. Alex Stewart
    8. Lou Savarese
    9. Gerry Cooney
    10. Bert Cooper
    11. Dwight Muhammad Qawi
    12. Joe King Roman
    13. George Chuvalo
    14. Chuck Wepner
    15. Gregorio Peralta

    Mike Tyson:

    1) Micheal Spinks (Undefeated Lineal Champion)
    2) Tony Tucker (Undefeated IBF Champion)
    3) Razor Ruddock (#2 Ranked Contender All 3 Bodies) X 2
    4) Pinklon Thomas (Fmr WBC champ/#1 Rank WBC)
    5) Larry Holmes (Fmr Lineal Champion)
    6) Bonecrusher Smith (WBA Champion)
    7) Frank Bruno (#2 Ranked All 3 Bodies/WBC Champ) X 2
    8) Trevor Berbick (WBC Champion)
    9) Tony Tubbs (#2 Ranked All 3 Bodies + Fmr WBA Champ)
    10) Carl Williams (#1 Ranked IBF)
    11) Andrew Golota (#9 Ranked Contender WBC)
    12) Frans Botha (#1 Ranked IBF Contender/Fmr IBF Champ)
    13) Tyrell Biggs (#1 Ranked Contender All 3 Bodies)
    14) Bruce Seldon (WBA Champion)
    15) Alex Stewart (#3 Ranked Contender All 3 Bodies)
     
  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano vs Joe Frazier
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    What about John Sullivan vs Mike Tyson??
     
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  10. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano vs Evander Holyfield
     
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  11. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I've always felt hype aside Pinklon Thomas was Tyson's best win. Thomas was a talented Heavyweight who was fighting well at that time in his career. He even started to get into a bit of a groove with Mike after the early rounds. Tyson finished him with the greatest combination ever thrown by a heavyweight.
     
  12. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Tyson probably devours him.

    What about Dempsey-Wills? Don't think I've seen that in the thread.
     
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  13. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    2 young undefeated fighters in Tyson and Tua.
     
  14. The Townsend

    The Townsend Zeus. Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns vs GGG.
     
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  15. The Townsend

    The Townsend Zeus. Full Member

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    Earnie Shavers?