1.greb/robinson 2.dempsey/jackJohnson 3.dempsey/marciano 4.marciano/ali 5.tyson/ali 6.dempsey/tyson 7.foreman/liston 8.liston/vitali 9.ali/lewis 10.foreman/lewis 11.louis/ali 12.louis/lewis 13.louis/liston 14.hagler/royJones 15.robinson/royJones 16.Duran/mayweather 17.liston/bowe 18.marciano/frazier 19.langford/GGG 20.tyson/wilder 21.holmes/wladimir 22.monzon/hagler 23.ArchieMoore/kovalev @lighHeavy 24.Shavers/Wladimir 25.Tyson/Vitaly
1. Bobby Chacon vs Arturo Gatti 2. Marvin Johnson vs Yvon Durrele 3. Erik Morales vs Danny Lopez 4. Bob Fitzsimmons vs Archie Moore 5. Roberto Duran vs Kid Gavalin 6. Fighting Harada vs Koo Chang 7. Muhammad Qawi vs Tommy Gibbons 8. Rocky Marciano vs Jack Dempsey 9. Jake LaMotta vs Tony Zale 10. Gasper Ortega vs Pipino Cuevas 11. Joe Frazier vs Evander Holyfield 12. Aaron Pryor vs Manny Pacquiao 13. Saad Muhammad vs Carl Froch 14. Wilfredo Gomez vs Erik Morales 15. Roberto Duran vs Ike Williams 16. Ruben Olivares vs Terry McGovern 17. Bennie Briscoe vs Billy Papke 18. Evander Holyfield vs Jack Dempsey 19. Joe Frazier vs Joe Louis 20. Sergio Martinez vs Rodrigo Valdes 21. Saad Muhammad vs Yvon Durrele 22. George Foreman vs Sonny Liston 23. Roman Gonzalez vs Koo Chang 24. Oleksander Usyk vs Vasily Jirov 25. Joe Louis vs Floyd Patterson
Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes Sonny Liston vs George Foreman Mike Tyson vs Jack Dempsey Joe Louis vs Evander Holyfield Joe Frazier vs Rocky Marciano Lennox Lewis vs Riddick Bowe Vitali Klitschko vs Wlad Klitschko Gerry Cooney vs Tommy Morrison Bob Foster vs Michael Spinks Archie Moore vs Mathew Saad Muhammad Dwight Braxton vs Michael Moorer Roy Jones Jr. vs Sugar Ray Robinson Marvin Hagler vs Gennady Golovkin Julian Jackson vs John Mugabi Thomas Hearns vs Félix Trinidad Sugar Ray Leonard vs Henry Armstrong Manny Pacquiao vs Don Curry Aaron Pryor vs Julio Cesar Chavez Roberto Duran vs Alexis Arguello Oscar De La Hoya vs Edwin Rosario Pernell Whitaker vs Meldrick Taylor Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Héctor Camacho Azumah Nelson vs Naseem Hamed Marco Antonio Barrera vs Jeff Fenech Naoya Inoue vs Humberto Gonzalez
1 Lupe Pintor vs Jeff Chandler 2 Vicente Saldivar vs Salvador Sanchez 3 Ben Vilaflor vs Flash Elorde 4 Bernard Hopkins vs James Toney 5 Fighting Harada vs Jung Koo Chang 6 Chris Eubank vs RJJ 7 Jeff Fenech vs Wilfredo Gomez 8 Howard Winstone vs Brian Mitchell 9 Nino Benvenuti vs Alan Minter 10 shibata vs Lomachenko 11 Orlando Canizales vs Gaby Canizales 12 Khaosai Galaxy vs Khaokor Galaxy 13 Michael Spinks vs Bob Foster 14 Jung Koo Chang vs Myung Woo Yuh 15 Hilario Zapata vs Yoko Gushiken 16 Jung Koo Chang vs Yoko Gushiken 17 Johnny Tapia vs Vic Darchinyan 18 Tony the Tiger Lopez vs Ray Mancini 19 Julio Cesar Chavez vs Roberto Duran 20 Jose Naples vs Kid Gavilan 21 Vicente Saldivar vs Flash Elorde 22 GGG vs Hopkins 23 Ricky Hatton vs Miguel Cotto 24 Pedroza vs Escalera 25 Gaspar Ortega vs Pipino Cuevas I am sure it would/will change just my recent viewing bias
1 Walker vs Steele 2 Walker vs Duran 3 Duran vs. Leonard 1981 4. Duran vs. B. Leonard 5 Hagler vs. Fletcher 6 Fletcher vs. Hamsho 7 Limon vs. Escalera 8 Duran vs. Williams 9 Duran vs. Arguello 10 Duran vs. Chavez 11 Duran vs. Canzonari 12 Duran vs Armstrong 13 Duran vs. LaVigne 45 rds 14. Duran vs Mayweather 45 rds 6 oz gloves 16 ft ring. 15. Duran vs. Pacquioa 16 1979 Duran of palomino fight v s.1983 Hagler of sibson fight 17 Duran vs. Petrolle 18 Pintor vs. Chandler watched sitting in Phillys house 19 Danny "Little Red" Lopez vs. Wilfredo Gomez February 1979 20 Bazooka Limon vs. Atruro Gatti 21 Mike Tyson vs. Pernel Whitaker 4 oz gloves 20 ft ring finish fight 22 1973 January. George Foreman vs. David Tua at his best 22 Lucia Ryker vs Martin 23 Andre the Giant prime in wrestler vs boxer fight vs Gerry Cooney 24 1974 Dave Schultz vs. Antonio Browne 25 Jerry Quarry vs. Gerry Cooney 27 Roberto Duran vs Tony Ayala Jr.
LOL love these choices bro!!!! congrats on being one of the few people to know how to spell Cooney’s name! I thought he might have changed it to Jerry Cooney after reading threads on here the past 2 weeks! Mr. Cooney (out of respect for you, of course!) is fortunate to have a faithful fan like yourself! Kudos
All fights take place in 1950s championship fight ruleset unless outside rules are specified. After the first 3 my list is in no order: 1. Joe Louis vs Muhammad Ali (supplemental point system in case of a draw) 2. Rocky Marciano vs Jack Dempsey (No neutral corner rule, no TKOs) 3. Rocky Marciano vs Muhammad Ali (No cut stoppages, 16ft ring) 4. Rocky Marciano vs Joe Louis (No TKOs) 5. Jack Dempsey vs George Foreman (no neutral corner rule, no TKOs) 6. Marvin Hagler vs Jake LaMotta (20 rounds) 7. Jack Dempsey vs Wladimir Klitschko (no neutral corner rule, fight takes place outside in 100°F heat) 8. Rocky Marciano vs Mike Tyson (no TKOs) 9. Rocky Marciano vs Joe Frazier 10. John L Sullivan vs James J Jeffries (45 rounds, 2oz gloves, ref loose on cheating) 11. Battling Nelson vs Floyd Mayweather Jr (45 rounds, 1900s ruleset, ref loose on cheating) 12. Jersey Joe Walcott vs Wladimir Klitschko 13. Sam Langford vs Bob Fitzsimmons (1890s ruleset) 14. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Orlando Canizales (stipulation that if no knockout occurs then the fight is a draw and neither are paid, 12 rounds) 15. Jimmy Wilde vs Jimmy Barry (1900s ruleset) 16. Packey McFarland vs Barney Ross (at 147) 17. Sugar Ray Leonard vs Sugar Ray Robinson 18. Rocky Graziano vs Arturo Gatti (at 154) 19. Henry Armstrong vs Roberto Duran (ref loose on cheating) 20. Henry Armstrong vs Floyd Mayweather Jr (ref loose on cheating) 21. Harry Greb vs Carlos Monzon 22. Harry Greb vs Bob Fitzsimmons 23. Tommy Burns vs James Toney (at 168) 24. Leo Houck vs Holman Williams 25. Tom Sharkey vs Tony Galento (ref EXTREMELY loose on cheating, 1890s ruleset) Yes that last one is sadistic Bonus Round! All of PhillyPhan's favorite Philadelphian warriors vs My favorite Italian-American Gladiators
LOVE IT. YOU COULD BE THE MATCHMAKER IN THE WASTELAND At. THUNDERDOME. 2men enter. 1 man leaves. Greatest dream fights I have ever seen. Dempsey and Marciano free to fight and free of fear of cuts. I CAN VISUALIZE Dempsey vs. Foreman right now. Salivate for it. Sharkey and Galento in a no holds bar brawl where beer is drank between rds. With the winner fighting Sullivan. Hagler forced to reach deeper than he ever did to hold off Jake who is glued to him. Greb with his ten hands bombarding Fitz, but Bob cracking Harrys body with shots that break him in half. Finally, finally that jaw is available and Bob goes straight down mainstreet for the concussive KO. Duran unleashed!!!!!! Marciano unleashed!!!!!!! Dempsey himself lol!!!!!!!!! ****in' KUDOS TO A GREAT POSTER!!!!!!!
bring it bro, we can let @George Crowcroft @roughdiamond and @The Morlocks be the judges: HW Joe Frazier LHW Tommy Loughran MW Joey Giardello WW Gypsy Joe Harris LW Bob Bobcat Montgomery FW Percy Basset BW Joltin Jeff Chandler FLY Midget Wolgast
Great thread. Great imagination s. Great reading. Fires you up! Exactly what the gift of good prose is for! Congrats to you all.
HW: Rocky Marciano LHW: Joey Maxim MW: Rocky Graziano WW: Carmen Basilio LW: Johnny Dundee FW: Tony Canzoneri BW: Frankie Conley FLY: Fidel LaBarba
HW: Rocky Marciano vs Joe Frazier LHW: Joey Maxim vs Tommy Loughran MW: Rocky Graziano vs Joey Giardello WW: Carmen Basilio vs Gypsy Joe Harris LW: Johnny Dundee vs Bob Montgomery FW: Tony Canzoneri vs Percy Basset BW: Frankie Conley vs Joltin Jeff Chandler FLY: Fidel LaBarba vs Midget Wolgast help us sort this one out