Your Mythical Matchups in the Original 8 Divisions

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Which pair in each original division make up your dream fights?
    Heavy
    Light Heavy
    Middle
    Welter
    Light
    Feather
    Bantam
    Fly
    ???????
     
  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Heavy: Dempsey vs Frazier or Ali vs Louis

    Light Heavy: Eddie Mustafa Muhammed vs Mathew Saad Muhammed

    Middle: Hagler vs Monzon

    Welter: Robinson vs Napoles

    Light: Leonard vs Whittaker

    Feather: Arguello vs Pep

    Bantam: Jofre vs Olivares

    Fly: Wilde vs Lynch

    sorry i just thought of better match ups thats why i changed afew
     
  3. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marciano vs Holyfield
    Foster vs Spinks
    Greb vs Monzon
    Robinson vs Leonard
    Benny Leonard vs Whittaker
    Saddler vs Arguello
    Jofre vs Olivares
    Wilde vs Perez
     
  4. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey vs. Sam Langford
    Philadelphia Jack O' Brien vs. Bob Foster
    Stanley Ketchel vs. Harry Greb
    Barbados Joe Walcott vs. Thomas Hearns
    Roberto Duran vs. Carlos Ortiz
    Willie Pep vs. Salvador Sanchez
    Tony Canzoneri vs. Eder Jofre
    Jimmy Wilde vs. Jimmy Barry
     
  5. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Heavyweight- Joe Louis .Vs. Muhammad Ali
    L.Heavyweight- Bob Foster .Vs. Archie Moore
    Middleweight- Marvin Hagler .Vs. Harry Greb
    Welterweight- Ray Leonard .Vs. Ray Robinson
    Lightweight- Roberto Duran .Vs. Pernell Whitaker
    Featherweight- Alexis Arguello .Vs. Salvador Sanchez
    Bantamweight- Ruben Olivares .Vs. Wilfredo Gomez
    Flyweight- Jimmy Wilde .Vs. Ricardo Lopez
     
  6. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali vs Louis
    Foster vs Spinks
    Monzon vs Hagler
    Robinson vs Leonard
    Duran vs Benny Leonard
    Sanchez vs Pedroza
    Jofre vs Olivares
    Flyweight - need more time to ponder. These guys are very interesting throughout history
     
  7. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Henry Cooper vs Tommy Farr
    John Conteh Vs Bob Foster
    Alan Minter vs Jake LaMotta
    John H Stracey Vs Ted Kid Lewis
    Ken Buchanan vs Henry Armstrong
    Howard Winstone vs Jem Driscoll
    Alan Rudkin Vs Manuel Ortiz
    Walter McGowan vs Benny Lynch
     
  8. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Heavy - Rocky Marciano vs Evander Holyfield

    Lightheavy - Ezzard Charles vs Michael Spinks

    Middle - Carlos Monzon vs Ray Robinson

    Welter - Ray Leonard vs Kid Gavilan

    Light - Roberto Duran vs Pernell Whitaker

    Feather - Salvador Sanchez vs Alexis Arguello

    Bantam - Eder Jofre vs Ruben Olivares

    Fly - Fighting Harada vs Pascual Perez
     
  9. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Doesn't matter how often this gets done I still love it!

    Heavy - Muhammad Ali versus Joe Louis
    Light Heavy - Ezzard Charles versus Sam Langford
    Middle - Charley Burley versus Sugar Ray Robinson
    Welter - Charley Burley versus Sugar Ray Robinson
    Light - Roberto Duran versus Pernell Whitaker
    Feather - Marco Antonio Barrera versus Sandy Saddler
    Bantam - Eder Jofre versus Orlando Canizales
    Fly - Fighting Harada versus Jimmy Wilde
     
  10. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I tried for styles meshing into hopefully great bouts:

    Heavy: Ali/Louis

    175: Moore/Foster

    160: Hagler/Ketchel

    147: Robinson/Ray Leonard

    135: Benny Leonard/Duran

    126: Saddler/Sanchez

    118: Zarate/Fenech (I know, but at 118 it is a lot more fun)

    112: Wilde/Lopez (although they could both make 108, maybe even 105.)
     
  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Hagler-Ketchel, **** me, someone is getting hurt.
     
  12. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I want to change my selection!;)
     
  13. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    HW: Evander Holyfield vs Joe Frazier
    LHW: John Conteh vs Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
    MW: Marvin Hagler vs Carlos Monzon
    WW: Jose Napoles vs Luis Rodriguez
    LW: Pernell Whitaker vs Roberto Duran
    FW: Salvador Sanchez vs Vicente Saldivar
    BW: Eder Jofre vs Ruben Olivares
    FlyW: Fighting Harada vs Pascual Perez
     
  14. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    There is so many for each division, I`ll try keep it at just 1 but might have to use 2 for some weights & I`ll try make fun/war type fights....

    FWT - Saddler v Morales

    LWT - Duran v Chavez

    WWT - Robinson v Hearns

    MWT - Robinson v Hagler

    LHWT - ????????

    HWT - Foreman v Liston or Frazier v Marciano
     
  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Heavy Dempsey v Marciano /Louis
    L Heavy Moore V Foster
    Middle Greb v Hagler/Monzon
    Welter SRR v SRL/Burley
    Light Williams v Duran/Leonard
    Feather Saddler v Armstrong/Driscoll
    Bantam Olivares V Jofre/Zarate
    Fly Wilde v Lynch/Perez

    Ok So I cheated ,its my thread!