July 17 1944 - Boston
Willie Pep v Manuel Ortiz
One of the greatest featherweight champs of all time and one of the greatest bantam's square off in their primes , safe to say was a memorable fight.
But in this case , it was anything but.
Pep outpointed Ortiz over 10 in a non-title fight that you would think would have historical significance , but has not. Unless the fight fan checks the records of the fighters, most would be unaware the fight took place.
In that era , the best routinely fought the best , so it was considered no big deal. ( not something we could say in todays modern era )
A similar fight today , for instance PACMAN V MAB is a massive pay per view hit .
So you see its a forgotten fight .
please feel free to post any other you guys can think of ??
for example Foreman- Frazier 2.