If there was 1 fight you wish you could have attended in History which one?

The Ali thread got me thinking about this when the subject of the old closed circut TV came up and what a huge fight Ali/Frazier was...I started asking myself which event in history (or recent depending on the person) does everyone wish they could have been at in person and why?...

For me I would have loved to have been at Dempsey Vs Firpo to be at the first Million Dollar Gate.....

Or

Dempsey Vs Tunney rematch and the fact 100,000 people attended....especially at the time it was not like they were in a comfy arena with cushion seating and A/C....IMO it would have been a hell of a sight......

Any others?

the st valentines day massacre for me ;D

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the st valentines day massacre for me ;D

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Good One Mate CC

The fight of the century. I would love to have witnessed Frazier throw the best left Ive ever seen and drop Ali on his ass...Ringside,right next to it.

cc back bro, I rekon that would have been an awesome fight to see live.

Here is the Last round of the fight


http://youtube.com/watch?v=QV9OrNgCVf8&feature=related

Probably Ali/Bob Foster in April of 1972. This was a move up in weight after his utter destruction of Rondon and Quarry{Mike}. He was knocked down 7 times and got ko in the 8th. Foster is one of my top 5 favorite fighters, and though not a huge event in boxing history, a fight I wish I could have attended. Plus Mills Lane was the ref, and he was a kool kat ;)

If not then Ali/Foreman; nuff said.

Hagler v Hearns
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Pryor v Arguello

hopkins trinidad

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corrales castillo 1

Good Stuff Gents

Actually it would have been Hearns-Hagler, that fight was a bloody war !

The missing Mike Tyson fight that there is no footage of ;)

Here ya go Daxx
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Hagler v Hearns
or
Pryor v Arguello

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Both smokers...Pryor was an animal...would have loved to see him vs PBF or Hatton :o

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The missing Mike Tyson fight that there is no footage of ;)

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Be even nicer to find out someone does have footage of it....

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Originally Posted by ds91

hopkins trinidad

or

corrales castillo 1

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Was at Hopkins Trinidad...Wish I was at Corrales/Castillo 1

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Here ya go Daxx
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Wish I was at any of the 3

Have to go with Harry Greb W.15 Gene Tunney May 23 1922. To be honest I would settle on ANY complete Greb match but from everything Ive read,Seen,and discussed this was a frenetic and brutal match.
It was Grebs only victory in 5 meetings with Stylist and smooth boxing Tunney but Tunney was pulverized in a relentless drubbing,His only lose.
Nice topic Daxx

Johnson v Jeffries, in Reno, Nevada.

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Have to go with Harry Greb W.15 Gene Tunney May 23 1922. To be honest I would settle on ANY complete Greb match but from everything Ive read,Seen,and discussed this was a frenetic and brutal match.
It was Grebs only victory in 5 meetings with Stylist and smooth boxing Tunney but Tunney was pulverized in a relentless drubbing,His only lose.
Nice topic Daxx

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Gotta say I am partial to some of those old time fights myself....I would have liked to see Gene in the ring...Just to find out in person how good he was....For some reason even though I never met him I always disliked him :-\...I was a big fan of Dempsey as a kid...My Dad had met him and in an auction he had gotten a hand written invatation by Dempsey for his resturant opening in the city...There were tons of the prints out there but this was handwritten by Dempsey himself to some big business owner named Earl...the front was the print but Jack had wrote himself on back and signed it....

I thought it was the greatest thing in the world...so hated Gene for beating Jack lol...

Crazy I know considering it was about 60 yrs before I was even born but I was a kid.....

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Johnson v Jeffries, in Reno, Nevada.

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I would have liked to see Johnson in person...not just a great fighter but interesting man all around

Being a big Tszyu fan i'd love to have been at KT v Zab and been in the criwd when Judah got KTFO.

rumble in jungle

hagler v hearns

BUT

above all and despite its tragic outcome which was terrible :-[ being a brit and a big fan of benn i would have loved to have been at benn v mcclellan

and hatton v mayweather...oh no hang on..... i was there ;D ;)

As a somewhat new boxing fan (been into it for a couple of years) I'd have to choose Corrales - Castillo I. Diego was one of my favorite boxers, RIP.

You can't make me just choose 1. >:mad

60's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Ortiz vs. Elorde.
70's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Olivares vs. Arguello
80's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at 'The Battle of the Little Giants'
90's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at ODLH vs. Ike
00's: Thank god I had the fortune to sit ringside for JLC vs. Chico I.

Being British, as a kid, I probably would have loved to be sitting at Old Trafford during Benn Vs Eubank 2

Johnson vs T.Burns. Just to see the look on their Faces. PRICELESS.

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above all and despite its tragic outcome which was terrible :-[ being a brit and a big fan of benn i would have loved to have been at benn v mcclellan

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I was there - fantastic fight ...... but there was something evil in the air that night. I have never been in a crowd that was so pissed up and bloodthirsty, there were at least 10 fights before the actual fight and you always knew something bad was going to happen, whether inside or outside the ring.

Castillo Corrales 1 and Morales Barerra 1:have given me amazing memories the COUNTLESS times I've watched them on tv,would love to have been there live.

Old time fights: Rafael Bazooka Limon v Bobby Chacon,I get goosebumps watching their fight,think it was the third or fourth,have not seen it in a while but I've never seen such back and forth action.

A Sugar Ray fight at WW so I could see the greatest fighter ever in his prime.

Any of Ali's big fights,for obvious reasons.

The first ever recorded boxing clip:James J Corbett I think?1894? Just would love to have been there to see this. A piece of history!

A Mike Tyson fight in his prime. Listen,at this time,I see Mike as one of the most fearsome fighters ever. I would ove to have seen him and his ferocious power in action live.

Awesome thread. I couild go on forever!

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You can't make me just choose 1. >:mad

60's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Ortiz vs. Elorde.
70's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Olivares vs. Arguello
80's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at 'The Battle of the Little Giants'
90's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at ODLH vs. Ike
00's: Thank god I had the fortune to sit ringside for JLC vs. Chico I.

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I would like to copy your idea here.

60's: Joe Frazier vs Jerry Quarry 1
70's: Danny Lopez vs Mike Ayala
80's: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2
90's: Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez
00's: Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1

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You can't make me just choose 1. >:mad

60's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Ortiz vs. Elorde.
70's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Olivares vs. Arguello
80's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at 'The Battle of the Little Giants'
90's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at ODLH vs. Ike
00's: Thank god I had the fortune to sit ringside for JLC vs. Chico I.

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I would like to copy your idea here.

60's: Joe Frazier vs Jerry Quarry 1
70's: Danny Lopez vs Mike Ayala
80's: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2
90's: Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez
00's: Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1

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Damn this guy has more personalities than your average serial killer ;D Nice to have you back ICE; though I was getting to like Finito pretty well. Why did you change it back? Did Santa not find your house because he was looking for the wrong dude? ;D ICE fits you; don't change it for f#ck's sake 8)

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

You can't make me just choose 1. >:mad

60's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Ortiz vs. Elorde.
70's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Olivares vs. Arguello
80's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at 'The Battle of the Little Giants'
90's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at ODLH vs. Ike
00's: Thank god I had the fortune to sit ringside for JLC vs. Chico I.

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I would like to copy your idea here.

60's: Joe Frazier vs Jerry Quarry 1
70's: Danny Lopez vs Mike Ayala
80's: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2
90's: Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez
00's: Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1

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Damn this guy has more personalities than your average serial killer ;D Nice to have you back ICE; though I was getting to like Finito pretty well. Why did you change it back? Did Santa not find your house because he was looking for the wrong dude? ;D ICE fits you; don't change it for f#ck's sake 8)

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It seems like most people like Ice better so i changed it back, don't feel the same :-\

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Originally Posted by Ice Cold Boxing

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

You can't make me just choose 1. >:mad

60's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Ortiz vs. Elorde.
70's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside for Olivares vs. Arguello
80's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at 'The Battle of the Little Giants'
90's: I would have loved to have been sitting ringside at ODLH vs. Ike
00's: Thank god I had the fortune to sit ringside for JLC vs. Chico I.

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I would like to copy your idea here.

60's: Joe Frazier vs Jerry Quarry 1
70's: Danny Lopez vs Mike Ayala
80's: Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Yaqui Lopez 2
90's: Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez
00's: Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1

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Damn this guy has more personalities than your average serial killer ;D Nice to have you back ICE; though I was getting to like Finito pretty well. Why did you change it back? Did Santa not find your house because he was looking for the wrong dude? ;D ICE fits you; don't change it for f#ck's sake 8)

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It seems like most people like Ice better so i changed it back, don't feel the same :-\

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Haa,santy's got GPS now he still missed my azz. Hey Ice/Finito...Be who u want Bro.I know A little about Name changes (involuntary) Lol. It can impact in weird ways . Nice call Saad vs. Lopez.You want epic battle throw in Saad vs. Johnson 1&2.WOW