Fights we missed in history. YUGE and BIGGLY "What ifs?"

[ykdadamaja]

Pardon my Trumpism in the title, but what fights did we miss in the last years we should have gotten but did NOT for some shitty reason or the other?

The first and obvious thing that comes to mind is the Lennox Lewis vs Riddick Bowe fight we never got. What a shame. But I believe the fuck up is on the Bowe side because I knew he felt he was not up to taking Lewis to a 12 round decision. lolol... Bowe did not want that rematch with Lewis because he knew he could not beat Lewis. That was my take!

James Toney vs Nigel Benn. CLEARLY a fight that should have been made but was not.

James Toney vs Chris Eubank. Not so much as Toney v Benn, but still should have been made. For the history books just to say this happened!

Shane Mosely vs Felix Trinidad. I know, I know... Trinidad scooted up in weight but so did Oscar and a lot of guys and they still found ways to make fights. We should have gotten this fight. Damnit!

James Toney (heavyweight Toney) vs Chris Byrd. Would have been a fight worth watching I reckon!? lol...

Roy Jones vs Dariusz Michelsheki (or some shit like that). lol.... Roy would have probably beaten the shit out of him back then but since the white-Euros felt that Dariusz was worth shit, then who am I to judge? lol...

Any other fights come to mind?

[Master]

Tyson v Holyfield (original date)
Terry Norris v Oscar Dela Hoya
Tito v Ike Quartey
Herol Graham v Benn/Eubank/Watson or Marvin Hagler
Calzaghe v Froch or B Hop
Froch v De Gale
Tyson v Mercer/Morrison/Bowe
Floyd v Pac Man (2009)
AJ v Wilder (undefeated champs)
Naz v JMM
Ricardo Lopez v Carbajal/Gonzales?

[ykdadamaja]

Tyson v Holyfield (original date)
Terry Norris v Oscar Dela Hoya
Tito v Ike Quartey
Herol Graham v Benn/Eubank/Watson or Marvin Hagler
Calzaghe v Froch or B Hop
Froch v De Gale
Tyson v Mercer/Morrison/Bowe
Floyd v Pac Man (2009)
AJ v Wilder (undefeated champs)
Naz v JMM
Ricardo Lopez v Carbajal/Gonzales?

Now that I think of it, Froch vs Calzahe could have been made. Froch vs DeGale too. lol... Froch bitched out more than the second Ward fight. lolol... He took Groves instead of the Olympic medalist in DeGale because he felt Groves was beatable and had less skills.

[ykdadamaja]

Now that we are here mentioning Naz....

Naz vs Money Mayweather at lightweight could have been made. For sure. Back in 2000 or so.

[smashup]

Tyson v Holyfield (original date)
Terry Norris v Oscar Dela Hoya
Tito v Ike Quartey
Herol Graham v Benn/Eubank/Watson or Marvin Hagler
Calzaghe v Froch or B Hop
Froch v De Gale
Tyson v Mercer/Morrison/Bowe
Floyd v Pac Man (2009)
AJ v Wilder (undefeated champs)
Naz v JMM
Ricardo Lopez v Carbajal/Gonzales?

Calzaghe fought and beat Hopkins

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Iron Mike/George Foreman 1991
Iron Mike/Lennox 1991
Iron Mike /Hollyfield 1991
Ruddock Bowe/Lewis 1993
Hagler/Leonard 1983
Pryor/Duran 1983
Jerry Cooney 1986/Iron Mike
Iron Mike /Tommy MOrrison

[p4pking]

Good ones. Two that jump out for me..


Toney vs Hopkins in the nineties.
Morales vs JMM speaks for itself, and for each it seems like the only important rival they didn't fight .

[Beanz]

Iron Mike/George Foreman 1991
Iron Mike/Lennox 1991
Iron Mike /Hollyfield 1991
Ruddock Bowe/Lewis 1993
Hagler/Leonard 1983
Pryor/Duran 1983
Jerry Cooney 1986/Iron Mike
Iron Mike /Tommy MOrrison

I think Duran has too much for Pryor although that would be a fun fight while it lasted but Arguello/Duran is an intriguing clash of styles. Duran obviously naturally bigger but even at lightweight, it is a hell of a tear up still.

[Master]

Tyson v Holyfield (original date)
Terry Norris v Oscar Dela Hoya
Tito v Ike Quartey
Herol Graham v Benn/Eubank/Watson or Marvin Hagler
Calzaghe v Froch or B Hop
Froch v De Gale
Tyson v Mercer/Morrison/Bowe
Floyd v Pac Man (2009)
AJ v Wilder (undefeated champs)
Naz v JMM
Ricardo Lopez v Carbajal/Gonzales?

Calzaghe fought and beat Hopkins

Should have added at super middleweight but Hopkins jumped up to light heavyweight and fought Tarver instead.

[Master]

Now that we are here mentioning Naz....

Naz vs Money Mayweather at lightweight could have been made. For sure. Back in 2000 or so.

Floyd v Shane Mosley could have happened earlier.

Hatton v Cotto
Tszyu v Cotto

[Mark TKO]

Floyd v Pac just after he destroyed hatton

Bowe v Lewis

Eubank v Benn III

Prime eubank v Toney

Fury v Haye when it was scheduled

[Spicoli]

Junior Jones v Orlando Canizales at 118 when it was prime

Johnny Tapia v Mark Too Sharp Johnson

Foreman v Tyson 90's...call me nuts I wanted that circus

Lewis v Vitali II

Ricardo Lopez v 112 lbs

[Fenster]

Jesus fucking christ, that video is depressing, those kids should be shot let alone ever allowed to make videos on boxing. One of the kids is British yet doesn't know the difference between Benn and Eubank? Calzaghe - "he be great and all" - but he ain't got names like McClellan beat?

I apologise to anyone on this forum I ever thought was clueless....... apart from you, and you, yeah you, and of course you. Fact. Oh and you and you and you. And you and you and you.

[Dark Lord Al]

Tyson v Holyfield (original date)
Terry Norris v Oscar Dela Hoya
Tito v Ike Quartey
Herol Graham v Benn/Eubank/Watson or Marvin Hagler
Calzaghe v Froch or B Hop
Froch v De Gale
Tyson v Mercer/Morrison/Bowe
Floyd v Pac Man (2009)
AJ v Wilder (undefeated champs)
Naz v JMM
Ricardo Lopez v Carbajal/Gonzales?

Now that I think of it, Froch vs Calzahe could have been made. Froch vs DeGale too. lol... Froch bitched out more than the second Ward fight. lolol... He took Groves instead of the Olympic medalist in DeGale because he felt Groves was beatable and had less skills.

Groves had already defeated DeGale when Froch fought Groves.

[Master]

Tyson v Holyfield (original date)
Terry Norris v Oscar Dela Hoya
Tito v Ike Quartey
Herol Graham v Benn/Eubank/Watson or Marvin Hagler
Calzaghe v Froch or B Hop
Froch v De Gale
Tyson v Mercer/Morrison/Bowe
Floyd v Pac Man (2009)
AJ v Wilder (undefeated champs)
Naz v JMM
Ricardo Lopez v Carbajal/Gonzales?

Now that I think of it, Froch vs Calzahe could have been made. Froch vs DeGale too. lol... Froch bitched out more than the second Ward fight. lolol... He took Groves instead of the Olympic medalist in DeGale because he felt Groves was beatable and had less skills.

Groves had already defeated DeGale when Froch fought Groves.

Whilst that is true, it was very early on in both their careers and the ironic thing was Froch criticised Calzaghe for not facing him when he was next in line but then did the same to De Gale when he was in that position.