If you could make just 5 mythical matchups happen, which would they be??

My 5

Leonard vs Robinson
Ali vs Tyson
Pryor vs Pacquiao
Duran vs Mayweather
Benitez vs Whitaker

Damn that was difficult. Too many others I'd like to make ::

 

I'd throw Ernie Terrel vs John Ruiz somewhere in there but otherwise a very good list

 

Ernie Shavers vs. Zab Judah
Ernie Shavers vs. Amir Khan
Ernie Shavers vs. Joe Calzaghe
Ernie Shavers vs. Adrian Broner
Ernie Shavers vs. Vinny Pazienza

 

There's ones you'd want because you're interested in who wins. And then there's ones you'd want because they'd be so damn exciting (and who wins is of less importance).

In the latter category (off the top of my head):

Pac/Duran (135)
Chavez/Arguello (130)
Pryor/Duran (140)
Sanchez/JMM (126)
JMM/Morales (126)

 

All in their respective primes, obviously:

Tyson vs Bowe

Foster vs Spinks

Duran vs Pryor

Jackson vs Trinidad

Hearns vs Juan Diaz

 

My Top 5....competitive...nature....in their primes

1. Duran vs. Floyd at 135

2. Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Alexis Arguello

3. Marvin Hagler vs. Bernard Hopkins

4. Meldrick Taylor vs. Hector Camacho

5. Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Erik Morales

 

:: You are sadistic!

 

Top 5...I know who will win..but still want to see someone humiliated, ko, played with...etc..etc...

1. Bernard Hopkins vs. GGG

2. Pernell Whitaker vs. Adrian Broner

3. Felix Trinidad vs. Antonio Margarito

4. Thomas Hearns vs. Floyd Mayweather

5. Mike Tyson vs. John Ruiz

 

Oscar vs Monzon

 

Now ow deep down inside, you know Floyd would never step into the ring with a prime Hearns.

 

its a good matchup. i think they should have at least a trilogy if not a 5 fight series

 

In NO Particular...

COMPETITIVELY...

1. Tyson-Frazier

2. Leonard-Jones (@ '54)

3. Duran-Pryor (@ '40)

4. Ali-Holmes

5. Spinks-Foster (@ '75)


Bouts that SHOULD Have Happened...

1. Sanchez-Pedroza

2. Pintor-Chandler

3. Lewis-Bowe

4. Tyson-Holyfield (Pre-Rape Conviction)

5. Roy-Hopkins II (Just after BHop Beat Trinidad)


SADISTICALLY...

1. Hearns-Floyd

2. Hearns-Duran II

3. Foreman-Tarver

4. Mugabi-Floyd (@ '54)

5. McClellan-Margarito



REED:hammert:

 

LOL at Foreman/Tarver

before the bout: got any excuses, George?

after the bout: Boxer Antonio Tarver was pronounced dead on arrival at Montefiore Hospital last night after suffering an internal decapitation during a first round loss to George Foreman...

 

Sprinkle a little crack on him, Johnson.

 

Sadistically speaking, I'd pay 99.95 on PPV to see Julian Jackson vs Teddy Reid.

 

agREED

agREED

 

Sadistic ones aside:

Jose Napoles vs Aaron Pryor
Ray Robinson vs Ezzard Charles
Alexis Arguello vs Julio Cesar Chavez
Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis
Roberto duran vs Pernel Whitaker

 

Arguello vs Chavez at 135 would be absolutely fucking AWESOME!

 

Why would you want to see your idol bamboozled and schooled?:dunno:opcorn:

 

The Duran is the school.

 

All fights in 18 foot rings btw. And reffed by Joseph 'Fight him!' Cooper.

Chew on THAT, Clogg.

 

Duran doesn't know how to cook. Pea could certainly teach him that.

 

My top 5 would be

Duran Vs Broner

Duran Vs Hamed

Duran Vs Tszyu

Duran Vs Chavez (just so everyone could see what a 1 sided beating this would be).

Duran Vs Pacquiao (as it would be an excellent fight, and interesting mesh of styles).

 

Duran-Chavez would be more competitive than Duran-Pacquiao.

Duran would wipe his ass with Manny, and knock him out.

 

There's no way it would. Pacquiao is flat out better than Chavez, and matches up better stylistically.

Chavez would come straight at Duran round after round, and the faster, stronger Duran would just have his way with him.

Pacquiao's speed, footwork, and weird attack patterns, not needing to be set etc, would give Duran something to think about, and a decent test. Ultimately Duran is better than Pacquiao, and Pacquiao's lack of infighting would show, but it's still an interesting fight, far more interesting than Duran Vs Chavez which would basically be like Floyd Vs Marquez.

 

Duran/Chavez is a great fight

 

Kindergarten

 

Sweet Pete, the wee genius, is unconcerned

 

agreed, it would once and for all prove how overrated chavez was for his entire career

 

Foreman vs Vitali
Duran vs Mayweather Jr
Benn vs Calzaghe
Joe Louis vs Tyson
Dempsey vs Frazier