Matchups between all time greats that would probably be boring

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    Self explanatory.

    A few that come to mind:

    1. Monzon vs Hopkins: This would be a ROUGH, tactical, and probably ugly fight. Maybe 30,000 rabbit punches would be thrown between the two of them. Not one that casuals would enjoy.

    2. Ali vs Lewis: The styles here could lead to an ugly, boring fight. I think Ali would outpoint Lummox in a stinker.

    3. Any variation of matchup between Floyd, Benitez, and Whitaker.

    4. Luis Rodriguez vs Benitez: Again, great chessmatch, but not a lot of action.

    5. Michael Spinks vs Ezzard Charles: I could see this being boring. Both had devastating power at 175, but more than likely it would be a tactical affair.

    Others?
     
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    Pernell Whitaker vs Nicolino Locche
    Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Emile Griffith
     
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    Whitaker-Locche would be boring and pretty one sided.

    Pea is a horrible matchup for Locche.
     
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    Whitaker-Mayweather was the first one which came to mind.

    I've always found Ali-Lewis really difficult to picture.
     
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    Willie Pep vs Eusebio Pedroza
    Muhammad Ali vs Jersey Joe Walcott
    Lennox Lewis vs Wladimir Klitschko
    Wilfred Benitez vs Nicolino Locche
     
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    Rigo vs Medel might be the worst match up ever on the eyes.
     
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    On Medel's eyes? lol
     
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    Lewis-Wlad wouldn't be boring.

    It would have a swift, and brutal execution.

    A real fighter against a soft-minded athlete.
     
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    On everybody's. Nobody would make a move, so it'd be Rigo landing a jab every thirty seconds and no other exchanges.
     
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    Gomez vs Rigo is much more appealing to me.

    Rigo takes a beating and quits. Everyone wins.
     
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    (Mike) Spinks vs. Roy
     
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    Love Roy, but Spinks would knock Roy out at 175.

    I'm at the point where I consider Spinks the H2H best at 175.
     
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    pep vs sanchez
     
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    Agreed.
     
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    Joey Giardello vs Chris Eubank would be pretty dull.
     
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    Yeah but leading up to the KO would be a boring feint-fest, i think in my mind

    Roy would knock his two-division champion nephew out of the ring though
     
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    Jones Jr. vs Monzon

    Monzon tries to dictate the pace using his jab and imposing his will. Jones is too quick and unorthodox for that approach but Monzon is also too tough and cagey to fall into any traps. So it's jabs vs potshots. There are maybe a couple of times where Monzon gets Jones against the ropes, or Roy lands a nice combination. The crowd gets a tiny bit excited but those moments fizzle out quickly and the routine continues.
     
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    whitaker vs. camacho
     
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    Not sure that Camacho is quite on the level of ATG but yeah, that would be awful.
     
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    Camacho was a great; what a category of great is up for debate, but he was too good to be classified as just very good.
     
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    Hopkins Hearns would probably be very ugly
     
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    Pascal vs Stevenson doesn't qualify
     
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    Hopkins vs Griffith; Monzon & Hill. All would be awful.
     
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    I was initially thinking Floyd-Locche, but since Floyd would realize that Locche can't hurt him, he'd be more offensive.
     
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    Thats what i also think.

    Ali wlad is probably a huge stinker, especially an older ali. Wlad would go full octopus mode, and ali probably doesnt have a big enough punch to end it early
     
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    It would have to be an old Ali.

    The 64-66 Ali would knock out that big pussy. Wlad wouldn't be able to handle young Ali's handspeed at all.
     
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    Lewis would Michael Grant Wlad, he would be agressive and dirty, I can only envisage a quick end
     
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    Exactly.
     

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