Your Dream MM in every division

Self-explanatory. If you could see one Mythical Matchup per division, what would they be? You don't have to answer every division if you don't have a dream matchup in them. Mine:

Heavy: Tyson vs Foreman
Cruiser: Holy vs Marciano
Light heavy: Spinks vs Foster
Super Middle: Toney vs Calzaghe
Middle: Robinson vs Hagler
Junior Middle: Jackson vs Trinidad
Welter: Napoles vs Duran
Junior Welter: Pryor vs Floyd
Lightweight: Ortiz vs Chavez
Junior lightweight: Arguello vs Chavez
Featherweight: Sanchez vs Saldivar
Super Bantam: Gomez vs Fenech
Bantam: Jofre vs Olivares
Super Fly: Khoasai vs Moon
Flyweight: Harada vs Chocolatito
Light flyweight: Chang vs Carbajal
Straw: Finito vs Chocolatito

 

Heavyweight: Mike Tyson vs Joe Frazier
Cruiserweight : Evander Holyfield vs Oleksandr Usyk
Light heavyweight : Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs Victor Galindez
Super Middleweight : Joe Calzaghe vs Carl Froch
Middleweight : Carlos Monzon vs Marvin Hagler
Junior Middleweight : Mike McCallum vs Terry Norris
Welterweight : Sugar Ray Robinson vs Sugar Ray Leonard
Junior Welterweight : Manny Pacquiao vs Aarón Pryor
Lightweight: Roberto Duran vs Pernell Whitaker
Junior lightweight: Alexis Arguello vs Julio Cesar Chavez
Featherweight: Salvador Sanchez vs Eusebio Pedroza
Super Bantamweight : Gomez vs Fenech
Bantamweight : Ruben Olivares vs Carlos Zarate
Super Flyweight: Khaosai Galaxy vs Jiro Watanabe
Flyweight: Mark Johnson vs Yuri Arbachakov
Light flyweight: Jung Koo Chang vs Yoko Gushiken
Strawweight: Ricardo Lopez vs Roman Gonzalez

 

Heavy- Tyson vs Foreman
Cruiser- Usyk vs Holyfield
Light heavy- Foster vs Spinks
Super middle- Toney vs Calzaghe
Middle- Hagler vs Monzón
Junior Middle- Trinidad vs Jackson
Welterweight- Leonard vs Robinson
Junior Welter- Pacquiao vs Pryor
Lightweight- Duran vs Whitaker
Junior lightweight- Mayweather vs Arguello
Featherweight- Sanchez vs Pedroza
Súper bantam- Gomez vs Fenech

 

McCallum vs Norris???

What did Terry ever do to you to deserve that one?

 

Let me give Rosario vs Corrales a mention.

That would be a classic IMO.

 

That would definitely be among the top 5 lightweight MMs I would wanna see.

I don't think Chico's chances are good though.

 

I almost said Duran-Chavez at lightweight, but I see that matchup as having a very clear winner. Ortiz and Chavez are more evenly matched.

Duran is more evenly matched with Napoles.

 

HW: 25-year old George Foreman vs. Anthony Joshua
LHW: Michael Spinks vs. Canelo Alvarez
MW: Ray Robinson vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
WW: Thomas Hearns vs. Vinny Pazienza
LW: Roberto Duran vs. Paul Spadafora
FW: Erik Morales vs. Juan Manuel Lopez

 

Norris would have at least lasted 8 rounds in a fun back and forth fight.

 

Heavyweight - Pre-Exile Ali vs Pre-Indiana Tyson
Crusierweight - Holyfied vs. Usyk
Light Heavyweight - Foster vs. Spinks
Super Middleweight - RJ vs. the Field in the "Super Six Series" Won by Andre Ward
Middleweight - Hagler vs. BHop
Super Welterweight - Jackson vs. Hearns
Welterweight - Walker Smith vs. Ray Leonard
Super Lightweight - Pryor vs Armstrong
Lightweight - Duran vs Whittaker
Super Featherweight - Arguello vs Floyd
Featherweight - Sanchez vs. Pedroza
Super Bantamweight - Gomez vs. the Version of Rigondeaux from the Donaire, Kennedy, Marroquin, Ramos Stretch of Fights...
Bantamweight - Zarate vs. Inoue
Super Flyweight/Flyweight - Too Sharp Johnson vs Johnny Tapia @ an agREED Upon Catchweight btwn 112-115 (Tapia Made SEVERAL Super Fly Defenses BELOW the 115 Limit)
Light Flyweight - Carbajal vs. Arce
Strawweight - Ricardo Lopez vs. Chocolatito



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I see Roy as so far ahead of every other Supermiddle in history that there isn't any compelling matchup for him at 168.

He already pitched a shut out on arguably the second best super middle OAT.

That's why I'd rather a matchup between the other guys. Roy is a cheat code at 168.

 

Some HMs for me in various divisions:

Heavy: Liston vs Frazier
Lightheavy: Qawi vs Galindez
Super middle: Froch vs Benavidez
Junior middle: Norris vs Vargas
Welter: Leonard vs Gavilan
Junior welter: Mel Taylor vs Tszyu
Junior lightweight: Arguello vs Nelson

 

Carbajal and Arce actually did fight. Carbajal knocked him out after losing most of the rounds.

 

REED'll Have to Check it Out to See if it's as Entertaining as he Imagines...



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And that was a washed up Carbajal too.

Prime Carbajal would destroy Arce.

 

In an entertainment - all-out action - sense.

HW: Frazier vs Louis
CW: Thompson vs Jirov
LHW: Pops vs Durrele
SMW: Benn vs Froch
MW: Tiger vs Lausse
JMW: Graziano vs Basilio
WW: Ortega vs Stracey
JWW: Pryor vs Pacquiao
LW: Duran vs Armstrong
SFW: Chacon vs Gatti
FW: Fenech vs D.Lopez
SBW: Brodie vs Takahashi
BW: Tatsuyoshi vs Jacob
SFly: Moon vs Estrada
Fly: Bernal vs Magri
LFly: Yuh vs Matlala
Min: Rodriguez Jr. vs Yaegashi

 

Other Dream mythical match ups:


Heavyweight: Larry Holmes vs Lennox Lewis
Cruiserweight: Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs James Toney
Light heavyweight: Michael Spinks vs Roy Jones Jr
Super Middleweight: Canelo Alvarez vs Carl Froch
Middleweight: Julian Jackson vs Nigel Benn
Junior Middleweight: Thomas Hearns vs Felix Trinidad
Welterweight: Jose Napoles vs Kid Gavilan
Junior Welterweight: Antonio Cervantes vs Julio Cesar Chavez
Lightweight: Shane Mosley vs Edwin Rosario
Junior lightweight: Diego Corrales vs Arturo Gatti
Featherweight: Danny Lopez vs Naseem Hamed
Super Bantamweight: Rafael Marquez vs Daniel Zaragoza
Bantamweight : Orlando Canizales vs Miguel Lora
Super Flyweight: Gilberto Roman vs Johnny Tapia
Flyweight: Roman Gonzalez vs Santos Laciar
Light flyweight: Michael Carbajal vs Myung Woo Yuh

 

Gatti vs Corrales: I would have lovvvvvved this one. Chico would have beaten fifteen shades of shit outta that punching bag.

 

Not unless Gatti gets the added weight advantage like he did against Joey Gamache. Could be Corrales-Castillo 2 all over again.

 

Wouldn't matter. For two reasons:

1. Castillo was a MUUUUCCCHHH better fighter than Gatti.

2. Corrales was washed up after the first fight. That contributed to him getting blown away in the rematch.

If we're talking a sharp Corrales, Gatti gets mauled.

 

Wow Napoles Vs Duran at 147?

Ray Robinson Vs Ray Leonard for me......I NEEDS TO KNOW!

 

Gatti

Gatti has no chance at 135 Vs anybody decent. None. Not a fucking hope. It immediately degenerates into a struggle for Arturo.

Let's face it....he lost the Manfredy and Robinson fights and those were his best shows Vs name dudes at 135.

I know the premise is YOUR dream MM but some consideration has to be given to the fact that a guy like Gatti would simply never get into his groove against somebody like Corralles.

There's nothing it would prove or clear up. It's not even at 130 where

I just can't see why anyone would want to blow their pick on Gatti.

Edit: just saw you want Gatti to get hurt

 

Klitschko Vs Klitschko .... Like they'd never met and didn't know each other. After Vitali lost to Byrd and Wlad beat Byrd. People would all go for Wlad and Vitali would beat the tar out of him.

People would be like "I had no idea!!..."

Best All-Mexican matchup ever too....

 

Leonard vs Robinson is the typical response.

I would pay ANYTHING to see the Montreal Duran versus the Cokes 1 version of Napoles.

 

Heavyweight - 70's Foreman vs. Pre-Clay Liston
Light Heavyweight - Saad vs. Moorer
Middleweight - Walker Smith vs. RJ
Super Welterweight - Hearns vs. Trinidad
Welterweight - Duran vs. Floyd
Super Lightweight - Pryor vs. Zab
Featherweight - Hamed vs. Pacquiao




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112 Mark Johnson vs Pacquaio

122 Wilfredo Gomez vs Pacquiao

126 Sandy Saddler vs Pacquiao

130 Julio Cesar Chavez vs Pacquiao

135 Pernell Whitaker vs Pacquiao

140 Aaron Pryor vs Pacquiao

147 Walker Smith vs Pacquiao

154 Mike McCallum vs Pacquiao

 

Qawi galindez is a matchup made in heaven

 

Qawi would slowly grind Galindez down and stop him late, but yes, it'd be an awesome fight.

 

Frazier vs Holyfield at heavyweight.

 

I'd add Louis vs Frazier as one of my HMS at heavy.

Duran vs Ortiz as my lightweight HM.

Olivares vs Zarate as my Bantam HM.