What Is The Biggest ''Duck'' In The History Of Boxing?

[Toney616]

Which goes right back to why I dont think Oscar wanted to fight Winky. Winky is way too tough of an opponent for the money he brings to the table.

Winky should of just accepted it, he was in a win win situation. How can you turn down 8m? He wasnt going to get that kind of money fighting anyone else also he would of probably beat Oscar as well.

[TOBYLEE1]

DLH wouldn't even mention Tszyu, most ppl at MW avoided Mike McCallum

[Toney616]

DLH wouldn't even mention Tszyu, most ppl at MW avoided Mike McCallum

Yeah its a shame about McCallum, he never got any of the big fights, none of those guys wanted to face him

[AKATheMack]

Winky should of just accepted it, he was in a win win situation. How can you turn down 8m? He wasnt going to get that kind of money fighting anyone else also he would of probably beat Oscar as well.

I agree he should have taken it. I would any fighter in the world for $1000, but he was justified in asking for more money Oscar was the challenger. Winky was the champ at 154 and had looked like a world beater in his prior 3, while DLH looked like a fighter who best was behind him.

[Thread Stealer]

most ppl at MW avoided Mike McCallum

It was more at 154. McCallum never got his shot at Hagler for the MW title, but Mike was an 154 lb. fighter at that time anyway (other than over-the-limit, stay busy fights against overmatched opponents).

He was totally the odd man out at 154 compared to the big names in Hearns and Duran, and Leonard fighting on and off as well. He was Duran's mandatory but Duran dropped his belt to fight Hearns. McCallum got mad at Steward for that and left the Kronk gym, and took pleasure later on in beating another Kronk fighter in McCory.

[Obama]

Cotto has never ducked anyone. He has always said his next fight is up to his managers and promoters!!!! Cotto ducking away from any fight, has never happened my friend! SORRY

His managers/promoters ducked fighters for him, happy now? They're one in the same to me, the fighter always has the final say.

this would probably hold water except for the fact that floyd himself said back then that cotto was too green. and the bruselles fight was the eliminator for the title shot at gatti. so if you can explain how after the wbc eliminator he would somehow fight the wbo champion, then your theory may have some credibility.

revisionist history is not based in fact

Floyd didn't say Cotto was too green until he got that explanation from camp Cotto. Floyd didn't have to fight Bruseles for the eliminator, he was simply killing two birds with one stone. And who fought the WBO Champion? Bruseles and Floyd never fought for a WBO World title. Cotto was already WBO Champion at the time too. Floyd was fighting Gatti after Bruseles regardless, Cotto was just being set up for the next victim. Both Cotto and Hatton attended the Gatti fight too. Both declined to fight him after Gatti's destruction.

[Toney616]

It was more at 154. McCallum never got his shot at Hagler for the MW title, but Mike was an 154 lb. fighter at that time anyway (other than over-the-limit, stay busy fights against overmatched opponents).

[T.Horton]

jack dempsey - anybody black.
jacj johnson - anybody black after winning title. namely langford.

[boxing_great]

leonard ducking pryor

[Thread Stealer]

leonard ducking pryor

When will this ****** Legendary Nights myth go away?

Pryor was offered a fight with Leonard, and Duran as well. He was the one who turned down the offer, unhappy with the offer of half a million, which while relatively low, was 10 times his previous career high.