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  • Elastic Recoilz
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    #41
    GGG vs Mayweather - would've almost certainly have had to have occurred at a 154lbs or 155lbs catchweight. I think Floyd was one of the only fighters who had a style capable of neutralising GGG, his footwork movement and reactions would've been a fraction too quick for GGG to be his usual effective self. That said, I do think GGG would properly catch Floyd on a few occasions leading to 1 or more knockdowns in the fight, ultimately resulting in a close 114-113 type decision win for Mayweather.

    Beterbiev vs Kovalev - They could've fought to unify the titles but at that point Kovalev was over the hill and would've almost certainly got broken down and stopped. Krusher Kovalev pre the first fight with ward vs Beterviev would've been a war as Kovalev was a monster back then. It would've been a 50/50 type fight that honestly could've gone either way

    Vitalli Klitschko vs wladamir Klitschko - when they both held all of the titles in the late 2000's the question of an undisputed fight between the two was raised but they vowed never to fight each after after promising their mother as such. If they were to have fought I think Vitalli would've KO'd wladamir as he was better technically and had the higher work rate. Vitalli also was able to find great angles and really chopped down with the right hand. wladamir on the other hand was quite robotic with only really one way of fighting and no plan b. He was also quite chinny having been dropped/KO'd multiple times throughout his career.

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      #42
      Floyd vs Sergio at 160 in 2011 for the middleweight championships

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        #43
        Originally posted by Elastic Recoilz
        GGG vs Mayweather - would've almost certainly have had to have occurred at a 154lbs or 155lbs catchweight. I think Floyd was one of the only fighters who had a style capable of neutralising GGG, his footwork movement and reactions would've been a fraction too quick for GGG to be his usual effective self. That said, I do think GGG would properly catch Floyd on a few occasions leading to 1 or more knockdowns in the fight, ultimately resulting in a close 114-113 type decision win for Mayweather.

        Beterbiev vs Kovalev - They could've fought to unify the titles but at that point Kovalev was over the hill and would've almost certainly got broken down and stopped. Krusher Kovalev pre the first fight with ward vs Beterviev would've been a war as Kovalev was a monster back then. It would've been a 50/50 type fight that honestly could've gone either way

        Vitalli Klitschko vs wladamir Klitschko - when they both held all of the titles in the late 2000's the question of an undisputed fight between the two was raised but they vowed never to fight each after after promising their mother as such. If they were to have fought I think Vitalli would've KO'd wladamir as he was better technically and had the higher work rate. Vitalli also was able to find great angles and really chopped down with the right hand. wladamir on the other hand was quite robotic with only really one way of fighting and no plan b. He was also quite chinny having been dropped/KO'd multiple times throughout his career.
        Ward

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          Tyson Fury vs David Price before Price fought Thompson. It will seem laughable now, but before Price's loss, and the fight was almost certain to happen if he won, Price was the betting favourite and most Boxing Experts thought Price would win. Nash felt differently, but was only 70-30 on Fury. The build-up would have been great and the fight would have been very exciting for however long it lasted. Looking at it, I'd imagine Fury would have got to Price and stopped him between 4-6, at this point, Price's inability to handle intense pressure would have shown, but it would have been huge. We had no hindsight then and no cracks had shown on Price in the pro ranks before he got T'T'd. Nash out - His Majesty

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            #45
            Originally posted by Nash out
            Tyson Fury vs David Price before Price fought Thompson. It will seem laughable now, but before Price's loss, and the fight was almost certain to happen if he won, Price was the betting favourite and most Boxing Experts thought Price would win. Nash felt differently, but was only 70-30 on Fury. The build-up would have been great and the fight would have been very exciting for however long it lasted. Looking at it, I'd imagine Fury would have got to Price and stopped him between 4-6, at this point, Price's inability to handle intense pressure would have shown, but it would have been huge. We had no hindsight then and no cracks had shown on Price in the pro ranks before he got T'T'd. Nash out - His Majesty
            Bivol Artur Part 3 in 2025
            Bivol Mexican David in 2026
            Bivol Buff Guy Jai in 2027

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            • SouthpawRight
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              #46
              Cuban David VS Artur's Cousin Imam in Q4 2025

              don't duck an instaRematch after getting a controversial decision

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                #47
                Biblical Moses vs Usyk in Q4 2026

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                  #48
                  Naoya VS Rafael at 126 for the sheer height difference

                  how long can Rafael continue to make 126

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                    #49
                    Originally posted by SouthpawRight
                    Ward

                    Dmitry Pirog
                    Pirog had both the Soviet and American style of fighting and was a top fighter however I'm not convinced he would've lived with prime GGG from 2011 who really was a bogeyman. That word gets thrown about a lot but there's no other way to describe it. He had literally every attribute you'd want from a fighter with the exception of head movement.

                    GGG vs ward would've been an interesting fight but judging by the success Kovalev had against ward especially with the jab I don't think ward would've neutralised GGG

                    The only guys capable of neutralising GGG are runners/boxer types

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by MeanestNiceGuy

                      Al Haymon ruined that fight, if I remember correctly. He called an audible in the 11th hour after the shared Kovalev/Stevenson card and tired demand/negotiate triple the purse for a Stevenson vs Fonfara fight and they'd talk 'after' that fight took place. HBO declined, didn't air the fight and Stevenson eventually moved to Showtime permanently after that.
                      Some of that is true but Kathy Duva/Kovalev petitioned the WBC to become Stevensons #1 contender. The request was granted and then Duva/Kovalev didn’t participate in the purse bid. Crazy……

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