Fights that didn't happen but should have

[anonymous2.0]

Low-key example, but Joe Smith Jr. vs Seanie Monaghan in the aftermath of Smith's win over Hopkins. Not because it would have been a particularly great matchup (Smith would have won easily) but because it could have been very profitable for everyone involved. Two guys who were extremely popular in New York at the time, in the same division, Smith was 23-1 coming off a huge, huge win and Monaghan was still unbeaten and probably looking to either step up, and there even would have been the WBC international belt on the line. It would have been a license to print money for anyone who put that fight together. Instead Smith fought Sullivan Barrera and Monaghan fought Marcus Browne in their next fights, both guys got beat and a golden goose matchup went up in smoke. Smith has managed to recover with wins over Jesse Hart plus the recent KO of Eleider Alvarez after another loss to Bivol but Monaghan has lost 3 of his last 4 now, with 2 of those by stoppage, so is probably done, meaning that a fight between him and Smith is pointless now. I just can't believe they never tried to make it in 2017. They must have known it would have made great money, they probably would have filled MSG or the Barclays Centre, plus any promoter worth a damn would have known that both guys were limited and would lose eventually, especially to skilled guys like Browne and Barrera. Why did they not strike while the iron was hot? I'll never understand.

I feel ya, Smith beating Hopkins should've been the start to something good but instead he gets sent in against Barrera, a high risk/low reward kinda fight.

[nghtmr111]

I think Lomachenko and Mikey was a fight that should have happened the most. At least when it comes to fights that should have happened in the recent 5 years...

[The plunger man]

Leonard vs Pryor
Lewis vs bowe
Marquez vs morales
Salvador Sanchez vs Eusebio Pedroza
These fights were naturals to make and would have been classics

[BodyBagz]

M Tyson vs Tua
SRL vs Pryor
May vs P Williams
McClellan vs RJJ

[thedarkdragon11]

JM Lopez vs. Gamboa
Khan vs. Bradley
JMM vs. Morales
Hamed vs. Espinosa
TBE (not The Best Ever) vs. Margarito, PWill
Lewis vs. Wlad
RJJ vs. Michalczewski
Inoue vs. Chocolatito
Donaire vs. Chris John, Moreno, Wonjongkam

[TJ highway]

Kostya Tszyu vs Felix Trinidad.