You Get To Attend One Historical Fight

[Slugfester]

You Get To Attend One Historical Fight


I assume almost everyone will choose a fight there is no film record of--but you never know. Some might want a particular fight because of its atmosphere or historical significance rather than the fight itself.

For me it would be Greb/Walker, because Greb was a complete stranger to film and Walker was filmed sparingly.

There are a few others I would also slaver to attend. Cerdan/Lamotta, Tunney/Greb (any), Langford/Johnson, others.

[Willie Pep 229]

Go back to the beginning of the modern age.

The Carnival of Champions.

One ticket, three nights at the Olympic Club, New Orleans 1892.

From New York to New Orleans on a 'smoker'; two days of cigars and bourbon neat; poker, working girls, and sleeper cars.

Winner take all fights; fights to the finish; men in hats and suits, ringside seats, no women.

The Great John L. walking to the ring one last time.

A beer.

[4truth]

Ali / Frazier 1

[drablj]

greb - walker for me too. it's the only one that crossed my mind when i saw this thread.

[kara]

Ali / Frazier 1

You picked what I wanted to pick!

[DeeMoney]

I came on ready to write Greb v Walker, but others have clearly articulated why it would be cool.

Outside of fights Ive never seen (or in the case of Greb fighters), I'll go with Hagler v Hearns. To be there for the WAR would've been amazing.

[QueensburyRules]

- - John L vs Kilrain: horrific punishments handed out over 70 something bareknuck rounds.

[Slugfester]

Not Charley Burley vs Holman Williams, when both men were rebuked by the referee and sent to the showers for their lack of action!

[JAB5239]

I was also going to pick Greb-Walker. But as pointed it's been picked a few times already. So I'll go with Langford-Ketchel. This was the fight that was supposed to get Sam a title shot and I've always felt he MAY have held back on Ketchel as to not scare him off.

[kara]

Leonard vs. Duran