How often have you seen a natural super fight opportunity get damaged by a fighter's greed for a larger purse or by breakdowns in communication between both parties involved? Many great prospective match-ups in the past never even reached blueprint stage and remained purely dream fights, for future generations to speculate about. Some fights actually do get off the ground, sadly far too many years after the prime idea was hatched, with both participants looking like shadows of their former selves, acting out a token duet, desperately grasping at bygone skills and former glory.

       In the early 1990's James Toney was hot news, so too were Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank. The trio could have made some major money in transatlantic clashes to unify their respective division. The situation was a money making machine waiting to happen. Nigel and Chris turned their side of the dream into a pair of blistering battles and were paid regally for their efforts, unfortunately despite some lucrative offers Toney never shared the spoils preferring to stay stateside where he would eventually lose his title to Roy Jones Jr. Benn would eventually acquire global respect in a tragically brutal 1995 bout with Gerald McClelland. James probably didn't even give the lost chance so much as a backward glance and following several years in the wilderness he stands a major player in today's heavyweight picture, reaping far greater rewards amongst some larger fish. Sadly the fans are the victims in this scenario.

    Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis promised the perfect heavyweight Championship super fight, the pairing possessed everything. Both men had previous history stemming from their first meeting at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul Korea, it also now had the added luxury of personal grudge and Unbeaten status, both dominant holders of titles in the same division simultaneously. Sadly, once again deadlines were missed and agreements became fractured, The potential super bout failed to flourish and the whole opportunity broke down after both men lost their luster and titles, Bowe in 1993 to Evander Holyfield and Lewis in 1994 to Oliver McCall. Lewis and Bowe may have made a ton of money since then, but never shared the glory or profits this match could have produced.