When “Brown Bomber” Joe defeated champion James Braddock to win the world heavyweight championship in June 1937, he said: “Before I beat Max Schmeling, I’m not the champion!” He was talking about the 1936 KO loss. He exacted revenge in 1939 at Madison Square Garden, knocking out Schmeling in the first round.

In June 1980, when “Sweetheart” Ray Leonard lost 27-0 to “Stonehand” Roberto Duran and 71-1 to Durance, he There was another rematch. He punched Duran so hard that Duran withdrew from the fight in November.

In April 1987, Leonard defeated Marvin Hagler to win the middleweight championship. Hagler retired and moved to Italy, not wanting to compete anymore.

In April 2002, lightweight champion Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather earned a gift decision over Jose Luis Castillo. Eight months later, he had a rematch with him and defeated him easily.

In June 2012, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao was robbed by Tim Bradley Jr., but in April 2014, he defeated Bradley in a rematch.

In November 2016, Andre “SOG” Ward defeated Sergey Kovalev in a light heavyweight title fight and immediately set up a rematch, stopping Kovalev, Then retired from boxing.

In March 1950, heavyweight champion Rock Marciano defeated Roland LaStarza to win the title. After stopping “Jersey” Joe Walcott for the title, he stopped Rastaza again in his next match.

In November 1986, super featherweight champion Alfredo Escalera defeated Philadelphia’s Tyrone Everett in a split decision win. He was never given a rematch, and the Pennsylvania judges who voted for Escalera never fought in another contest.

Historian Jim Jacobs told me that the worst decision he ever saw came in June 1963, when light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson was robbed by Willie Pastrano on a split decision. Go away and never get a chance for a rematch.

Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali lost his first fight to Ken Norton and Smokey Joe Frazier, but defeated both men twice in their rematch.

In June 1983, heavyweight champion Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes, with a 42-0 record, defeated the 15-0 “Terrible” Tim Wither on defense. Tim Witherspoon received a gift decision and was never rematched.

What fight would you like to see in a rematch that never happened?