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The Versus podcast explores mythical sports matchups, analyzing each team, player, or fighter, and pitting them against one another to determine who would beat who.
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1983 Sugar Ray Leonard vs. 1983 Aaron Pryor
The long-awaited return of Versus is finally here! In this episode, we tackle one of the best fights of the 1980s (I mistakenly said 1990s in the show) that never happened.
The following are what I relied on for research to make this episode possible:
World Championship Boxing Podcast
Pryor and Leonard signed to fight in the fall of 1982
Legendary Nights - Pryor knocked down Leonard as amateur and pro
Compubox punch stats for Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello I
Punches per round for Leonard-Duran I
Sugar Ray Leonard fights
Aaron Pryor fights
Theme song: Geri Music - First Step by meszarcsek
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1992 Duke Blue Devils vs. 2007 Florida Gators
'92 Duke and '07 Florida were the last two college basketball teams to win back-to-back national championships. Stacked with talented rosters and great coaching, which team would win?
Duke vs.: Florida vs.:
#7 St. John's #12 Kansas
#18 Michigan Tennessee
#23 Florida State #10 Oregon
#9 North Carolina #7 UCLA
#22 LSU #1 Ohio State
Wake Forest
#19 Seton Hall
#6 Kentucky
#5 Indiana
#15 Michigan
Theme song: Geri Music - First Step by meszarcsek
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1993 Riddick Bowe vs. 1993 Lennox Lewis
In 1993, Riddick Bowe was supposed to fight Lennox Lewis but instead he threw the WBC belt in the trash. The fight never happened. Who would have won? Let's find out on this episode of Versus.
Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis vs. Razor Ruddock
Evander Holyfield speaks on the best he faced, including Best Jab
Mike Tyson speaks on the best he faced, including Biggest Puncher
Bowe having second thoughts about facing Lewis-Ruddock winner
Futch has to be convinced to take Bowe on. Also, $20 million site fee in China
Futch on why he left Bowe, and that he thought Bowe would be the best heavyweight he ever trained.
Theme song: Geri Music - First Step by meszarcsek
Contact Jadi Mwendo at nerdsonnetwork@gmail.com or Twitter @gangstallectual or @nerdsonnetwork -
1994 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers
In 1994 Penn State and Nebraska both went undefeated but never played each other. Who would have won? Let's find out on this episode of Versus.
Nebraska vs. West Virginia
Nebraska vs. Texas Tech
Nebraska vs. UCLA
Nebraska vs. Colorado
Nebraska vs. Oklahoma
Penn State vs. Ohio State
Penn State vs. Michigan
Penn State vs. Oregon
Theme song: Geri Music - First Step by meszarcsek
Contact Jadi Mwendo at nerdsonnetwork@gmail.com or Twitter @gangstallectual or @nerdsonnetwork