Versus

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: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/world-championship-boxing/id366165343 (World Championship Boxing Podcast) https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/14/sports/sports-of-the-times-will-pryor-tempt-sugar-ray.html (Pryor and Leonard signed to fight in the fall of 1982) https://youtu.be/NKcIMjktBrU (Legendary Nights -  Pryor knocked down Leonard as amateur and pro) https://www.boxingscene.com/aaron-pryor-vs-alexis-arguello-compubox--109601 (Compubox punch stats for Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello I) https://www.espn.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/5540/remembering-sugar-ray-leonard-roberto-duran-i (Punches per round for Leonard-Duran I) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRMXLfWgt2R7KZ795Qal_xJIuvHNVyuLq (Sugar Ray Leonard fights) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRMXLfWgt2R6ugNcYOsMLuLKREiT07Q-2 (Aaron Pryor fights) Theme song: Geri Music - First Step by meszarcsek Contact Jadi Mwendo at nerdsonnetwork@gmail.com or Twitter https://twitter.com/gangstallectual (@gangstallectual) or https://twitter.com/nerdsonnetwork (@nerdsonnetwork)

'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.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpgSjXoJ8aY&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=1 (#7 St. John's) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2srOYJKO9xk&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R5zh8LrKJRdN4hqCm0LfJrs&index=1 (#12 Kansas) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN5SpTIdmfA&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=6 (#18 Michigan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEYpOTUOpyE&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R5zh8LrKJRdN4hqCm0LfJrs&index=4&t=3428s (Tennessee) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaL6auhL13s&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=17 (#23 Florida State) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjchY2NsdL4&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R5zh8LrKJRdN4hqCm0LfJrs&index=5&t=219s (#10 Oregon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlKpxvzJphI&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=3&t=1722s (#9 North Carolina) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTKz4OQXg4&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R5zh8LrKJRdN4hqCm0LfJrs&index=3&t=10s (#7 UCLA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ODZhiims2g&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=4 (#22 LSU) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLnhDGLfYLc&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R5zh8LrKJRdN4hqCm0LfJrs&index=2 (#1 Ohio State) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaF6qZrCe5Y&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=20 (Wake Forest) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq6kbRtwyZw&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=5 (#19 Seton Hall) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDNhnZb6hJA&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=16 (#6 Kentucky) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEux1K50Huw&list=PLRMXLfWgt2R4JEIeTUTCNWZDYj7lRMgoS&index=8 (#5 Indiana) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMjyAOK6rRg (#15 Michigan) Theme song: Geri Music - First Step by meszarcsek Contact Jadi Mwendo at nerdsonnetwork@gmail.com or Twitter https://twitter.com/gangstallectual (@gangstallectual) or https://twitter.com/nerdsonnetwork (@nerdsonnetwork)

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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxyPhJY4W00 (Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVBxJTqdtf8 (Lennox Lewis vs. Razor Ruddock) https://www.ringtv.com/598679-best-i-faced-evander-holyfield/ (Evander Holyfield speaks on the best he faced, including Best Jab) https://www.ringtv.com/535770-best-faced-mike-tyson-1/ (Mike Tyson speaks on the best he faced, including Biggest Puncher) https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/28/sports/sports-people-boxing-bowe-may-win-but-may-not-be-champ.html (Bowe having second thoughts about facing Lewis-Ruddock winner) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-12-sp-452-story.html (Futch has to be convinced to take Bowe on. Also, $20 million site fee in China ) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/10/04/bowes-trainer-futch-leaves-after-8-years/71c265e4-c32e-4bf1-9024-30daba706ff6/ (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 https://twitter.com/gangstallectual (@gangstallectual) or https://twitter.com/nerdsonnetwork (@nerdsonnetwork)

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. https://youtu.be/3nB3YwaMgW8 (Nebraska vs. West Virginia) https://youtu.be/yeknX3uRffs (Nebraska vs. Texas Tech) https://youtu.be/ttbwagcTphY (Nebraska vs. UCLA) https://youtu.be/llEXE8dUfhg (Nebraska vs. Colorado) https://youtu.be/EO3i7nvpsjk (Nebraska vs. Oklahoma) https://youtu.be/g7iqbfCWmhM (Penn State vs. Ohio State) https://youtu.be/fkYc9nSFg8A (Penn State vs. Michigan) https://youtu.be/bnICQyIVH9o (Penn State vs. Oregon) Theme song: Geri Music - First Step by meszarcsek Contact Jadi Mwendo at nerdsonnetwork@gmail.com or Twitter https://twitter.com/gangstallectual (@gangstallectual) or https://twitter.com/nerdsonnetwork (@nerdsonnetwork)