# Celeb boxing: Who else would be good? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493 "2002-03-22T04:51:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/1 "2002-03-22T04:51:30Z")
Ok, so I’m watching the replay of the celebrity boxing match between Vanilla Ice and Todd Bridges etc… and I get to wondering what other good match ups could there be? Here are some of my ideas, what are yours? Or am I the only one who thinks about this pointless crap? 🙂 Match ups: Gary Coleman vs Webster Oprah vs Rosie Clinton vs Kenneth Starr Tommy Lee vs Kid Rock Tom vs Roseann You get the idea… ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/2 "2002-03-22T05:05:13Z")
How about Arafat vs. Netanyahu? Winner takes all. Think of the ratings THAT would bring in! 😉 Ranchoth ---
**Author:** ![JubilationTCornpone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JubilationTCornpone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JubilationTCornpone)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/3 "2002-03-22T06:18:51Z")
Gary Coleman vs. Mike Tyson. Any bets on how many rounds they’ll go? ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/4 "2002-03-22T07:04:25Z")
Rush Limbaugh vs. Dr. Laura? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/5 "2002-03-22T07:11:12Z")
I’m not ineterested in the premise of this show. “Paula Jones v. Tonya Harding.” Who cares about that? “Paula Jones v. George Foreman.” Now THAT I’d watch! ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/6 "2002-03-22T07:18:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dijon Warlock \* > \*\*Rush Limbaugh vs. Dr. Laura? \*\* Rush vs Hillary Clinton might be more evenly matched ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/7 "2002-03-22T07:42:49Z")
Hey, just as long as they beat the crap out of one another! [sub]P.S. Did you get my last email?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/8 "2002-03-22T12:40:57Z")
Why not have 15-20 fights per hour: Mr. T v Carrot Top Mike Tyson v Lisa Kudrow Roseanne v Webster A 400-lb gorilla v The Pepsi Girl (note: gorilla should be insane) …etc ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/9 "2002-03-22T14:46:24Z")
Good ideas all! Carrot Top versus Gilbert Gottfried Bill OReilly versus Ted Koppel Calista Flockhart versus Lara Flynn Boyle I heard Darva Conger is interested. I’m serious. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/10 "2002-03-22T15:39:05Z")
It’s most probably going to be the washed-up celebs who will do anything to get back into the spotlight. They’re the ones doing the infomercials and hawking vacuum cleaners at the malls. So somebody like: Jerry Mathers the cast of Love Boat Jackie Martling Tiffany would fit the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/11 "2002-03-22T15:44:09Z")
Falwell vs. Robinson. The winner? Us. I’d also like to see John Edward, Sylvia Browne, and James Van Praagh in a cage grudge match. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/12 "2002-03-22T15:45:53Z")
Argh…I meant RobERTson. Not sure who Robinson is. Maybe James Robinson, who wrote Leave it to Chance and Starman? Though I’m ticked at HIM, I’d probably send him to box Kurt Busiek, who I’m also ticked with. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/13 "2002-03-22T15:48:52Z")
Hillary vs. Monica Rush vs. Howard Eminem vs. Chuck Zito ---
**Author:** ![RiverRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/14 "2002-03-22T16:32:05Z")
Mike Tyson vs. Hannibal Lector Ted Koppel vs. David Letterman Janet Reno vs. a Presa Canari . . . Preso Can . . . one of those attack dogs RR ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/15 "2002-03-22T17:03:12Z")
Sean Connery vs Anthony Hopkins Lorena Bobbit vs OJ Simpson Henry Rollins vs “Suge” Knight Mark Hamill vs William Shatner Clint Eastwood vs Richard Roundtree Jet Li vs Jackie Chan Richard Kiel (Jaws) vs Peter Mayhew(Chewbacca) AND THE MAIN EVENT\>\>\>\>\> Arnold Scwarzenegger VS Sylvester Stallone ---
**Author:** ![RiverRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/16 "2002-03-22T18:17:53Z")
Of course, one classic has already occurred (I guess that’s why it’s a classic): [Bambi Meets Godzilla](http://members.aol.com/FantasyRtr/bambi.avi) And now there’s: [Son of Bambi Meets Godzilla](http://www.ifilm.com/ifilm/product/film_info/0,3699,1346,00.html) RR ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/17 "2002-03-22T18:47:35Z")
Siskel v. Ebert would have been classic. Alas, it will never be. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/18 "2002-03-22T21:19:39Z")
People, where have you been? These fights have been going on for a couple years now. Som past highlights: [ul] [li]Marilyn Manson vs. Charles Manson[/li][li]Bill Gates vs. Michael Flatley[/li][li]Jack Nicholson vs. Leonardo DiCaprio[/li][li]Rosie O’Donnell vs. Oprah Winfrey vs. Jerry Springer[/li][li]John Tesh vs. David Hasselhoff[/li][li]Puff Daddy vs. Trent Reznor[/li][li]Mariah Carey vs. Jim Carrey[/li][li]Hillary Clinton vs. Monica Lewinsky[/li][li]Stephen King vs. J.K. Rowling[/li][li]Howard Stern vs. Kathy Lee Gifford Pamela Lee vs. RuPaul [/li][li]Prince Charles vs. Prince[/li][li]Backstreet Boys vs Beastie Boys [/li][/ul] And on and on and on. My personal favorite was when they brought in a time machine and Ghandi kicked the living _shiite_ out of Ghengis Khan. Also when Barbra Streisand yanked Celine Dion’s spine out by the roots. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/19 "2002-03-22T21:22:09Z")
Um, sorry. Forgot to mention that these fights, for the unitiated, have all taken place on MTV’s “Celebrity Deathmatch.” And yes, Ebert and Siskel have squared off twice. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493/20 "2002-03-22T21:49:26Z")
Its all about Sara Michelle Gellar vs Jessica Alba though we all know Buffy would kick her ass IRL. Isn’t she into Tae Kwon Do or something? Still, I would love that. I must say that I really wanted to see Lawrence Fishburne vs Keanu Reeves Hey, Morpheus is fighting Neo!!! 😃 😃 Mr T vs Carrot Top is CLASSIC. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celeb-boxing-who-else-would-be-good/99493.md?page=2)