Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
IMO the most famous one has to be Schmeling vs. Louis (Germany vs. USA) or more so Hitler vs. USA
Yeah even as unfair as that is.

Of course, Pacquiao is a superhero in the Philippines.

A bit of a sad one though, was Sod Looknongyangtoy in his second fight with Ponce De Leon. HUGE deal in Thailand from what I understand. Arenas packed to watch it and everything. Broadcast everywhere, sent off as a hero. Then he got hit with a right hand he never saw. He got KO'd. That's bad. So a disappointed country and all that. But then the doctor's forced an oxygen mask on him when he was obviously OK and just disappointed. The oxygen is just a placebo anyways. If he doesn't want to have an oxygen mask on after the biggest loss of his career. If he wants to go out with some dignity then let him.