Quote Originally Posted by pacdog
Ive never undertood this, while leenox is a great fighter that fight does not define him tyson was done agianst holyfield over 4 years prior, I certainly did not think he would win he looked dreadlyful against frans botha and many could have beat him. People talk as if this is lennoxes defining fight but giv eme a break tyson was dreadful.
Boxing needs them, they are significant. From Corbett/Sullivan, to Jackson/Jeffries, Tunney/Dempsey, Marciano/Louis, Holmes/Ali, Holmes/Tyson to finally Lewis/Tyson, they help show that the King is dead and a new King is crowned.

They are a necessary evil, because as Lewis/Vitali showed, when the Coronation fails, chaos occurs, and boxing suffers... Lets hope Wlad can finally prove he is for real, and clean up this holy mess left mostly by his big brother.