People are caring more about records? Have you been following boxing, there have been tons of huge fights dating back to 2006ish.

Mosley-Cotto
Calzaghe-Kessler
Marquez-Vazquez 1,2,3
Pacquiao-JMM
Pacquiao-Barrera 2
Barrera-JMM
Mayweather-ODLH
Mayweather-Hatton
Cotto-Margarito
Margarito-Mosley
P. Williams- Margarito
JMM- Joel Casamayor
Hopkins-Calzaghe
Hopkins-Wright
Hopkins-Pavlik
Hopkins-J. Taylor 1,2
Pavlik-J.Taylor 1,2
Pacquiao-ODLH

the list goes on of a huge fights that have happened where people have put everything on the line