what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

[BIG H]

Surely it has to be the Rumble in the jungle, even my mum has heard of that whereas her answer to Louis-Schmeling would be "Who?".

Yup agreed

[Drago]

rumble in the jungle

most of the public know that one, they might not know who fought in it but they heard of it

[Youngblood]

Ali vs. those other guys.

While most of you can make good arguements for most famous or moreso better fights and likely be correct in the better dept, the overall population on the planet knows "Ali was the greatest" and fought them other guys. What were their names again?

[Jimmy G-Force]

The Rumble in the Jungle, no question. That fight transcended the sport.

[generalbulldog]

I'm guessing most famous, meaning most well known all around to the general public and boxing fans?

Ali-Frazier 1,3 or Tyson-Holyfield 2.

[Mattyhitman]

I'm guessing most famous, meaning most well known all around to the general public and boxing fans?

Ali-Frazier 1,3 or Tyson-Holyfield 2.

Tyson v Holyfield guess ya could class that as infamous really

[ER-101]

All of the above plus
Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston and
Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed

[nyc champ]

i will have to say coralles and castillo a war indeed.

[killersheep]

Ali vs. Frazier
Tyson vs. Holyfield
Ali vs. Foreman

in that order based on a poll of my coworkers.

[Mark TKO]

Yep no doubt the Rumble in the Jungle

Fights that are know by such names have to be the most famous in history :-

other such notables

The Thrilla in Manilla - Ali v Frazier 1975

and

The Brawl at the Royal Albert Hall - Frank Bruno v John Emmen 1991

[jon09]

Holmes vs Cooney
PBF vs Oscar

[THE THIRD MAN]

ALI V FRAZIER 1
THRILLER IN MANILLA
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
ALI V LISTON 1
LOUIS V SCHMELLING 2
DEMPSEY V TUNNEY
JOHNSON V JEFFRIES
SULLIVAN V CORBETT
LEONARD V DURAN 1

(Mayweather v Pacquiao)?

For over a hundred years it was the Heavyweights that made the headlines, thus my reason for including only one non HW fight on my list.
It is there because i think Leonard V Duran captured the imagination of world sports fans whether they liked boxing or not. Mayweather V Pacquiao might just do the same thing.

The others were all front page news items in their day, Jeffries was lured out of retiremnet to fight Johnson, $100,000 film rights were paid..it was a huge occaision. Louis V Schmelling 2 had the whole Nazi thing hanging over it. Sullivan was thought to be unbeatable, Dempsey had the long count and of course ALI was the king of mega fights and all of those i mention are mega fights.

[Dadi Astthorsson]

The Rumble in the Jungle is still a part of our popular culture and within personal recall of that generation. Fifty years from now Louis vs Schmeling will still be what it is.

[levi#1BoxingFan]

I'd have to say Dawson Tarver II. You had the champ coming back for his crown, and an undefeated youngster. One word sums this up...Classic!

[kevinztaylor]

Alivs.Foreman