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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    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?

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    The Rumble in the Jungle, no question. That fight transcended the sport.
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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    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.

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
    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
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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

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

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

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

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

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

    in that order based on a poll of my coworkers.
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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    Quote Originally Posted by killersheep View Post
    Ali vs. Frazier
    Tyson vs. Holyfield
    Ali vs. Foreman

    in that order based on a poll of my coworkers.

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    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

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    The Brawl at the Royal Albert Hall - Frank Bruno v John Emmen 1991
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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    Holmes vs Cooney
    PBF vs Oscar

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    Louis vs Schmeling 2. Hands down. It went beyond sport more than any other fight in history. Amazingly, there were people on this planet before we were born.
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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    shocked no one mentioned Tyson/Douglas, that was heard all around the world, even by non-boxing fans

    my pick though, hmmm, i guess Ali/Frazier, it was called "The Fight" for something

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    Quote Originally Posted by Dadi Astthorsson View Post
    Louis vs Schmeling 2. Hands down. It went beyond sport more than any other fight in history. Amazingly, there were people on this planet before we were born.
    Ha - nice comment.

    Also, how about:

    Dempsey v Carpentier
    Burns v Johnson
    Johnson v Jeffries

    All momentous historic occasions in their own right.
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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    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.

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    Default Re: what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

    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.
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