what is the most famous fight in boxing history??

[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.

[CutMeMick]

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

[Dadi Astthorsson]

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.

[ElTerribleMorales]

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

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Nothing will EVER top Louis vs. Max.... Ever

East vs. West, USA vs. Nazi Germany, Good vs. Evil.

I think I'm going to have to disagree with you on this, Mick. For a few reasons. This fight was gigantic given what it represented and will forever be thought of as one of the most polarizing events in sports history... Louis will go down as one of the best HWs of all time and Louis's destruction of Schmelling in their second fight was epic, Ali's name, mouth, actions and dominance transended Sport. Ali was a force of nature and Everybody in the world from people in Kenya to the Phillipines to the bum who asks for change at the corner store to your local pizza guy to your grandmother's best friend Agnes knew who Muhammad Ali was and had heard him speak. When Ali took on Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle it was the biggest sporting event the world had ever seen... Even eclipsing Joe and Max. The public was force fed Ali by...... Ali. Although that fight had lasting cultural shockwaves Ali Foreman gets this one, me thinks.

[Nameless]

Depends of the perspective:

Globally historically talking: Louis vs Schelling: The Übermensch vs the üntermensch, The world vs NAzi Germany, a great fight and revenge for the overlooked black peoples.

Boxing talking: I think that the highest buzz and which did launch the biggest interest for Boxing is the Rumble in the Jungle, Ali vs Foreman. NEver a fight with so much publicity and glamour has been seen before with such staggering purse at the key.

So depending of the perspective, one of these two.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Depends of the perspective:

Globally historically talking: Louis vs Schelling: The Übermensch vs the üntermensch, The world vs NAzi Germany, a great fight and revenge for the overlooked black peoples.

Boxing talking: I think that the highest buzz and which did launch the biggest interest for Boxing is the Rumble in the Jungle, Ali vs Foreman. NEver a fight with so much publicity and glamour has been seen before with such staggering purse at the key.

So depending of the perspective, one of these two.

Right,

But we're talking about the most famous fight. The most highly publicized and pumped fight in history is beyond a doubt Ali/Foreman. There has been no bigger event EVER.

Just a for instance...

Take a picture of Joe standing over Max and ask 20 strangers to name both...

...Then take a picture of Ali standing over Foreman and ask them to name both.

Regardless of how old the people are, the image of Ali over Foreman has been seared into the world public's frontal lobes... I understand what Joe and Max meant and how huge an event it was... But it was absolutly not bigger then Ali/Foreman. Looked at objectively this is a fact.

[JazMerkin]

Well, based on the poll I've just done of my 14 year old cousin & 3 of her friends, we have

Rumble In The Jungle (impressively all knew Ali & 3 of the 4 named Foreman)

Thrilla In Manilla (there was a short debate if this was a Jackie Chan movie from one before they settled on it being an Ali fight, although only my cousin & 1 friend named Frazier)

Floyd Mayweather against that ugly English bredda (I presume this to be Mr Richard Hatton)

David Haye against that ugly massive thing (I'm assuming Valuev not Maccarinelli)

Floyd Mayweather against Manny 'Baggy-Ho' (They're either unaware this fight hasn't happened yet or PBF has fought some kind of low budget pornstar that I'm unaware of)

Sugar Ray Leonard against Mike Tyson (This seemed a desperate attempt to humour me for another 10 seconds with the only 2 other boxers they'd ever heard of... they're now talking about which rapper they all fancy the most)

Don't say my surveys lack integrity

[Nameless]

Depends of the perspective:

Globally historically talking: Louis vs Schelling: The Übermensch vs the üntermensch, The world vs NAzi Germany, a great fight and revenge for the overlooked black peoples.

Boxing talking: I think that the highest buzz and which did launch the biggest interest for Boxing is the Rumble in the Jungle, Ali vs Foreman. NEver a fight with so much publicity and glamour has been seen before with such staggering purse at the key.

So depending of the perspective, one of these two.

Right,

But we're talking about the most famous fight. The most highly publicized and pumped fight in history is beyond a doubt Ali/Foreman. There has been no bigger event EVER.

Just a for instance...

Take a picture of Joe standing over Max and ask 20 strangers to name both...

...Then take a picture of Ali standing over Foreman and ask them to name both.

Regardless of how old the people are, the image of Ali over Foreman has been seared into the world public's frontal lobes... I understand what Joe and Max meant and how huge an event it was... But it was absolutly not bigger then Ali/Foreman. Looked at objectively this is a fact.

Ohh for the buzz, I agree and I have no arguments against it. 10 millions in purse, a Circus "Ã* la Don King", the dancers, etc, an incredible buzz, the biggest. However, historically talking, the most important fight was Schmelling vs Louis, as I said, it depends of the perspective but for the Buzz, we agree, Rumble in the Jungle can't be beaten.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Well, based on the poll I've just done of my 14 year old cousin & 3 of her friends, we have

Rumble In The Jungle (impressively all knew Ali & 3 of the 4 named Foreman)

Thrilla In Manilla (there was a short debate if this was a Jackie Chan movie from one before they settled on it being an Ali fight, although only my cousin & 1 friend named Frazier)

Floyd Mayweather against that ugly English bredda (I presume this to be Mr Richard Hatton)

David Haye against that ugly massive thing (I'm assuming Valuev not Maccarinelli)

Floyd Mayweather against Manny 'Baggy-Ho' (They're either unaware this fight hasn't happened yet or PBF has fought some kind of low budget pornstar that I'm unaware of)

Sugar Ray Leonard against Mike Tyson (This seemed a desperate attempt to humour me for another 10 seconds with the only 2 other boxers they'd ever heard of... they're now talking about which rapper they all fancy the most)

Don't say my surveys lack integrity

Classic. The "Baggy-Hoe" bit had me laughing out oud.