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10 Biggest Ever Boxing Matches
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2015-04-23 16:29:07 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
Juan Anonly
2015-04-23 18:46:13 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
Tough to say until it's fought. The article rates it a bit early to my
mind in the 7th position, which may be way too high or way too low. It
depends on what "Big" means.
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2015-04-24 03:14:41 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
Tough to say until it's fought. The article rates it a bit early to my
mind in the 7th position, which may be way too high or way too low. It
depends on what "Big" means.
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-- Beware the delicate, tiny, very talented celebrity starlets.
A definition of "Big" now depends on how well the marketing guys did there job.
In terms of importance, who knows. Many will cite the total gate derived from the bout itself.

Some of old farts, as far as history goes, may cover 70+ years.

The Old Fart,

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Juan Anonly
2015-04-24 04:04:52 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
Tough to say until it's fought. The article rates it a bit early to my
mind in the 7th position, which may be way too high or way too low. It
depends on what "Big" means.
A definition of "Big" now depends on how well the marketing guys did there job.
In terms of importance, who knows. Many will cite the total gate
derived from the bout itself.
It's true. Money is the beginning, ending and the middle.
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-- Beware the delicate, tiny, very talented celebrity starlets.
Loki
2015-04-27 12:32:24 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
It is a dubious list. Hagler-Hearns was a dandy fight, but in terms of
size and scope it was nowhere near as large as the Leonard-Hearns or
Leonard-Duran fight. Or Tyson-Lewis for that matter.

Loki
SkippyPB
2015-04-27 14:51:48 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
It is a dubious list. Hagler-Hearns was a dandy fight, but in terms of
size and scope it was nowhere near as large as the Leonard-Hearns or
Leonard-Duran fight. Or Tyson-Lewis for that matter.
Loki
Do any of those come close to Ali-Frazier? The heavies always drew
the most attention and were the biggest fights for many years.

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Juan Anonly
2015-04-27 15:33:50 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
It is a dubious list.
It is.
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Hagler-Hearns was a dandy fight, but in terms of
size and scope it was nowhere near as large as the Leonard-Hearns or
Leonard-Duran fight. Or Tyson-Lewis for that matter.
Perhaps you've forgotten the times. "Size and scope" aren't the
elements used for determining "biggest". My assumption was payscale
and hype. Both were pretty significant for Hagler Hearns, though my
memories have been somewhat dimmed by time.
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2015-04-27 19:57:50 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
What Came Before Mayweather Vs Pacquaio: The Biggest Boxing Matches For Each Decade, And Who Called Them:
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/came-mayweather-vs-pacquaio-biggest-boxing-matches-decade-called.html

by Tim Starks on 4/27/2015

On May 2, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao is about to enter the pantheon of boxing history as the biggest showdown of its time, and one of the biggest boxing matches ever. In one major way, Mayweather vs Pacquiao shares what all of the other biggest boxing events have: a study in contrasts. Mayweather is playing the [...]
Loki
2015-05-05 00:32:25 UTC
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Where does Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rank in the biggest fights ever?
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/came-mayweather-vs-pacquaio-biggest-boxing-matches-decade-called.html
by Tim Starks on 4/27/2015
On May 2, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao is about to enter the pantheon of boxing history as the biggest showdown of its time, and one of the biggest boxing matches ever. In one major way, Mayweather vs Pacquiao shares what all of the other biggest boxing events have: a study in contrasts. Mayweather is playing the [...]
Interesting list, but in the '80s I would have put Holmes/Cooney,
Leonard/Duran 1 or Leonard/Hearns 1 over Leonard/Haggler and in the
2000's I would put Lewis/Tyson at the top of the list.

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