Top 10 Biggest fights in modern boxing(1970-present)

[SCtrojansbaby]

1.Foreman vs Ali
2.Ali vs Frazier 1
3.Tyson vs Holyfield 2
4.Foreman vs Frazier
5.Leonard vs Hearns
6.Ali vs Frazier 3
7.Mayweather vs De La Hoya
8.Ali vs Spinks 2
9.Tyson vs McNeely
10.Holmes vs Cooney

This isn't meant to be a perfect list but what do you think?

[Scott9945]

1.Foreman vs Ali
2.Ali vs Frazier 1
3.Tyson vs Holyfield 2
4.Foreman vs Frazier
5.Leonard vs Hearns
6.Ali vs Frazier 3
7.Mayweather vs De La Hoya
8.Ali vs Spinks 2
9.Tyson vs McNeely
10.Holmes vs Cooney

This isn't meant to be a perfect list but what do you think?

The first Duran-Leonard fight has to be in the top 3. It was a major event with significant crossover appeal.

[Ray Corso]

Tyson vs McNeely?????? Really? Where was it so significant, the McNeely household?
I second Duran /// Leonard it was a huge pay perview at that time. We ran a live boxing show in the Hartford Civic Center featuring Marlon "Magic Man" Starling on the 5 bout live card prior to the live feed!!!

Holmes vs Norton was a big fight and turned out to be one of the best fights ever!! There was no running or wasting time in that one what ever they were paid it wasn't enough. Great Fight! Ray.

[jabsRstiff]

What is this being based on....?

[joseph5620]

The first Duran-Leonard fight has to be in the top 3. It was a major event with significant crossover appeal.

I would add Leonard-Hagler too.

[Scott9945]

I would add Leonard-Hagler too.

Yes, a glaring omission. Definitely in the top 10.

[Sugarj]

Tyson vs Spinks was huge at the time.

[Cardinal Buck]

Tyson-Lewis was about as big as they get.

[BennyST]

The first Duran-Leonard fight has to be in the top 3. It was a major event with significant crossover appeal.

Yes, that was the biggest closed circuit fight in history to that point and had a crowd of over 50,000. It was, without doubt, one of the very top fights in modern boxing.

[istmeno]

Yes, that was the biggest closed circuit fight in history to that point and had a crowd of over 50,000. It was, without doubt, one of the very top fights in modern boxing.

It was also the first of what would become pay per view. carried by ONTV.