Best buildup to a fight you can remember

[DA1CATAS]

Agree with you, but you didn't read my post properly. Of course they had a much bigger buildup because of the way media has expanded but that's what I'm saying. You never had any of that back then but still everyone knew about the fight and wanted to see it even non-boxing fans.

For me the best not the biggest buildup was Hagler vs Leonard and overall the fight was bigger because of how many people it reached without the aid of satelite T.V or the internet. Had they been fighting now it would be gargantuan.

ooooo... i see what you meant.


hmm.. probably one of tysons fight for me then.. i always heard about him and I didnt even watch boxing till i was much older.

[deevel79]

Tyson/Lewis.

[DA1CATAS]

Tyson/Lewis.

hey lets bet...... Fatton's gonna take a dive and win me some money cuz he don't care about his country..


20k sound good?

[BmoreBrawler]

No I was jus a kid not even watching boxing..

BUT even though you can't HONESTLY say that Oscar and Floyd didnt have a MUCH MUCH BIGGER build up on a larger scale than any boxing fight in history.

I mean are you serious?


They obviously has the most televised build up in history... BOXING for once more was at the fore front of sports... ESPN even did a few stories on it.


Whens the last time besides tyson that espn did a story on boxing that wasn't a boxing show.

Boxing used to be daily news on ESPN.

[DA1CATAS]

Boxing used to be daily news on ESPN.

used to ... i cant wait for the return of it.

[jamesc]

tyson v lewis absolutely masterfull promotion..the wall of security between them in the ring was brilliant theatre!

[mrpain81]

Boxing used to be way more mainstream even back in the 80's Sports Illustrated had boxers on their cover all the time. But thank god for the internet because I get all the boxing I want.

[-CANE-]

ooooo... i see what you meant.


hmm.. probably one of tysons fight for me then.. i always heard about him and I didnt even watch boxing till i was much older.

Tyson fights were all big he re-ignited the heavyweight division and the Lewis one was great.

[RHETOЯIC]

Eubank/Benn II

[DA1CATAS]

Tyson fights were all big he re-ignited the heavyweight division and the Lewis one was great.

I am aiming to look like the guy in your AVY... who is that?