Best Boxing card ever?

[edgarg]

Many years ago, I think around the 1960s there were 4 big time title fight on the same ahow. I think the promoter was Don King but am not certain. it was unheard of , since ONE title fight was the norm.

Some historian or old-timer on this site might have the details. I recall a picture n one of the magazines, -maybe RING or BOXING ILUSTRATED- where the names were painted on a cluster of rocks. it was HUGE.

[MARKBNLV]

Um.................. wut? Canelo is a bigger draw than Floyd, why would he fight on his undercard for? Dude can actually sellout an arena by himself and get all of mexico to watch it on tv. Floyd brings no people to arenas, he might sell some PPV but nobody buys the PPV to watch him fight, just to see him get knocked out.

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WHERES CANELO I THOUGHT HE WAS A BIGGER DRAW.



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VENUE/PROMOTER/TV

DATE

PAID ATTENDANCE

GROSS
SALES

1 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA MGM, Golden Boy, Don Chargin, PPV
05/05/07

17,078

$ 18,419,200.00

2 LENNOX LEWIS vs. EVANDER HOLYFIELD II
Thomas and Mack, Don King, PPV
11/13/99

17,078

$ 16,860,300.00

3 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV 12/06/08
14,468

$ 14,380,300.00

4 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. MIKE TYSON II
MGM, Don King, PPV
06/28/97

16,279

$ 14,277,200.00

5 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. MIKE TYSON I
MGM, Don King, PPV
11/09/96

16,103

$ 14,150,700.00

6 MIKE TYSON vs. PETER MC NEELEY
MGM, Don King, PPV
08/19/95

16,113

$ 13,965,600.00

7 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Mandalay Bay, Top Rank, Don King, PPV
09/18/99

11,184

$ 12,949,500.00

8 BERNARD HOPKINS vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA MGM, Top Rank, Golden Boy, PPV
09/18/04

15,672

$12,782,650.00

9 JOE CALZAGHE vs. BERNARD HOPKINS
Thomas & Mack, Golden Boy, Don Chargin, HBO 04/19/08
14,345

$ 11,636,400.00

10 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. SHANE MOSLEY
MGM, Golden Boy, Don Chargin, PPV 05/01/10
14,038

$ 11,032,100.00

11 MIKE TYSON vs. FRANK BRUNO II
MGM, Don King, PPV
03/16/96

16,143

$ 10,673,700.00

12 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. RICKY HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV 12/08/07
15,488

$ 10,393,950.00

13 SHANE MOSLEY vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM, Top Rank, PPV
09/13/03

16,074

$ 9,840,000.00

14 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. FERNANDO VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Top Rank, Main Events, PPV
09/14/02

10,984

$ 8,871,300.00

15 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. MIGUEL ANGEL COTTO
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV 11/14/09
15,470

$ 8,847,550.00

16 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. RICHARD HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV 05/02/09
15,368

$ 8,832,950.00

17 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. RICARDO MAYORGA
MGM, Golden Boy, Don King, Don Chargin, PPV
05/06/06

12,276

$ 7,636,000.00

18 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. JULIO C. CHAVEZ I
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, Don King, Close Circuit
06/07/96

14,738

$ 7,579,100.00

19 LENNOX LEWIS vs. HASIM RAHMAN
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, Lion, PPV
11/17/01

9,830

$ 7,537,400.00

20 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. FERNANDO VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, PPV
12/02/00

9,309

$ 7,486,400.00

21 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. DAVID REID
Caesars Palace, Don King, America Presents, PPV
03/03/00

9,584

$ 7,329,500.00

22 MIKE TYSON vs. FRANCOIS BOTHA
MGM, America Presents, PPV
01/16/99

10,221

$ 7,055,800.00

23 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV 09/19/09
12,009

$ 6,865,250.00

24 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. JAMES DOUGLAS
Mirage, Mirage, PPV
10/25/90

10,117

$ 6,546,441.00

25 ROY JONES JR vs. JOHN RUIZ
Mirage, Mirage, PPV
03/01/03

11,490

$ 6,526,350.00

26 LENNOX LEWIS vs. DAVID TUA
Mandalay Bay, Main Events, America Presents, Panix, PPV
11/11/00

10,809

$ 6,508,500.00

27 RAY LEONARD vs. THOMAS HEARNS II
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, PPV
06/12/89

12,064

$ 6,468,600.00

28 RAY LEONARD vs. ROBERTO DURAN
Mirage, Top Rank, Victory Promotions, PPV
12/07/89

11,904

$ 6,448,700.00

29 RONALD "WINKY" WRIGHT vs. FELIX TRINIDAD
MGM, Don King, Gary Shaw, Guilty, PPV
05/14/05

13,590

$ 6,433,500.00

30 MIKE TYSON vs. BRUCE SELDON
MGM, Don King, PPV
09/07/96

9,511

$ 6,305,900.00

31 **LARRY HOLMES vs. GERRY COONEY
Caesars Palace, Don King, Tiffany, Close Circuit
06/11/82

29,214
**Also highest attendance

$ 6,239,050.00

32 RAY LEONARD vs. MARVIN HAGLER
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, Victory Promotions, Close Circuit
04/06/87

12,379

$ 6,215,400.00

33 MIKE TYSON vs. DONOVAN RUDDOCK II
Mirage, Don King, 3M Productions, PPV
06/28/91

13,047

$ 6,200,276.50

34 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. RID**** BOWE II
Caesars Palace, Spencer Promotions, Main Events, PPV
11/06/93

10,923

$ 5,792,838.50

35 LARRY HOLMES vs. MUHAMMAD ALI
Caesars Palace, Don King, NBC
10/02/80

24,570

$ 5,766,125.00

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[Wes_Claypool]

The Don King cards of the early 90's were usually pretty stacked.

Example

Chavez/Randall
McClellan/Jackson
Norris/Brown
Nelson/Leija


Thats the equivalent of

Ward/Froch
Mares/Agbeko
Cotto/Margarito
Soto/Rios

Think about it. When Azumah Nelson is 1st or 2nd fight into a 4 or 5 fight event, against top level opponents, you're on to something good.

[edgarg]

Many years ago, I think around the 1960s there were 4 big time title fight on the same ahow. I think the promoter was Don King but am not certain. it was unheard of , since ONE title fight was the norm.

Some historian or old-timer on this site might have the details. I recall a picture n one of the magazines, -maybe RING or BOXING ILUSTRATED- where the names were painted on a cluster of rocks. it was HUGE.

Luis Rodriguez, the great Cuban rival of Emil Griffith was one of the fighters I think.

[edgarg]

The Don King cards of the early 90's were usually pretty stacked.

Example

Chavez/Randall
McClellan/Jackson
Norris/Brown
Nelson/Leija


Thats the equivalent of

Ward/Froch
Mares/Agbeko
Cotto/Margarito
Soto/Rios

Think about it. When Azumah Nelson is 1st or 2nd fight into a 4 or 5 fight event, against top level opponents, you're on to something good.

This was when there were only single champions in each division, they were all great champions and, I believe there has never been another like it.

[KILLA RIGHT]

Canelo would fight in a different site.But it would be in the same tv card.Sounds great to me.Erik would fight at the same site as Floyd.

[Wes_Claypool]

This was when there were only single champions in each division, they were all great champions and, I believe there has never been another like it.

Azumah was always 1st or 2nd up on those cards. They were loaded compared to today. All of King's undercard guys would be headliners now. Ricardo Lopez defending his titles at 6pm pacific time, will never happen again.

Btw- The big 3 were all fractured by then but not to the point it is now. The term undiputed has been around for awhile.

[Walt Liquor]

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[DarkSpyder]

What about Judgement Night when Tyson and Holyfield fought for the first time:

At the Nynex arena in Manchester, people on the card included Danny Williams, Michael Gomez, Michael Brodie, Carl Thompson and Herbie Hide. Then Nigel Benn fought Steve Collins (WBO super middleweight title), Winky Wright fought Ensley Bingham (WBO light middleweight title), and Naseem Hamed defended his WBO featherweight title against Daniel Molina.

Then it switched to the MGM Grand in Vegas, and Ricardo Lopez defended his WBC title, Henry Akinwande fought Alexander Zolkin (WBO heavyweight title), Michael Moorer fought Frans Botha for the IBF belt and then Tyson took on Evander Holyfield for the WBA belt and lineal championship in Ring Magazine's FOTY 1996.

My nomination for all-time great card, certainly of the last 30 years. And I have the entire card on 7 precious DVDs including pretty much all the buildup and post-fight reaction. Beautiful!