Wlad vs Haye = Biggest HW fight in 8 years.

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  • Squizz
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    #11
    Originally posted by bojangles1987
    I was kind of off of boxing at the time, but was Lewis vs. Vitali really that big a fight beforehand?
    I can't remember it being so. Didn't Vitali come in as a replacement two weeks before the fight? Ah yes, he was scheduled to fight Kirk Johson, that's who it was.

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    • STEELHEAD
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      #12
      i have two betting props going on this one:
      at 1.5 to 1 Wlad/Haye Fight DoesNot Go The Distance

      at 2:1 wlad over haye

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      • mathed
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        #13
        Most excited I've been for a HW fight in a bit.

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        • hweightblogger
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          #14
          Originally posted by Easy-E
          Is Haye v Wlad that big of a fight? Its big for the division, but its not like it is all over the place or anything. Nothing like Tyson fights.
          Broadcast live in 140+ countries.
          50'000+ attendence.
          Possibly the BIGGEST heavyweight boxing match of all times.

          Tyson vs Lennox: 15'000 attendence
          Tyson vs Evan Fields II (ear) 16'000 attendence
          Last edited by hweightblogger; 06-28-2011, 10:50 PM.

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          • crold1
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            #15
            Originally posted by Easy-E
            Let's put this fight in perspective. The heavyweight division is lethargic. Two talented guys who have talked a lot of trash and who have belts are facing off against one another.


            I think Wladimir vs Haye is clearly the biggest heavyweight fight since Lewis vs Vitali in June of 2003.

            Get excited.

            Even bigger. Biggest since Lewis-Tyson. Lewis-Klit was bigger after than heading in. That fight had short, sub build and Vitali was still perceived as soft. Instead, minor classic emerged. That was a surprise gift.

            This is Xmas day and the Red Ryder BB gun.

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              #16
              Originally posted by crold1
              Even bigger. Biggest since Lewis-Tyson. Lewis-Klit was bigger after than heading in. That fight had short, sub build and Vitali was still perceived as soft. Instead, minor classic emerged. That was a surprise gift.

              This is Xmas day and the Red Ryder BB gun.
              I was going to say since Lewis vs Tyson. Perhaps I gave some extra credit to Vitali vs Lennox retrospectively.

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                #17
                Originally posted by hweightblogger
                Broadcast live in 140+ countries.
                50'000+ attendence.
                Possibly the BIGGEST boxing match of all times.

                Tyson vs Lennox: 15'000 attendence
                Tyson vs Evan Fields II (ear) 16'000 attendence
                What? You are aware that 130k people saw chavez-haugen in person correct?

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                • Easy-E
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by hweightblogger
                  Broadcast live in 140+ countries.
                  50'000+ attendence.
                  Possibly the BIGGEST boxing match of all times.

                  Tyson vs Lennox: 15'000 attendence
                  Tyson vs Evan Fields II (ear) 16'000 attendence
                  Just stop.

                  Not even close.

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                  • Walt Liquor
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Easy-E
                    I was going to say since Lewis vs Tyson. Perhaps I gave some extra credit to Vitali vs Lennox retrospectively.
                    Who cares? Its a big fight and your point is taken.

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                    • crold1
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Easy-E
                      Just stop.

                      Not even close.
                      In terms of magnitude, Louis-Schmeling II wipes its ass with this fight. So does Ali-Frazier I.

                      That's two that make your case.

                      If Pac-May ever happened, at Cowboys, it would too.

                      Doesn't mean this ain't massive in its own right.

                      P.S. Just got into Friday Night Lights and your Minka Kelly av is aces.

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