When was the last mega fight that lived up to the hype?

[BennyST]

How dare you, circle!

If Cotto loses, it's a decision loss. There is no way he loses by stoppage again.

On topic, people will all disagree on what a megafight is.

Is a megafight judged by how much it sells?
By the potential match-up?
By the fireworks that it produced?
By the people that want to see it and are demanding it?

I usually go by the fourth option, but the thread starter is right. Many times these megafights don't deliver on what we frequently dream of.

The only fights I can think of that was both anticipated by the world and that it delivered were four:

Louis/Schmeling I
Ali/Frazier I
Ray Leonard/Hearns I
Ray Leonard/Hagler

You're forgetting a few there mate. Duran vs Leonard and Ali vs Foreman are just two other megafights that delivered.

Dempsey's biggest fights also. There have been quite a lot actually.

[sweetpea87]

If you mean mega fight as in catches the attention of the general public, then I can't remember the last time that was. But as far as mega fights for us huge boxing fans I considered Cotto-Margarito a mega fight and that definitely lived up to the hype. I was actually surprised that Klitschko-Haye was being hyped as a mega fight, to some extent. In America, or at least in my area, no one knew it was taking place like they knew about DLH-Mayweather or Pacquiao fights and the whole Pac-Mayweather situation.

[Pinoy4ever]

Yeah it's been disappointment this decade no doubt.

[Heeb]

Most mega fights are sold on hype that doesn't have much to do with what happens in the ring, so they are bound to disappoint unfortunately.

[Noy]

As the old saying goes - styles make fights. Hyped up mega fights are based on opposing personalities, not fighting styles. That's why they never live up to the hype.

It's always those "this should be a good fight" matches that rise to the top because 1.) there are no over the top expectations and 2.) it's in the middle - if the fight sucks, who cares, if it's awesome - thank god i watched it.

[uoykcuf]

Degale/Groves wasn't bad but probably should have been a draw. Felt that fight was too close to give to either fighter.

[Mana$$aMauler]

lmfao, funny **** man.

[-Kev-]

PPV wise.


Pacquiao-Marquez II close fight war
Mayweather-Hatton Floyd delivered like he said he would, stopped Hatton. Hatton gave it all he can.
Margarito-Cotto



Those are the most recent one's I can think of, that at least for me, delivered.


And as a Floyd fan, I thought Floyd delivered in the Mosley fight. And I thought Pacquiao really lived up to his hype by knocking out Hatton like that.

So basically Mayweather, Pacquiao, Hatton, Margarito, Cotto., have been the guys to deliver. Unfortunately for Hatton and Cotto they were in the short end of knock out losses.