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I hear a lot of people say Mayweather vs Pacquiao is the biggest fight ever. Firstly because of the money involved, potential PPV - and of course the anticipation etc.
In my opinion it's not the biggest fight of all time. There are several fights I believe had much more anticipation i.e. Ali-Frazier & Ali-Foreman. When Ali fought Shavers I believe they fought on ABC with 1/4-3/4 viewers.
That is 1/4 of the American audience had access to it and 3/4 of those people actually watched it. It was (still is?) the most viewed fight in history.
But what about modern day fights like Leonard-Duran or Leonard-Hagler? How do they compare?
Or Tyson vs Holyfield or Tyson vs Lewis?
Surely it can't just be money, I think we can agree that Mayweather-Canelo is not the second biggest fight ever and also Mayweather vs De la Hoya.
What do you think? Is it the biggest fight ever or is it just a term swung around to help promote the fight?
In my opinion it's not the biggest fight of all time. There are several fights I believe had much more anticipation i.e. Ali-Frazier & Ali-Foreman. When Ali fought Shavers I believe they fought on ABC with 1/4-3/4 viewers.
That is 1/4 of the American audience had access to it and 3/4 of those people actually watched it. It was (still is?) the most viewed fight in history.
But what about modern day fights like Leonard-Duran or Leonard-Hagler? How do they compare?
Or Tyson vs Holyfield or Tyson vs Lewis?
Surely it can't just be money, I think we can agree that Mayweather-Canelo is not the second biggest fight ever and also Mayweather vs De la Hoya.
What do you think? Is it the biggest fight ever or is it just a term swung around to help promote the fight?
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