Which fight marked the revival of the HW division?

Wrong.

Pulev-Dinu 2019

 

Haye - De Mori

 

it has to be joshua vs Klitschko

 

Charr Vs Oquendo

 

Yeah, I think this one as well. It brought Fury to the dance!

 

This. Once Wlad was officially shot, it opened the division up to the heavyweight mediocrities we see fighting today. If prime Wlad were still around, there would be no “revival”.

 

When Kevin Blue Johnson sank those nasty body shots to multiple world title challenger Francesco Pianeta's gut to produce a spectacular KO victory I knew I had witnessed a very special moment.

 

Look back at the reception it got at the time. You could make an argument that by releasing Wlad's hold on the belts that it helped to bring about the revival but that's as far as I think you could stretch it.

I would say AJ vs Wlad, a big event, a packed stadium, a thrilling contest, young up and comer versus the old stager, big hits thrown and taken, each guy on the deck and a fight that ebbed and flowed in classic fashion.

 

It hasn't happened yet. As a whole, HW division is still severely down. Maybe Wilder-Joshua could begin to resurrect it, but those two blowhards are never going to fight each other. Fury-Joshua would be a good fight, but wouldn't make too many waves internationally. AJ is not the global superstar Brits think he is. He's not even close to Lennox Lewis' popularity, and I see people saying he's "the face of boxing". Not hardly.
He needs Wilder to put him there, and he seems completely unwilling to take the step.

 

It never revived.

 

Valuev Ruiz trilogy sparked a lot of interest in boxing world wide.

 

Yep, and if some other guy like Wlad will come and jab all these jockers into submission the division will become 'weak' again. All the cocaine addicts and windmillers will be past prime all of a sudden, no matter what's their age is.

 

Wilder vs Stiverne 2

 

Tyson Fury vs. Sefer Seferi