Most Important Fights in Boxing History?

Chavez V Camacho
Tyson V Holyfield

 

Louis vs. Schmelling hands down.

 

Importance to the world of sports:
Louis vs Schmelling

Importance to the sport of boxing:
Fight of the Century

 

1. Ali vs Frazier
2. Leonard vs Duran
3. Hagler vs Leonard
4. Chavez vs Whitaker
5. Ali vs Foreman
6. JLouis vs Schmeling 2
7. Tyson vs MSpinks
8. Ali vs Frazier 3
9. DeLaHoya vs Trinidad
10. JJohnson vs Jeffries

 

Exactly! Right on the money!! Ali-Frazier in "The Fight of the century" Louis knocking out Schmeling with the world on the verge of war. And Johnson vanquishing the "Great White Hope."

 

Jack Dempsey vs Jess Willard or Carpentier were pretty huge

 

Originally Posted by Bobby Tony
"Jack Johnson-Jim Jeffries

Louis-Schmeling II

Frazier-Ali I

the three fights of the 20th century"

Exactly! Right on the money!! Ali-Frazier in "The Fight of the century" Louis knocking out Schmeling with the world on the verge of war. And Johnson vanquishing the "Great White Hope."

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Jack Johnson defeating Tommy Burns and breaking down the color barrier at heavyweight doesn't come close? :think Boxing, and America may not have seen a more important bout.

 

Tyson vs Holyfield
Trinidad vs Oscar

 

Why are these the most importatnt fights in boxing history?

 

The fight was in Australia and there were other cross-race fights before this one.

 

The fight was between two Americans and the first time a black man had been allowed to fight for the heavyweight championship. If he had lost, the repurcussions could have been extreme not only for boxing, but for race relations in the US. Where they fought doesn't mean ****.

 

Jack Johnson vs Jim Jeffries

Joe louis vs Max Shmeling 11

Ali vs Frazier 1

these are historically the greatest events that captured the imagination of the public and were more than just fights but contests with sociological and psychological consequence at the world level.

 

Trying to force this one a bit aren't you? Burns was a Canadian and the fight was in Australia. Want to try again?

 

Lol, Im forcing it? You are foolish to not acknowledge it. Where it was is meaningless, as is the fact that Burns was a canadian who resided in the United States. Had Johnson lost it would have set black heavyweight, as well as all other black athletes back even further. That is not historical in your opinion?