What are the top ten most historically significant fight venues?

Marciano Moore was held there also.

Yankees Stadium

 

What famous bouts were held in Yankee Stadium?

Heavyweights:
Dempsey-Sharkey, Tunney-Heeney, Schmeling-Uzcudun, Schmeling-Sharkey I, Baer-Schmeling, Louis-Carnera, Louis-Baer, Louis-Schmeling I, Louis-Farr, Louis-Schmeling II, Louis-Galento, Louis-Godoy, Louis-Conn II, Louis-Mauriello, Louis-Walcott II, Charles-Lesnevich, Charles-Louis, Marciano-Matthews, Marciano-Charles I & II, Marciano-Moore, Patterson-Johansson I, Ali-Norton III

Lightheavyweights:
Berlenbach-McTigue, Berlenbach-Slattery, Berlenbach-Stribling, Loughran-Braddock, Maxim-Robinson

Middleweights:
Greb-Moore, Zale-Graziano I, Robinson-Basilio I

Welterweights:
Walker-Shade, Robinson-Gavilan I

Lightweights:
Leonard-Tendler II, Singer-Mandell, Ambers-Armstrong, Williams-Flores

Featherweights:
Saddler-Pep III

 

And the Polo Grounds?

Heavyweights:
Dempsey-Firpo, Louis-Conn I, Louis-Nova, Marciano-LaStarza II, Patterson-Jackson II, Patterson-Johansson II

Lightheavyweights:
Moore-Olson

Middleweights:
Greb-Wilson, Greb-Walker, Robinson-Turpin II

Welterweights:
Dundee-Latzo, Ross-McLarnin, Ross-Garcia

Lightweights:
Mandell-McLarnin, Singer-Chocolate, Canzoneri-Berg, Ross-Canzoneri II, Ambers-Montanez,

Featherweights:
Criqui-Kilbane, Dundee-Criqui, Saddler-Pep IV

Flyweights:
Villa-Wilde

These lists are not exhaustive and do not include co-features, but I think cover the major fights at Yankee Stadium & the Polo Grounds.

 

I will try. I am going by big fights, not number of fights, and in the classic era up to 1960. You should be able to fill in your own list for the Las Vegas venues of recent decades.

1. Yankee Stadium

2. Polo Grounds

3. Madison Square Garden

4. Chicago Stadium

5. Comiskey Park (most big Chicago fights held here)

6. Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium

7. White City Stadium, London

8. Luna Park, Buenos Aires

9. Palais des Sports, Paris

10. Earl's Court, London

The top five I would be pretty confident on. It is hard to compare the top venues of foreign countries. You can judge where you want to put Ceasar's Palace, MGM Grand, etc in Las Vegas.

 

Louisiana Superdome, was supposedly jinxed for defending Champions.

 

You forgot the GraveYard of Champions in that top ten list lol. That was a Champion's jinx. Evey champion that defended there LOST his title.

 

When I was watching the Benitez-Hearns fight at the Superdome, There was talk that a few defending champions lost thier titles, defending there & it was kind of bad luck. Ali to Spinks I believe. & of course Benitez lost it to Hearns. There were a couple of others, but I just can't recall thier names right now.

 

Correction: it was Spinks which lost his title to ALI in thier rematch. plus Duran Lost his WBC Welterweight title to Leonard in thier rematch.

 

The old Olympia in Detroit.