What has been the most historically significant fight of the 21st century and why?

Hatton vs Mayweather is #1 by far.

Then TKO6.

 

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xInP9Gi0xAA[/url]

took 10 rounds for duckweather to hurt hatton:deal

 

because of the trilogy that will be written about in boxing history books for next 100 yrs....gatti v ward 1

 

dlh pbf easy. historically yes. it changed a lot of things in industry. 24/7. rise of gbp...rise of haymon. etc etc. list goes on. everything changed after that fight.

 

It's a historical event but not the most significant of the 21st century

 

I agree with most of what you posted. However, I think what Oscar v Floyd did was a real game changer. I would argue that this fight elevated the popularity of boxing to the Tyson or even the Fab Four era. Floyd was smart enough to capitalize on that fight and became a mega star.

 

Floyd Dlh. It told us that boxing fans will always watch all big fights. That keeps boxing alive.

 

And it took 6 rounds for Marquez to knock Pac unconscious.

 

Roy-Ruiz is the obvious pick IMO. Floyd-Oscar is a close second though.

 

Roy had to beat Lennox to get that accolade.

 

Lewis vs Tyson.
It's that last time the general public cared about a heavyweight championship fight.

 

:-(