What were the 3 biggest fights since the year 2000 in YOUR opinion, history section?

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  1. Baclava

    Baclava Active Member Full Member

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    Personally I felt
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    2nd I would say was
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    3rd I would say was
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    And I am not talking about how the fights were or how they went or if they were one sided. The ranking should be about the significance the fight had (before the fight had actually happened).
     
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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't have a list of my own, but I don't agree with the above. With all the fights we've had over the past 14 years, there had to be some of greater significance.
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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  4. Baclava

    Baclava Active Member Full Member

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    This thread has nothing to do with my question. I didn't ask about the "Best fights". I asked about the "biggest fights" as far as significance (before the fight happened) is concerned. None of the fights I mentioned was great, but they were very big at the time they happened.
     
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  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    "Significance" is a pretty vague, arbitrary value.

    Are you looking for which ones grossed the most $, gate or PPV? Otherwise there is no metric or meaningful way to track such a thing.
     
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  6. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson v Lewis
    Hopkins v Calzaghe - the Yanks needing to see IF the Welsh/Brit was any good.
    Mayweather v Pac - Oh wait!

    Gatti v Ward
     
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  7. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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    Highest Buys not Gross 2000-2010:

    Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather, May 2007 - 2.4 million PPV buys
    Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis, June 2002 - 1.97 million PPV buys
    Pacquiao vs. De la Hoya, December 6, 2008 – 1.26 million PPV buys
     
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  8. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Paq v.s. Mayweather

    Tito v.s. Oscar

    Oscar v.s. Chavez 1

    Lewis v.s. Tyson
     
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  9. SILVER SKULL 66

    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Paq and Floyd never fought.
    Tito and Oscar were in 1999.
    And Oscar and Chavez fought way back in 1996.
     
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  10. SILVER SKULL 66

    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :-(So if you mean biggest by revenue, it's obviously Oscar and Mayweather, the last PPV I ordered from a Mayweather fight, that bull****, was as boring as watching paint dry..
     
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  11. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    3 best fights?
    Barrera/Morales I
    Gatti/Ward I
    Marquez/Vazquez III

    3 Most historically noteworthy? Like when the best fought the best?
    Morales/Barrera
    Pacquiao/Marquez
    Mayweather/De La Hoya

    Trinidad/Hopkins
    Calzaghe/Hopkins

    Most hyped?
    Any De La Hoya or Mayweather fight + Tyson vs Lewis.
     
    OvidsExile, Mar 7, 2014
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  12. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Mayweather-DeLaHoya

    Tyson-Lewis

    Hopkins-Trinidad; Hopkins-DeLaHoya; Pacquiao-Cotto; Mayweather-Hatton

    ...something like that...
     
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