Your ten most important world heavyweight title fights.

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Mine goes like this:
    1. Sullivan-Kilrain, the first title fight
    2.Louis-Schmeling 2
    3. Burns-Johnson
    4. Johnson-Jeffries
    5. Tunney-Dempsey 2
    6. Liston-Ali
    7. Ali-Liston 2
    8. Dempsey-Carpenter
    9. Tyson-M. Spinks
    10. Holmes-Cooney

    What's your list?
     
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  2. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1) FOTC
    2)Louis v Schmeling 2
    3) Foreman v Moorer
    4) Dempsey v Willard
    5) Ali v Foreman
    6) Johnson v Jeffries
    7) Tyson v Holyfield
    8) Holmes v Cooney
    9) Usyk v Fury
    10) Marciano v Moore
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    01 - Louis vs Schmeling II
    02 - Frazier vs Ali I
    03 - Johnson vs Jeffries
    I consider these three the only FOTC contenders, I see nobody else has them top three yet :lol: so maybe not.

    04 - Ali vs Foreman (Boxing's biggest icon summits)
    05 - Dempsey vs Carpantier (First radio broadcast of a heavyweight title fight I think)
    06 - Dempsey vs Tunney I (Becomes clear how enormous boxing can be)
    07 - Tyson vs Spinks (Summit of boxing's second biggest icon)
    08 - Tyson vs Lewis (the most enormous fight of my lifetime)
    09 - Louis vs Conn (the first heavyweight title fight on TV i think)
    10 - Ali vs Liston I (Boxing's biggest icon emerges)
     
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  4. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Dang I forgot the FOTC and the Thrilla! lol..I knew I should have made it a twenty most important instead!!!
     
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  5. Boxing GOAT

    Boxing GOAT Active Member Full Member

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    Sullivan vs Corbett
    Jeffries vs Fitzsimmons
    Johnson vs Burns
    Dempsey vs Willard, Carpentier, and Tunney 2
    Louis vs Schmeling 2
    Ali vs Frazier I
    Foreman vs Moorer
    Tyson vs Douglas
     
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