Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as "The Fight of the Century" or "The Battle for Greatness", was a professional boxing match between undefeated five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. It took place on May 2, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Muhammad Ali and Zora Folley fought at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 22, 1967. It would be Ali's last boxing match before his suspension from boxing.
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as "The Fight", was a heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and former undisputed heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The fight is widely regarded as the biggest boxing match in history and arguably the single most anticipated and publicized sporting event ever. It was the first time ever that two undefeated boxers who held or had held the world Heavyweight title fought each other for that title.
The bout held broad appeal for many Americans, including non-boxing and non-sport fans. Ali, who had been stripped of his titles by boxing authorities for refusing to submit to the draft for the Vietnam war, had become a symbol of the anti-establishment public during his government-imposed exile from the ring, while Frazier had been adopted by the pro-war public.
The rematch between José Luis Castillo and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was fought on December 7, 2002 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was Mayweather's first defense of the World Boxing Council Lightweight Title and The Ring Magazine Lightweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. vs Richard Hall was a light heavyweight contest on May 13, 2000 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jones defended the WBC Light Heavyweight Title (6th defense), the WBA Light Heavyweight Title (5th defense) and the IBF Light Heavyweight Title (2nd defense).
Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, billed as The Sunshine Showdown, was a professional boxing match in Kingston, Jamaica contested on January 22, 1973, for the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight championships.
On February 3, 1990, Freddie Pendleton challenged Pernell Whitaker for the World Boxing Council Lightweight Title (1st defense by Whitaker) & the International Boxing Federation Lightweight Title (3rd defense by Whitaker) at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr., billed as "The Uncivil War", was a held on November 18, 1994, for the IBF super middleweight championship.
In September 1994, promoter Bob Arum officially announced the highly anticipated title fight between undefeated fighters James Toney and Roy Jones Jr. Toney came into the fight as the IBF super middleweight champion, having won the title on February 13, 1993, from Iran Barkley and having since successfully defended the title three times. Jones, the reigning IBF middleweight champion since defeating Bernard Hopkins on May 22, 1993, had defended the middleweight belt only once before vacating the title in order to move up to the super middleweight division and challenge Toney. The men were considered to be two of the top fighters in the sport. Toney was ranked number two in the pound-for-pound rankings, while Jones was number three. Only then-WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker was ranked ahead of them.