Bleacher Report - Boxing: The 10 Most Important Heavyweight Title Fights in Boxing History

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The 10 Most Important Heavyweight Title Fights in Boxing History Aug 9th 2013, 01:59, by Briggs Seekins For most of the past 150 years, the Heavyweight Boxing Championship was the biggest title in all of sports. The man who wore the belt was usually regarded as a larger-than-life figure, more folk hero than mortal man. No other sport can approach the high drama of a classic heavyweight prizefight—when two heroes put themselves on the line round after round to establish which man can lay claim to the title of toughest man on the planet. Alas, it’s been almost a lifetime since we’ve seen a fight like that. By temperament, I am not given to nostalgia. I’d rather celebrate what is right in front of me than pine for the past. There’s still plenty to celebrate about boxing in the here and now. But it’s impossible to ignore that the generally lower status the sport is accorded in today’s media world is directly linked to the decline of the heavyweight division. Not a single fight on this list occurred within the past 25 years. Begin Slideshow

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