Bleacher Report - Boxing: Ranking the Greatest Las Vegas Fights in Boxing History

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Ranking the Greatest Las Vegas Fights in Boxing History Sep 16th 2013, 01:26, by Briggs Seekins In the past 50 years, the city of Las Vegas has established itself as the premier boxing city on the planet. We still get important fights on the East Coast, and since boxing is an international sport, important fights get held each month all over the globe. But each year, the highest percentage of major cards go down at that neon oasis/mirage in the desert of Nevada. Even an old-school Yankee like myself freely acknowledges that Vegas has become the sport's de facto capital. So naturally a list of the greatest fights in the history of Las Vegas is a daunting project to narrow down. I've also limited the list only to fights held inside of Vegas, which unfortunately forces me to leave out important historical battles like Joe Gans' 42-round war with Battling Nelson in Goldfield, Nevada in 1906, or Bob Fitzsimmons' 1897 upset of heavyweight champion Jim Corbett in Carson City.      Begin Slideshow

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