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What is the most disappointing megafight in boxing history?

by YPB Team

Years of build-up, and then rounds nobody wanted to talk about afterwards.

  1. Mayweather vs Pacquiao — ranked #11
    Mayweather vs Pacquiao
    Five years of negotiation for twelve cautious rounds; the press renamed it Better Never Than Late.
    1000pts
  2. Joshua vs Pulev — ranked #22
    Joshua vs Pulev
    A mandatory defence sold as an event to an empty arena.
    813pts
  3. Lewis vs Tyson — ranked #33
    Lewis vs Tyson
    Billed as the last great heavyweight showdown, decided by a Tyson long past his peak.
    597pts
  4. Tyson vs Jake Paul — ranked #44
    Tyson vs Jake Paul
    A 58-year-old former champion against a YouTuber, streamed to the largest audience of the year.
    596pts
  5. Crawford vs Spence — ranked #55
    Crawford vs Spence
    Years in the making and over as a contest inside four rounds.
    517pts
  6. Mayweather vs Logan Paul — ranked #66
    Mayweather vs Logan Paul
    An eight-round exhibition with no judges, no winner and a full pay-per-view price.
    517pts
  7. Holyfield vs Tyson II — ranked #77
    Holyfield vs Tyson II
    The rematch the sport wanted, ended by a disqualification in the third round.
    517pts
  8. Ali vs Holmes — ranked #88
    Ali vs Holmes
    A comeback fight that turned into ten rounds nobody wanted to watch.
    423pts
  9. Hagler vs Leonard — ranked #99
    Hagler vs Leonard
    A split decision that ended a rivalry and started an argument that never stopped.
    310pts
  10. Mayweather vs McGregor — ranked #1010
    Mayweather vs McGregor
    A boxer against a mixed martial artist, sold as a fight and watched as a spectacle.
    310pts
  11. Canelo vs Golovkin I — ranked #1111
    Canelo vs Golovkin I
    A twelve-round classic undone by a 118-110 scorecard nobody could explain.
    310pts
  12. Klitschko vs Haye — ranked #1212
    Klitschko vs Haye
    Two years of trash talk followed by a wide decision and a story about a broken toe.
    310pts
  13. Bowe vs Golota II — ranked #1313
    Bowe vs Golota II
    A heavyweight main event that ended in low blows and a riot in the arena.
    310pts
  14. Fury vs Ngannou — ranked #1414
    Fury vs Ngannou
    A crossover bout in which the lineal heavyweight champion was dropped by a debutant.
    310pts

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Comments

Six years of negotiation produced twelve rounds the press renamed Better Never Than Late: https://youpick.best/articles/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-ranked

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