Name some bouts where there has been a clear good guy vs bad guy situation beforehand. Some fighters have made a career of being the bad guy (Tyson, Mayweather etc) but which of their opponents have been popular good guys? Or vice versa. Riddick Bowe vs Jorge Luiz Gonzalez, Holy vs Tyson and Leonard vs Duran could be such examples
In quebec hilton-ouellet fitted the bill. Anglo vs frenchy Jailbird vs poet Was great seeing the nation go into a collective depression once hilton stopped him, trailing on the cards, with a few seconds left in the fight
No its not. Like I just said, Ali-Foreman is THE example. Holy was never loved by the public like Ali was. And Tyson has ALWAYS had a bigger fanbase than Foreman.
To Varying Degrees... Louis - Schmeling II Louis - Walcott II Ali - Frazier I Ali - Foreman Pryor - Arguello I and II Leonard - Duran I and II Leonard - Hagler Dela - Vargas REED
Louis-Schmeling II is probably the best example ever, despite Schmeling being totally misrepresented.
Ali-Foreman number 1 for sure. Ali-Frazier 1 also where it was Ali who was hated by many. More recent examples are... May-Pac Cotto vs Margarito 2