Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson and Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko are commonly considered boxing’s two biggest heavyweight events of this century MikeTyson FuryWilder LennoxLewisVsMikeTyson FightOfTheCentury Boxing Heavyweight
But Tyson Fury feels his rematch against Deontay Wilder on Saturday night is bigger than those fights. The ever-confident Fury went as far as to call their second showdown for Wilder’s WBC title the biggest heavyweight fight since legendary rivals Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier squared off for the first time in what was billed as “The Fight of the Century” nearly 49 years ago.
“I don’t recall the heavyweight division being so exciting since the 1970s,” Fury told a group of reporters after his “grand arrival” at MGM Grand. “And this, me and Wilder, is gonna be the biggest fight since 1971, since the last time two undefeated heavyweight champions fought each other. That was Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, 1971. So, it’s took a while, nearly 50 years to get another massive fight like that. So, I’m really looking forward to it. We’re gonna put on a fantastic show.
Their first fight, a controversial split draw that was distributed by Showtime, reportedly produced approximately 325,000 buys in December 2018. Pay-per-view projections for their rematch vary, but tickets remain available for the show Wilder and Fury will headline at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Lewis’ eighth-round knockout of Tyson drew an announced crowd of 15,327 to The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, about 5,000 fans short of a sellout. Lewis-Tyson generated $106,900,000 in pay-per-view revenue, then a record, from 1,950,000 buys in the U.S.
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