Best/worst boxing 'Promo' names for an event

[Hobbitey123]

Interested in what your best/worst boxing show header taglines or promo names have been over the years.

Recently I quite like 'Dance with the Devil' for Wood/Lara, and LewIS TysON (Is on highlighted on the poster).

Hated the Calzaghe/Hopkins tag which was something like 'Batlle for the planet earth'

[mickey1975]

Interested in what your best/worst boxing show header taglines or promo names have been over the years.

Recently I quite like 'Dance with the Devil' for Wood/Lara, and LewIS TysON (Is on highlighted on the poster).

Hated the Calzaghe/Hopkins tag which was something like 'Batlle for the planet earth'

That was sponsored by Planet Hollywood hence the play on words.

[gilgamesh]

I recall the Holyfield-Toney card with Corrales vs Casamayor 1 on the undercard was billed as "The War on October 4", a little cheesy, but ok. I'm trying to think of some really embarrassingly bad ones.

I have seen a few billed simply as "The Fight" it seems, though I can't say for sure which ones.

I know Mayweather vs Maidana 1 for some reason was billed as "The Moment"

and yes the Lewis-Tyson IS ON thing I remember thinking "Boy they didn't think too hard on that one" when I saw it

[Glass Joe]

war of the roses was good moore vs rhodes.

[ThereByTheGrace]

"Who's fooling who?" is a famous one - Benn Eubank 1

"Hammer Time" with Katsidis and Mitchell is just hilarious - especially when you look at the poster

[margaret thatcher]

clash on the dunes was lame, aj-ruiz 2. i bet half of people wouldnt even know what the hell dunes are

[Old bones Ian]

Mayweather vs Baldomir was billed as 'Pretty risky'
Kind of like saying , he's got no chance

[Old bones Ian]

Diaz vs Katsidis - Backs against the wall.
I'm confused and amused by that one

[Ruthless-RKO]

I know Mayweather vs Maidana 1 for some reason was billed as "The Moment"

The other was billed as “the one”

[handsofstone]

The Magnificent Seven

[mickey1975]

Johnson v Woods 3 “For a few dollars more” after FW won the purse bids and put it on ITV.

[writehooks]

IMO it's not even close: "Thrilla In Manila"

[writehooks]

IMO it's not even close: "Thrilla In Manila"

[Boxerbeetle]

Always thought “The Sound and the Fury” was a a cool promo name for Tyson - Holyfield 2, mainly because there was a badass tv trailer that went with it (guess it was a Showtime or HBO thing?). Probably wasn’t as good as I remember tbh, but I remember being super hyped when watching it.

[KiwiRider]

Can we make some up?

Wilder vs Ortiz
Bronze Bomber vs Father Time
Time Bomb

[Greg Houston]

I cringe every time a promoter calls a bout between a Scottish and an English boxer "Battle of Britain"

[Ruthless-RKO]

IMO it's not even close: "Thrilla In Manila"

As is best or worst?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Rumble in the Jungle.

Was a good fit.

Hearn tried ripping it off with “rage on the Red Sea”

I always liked “Drama in the Bahamas”

Don’t know why.

[writehooks]

Just to be clear: "Thrilla in Manila" is the best ever. It also inspired "The Vanilla Thrilla" as the name for the 1986 Canadian heavyweight title fight between two white guys -- Ken Lakusta and Willie deWit ...

[dookus]

Just to be clear: "Thrilla in Manila" is the best ever. It also inspired "The Vanilla Thrilla" as the name for the 1986 Canadian heavyweight title fight between two white guys -- Ken Lakusta and Willie deWit ...

Bahahahahah

[banjo]

Chavez vs Taylor was something like 'Thunder vs Lightning' that was a good one.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Roy Jones had some good names for his bouts.

The Uncivil War vs. Toney
Bourbon St Brawl vs. Harding
Never take a Heavyweight Lightly vs. John Ruiz
Now It's Personal vs. Tarver 1
More Than Personal vs. Tarver 2
No Excuses vs. Tarver 3
Bring on the Titans vs. Trinidad
Battle of the Superpowers vs. Calzaghe
The Rivals vs. Hopkins 2
Lockdown Knockdown vs. Tyson (exhibition)

[dan28uk]

Mayweather vs Baldomir was billed as 'Pretty risky'
Kind of like saying , he's got no chance

maybe they meant baldomir around mayweathers kids pretty risky indeed

[chinarich]

Dubois vs. Bryan had some ludicrous tagline, something like "The Fight for Freedom". Freedom for who and from what? Perhaps it was both fighters from a Don King contract...

[Ruthless-RKO]

Dubois vs. Bryan had some ludicrous tagline, something like "The Fight for Freedom". Freedom for who and from what? Perhaps it was both fighters from a Don King contract...

it was to do with Ukraine.

They did UK, USA and Ukraine anthems IIRC.

The next card has a similar tagline.