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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'

Hobbitey123 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2023, 16:56 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.

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

war of the roses was good moore vs rhodes.

"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

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

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

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

gilgamesh wrote: ↑09 Jan 2023, 17:10 I know Mayweather vs Maidana 1 for some reason was billed as "The Moment"

The other was billed as “the one”

The Magnificent Seven

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

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

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

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.

Can we make some up?

Wilder vs Ortiz
Bronze Bomber vs Father Time
Time Bomb

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

writehooks wrote: ↑09 Jan 2023, 20:53 IMO it's not even close: "Thrilla In Manila"

As is best or worst?

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.

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 ...

writehooks wrote: ↑11 Jan 2023, 22:03 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

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

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)

Old bones Ian wrote: ↑09 Jan 2023, 18:25 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

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...

chinarich wrote: ↑12 Jan 2023, 11:16 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.