There aren’t things more exciting than watching two megastars of boxing going toe-to-toe in the ring, and every so often a mega fight comes along and captures the world’s attention.
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Sunday’s bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is certain to break pay-per-view records across the globe, but will the quality of the fight live up to the expectations?
We certainly hope so, but the two superstars have a lot to live up to.
Check out our list of the five greatest boxing matches in history below:
Sugar Ray Leonard v Tommy Hearns (Las Vegas, 1981)
In what will forever be known as “The Showdown”, Leonard and Hearns unified the WBC and WBA titles in what was one of the most entertaining fights in the history of the sport.
Hearns went into the fight undefeated, and both fighters traded blows for 12 rounds before Leonard dominated the 13th and 14th with a barrage of punches.
Boxing at its best.
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