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The Meccas of Boxing

Nevada:

Las Vegas' first professional boxing match was held in 1960.

The record for highest boxing attendance is 29,214 (Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney at Caesar's™ Palace on June 11, 1982).

The highest-grossing gate in Nevada boxing history is $16,860,300 for the second Lennox Lewis-Evander Holyfield fight, promoted by Don King. The bout was held at the Thomas and Mack Center and had an attendance of 17,078.

New York:

When Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali -- who were both undefeated at the time -- met in the ring at Madison Square Garden on March 3, 1971, the heavyweight championship bout was billed as The Fight of the Century. A massive crowd of 20,455 attended, 300 million watched on closed-circuit TV, and the gate grossed $1.3 million.

Philadelphia:

On Sept. 23, 1926, at the Sesquicentennial Stadium, 120,757 boxing fans -- the largest crowd in history -- gathered to see Gene Tunney square off against the Manassa Mauler Jack Dempsey in their long-awaited heavyweight title fight.

New Jersey:

Since Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall was refurbished in 2002, Arturo Gatti has fought there eight times -- and all eight times, Gatti's fights have sold-out within hours after tickets went on sale.