# Has the boxing Heavyweight Championship lost some of its prestige?

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**Created:** [November 13, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-boxing-heavyweight-championship-lost-some-of-its-prestige/824456 "2018-11-13T15:33:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-boxing-heavyweight-championship-lost-some-of-its-prestige/824456/21 "2018-11-19T16:12:54Z")

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prior to WW 2 and TV becoming important Boxing and horse racing were much bigger for US sports fans. Now horse racing for most people is just Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont stakes.

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