The best boxing rivalries

Ali vs Norton , Norton was robbed 2 or 3 times

Top five: David Haye vs. David Haye's Toe The latter made an appearance on live television and embarrassed the former Adrien Broner vs. Tha Law The latter just won't leave the former alone Bernard Hopkins vs. White Boys Well, ya know Jarrell Miller vs. Drug Tests The latter won't let the former reach his full potential Andrew Golota vs. Testicles The latter was always in the right place at the right time Honourable mentions: Deontay Wilder vs. Deontay Wilder The former is definitely the latter's worst enemy Evander Holyfield's Ear vs. Mike Tyson The latter bit off more than he could chew

For me: 1. Roberto Duran - Esteban De Jesus 3 timeless wars. 2. Rafael Marquez - Israel Vazquez Great Mexican rivalry between 2007 -2010. 4 bloody wars. 3. Morales - Barrera Another great Mexican trilogy. 4. Pryor -Arguello Pryor won both fights, but I just love that staff. 5. Holyfield -Bowe My favorite heavyweight trilogy. Which are your favorite boxing rivalries? My honorable mentions: Ali -Frazier, Ward -Gatti, Pacquiao - JMM Duran and De Jesus, only the fist 2 were great, the third was nothing to write home about. What about Ted "Kid" Lewis who fought Jack Britton 20 times....I read years ago about Harry Wills and Sam Langford, about another 20 fights in the Black Heavyweight Championship series, Cocoa Kid and Holman Williams about 10 fights (I recall reading about this in an old Police Gazette) And Jimmy McLarnin fought Barney Ross 3 very ferocious times with Ross winning 2 of them. I know that Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler fought a few times don't know how many, maybe 4-5 times. Henry Armstrong fought the same guys several times, can't recall who. Gaspar Ortega had multiple fights against several opponents, a many as 5-6 each. I would think that all fighters who had well over 100 fights would have the same records of multiple fights against the same opponent. He fought Stan Harrington of Hawaii, at least 4-5 times, Some rivalries are memorable from the publicity and the actual intensity, which seem to be the ones you picked. ...other, with far more fights are not.

Those lightweight wars between Casaymoer, Corrales, Freitas never get mentioned

For us UK guys... Benn v Eubank.. those were the days

Pacquiao / Marquez This.........

Jack Britton vs Ted Lewis needs to be in there they fought 20 times. Jack also STILL holds the record for most title fights with 37

Morales/Barrera Marquez/Vasquez Pac/Morales/JMM/Bradley Gatti/Ward Zale/Graziano Robinson/Basilio Ike Williams/Bob Montgomery/Beau Jack Emile Griffith/Luis Rodriquez Carlos Ortiz/Ismael Laguna Ricardo Mayorga and just about everyone he fights.

I’d say the most legendary and brutal rivalry where both fighters were equally legendary in skills would have to be Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. For their fights and for their personalities. Ali was a legend of boxing and had a firey outspoken personality that made him just as much of a star outside the ring. I love the story how he talked a jumper down and went with him to a hospital. Just things like that make him such a larger-than-life character. He didn’t make a big fuss about the good things he did outside the ring. And although he was of a different faith than me, it seems to me he was devoted and not just someone who talks one way and doesn’t walk the walk. I admire that sort of devotion in a person. Frazier was a really tough, bad*ss dude. Used to steal cars and just do what he had to do to survive. I read his book and loved it, found him to be a very relatable, down to earth, no nonsense guy. Although they fought three times and Ali won twice, in my opinion, there was almost nothing to separate them. All three fights were very close. Great personalities, great fighters, and great, elite level matches that didn’t dissapoint.

All great fights! It’s pretty obscure but in the late 70s, early 80s, Cornelius Boza Edwards, Bazooka Limon, Rolando Navarrete, and Bobby Chacon took turns trying to kill each other for the WBC 130lb belt. None were Arguellos equal but every one of those fights were brutal. Thanks for that information. I will try to find those fights.

For me: 1. Roberto Duran - Esteban De Jesus 3 timeless wars. 2. Rafael Marquez - Israel Vazquez Great Mexican rivalry between 2007 -2010. 4 bloody wars. 3. Morales - Barrera Another great Mexican trilogy. 4. Pryor -Arguello Pryor won both fights, but I just love that staff. 5. Holyfield -Bowe My favorite heavyweight trilogy. Which are your favorite boxing rivalries? My honorable mentions: Ali -Frazier, Ward -Gatti, Pacquiao - JMM All great fights! It’s pretty obscure but in the late 70s, early 80s, Cornelius Boza Edwards, Bazooka Limon, Rolando Navarrete, and Bobby Chacon took turns trying to kill each other for the WBC 130lb belt. None were Arguellos equal but every one of those fights were brutal.

Graziano vs Zale Robinson vs LaMotta Tunney vs Greb Nelson vs Gans

Pacquiao / Marquez