Best Rivalries in Boxing

[Flickergrab98]

Arum vs. King
Hearn vs. Warren
Tyson vs. Holyfield
De La Hoya vs. White
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

I’m only talking about boxers. And only boxers who have fought each other more than once.

[Flickergrab98]

I’d like to hear what exactly you guys like about your favorite rivalries

[Willie Pep 229]

I’d like to hear what exactly you guys like about your favorite rivalries

Jab V. Queensbury

The no duck, no quit attitudes; the infinite redundancies; its saga like length; and most of all the non sequitur replies.

[DeeMoney]

- -Did they fight more than the 15x Sam and Joe fought while JJohnson stayed busy ducking them?

Or the 22-25x Sam and Harry fought?

20x they fought, so more than Sam & Joe. Not as many total fights as the Langford Wills 22, but with 224 rounds between them I think Lewis and Britton spent more time in the ring against each other than any others.

[DeeMoney]

I’d like to hear what exactly you guys like about your favorite rivalries

1) High level of talent
2) Multiple good/engaging fights
3) Relatively close throughout (not dominated by one side)

[Flickergrab98]

1) High level of talent
2) Multiple good/engaging fights
3) Relatively close throughout (not dominated by one side)

Based on those criteria, which ones are your favorites?

[QueensburyRules]

Jab V. Queensbury

The no duck, no quit attitudes; the infinite redundancies; its saga like length; and most of all the non sequitur replies.

- -Waiting fer Godot, only in the here and now for near 59 yr old Field vs 44 yr old Vitor with 75 year old Rump providing fight by fight, and so HOO U bet your farm on?

[DeeMoney]

Based on those criteria, which ones are your favorites?

Ali v Frazier
Pac v Marquez
SRL v Hearns
Graziano v Zale
Holyfield v Bowe
Morales v Barrera
GGG v Canelo

Im not gonna claim to be as wise of a boxing historian as many here, but these are my favs

[Flickergrab98]

Ali v Frazier
Pac v Marquez
SRL v Hearns
Graziano v Zale
Holyfield v Bowe
Morales v Barrera
GGG v Canelo

Im not gonna claim to be as wise of a boxing historian as many here, but these are my favs

Good choices, we have a lot to agree on evidently. I think another sign of an excellent rivalry is how mutually beneficial it is for both fighters. Do either combatants grow as boxers after encountering each other? Do they become one of the biggest highlights of each other’s careers? Do they play a part in propelling one another to superstar status and cementing each other’s legacies?
You’ll notice that this something all the rivalries we both listed have in common.

[markusmod]

I’m only talking about boxers. And only boxers who have fought each other more than once.

Holyfield vs. Ruiz... HA!