History assignment for the nerds.

[Benncollinsaad]

Shavers was very erratic. One day he would beat Norton in one round, then the next he gets stopped by Ron Lyle. Who was a solid fighter but far from a great one. Also Jerry Quarry knocked out Shavers in one round.

[mickey malone]

Impressive Micky but does it count, Bugner only ever fought Ali for the title as such or am I misreading the question?

Well the question does state 'who fought for a world title & also fought each other'..

Ellis won the vacant WBA title by outpointing Gerry Quarry, & lost it by KO to Joe Frazier who unified the titles..

Bugner as already stated fought Ali for the title..

Lyle also fought Ali for the title, as did Earnie Shavers..

All of them have at one time or another fought for a world title, & more relevently, have all fought each other to..
Ironically, Ellis who lost to all of them, was the only one (besides Ali of course) who actually won a version of the title..

[GJC]

Well the question does state 'who fought for a world title & also fought each other'..

Ellis won the vacant WBA title by outpointing Gerry Quarry, & lost it by KO to Joe Frazier who unified the titles..

Bugner as already stated fought Ali for the title..

Lyle also fought Ali for the title, as did Earnie Shavers..

All of them have at one time or another fought for a world title, & more relevently, have all fought each other to..
Ironically, Ellis who lost to all of them, was the only one (besides Ali of course) who actually won a version of the title..

Fair go I misread the question, will have another look at this now

[BattlingNelson]

Here's five...

Muhammad Ali
Joe Bugner
Jimmy Ellis
Earnie Shavers
Ron Lyle

Well done.

[Derranged_]

Here's one:

Holyfield, Ruiz, Rahman, Toney...

[GJC]

SRR, Fulmer, Pender, Basilio is a 4 but I can't help thinking there must be a five in that era and weight category can think of a few who fought at least two of them I think someone who has more patience than me will add a 5th.

[BattlingNelson]

To add a little ****e to this assignment I'll give 10K for the first fiver not involving Muhammad Ali and 100K for the first sixer.

[Bundana]

Ali
Bonavena
Chuvalo
Ellis
Patterson

Ali
Chuvalo
Ellis
Patterson
Quarry

If Quarry had fought Bonavena we would have a sixer!

[Derranged_]

I’ve got another one Bat, here:

-George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Bert Cooper, and Michael Moorer

[GJC]

SRR, Fulmer, Pender, Basilio is a 4 but I can't help thinking there must be a five in that era and weight category can think of a few who fought at least two of them I think someone who has more patience than me will add a 5th.

On the same theme the whole
Rubin Carter
**** Tiger
Joey Giardello
Emille Griffith
Joey Archer
Don Fulmer
Carlos Monzon
Nino Benvenuti
era must be worth mining too lots of interlockings 4's