Fights between relatives

[fight_professor]

Given the sheer number of fights, relatives must have fought each other. Any primary examples?

[Anthony342]

I remember hearing in interviews, Marciano fighting his brother in his amateur days.

[SCtrojansbaby]

I was getting ready to say they are probable unavoidable in amateurs but I doubt any major fights between brothers have ever happened in modern times

[fight_professor]

what about cousins?

[Canelo Phresh]

what about cousins?

**** You wouldnt whip your cousin for a payday in a boxing ring? Its not a damn street fight lol.

[fight_professor]

I'd kill any of my cousins for as little 10,000 bucks.

[JAB5239]

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=414170

[IronDanHamza]

Not relatives fighting each other but a fun fact.

Jersey Joe Walcott holds official wins over Harold Johnson and also Harold Johnson's Father.

[Scott9945]

what about cousins?

Cousins can be very distant. It's not like when brothers fight.

[HaglerSteelChin]

Not sure if it was already mentioned but Oscar De La Hoya did fight a cousin when he fought John Avila. DLH had a half-brother Joel Avila through his dad's previous relationship before he married Oscar's mom. The actual fight was very brutal. Plenty of blood and even referee Raul Caiz would look at Avila's eye and say that, "looks F****d up." At the end of the fight Avila would tell Oscar "good fight cuz" as they embraced. DLH won by 9th round TKO.