Boxing needs rivalries and not ducking

**phook** · 12-03-2009, 03:42 AM

pac - marquez - 2 fights
pac - morales - 3 fights
pac - barrera - 2 fights

pac is contributing to the sport!

**-MAKAVELLI-** · 12-03-2009, 04:29 AM

floyd vs contradictions 1,2,3
floyd vs legacy 1,2
floyd vs unfulfilled potential 1,2,3
floyd vs IRS 1

great rivalry fights

**hypodermical** · 12-03-2009, 04:43 AM

floyd vs big show
floyd vs brian kelly

**miron_lang** · 12-03-2009, 04:59 AM

Originally posted by Grand Champ

Best fighters around had rivalries

Ali-Frazier - 3 fights
Bowe-Holyfield - 3 fights
Robinson - Lamotta - 5-6 fights
Leonard - Duran - 3 fights
Tyson - Holyfield - 2 fights
heck, even Gatti - Ward 3 fights!!
etc etc etc

Why is it top fighters today are a afraid of rivalries, stepping into the ring with the best to have a war and go at it again 6 month later? This is what boxing needs, rivalries is what keeps the sport going. Not ducking and picking out opponents. Today top fighters BARELY fight each other 1 time. just 10-15 years ago they went at it 3 times. Ducking and politics man.. It's a killer.

AGREED!

Floyd should stop ducking Pacquiao!! dammit!

**jrosales13** · 12-03-2009, 05:03 AM

Originally posted by Makavelli

floyd vs contradictions 1,2,3
floyd vs legacy 1,2
floyd vs unfulfilled potential 1,2,3
floyd vs IRS 1

great rivalry fights

Mak this post failed... Floyd vs contradictions 1-12 was great not just the first 3...

**talip bin osman** · 12-03-2009, 05:08 AM

lopez vs gamboa impending rivalry is what im really excited about...

for years ive been trumpeting guerrero vs linares but it seems that brewing rivalry just died a natural death... (it would have been a great rivalry)

hasegawa vs donaire...

katsidis-barrios...

Boxing needs rivalries and not ducking