Popular Boxing Trilogies

[Parody]

just like in most other sports, boxing has had its share of famous rivalries. Boxing rivalries can cause great interest among boxing fans due to many reasons. Usually, reasons involved for a rivalry between two particular boxers to become interesting to fans include:

contrasting styles, ethnic background, boxer personalities, and general uncertainty as to which boxer is better than the other...

Boxing commentators and historians usually define boxing rivalry as two or more fights between two similarly talented fighters.

Here are some famous boxing rivalries and the results of their bouts:

Ali vs Frazier, 3 bouts

Frazier W decision 15
Ali W decision 12
Ali W knockout 14

Ali vs Norton, 3 bouts

Norton W decision 12
Ali W decision 12
Ali W decision 15

Barrera vs Morales, 3 bouts

Morales W decision 12
Barrera W decision 12
Barrera W decision 12

Benvenuti vs Griffith, 3 bouts

Benvenuti W decision 15
Griffith W decision 15
Benvenuti W decision 15


Bowe vs Holyfield, 3 bouts

Bowe W decision 12
Holyfield W decision 12
Bowe W knockout 8

Castillo vs Corrales, 3 bouts
Corrales W TKO 10
Castillo W knockout 4
(3rd fight in june)

Chacon vs Limon 3 bouts

Limon W decision 10
Chacon W decision 10
Chacon W decision 15

Chavez vs Randall, 3 bouts

Randall W decision 12
Chavez W technical decision 8
Chavez W decision 10


Duran vs De Jesus, 3 bouts

De Jesus W decision 10
Duran W knockout 11
Duran W knockout 12

Elorde vs Kosaka, 5 bouts

Elorde W decision 12
Kosaka W decision 12
Elorde W decision 12
Elorde W TKO 12
Elorde W KO 15

Gatti vs Ward, 3 bouts
Ward W decision 10
Gatti W decision 10
Gatti W decision 10

Gonzalez vs Carbajal, 3 bouts
Carbajal W knockout 7
Gonzalez W decision 12
Gonzalez W decision 12

Griffith vs Paret, 3 bouts

Griffith W knockout 13
Paret W decision 15
Griffith W knockout 12

Jack vs Montgomery, 4 bouts

Montgomery W decision 15
Jack W decision 15
Montgomery W decision 15
Jack W decision 10

Jones Jr vs Tarver, 3 bouts

Jones Jr. W decision 12
Tarver W knockout 2
Tarver W decision 12

Leonard vs Duran, 3 bouts
Duran W decision 15
Leonard W TKO 8 (The No Más Fight)
Leonard W decision 12

Morales vs Pacquiao, 3 bouts

Morales W unanimous decision 12
Pacquiao W TKO 10
(September 16, 2006)

Olivares vs Castillo, 3 bouts

Olivares W decision 15
Castillo W knockout 14
Olivares W decision 15

Robinson vs LaMotta, 6 bouts

Robinson W decision 10
LaMotta W decision 10
Robinson W decision 10
Robinson W decision 10
Robinson W decision 12
Robinson W knockout 13

Ross vs McLarnin, 3 bouts

Ross W decision 15
McLarnin W decision 15
Ross W decision 15

Ruiz vs Holyfield, 3 bouts

Holyfield W decision 12
Ruiz W decision 12
Draw 12

Saddler vs Pep, 4 bouts

Saddler W KO4
Pep W decision 15
Saddler W TKO 8
Saddler W TKO9

Walcott vs Charles, 4 bouts

Charles W decision 15
Charles W decision 15
Walcott W knockout 7
Walcott W decision 15

Zale vs Graziano, 3 bouts

Zale W knockout 6
Graziano W knockout 6
Zale W knockout 3

[puppy_dogg]

i would'nt call ruiz- holyfield a popular trilogy but who cares

[Violent Demise]

Why did you leave out Terry Norris-Luis Santana trilogy? Santana is only fighter I know how won his title by DQ and won his first defense by DQ.

[DarkSpyder]

Notice the (mostly) recurring theme?

Usually a fighter wins, then the other guy wins, then that guys wins again, ie. in the case of Ward vs. Gatti, the sequence was Ward, Gatti, Gatti...I think that in some cases it shows that the trilogy comes about from the superior boxer losing the first bout, then in the rematch the superior boxer prepares better and avenges the defeat, and then the respective television networks, promoters etc build it up like 'yeah, it's one win each, they've got unfinished business, there's a score to settle...' etc, to milk the cash cow, and then the superior boxer wins the last fight also...

[amaru]

Notice the (mostly) recurring theme?

Usually a fighter wins, then the other guy wins, then that guys wins again, ie. in the case of Ward vs. Gatti, the sequence was Ward, Gatti, Gatti...I think that in some cases it shows that the trilogy comes about from the superior boxer losing the first bout, then in the rematch the superior boxer prepares better and avenges the defeat, and then the respective television networks, promoters etc build it up like 'yeah, it's one win each, they've got unfinished business, there's a score to settle...' etc, to milk the cash cow, and then the superior boxer wins the last fight also...

you beat me too it, i was gonna say the same thing, looking at the list, most of the time the fighter who loses the first bout, wins the next 2 fights in their trilogy.

my best trilogy is barrera vs morales.

[IwatchBoxing]

Too many worthless trilogies.

[Chups]

Carlos Ortiz vs. Ismael Laguna

Laguna W
Ortiz W
Ortiz W

[mr. bojangles]

you beat me too it, i was gonna say the same thing, looking at the list, most of the time the fighter who loses the first bout, wins the next 2 fights in their trilogy.

my best trilogy is barrera vs morales.

i have the same observation.


my best trilogy is Ali-Frazier.