Part One: Your Top 3 Greatest Boxing Rivalries

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  1. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Part I of what should could lead on hopefully to some other threads. PK did a similar thread about a year back but this one allows you to go for 3 choices plus also new posters get the chance to choose.

    What are your Top 3 Greatest Boxing Rivalries. I'm not talking greatest fights but the best rivalries.

    I've gone for these 3...

    Ali vs Frazier

    Clearly a intense rivalry, I personally lost respect for Ali as a child when hearing the things he said to Joe. Joe still years after the bout resented and never forgave Ali. I'm unsure if that's changed but a truly epic rivalry.

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    Puerto Rico vs Mexico (Doesn't have to be inside the ring ;) )

    Just love the fights, the crowd scene's with flag's aplenty and emotions high. The Puerto Rican style vs the Mexican heart and determination. The Mexican's i'd presume hold the more wins over there arch rivals in World title fights although not 100% on that.
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    Benn vs Eubank
    To Black British Londoners from working class backgrounds. One embraced his working class lifestyle and used it to his advantage with sheer aggression. The other gave the impression he was from a Silver Spoon Society yet grew up in the rough area of Loughborough Junction. Eubank and Benn may have taken different paths in there careers but they was very similar men with a similar ambition. In two battles they shed blood,sweat and tears and still never lost there competitive edge.

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    Why are they your Top 3?

    :good
     
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  2. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล

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    Yeah, Ali Vs Frazier is a given.

    The Fabulous Four: 'Nuff said. I'd chuck Benitez into the mix as well. An awe inspiring talent pool in one of boxings greatest eras. You could easily swap this for 'The Murderers Row' and my bollocks would still fall off, this is just more easily accessible and requires less explanation :lol:

    Alfonso Zamora Vs Carlos Zarate: This had it all. Only decision win between them with about 70-odd K.Os, former stablemates, both holding half of the Bantamweight title (but the fight actually contested over the limit funnily enough) both at their very best, both undefeated, both brought Mexican spirit and both are arguably top ten ATG punchers. Plus, they ended up having a half-decent fight ;-)
     
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  3. Flea Man

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    Britton Vs Lewis just missed out :tong
     
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  4. SportsLeader

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    Chacon/Limon

    The pair of them gave us some brutal wars.

    Vazquez/Marquez

    Same as above

    Jones/Tarver

    Tarver put everything he had into finding a way to beat Roy Jones.
     
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  5. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Another quality thead Mand!

    I'll have a good think about this
     
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  6. GazOC

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    Tony Zale-Rocky Graziano.

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  7. GazOC

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    Roberto Duran-Esteban DeJesus

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  8. Flea Man

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    Wow! Three GREAT shouts!!!

    This as well. :good



    Really considered this, but couldn't choose between this or Duran-Leonard, then realised I could bypass that choice and cheat ;-)

    I really should've said Saddler-Pep :patsch
     
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  9. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    pretty obvious but Barrera Morales
     
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  10. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Humberto Gonzales-Michael Carbajal

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  11. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    :good
     
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  12. Flea Man

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    Three great choices Gaz :thumbsup
     
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  13. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Ta mate. I didn't read the "top 3" part of the thread until I'd posted the last one!!:oops:
     
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  14. jpab19

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    Bowe-Holyfield

    Griffith-Paret

    Paterson-Johansson

    Just to give three that haven't been mentioned.

    EDIT:Ross-McLarnin too.
     
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  15. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Great stuff fella's.

    Remember doesn't need to be a actual fight.
     
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