Greatest Mexican or Mexican-American Rivalries: Rank your Top 5.

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  1. Sweet Pea Pacquiao

    Sweet Pea Pacquiao Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm talking pure hatred, intense media/public attention, great fights, everything combined into one.



    1. Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales
    2. Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora
    3. Johnny Tapia vs. Danny Romero
    4. Ruben Olivares vs. Chucho Castillo
    5. Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez


    HM: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas
     
    Sweet Pea Pacquiao, Apr 10, 2010
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  2. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All these are Not necessarily Rivalries but Great Competitive Fights Thrillers

    Danny Lopez and Salvador Sanchez

    Rafael Herrera and Rodolfo Martinez

    Zarate and Rodolfo Martinez

    Lupe Pintor and Zarate
     
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  3. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Chacon-Limon has to be up there.

    Chacon-Olivares was good too.
     
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  4. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    All the ones i wanted to list are already mentioned so ill add this one to the list:

    Humberto "La Chiquita" Gonzales vs Michael "Manitas de Piedra" Carbajal
     
    Zopilote, Apr 10, 2010
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  5. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    dont think they hated each other

    chavez de la hoya
     
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  6. Crax Sellerman

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    I was going to point that out as well. They show a lot of respect to each other.
     
    Crax Sellerman, Apr 10, 2010
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  7. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    :good
     
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  8. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Escalante Vs Micky Roman
    Morales:"I dont hate Barrera but hes a son of a *****"
     
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  9. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales
    2. Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez
    3. Johnny Tapia vs. Danny Romero
    4. Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora
    5. Bobby Chacon vs. Bazooka Limon
     
    asero, Apr 10, 2010
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  10. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Tapia is a Spaniard.
     
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  11. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Barrera v Morales then...




    :-(
     
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  12. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    LoL I dont think any spaniard would have his nickname as "Mi vida loca"
    Maybe more like "living la vida loca" ala ricky martin
     
    truewarrior, Apr 10, 2010
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  13. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That is the New Mexico Thing... to say you are a Spaniard
     
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  14. Koa

    Koa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Err, all the names are Spanish.. No Mexican boxers I have seen thus far with a full on indigenous name.. Like, Itzquatl or Axayactl, lol.

    Tapia looks like an outright Cholo.
     
    Koa, Apr 10, 2010
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