boxers/rivals that end up being friends?

Ali and Foreman
Tyson and Holyfield

 

Dempsey was friends with most of the guys he faced, and even some of the guys he was accused of avoiding. He was close with Tunney, and I've heard that him and Wills were friends also.

Ali became friends with Foreman, and I'm pretty sure he reconciled with Frazier before the latter's death.

Pep and Saddler reportedly hated each other at the time they fought, but eventually became friends, although Saddler was still mildly resentful that people only seemed to know him because of the Pep fights.

Holmes and ****ey became friends as well.

 

Duran And Leonard...

 

Ray Robinson was best man at Jake LaMotta's sixth wedding. It was the weekend of Hagler-Hearns, in Vegas. Bob Arum paid for the wedding. True Story.

 

Gatti and Ward.. made some money together afterwards too.

 

They were all good boys