Greatest rivalry (3+ fights) ever

Ali-Frazier. Even non boxing fans knew when these guys were fighting.

 

Ted Kid Lewis and Jack Britton.

 

Really good options to choose from. Well done.

If I could vote for a tie I would go with Chacon-Limon and Zale and Graziano. But I went with Chacon-Limon because their 1982 fight was the best I've seen so I used it as my tiebreaker. Barrera-Morales and Ali-Frazier are right behind. Of course, if historical significance came into play, Ali and Frazier would move up on the list.

 

Pacquiao v Marquez should be listed.

 

pep saddler.

 

marquez vasquez is my pick.

the last one was a bit **** coz his eye was done. the first 3 are what people think ward gatti was.

 

Hi Antonio.
You could also include, Ketchell v Papke.

 

A few other notable ones,
Zaragoza vs banke
Armstrong vs arizmendi
Landford vs wills vs mcvea vs jeanette
Charles vs walcott
Charles vs moore vs bivins
Griffith vs rodriguez/paret/benvenuti
Tiger vs giardello
Toney vs mccallum
Holyfield vs bowe
Gatti vs ward
Moore vs johnson
Carter vs salas
Gavilan vs bratton
Patterson vs johansson
Vasquez vs larios
Naito vs wonjongkam
Nishioka vs sahaprom
Roman vs laciar
Canto vs oguma vs gonzalez
Chionoi vs torres
Olivares vs castillo
Nelson vs fenech
Franco vs negrette
Andries vs harding
Saldivar vs winston

 

Ali-Frazier was perfect storm that pitched against each other two men so immensly opposite in their way of life, beliefs, and styles, further enhanced by the extreme politicization of their initial conflict. FotC was the breakpoint of boxers' purses; it was the glamour, with everybody who mattered being there, Sinatra taking phoots etc. Then Manilla was one of the most tragic, yet thrilling fights to watch, with two aging rivals trying to break the other, ending in one of the most iconic scenes in boxing.

You just don't get more deph, nuance, and richness than Frazier-Ali, though there are many great conflicts in boxing. Pep-Saddler is one of the few fights that pitched against each other an even more stark contrast of styles.

 

No Bowe-Holyfield option?

 

Andries-Harding was a pretty entertaining trilogy. Not much of the sweet science but good action packed fights. And just like Graziano-Zale a series in which the underdog won each time.

 

Ali v Frazier
Bowe v Holyfield
Walcott v Charles
Fury v Wilder