Most heated rivalry ever in boxing?

morales - barrera

 

ALI AND FRAZIER.If you like to read get The Ghosts of Manila they hated each other it was no hype.

 

This one is underrated. In LA, at least, it also became kind of rivalry among Hispanics involving your "keep it real" types on one side and your "go to college, get a good job" types on the other.

Kind of like a B-Hop, Donovan McNabb thing. Saw it in a bar in LA and the atmosphere was great.

 

I immediately think of Morales - Barrera.

Benn - Eubank also.

 

pacquiao/mosley

 

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Pac/JMM- Donno about heated but I think this deserves a little mention.
Frazier/Ali
Ward/Gatti
Zale/Graz?
Floyd/Pac (Even though they will never fight, their crap has been going on for years)
Calzaghe/Hopkins :hey

 

The most popular ones were already mentioned. Even when most boxing fans are not happy to confess, but Haye-Klitschko is probably one of the modern rivalries....

 

It has everything except the great fights.

 

DLH - Vargas was bitter. but rivalries are more edgy when both guys are on the same level talent wise, thats why MAB - Morales is so good.

 

Yep, that`s the way I see it.

 

Pascal - Hopkins, obviously.

 

Mark Kaylor Vs Errol Christie.

 

Lewis-Rahman and Lewis-Bowe got very heated and personal (even with the latter not resulting in a professional fight)

Louis-Schmeling went way beyond "heated" due to the political climate of the time, but the fighters themselves became good friends

 

yep, thats what lacks

 

1: Morales vs Barrera
2: Ali vs Frazier
3: Tyson vs himself, Don King and the World!