Most heated rivalry ever in boxing?

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  1. AliShuffle

    AliShuffle Active Member Full Member

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    Can anyone explain the Morales Barerra one? Why did they hate each other so much? Any stories?
     
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  2. MrSpeaker89

    MrSpeaker89 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah I would like to know this, too.
     
    MrSpeaker89, Mar 24, 2013
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  3. Abdullah

    Abdullah Boxing Junkie banned

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    Ali-Frazier and Barrera-Morales come to mind.
     
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  4. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tony Zale-Rocky Graziano
    Evander Holyfield-Riddick Bowe
    Muhammad Ali-Ken Norton
    Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns
    Aaron Pryor-Alexis Arguello (Pryor given PEDs during the first fight)
     
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  5. 1_man_army

    1_man_army The Knockout King Full Member

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    I don't know what started it specifically but I know Barrera looked down on Morales a lot because Erik came from Tijuana. Basically, until Morales, Tijuana hadn't had a major fighter or a world champion so Barrera started referring to Morales as coming from Chicken Tijuana which wound Morales up.

    That's the story as it was relayed to me years ago, not sure if it 100% accurate though.
     
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  6. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    I heard it was because Barrera was from the capitol and was hated for it in the outlying provinces.
     
    Salty Dog, Mar 24, 2013
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  7. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's it. Ali disrespected Joe Fraizer as a man and Joe never forgot or forgave Ali for that ****. I didn't find that out until their careers were over and I lost some respect for Ali. That was some back stabbing bull****..:bbb:mad:
     
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