Greatest Boxing Rivalries
Yes, this was the best rivalry ever. Ali led 2-1 in their head to head bouts, but Joe Frazier really hit Ali with some devastatingly hard punches in the 41 rounds they fought. Joe was brutal.
Greatest rivalry of sporting history. with the most climactic ending ever. Thrilla in manilla!
This is an easy choice. Opposite personalities and jaw dropping fights.
Ali was a great boxer, but Joe was his nemesis, his kryptonite!
Watch them all. It's full tilt boogie every round
Reason for my vote? Simple. It contains the greatest "pound for pound" boxer in history, Robinson. And the toughest jawed son-of-a-bitch from the Bronx, LaMotta. Yes Robinson clearly won the 6 fight war, but LaMotta was arguably the one dangerous "Bull" that could pose a threat to Sugar's reign. Plus it features the first ever clever Rap/Rhym, spoken by LaMotta "I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes."
...But in their 2nd meeting, it was Leonard's turn and it turn made Duran say NO MAS. and made boxing headlines around the world
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Duran kicked his ass
The rivalry kicked off in high gear on a Saturday March 31, 1973 day in San Diego, California USA. Before an ABC Wide World of Sports audience. Prior to the fight Ali trained lightly because he thought beating Norton was like a walk in the park. It turned out to be different, way different. Norton, a former U.S. Marine fought his greatest bout ever and let's end about a broken Ali jaw story, according to Norton, he broke Ali's jaw NOT in round 1, but in round 12. Ali a 5-1 favorite entering this fight lost by a split decision, a shocking upset that would launch this boxing trilogy.
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2 great British boxers who fought in a time before sky T.V. sucked out passion from boxing, they both fought in a great era with Watson mcclellan Collins
Boxing's forgotten rivalry in the 1970s, in the heavyweight division, and Frazier didn't go the distance and both historic bouts, In their 2nd bout Frazier lasted longer in that fight than the first. But after that he retired from boxing for 5 years.
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