List of notable boxing rivalries
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- This is a partial list of some famous boxing rivalries. (If there is one that is not included here, please feel free to add it.)
Just like in most other sports, boxing has had its share of famous rivalries. Boxing rivalries can cause great interest among boxing fans due to many reasons. Usually, reasons involved for a rivalry between two particular boxers to become interesting to fans include: contrasting styles, ethnic background, boxer personalities, and general uncertainty as to which boxer is better than the other.
Boxing commentators and historians usually define boxing rivalry as two or more fights between the same fighters.
Here are some famous boxing rivalries and the results of their bouts:
- Ali-Frazier, 3 bouts:
- Ali-Liston, 2 bouts
- Ali W knockout 7
- Ali W knockout 1
- Ali-Norton, 3 bouts
- Norton W decision 12
- Ali W decision 12
- Ali W decision 15
- Ali-Patterson, 2 bouts
- Ali W knockout 12
- Ali W knockout 5
- Arguello-Escalera, 2 bouts
- Arguello W knockout 13
- Arguello W knockout 13
- Barrera-Morales, 3 bouts
- Morales W decision 12
- Barrera W decision 12
- Barrera W decision 12
- Benvenuti-Griffith, 3 bouts
- Benvenuti W decision 15
- Griffith W decision 15
- Benvenuti W decision 15
- Bowe-Golota, 2 bouts
- Bowe W disqualification 7
- Bowe W disqualification 9
- Bowe-Holyfield, 3 bouts
- Bowe W decision 12
- Holyfield W decision 12
- Bowe W knockout 8
- Camacho-Duran, 2 bouts
- Camacho W decision 12
- Camacho W decision 12
- Chacon-Limon, 4 bouts
- Limon W decision 10
- no contest 7
- Chacon W decision 10
- Chacon W decision 15
- Chavez-Randall, 3 bouts
- Randall W decision 12
- Chavez W technical decision 8
- Chavez W decision 10
- Chavez-Taylor, 2 bouts
- Chavez W knockout 12
- Chavez W knockout 8
- De La Hoya-Chavez, 2 bouts
- De La Hoya W knockout 4
- De La Hoya W knockout 8
- Dokes-Weaver
- Dokes W knockout 1
- Draw (tie) 15
- Duran-Castro, 2 bouts
- Castro W decision 10
- Duran W decision 10
- Duran-De Jesus, 3 bouts
- De Jesus W decision 10
- Duran W knockout 11
- Duran W knockout 12
- Foreman-Frazier, 2 bouts
- Foreman W knockout 2
- Foreman W knockout 5
- Gabriel "Flash" Elorde- Terou Kosaka
- Elorde W decision 15
- Kosaka W decision 15
- Elorde W decision 15
- Elorde W TKO 12
- Gatti-Ward, 3 bouts
- Ward W decision 10
- Gatti W decision 10
- Gatti W decision 10
- Gomez-Mesa, 2 bouts
- Gomez W knockout 10
- Gomez W knockout 6
- Gonzalez-Carbajal, 3 bouts
- Carbajal W knockout 7
- Gonzalez W decision 12
- Gonzalez W decision 12
- Griffith-Paret, 3 bouts
- Griffith W knockout 13
- Paret W decision 15
- Griffith W knockout 12
- Harada-Eder Jofre, 2 bouts
- Harada W Split decision 15
- Harada W UD 15
- Holyfield-Moorer, 2 bouts
- Moorer W decision 12
- Holyfield W knockout 8
- Holyfield-Tyson, 2 bouts
- Holyfield W knockout 11
- Holyfield W disqualification 3
- Jack-Montgomery
- Montgomery W decision 15
- Jack W decision 15
- Montgomery W decision 15
- Jack W decision 10
- Jones Jr.-Griffith, 2 bouts
- Griffith W disqualification 9
- Jones Jr. W knockout 1
- Leonard-Duran, 3 bouts
- Duran W decision 15
- Leonard W knockout 8
- Leonard W decision 12
- Leonard-Hearns, 2 bouts
- Leonard W knockout 14
- Draw 12
- Lewis-Holyfield, 2 bouts
- Draw 12
- Lewis W decision 12
- Lewis-McCall, 2 bouts
- McCall W knockout 2
- Lewis W knockout 5
- Liston-Patterson, 2 bouts
- Liston W knockout 1
- Liston W knockout 1
- Louis-Conn, 2 bouts
- Louis W knockout 13
- Louis W knockout 8
- Louis-Schmeling, 2 bouts
- Schmeling W knockout 12
- Louis W knockout 1
- Louis-Walcott, 2 bouts
- Louis W decision 15
- Louis W knockout 11
- Marciano-Walcott, 2 bouts
- Marciano W knockout 13
- Marciano W knockout 1
- Monzon-Benvenuti, 2 bouts
- Monzon W knockout 12
- Monzon W knockout 3
- Monzon-Griffith, 2 bouts
- Monzon W decision 15
- Monzon W knockout 14
- Monzon-Valdez, 2 bouts
- Monzon W decision 15
- Monzon W decision 15
- Olivares-Castillo, 3 bouts
- Olivares W decision 15
- Castillo W knockout 14
- Olivares W decision 15
- Pryor-Arguello, 2 bouts
- Pryor W knockout 14
- Pryor W knockout 10
- Ramirez-Rosario, 2 bouts
- Rosario W decision 12
- Ramirez W knockout 4
- Robinson-Basilio 2 bouts
- Basilio W decision 15
- Robinson W decision 15
- Robinson-LaMotta, 6 bouts
- Robinson W decision 10
- LaMotta W decision 10
- Robinson W decision 10
- Robinson W decision 10
- Robinson W decision 12
- Robinson W knockout 13
- Robinson-Turpin, 2 bouts
- Turpin W decision 15
- Robinson W decision 15
- Ross-McLarnin
- Ross W decision 15
- McLarnin W decision 15
- Ross W decision 15
- Ruiz-Holyfield, 3 bouts
- Holyfield W decision 12
- Ruiz W decision 12
- Draw 12
- Sandy Saddler- Willie Pep
- Saddler W KO4
- Pep W decision 15
- Saddler W TKO 8
- Saddler W TKO9
- Sandy Saddler- Flash Elorde
- Elorde W decision 10
- Saddler W TKO 13
- Spinks-Holmes, 2 bouts
- Spinks W decision 15
- Spinks W decision 15
- Tszyu-Mitchell, 2 bouts
- Tszyu W knockout 7
- Tszyu W knockout 3
- Tunney-Dempsey, 2 bouts
- Tunney W decision 10
- Tunney W decision 10
- Walcott-Charles, 4 bouts
- Charles W decision 15
- Charles W decision 15
- Walcott W knockout 7
- Walcott W decision 15
- Zale-Graziano, 3 bouts
- Zale W knockout 6
- Graziano W knockout 6
- Zale W knockout 3