The Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez rivalry gets renewed on Saturday night. While we’ve already brought you this list of the 5 best boxing quadrilogies, right here, you can check out a huge list of high profile “4 or more” boxing rivalries, ranging all the way up to the 20 fight epic between Jack Britton and Ted Kid Lewis.
- Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez (four fights; 2007-2010);
- Veeraphol Sahaprom vs Toshiaki Nishioka (4 fights);
- Pongsaklek Wonjongkam-Daisuke Naito;
- Azumah Nelson-James Leija (four fights: 1993-1998);
- Bobby Chacon-Bazooka Limon (four fights: 1972-1985);
- Henry Cooper-Joe Erskine (5 fights)
- Joey Giardello-Dick Tiger (four fights: 1959-1965);
- Sugar Ray Robinson-Gene Fullmer (four fights: 1957-1961);
- Emile Griffith – Luis Rodriguez (four fights);
- Ezzard Charles-Joey Maxim (5 fights)
- Kid Gavilan vs Billy Graham (4 fights)
- Stanley Ketchel-Billy Papke
- Sugar Ray Robinson-Carl Bobo Olson (4 fights)
- Archie Moore vs Harold Johnson (5 fights)
- Beau Jack-Ike Williams (four fights; 1948-1955);
- Jersey Joe Walcott-Ezzard Charles (four fights; 1949-1952);
- Sandy Saddler-Willie Pep (four fights: 1948-1951);
- Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta (six fights: 1942-1951);
- Beau Jack-Bob Montgomery (four fights; 1943-1944);
- Gene Tunney-Harry Greb (five fights: 1922-1925);
- Jack Britton and Ted Kid Lewis (20 fights: 1915-1921)
Of course, this isn’t every “4 or more” fight series in boxing history. Espeically in the good old days of the sport, they were much more commonplace. But this is a pretty comprehensive collection of the high profile ones. Keep it in mind as you’re watching Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 and you’ll feel even more like you’re witnessing a moment in boxing history.
