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Greatest Sport Rivalries

November 21, 2013, 07:25:03 am

With the Ashes coming up with Aus v England, what are some of the other great sporting rivalries in Australia and the world?
 
Carlton and Collingwood springs to mind....is it the biggest rivalry in Australian sport?

Re: Greatest Sport Rivalries

Reply #1 – November 21, 2013, 09:06:12 am

Celtic vs Rangers huge rivalry ,Manchester United vs Liverpool,India vs Pakistan ( any sport ),Croatia vs Serbia   just to name a few    

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Reply #2 – November 21, 2013, 02:25:40 pm

I went to a United v Villa game when I was in UK and the United fans were booing Milan Baros all day, just because he used to play for Liverpool.

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Reply #3 – November 21, 2013, 05:55:59 pm

Qld V NSW Rugby League.

All Blacks and Aussies.

One day cricket - Aust V Kiwis. (Used to be the West Indies once upon a time).

Test cricket - Aust V Poms.

Tennis - Federer and Raf is pretty darn good.

Brock V Moffatt. (Ford V Holden).

Boston Bruins V Montreal Canadiens.

Red Socks V NY Yankees.

Malthouse V McGuire 

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Reply #4 – November 21, 2013, 06:04:57 pm

Athletics -Carl Lewis- Ben Johnson (still going)

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Reply #5 – November 21, 2013, 06:13:16 pm

WWF - Eddie Guerrero - Kurt Angle.

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Reply #6 – November 21, 2013, 06:35:22 pm

Ali v Frazier

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Reply #7 – November 21, 2013, 09:03:46 pm

Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns.
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran.
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Marvin Hagler , just to mention a few.

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Reply #8 – November 21, 2013, 11:06:14 pm

With teams that I follow;

Liverpool V Man U and/or Everton

Green Bay Packers V Chicago Bears, is supposed to be 1 of the biggest and oldest rivalries in the NFL.

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Reply #9 – November 21, 2013, 11:47:13 pm

NY Jets v Patriots
 
Kevin Sheedy V Robert Walls. 

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Reply #10 – November 22, 2013, 06:10:30 am

Bjorn - McEnroe

Lendl - Edberg

No greater soccer rivalry than Real vs Barca.

Lucas Neill vs Aussie pi55head crowds.