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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Zola Budd v Mary Decker (THAT trip was 1984, bloody hell  )
Remember that well. Showing my age now.x"
Have you watched The Fall? Documentary about that race in Los Angeles. Should be able to download it on Sky Documentaries. It's excellent. |
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"Hagler vs Ray Leonard vs Hearns vs Duran
4 superstars at the height of their powers at the same time. Amazing. "
Yes boxing seemed to throw up those fights more often in my opinion...
Ali Frasier Norton Foreman was another of those ...golden rivalries.
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By *P994Man
over a year ago
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Usain Bolt vs Tyson Gay was a good watch for both the 100m and 200m
Mickey award vs Arturo Gatti was one of the best boxing trilogies, the Benn, Eubank and Watson fights were great although sad for Watson who was the best of the bunch imo
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Keane v Viera "
Yep
Above- Liverpool And United??? Not half as good as the Arse-nal days. Wenger and Ferguson were brilliant and at the top of their game in the 90s, some of the best memories from the premierShip will over shadow Liverpool’s short spurts of the odd good match. 
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Whilst not strictly any event - it is sports related - the story of the rivalry between Adidas and Puma is a fascinating one - there's an excellent book called Pitch Invasion by Barbara Smit that details it.
For anyone that doesn't know Adidas was originally set up by two brothers who then fell out in the 1940s, one kept the Adidas brand, while the other started Puma - and they went toe to toe for many years with some very underhand tactics, for example Pele (I think it was) preferred Adidas boots but was sponsored by Puma, so Puma doctored a pair of Adidas to look like Puma's for one of the World Cup's (Mexico 70 I think). |
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"Whilst not strictly any event - it is sports related - the story of the rivalry between Adidas and Puma is a fascinating one - there's an excellent book called Pitch Invasion by Barbara Smit that details it.
For anyone that doesn't know Adidas was originally set up by two brothers who then fell out in the 1940s, one kept the Adidas brand, while the other started Puma - and they went toe to toe for many years with some very underhand tactics, for example Pele (I think it was) preferred Adidas boots but was sponsored by Puma, so Puma doctored a pair of Adidas to look like Puma's for one of the World Cup's (Mexico 70 I think)."
I have a feeling the all blacks did similar with their boot sponsors back in the 80s? |
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"Schumacher v Hill
Big daddy v giant haystacks
Coe v ovett
Ha in that theme...
Les kellett v mick mcmanus(ooh you rotter) when Saturdays were sportsdays. "
They were, out all day but home for wrestling, footie results, then Disney time, before sitting down for egg, sausage and chip tea |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's weird in international footy you dont really get that type of rivalry."
England Vs Germany
England Vs Scotland
England Vs Ireland
England Vs France
England Vs England
Damn English, they ruin England!  |
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"Schumacher v Hill
Big daddy v giant haystacks
Coe v ovett
Ha in that theme...
Les kellett v mick mcmanus(ooh you rotter) when Saturdays were sportsdays.
They were, out all day but home for wrestling, footie results, then Disney time, before sitting down for egg, sausage and chip tea "
You didn't do the pools then..
"Forfar five...... Fife four" |
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"It's weird in international footy you dont really get that type of rivalry."
Well England v Germany or England v Argentina always seems to get tempers flared, just like some of the Holland v Germany games of 80s/90s |
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"Schumacher v Hill
Big daddy v giant haystacks
Coe v ovett
Ha in that theme...
Les kellett v mick mcmanus(ooh you rotter) when Saturdays were sportsdays.
They were, out all day but home for wrestling, footie results, then Disney time, before sitting down for egg, sausage and chip tea
You didn't do the pools then..
"Forfar five...... Fife four" "
My folks did hence the results were on, that voice etched in the brain  |
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"It's weird in international footy you dont really get that type of rivalry.
England Vs Germany
England Vs Scotland
England Vs Ireland
England Vs France
England Vs England
Damn English, they ruin England! "
The great turf robbery of 1977...no rivalry there! |
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"It's weird in international footy you dont really get that type of rivalry.
Well England v Germany or England v Argentina always seems to get tempers flared, just like some of the Holland v Germany games of 80s/90s "
Not really on the same level as Celtic v rangers or lpool utd though
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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago
Chippenham Malmesbury area |
"Zola Budd v Mary Decker (THAT trip was 1984, bloody hell )
Remember that well. Showing my age now.x"
Me too; I had a crush on Zola, I thought she was hot and sassy... Barefoot racy against the best of the best, wow! |
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"It's weird in international footy you dont really get that type of rivalry.
Well England v Germany or England v Argentina always seems to get tempers flared, just like some of the Holland v Germany games of 80s/90s
Not really on the same level as Celtic v rangers or lpool utd though
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Still a rivalry, no matter how old or the reasons behind it. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Boca Juniors v River Plate "
Oooh... the superclassico! You have to see the Copa 90 documentary about the first time they met in the libordatores final a few years ago... it was madness!
Anyway I have been to a Scotland vs England game at hampden.. god did I try to put back on my American accent that day! Lol |
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"Boca Juniors v River Plate
Oooh... the superclassico! You have to see the Copa 90 documentary about the first time they met in the libordatores final a few years ago... it was madness!
Anyway I have been to a Scotland vs England game at hampden.. god did I try to put back on my American accent that day! Lol"
Friendly rivalry was it _abio? |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Boca Juniors v River Plate
Oooh... the superclassico! You have to see the Copa 90 documentary about the first time they met in the libordatores final a few years ago... it was madness!
Anyway I have been to a Scotland vs England game at hampden.. god did I try to put back on my American accent that day! Lol"
The first line of the copa 90 derby day doc describes this superclasico perfectly.... imagine Barcelona playing Real Madrid in the champions league final... and times it by 100!   |
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"Zola Budd v Mary Decker (THAT trip was 1984, bloody hell )
Remember that well. Showing my age now.x
Have you watched The Fall? Documentary about that race in Los Angeles. Should be able to download it on Sky Documentaries. It's excellent. "
What's the general consensus? Accidental or deliberate? |
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"Zola Budd v Mary Decker (THAT trip was 1984, bloody hell )
Remember that well. Showing my age now.x
Have you watched The Fall? Documentary about that race in Los Angeles. Should be able to download it on Sky Documentaries. It's excellent.
What's the general consensus? Accidental or deliberate? "
Well i haven't seen it for a long time but can remember thinking at the time.. Racing Incident. Nowadays with TMO and VAR she'd have got a yellow card for coming in at the side. |
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"Zola Budd v Mary Decker (THAT trip was 1984, bloody hell )
Remember that well. Showing my age now.x
Have you watched The Fall? Documentary about that race in Los Angeles. Should be able to download it on Sky Documentaries. It's excellent.
What's the general consensus? Accidental or deliberate? "
Accidental |
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I’m a huge Motorcycle racing fan . So some of these names may not mean much to some .
Top of the list has to be from the world of road racing
Barry Sheene vs Kenny Roberts ... both absolute legends ..
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