Cristiano vs. Messi, Pele vs. Maradona and now McGregor vs. Mayweather: which is the great sports rivalry ever?

Which is the great sport rivalry ever? It is hard to say, even though we can affirm that there are many disputes. One of the most famous is the one that Pele had with Diego Armando Maradona. The Argentine was called the successor of the Brazilian in the try to be called the best soccer player ever and that bothered Santos FC star.

The fight lasted many years, until in the 2000s they were able to see each other and apologize each other for what they said. Another famous rivalry on soccer is the one of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Even though they are not enemies that hate each other, they fought for the international records of the last decades and that put them on opposite paths.

The Argentine and the Portuguese still talk well bout each other and don’t polemicize when talking. But now, in the start of 2021, another great rivalry appeared with the fight that exploded between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. The fight exploded after the defeat of the Irish against Dustin Poirier in his comeback to UFC.

 The American boxer mocked him for his defeat and called him McLoser. Mayweather also assured that McGregor is a homeless that will never reach his level and accused him of doing a lousy fight this weekend when suffering a K.O. Another fight between sport athletes to add to the list of those who have confronted during their professional careers.