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I was just thinking of this. You would not think it would be than rare for the top 2 fighters in a given weight division to clearly be the top 2 for a few years.

Pep and Saddler were clearly the best two featherweights for a few years. But there does not seem to be many other examples. Anyone come up with other examples?

Mayweather and Pacquaio were the best 2 WWs for a while.
Were Frazier and Ali considered number 1 and 2 until Frazier lost to Foreman?
Klitschko Brothers though I don't know off the top of my head how long Vitali retired for.

Archie Moore and Harold Johnson 1953 - 1961

Sanchez & Pedroza.

were Charles and Walcott ranked 1 & 2 for a while?

Chandler and Pintor.

Il Duce wrote:The 'Z' Boys

Carlos Zarate and Alfonso Zamora

Nicolino Locche and Bruno Arcari

Muhammad Ali and Ernie Terrell

Cervantes and Arcari.

Duran and DeJesus at lightweight.

Jones and DM would be another one. You would think there would be many more in over 100 years of the sport.

Holyfield and Lewis.

Calzaghe Ottke for a time

Hearns and McCallum.

Monzon and Valdez.

J-C wrote:Calzaghe Ottke for a time

Ha! #1 and #2 in avoiding collecting air miles ;)

p4p1 wrote:were Charles and Walcott ranked 1 & 2 for a while?

Yes... But Joe Louis was coming out of retirement and that threw a few qeustion marks over that.

The problem with this is there are four World Champions at any given time, so to be the undisputed top two, they would need to hold all the belts between them.

That said, Timo Bradley and Amir Kahn were both unified world champions at Light Welterweight not too long ago - (though I'm not sure if they held those belts long enough to be considered for this).

I initally though of Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn at Super Middleweight circa 1991-93ish - but whatabout Michael Nunn (WBA) and James Toney and Roy Jones Jr.

Curry and McCrory.