Who is the greatest rivalry of all time?

10 Great Sports Rivalries
  • Green Bay Packers versus Chicago Bears. ...
  • Los Angeles Lakers versus Boston Celtics. ...
  • Joe Frazier versus Muhammad Ali. ...
  • Boston Red Sox versus New York Yankees. ...
  • Ohio State versus Michigan. ...
  • Duke versus North Carolina. ...
  • Chris Evert versus Martina Navratilova. ...
  • Arnold Palmer versus Jack Nicklaus.
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Who is the greatest individual rivalry?

#1 Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo (Football)

There really could be only one rivalry to top this list, as these two men have totally redefined what it means to be a professional footballer.
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Who is the biggest rivalry in all of sports?

1. New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox. As far as American pro sports are concerned, this is the rivalry. Dating back to 1901, the Yankees and Red Sox have played 2,320 times.
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What is the biggest NFL rivalry of all time?

No rivalry has the history or amount of games played as the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers rivalry. They've met 184 times since their first game in 1921, with Chicago holding a six-game lead in the series with a record of 92-86-6. These two teams are also two of the most successful franchises in NFL history.
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What is a great rivalry?

meanings of great and rivalry

a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the ... See more at rivalry.
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The Greatest Rivalry of All Time.



What are the 3 types of rivalry?

In his 1902 Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, James Mark Baldwin defined three main types of rivalry:
  • biological rivalry,
  • personal or conscious rivalry,
  • commercial and industrial rivalry.
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Which countries have the longest rivalry?

Here are 10 rivalries that shaped the history of the world:
  • Russia versus the Ottoman Empire (1500s-1918). ...
  • The Dutch versus the British (1650s-1790s). ...
  • The Ottomans versus the Persians (1500s-1820s). ...
  • The Arabs versus India (710-810). ...
  • India versus China (current). ...
  • Russia versus Poland-Lithuania (1560s-1790s).
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What is the number 1 NFL rivalry?

The rivalry is the second-oldest of the NFC East. It has been called the greatest rivalry in NFL history. The Giants and Eagles have met five times in the playoffs, with the Eagles leading 3–2. The Giants won in 1981 and 2000, and the Eagles won in 2006 and 2008.
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What is the most famous football rivalry?

The granddaddy of all college football rivalries is the University of Michigan vs. Ohio State University. These two midwestern Big Ten powerhouses have been at it since 1897, with the Wolverines and Buckeyes meeting for "The Game" around Thanksgiving weekend for over a century.
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Who is Cowboys biggest rival?

The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are rivals and have always had natural competition between them. The two teams each have five Super Bowl wins and are tied for the second-highest number of wins behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots.
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Who are man US biggest rivals?

Who is Manchester United's biggest rival? Liverpool FC has always been Manchester United's main rival. The proximity between the two cities and the long industrial story has helped to exacerbate the hate between the fanbases over the years.
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Who is the wild biggest rival?

The biggest rivals of the Minnesota Wild® are the Colorado Avalanche®, the Chicago Blackhawks® and the Winnipeg Jets™. The St. Louis Blues® also have a place of contention in the Wild's heart, being divisional rivals and meeting in the playoffs multiple times.
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What is the world's oldest sporting rivalry?

What is the world's oldest sporting rivalry? The Ashes traces its history back to 136 years. It is the longest-running rivalry in cricket history and any other sport. Before The Ashes, officially it was a test match played between England and Australia.
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Who has the greatest rivalry in NBA history?

The Lakers and the Celtics are the biggest and most storied rivals in NBA history. They are the two oldest teams in the league and the two most successful teams of all time. Both teams have won 17 championships.
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Who has the oldest football rivalry?

The Yale-Princeton rivalry is the oldest in college football, dating back to 1873. Yale and Princeton dominated the college football scene when this rivalry began, with Yale claiming 13 outright national titles and Princeton claiming eight between 1869 and 1894. The 2018 game was played at Fenway Park.
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Who has the longest high school rivalry?

1 (1875): Norwich Free Academy Wildcats (Connecticut) vs. New London High School Whalers. This is the oldest high school rivalry in the country and is another classic Thanksgiving game.
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Can friendly rivalry ever exist?

It is definitely possible to have a rivalry and friendship simultaneously, but it requires a shift in mindset. There is one thing to be cautious of: the order of the relationship matters.
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What causes high rivalry?

The intensity of rivalry will be high if industry growth is slow. If the industry's fixed costs are high, then competitive rivalry will be intense. Additionally, rivalry will be intense if the industry's products are undifferentiated or are commodities.
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What is male rivalry example?

An aspect of sexual selection in which males compete, directly or indirectly, for access to females. Amongst red deer (Cervus elaphus), for example, the females have little or no choice of sexual partner, because the males defend their harems against possible rivals.
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What is the oldest sport in America?

Precolonial era. The oldest sport in America is lacrosse. The Native Americans have been playing lacrosse for several millennia. Also, in ancient Polynesia, especially in ancient Hawaii, people had been surfing since at least the 12th century.
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Which is the most famous sports in the world?

Top 10 Most Popular Participation Sports In The World
  • Soccer/football. ...
  • Badminton. ...
  • Field Hockey. ...
  • Volleyball. ...
  • Basketball. ...
  • Tennis. ...
  • Cricket. ...
  • Table Tennis.
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What sport was invented first?

Although it is impossible to know for sure, it is usually considered that wrestling and boxing were the first sports ever played. Competitions using the simple mode of human transport, running, would also have been among the first sports played.
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Who is rivals predator?

No other rival of the Predators comes close to what the Ducks became over the past decade. After the Ducks, the next best rival of the Predators is the Winnipeg Jets. They had a seven-game series and, over the past few years, the teams have had more than just a couple scraps out on the ice.
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What are lions biggest rivals?

The Bears and Lions have been division rivals since 1933 and have usually met twice a season since the Lions franchise began. The two teams play in the two largest metropolitan areas in the Midwest.
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Who is the biggest rival to New York Giants?

The Eagles–Giants rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. The rivalry began in 1933 with the founding of the Eagles, and slowly strengthened when both teams came to relative prominence in the 1940s and 1950s.
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