Best served cold: Top 10 boxing revenge missions

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  1. Joe Louis w ko 1 Max Schmeling

After Schmeling beat Louis in 1936, their rematch two years later pitted America against Nazi Germany. Louis decimated Schmeling in front of an enormous New York crowd.

  1. Sugar Ray Leonard w rtd 8 Roberto Duran

Having lost his unbeaten record to the manic Panamanian, Leonard dazzled in the rematch, forcing the infamous โ€˜No Masโ€™ incident.

  1. Muhammad Ali w pts 12 Joe Frazier

Though the second meeting in this historic trilogy was the least exciting, it saw Ali draw level with his closest rival.

  1. Evander Holyfield w pts 12 Riddick Bowe

This epic rematch was interrupted by the bizarre โ€˜Fan Manโ€™, though that didnโ€™t stop Holyfield from regaining his world heavyweight titles.

  1. Lennox Lewis rsf 5 Oliver McCall

McCall stunned Lewis in their first meeting, but broke down in tears and refused to fight when they met for a second time.

  1. Arturo Gatti w pts 10 Micky Ward

Gatti boxed with more discipline to outpoint Ward and set up a third fight of arguably the most thrilling trilogy of all time.

  1. Floyd Patterson w ko 5 Ingemar Johansson

Patterson became the first fighter to ever regain the heavyweight crown when he wrecked Johansson.

  1. Juan Manuel Marquez w ko 6 Manny Pacquiao

A slight exception to the rule as this was their fourth meeting, but Marquez finally conquered the Filipino with a chilling knockout.

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  1. Marco Antonio Barrera w pts 12 Erik Morales

Having lost to Morales at super-bantam, Barrera gained revenge in a featherweight thriller.

  1. Carl Froch w pts 12 Mikkel Kessler

These two warriors produced another cracker in their return, which saw Froch prevail in London.

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