Best Trilogy

The Evander Holyfield versus Riddick Bowe boxing trilogy consists of three heavyweight championship fights that took place between 1992 and 1995. The rivalry is noted for the significant size difference between the larger Bowe and the smaller Holyfield, resulting in highly competitive and physical m...

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder contested a trilogy of professional heavyweight boxing matches between 2018 and 2021 for the WBC heavyweight title. Their first encounter in December 2018 ended in a controversial split draw, but Fury claimed the title in the February 2020 rematch via a seventh-round te...

The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier held on October 1, 1975, in Quezon City, Philippines. Ali secured a technical knockout victory against Frazier when his corner halted the bout before the fifteenth round. This intensely physical heavyweight cont...

The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus, first performed in Athens in 458 BCE. Comprising Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides, it follows murder and revenge within the House of Atreus after the Trojan War. The cycle moves from hereditary blood vengeance to the public...

Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in a dramatic heavyweight boxing match held in Las Vegas on October 30, 2021. This third fight between the two rivals culminated in a knockout victory for Fury at the eleventh round. The bout was notable for its intense action and multiple knockdowns experienced by...

The boxing rivalry between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin consisted of three fights contested between 2017 and 2022. The first two bouts were for the unified middleweight championship, with the opening fight ending in a controversial split draw. Álvarez won the 2018 rematch by majority decision...

The boxing rivalry between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin consists of three middleweight fights that took place between 2017 and 2022. The series began with a highly controversial split-decision draw in September 2017, a result that sparked significant debate among sports commentators. Álvarez...

Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera met for the third time on November 27, 2004, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This super featherweight bout concluded their legendary boxing trilogy, with both fighters having previously secured one victory each. Barrera won the final match by majority decision,...

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez met in a May 2004 featherweight boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was contested for Marquez's WBA and IBF featherweight world titles. Pacquiao remarkably knocked Marquez down three times in the very first round. However, Marquez recov...

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez II was a super featherweight boxing match held in March 2008 in Las Vegas. The bout was a rematch of their 2004 encounter, which ended in a controversial draw. Manny Pacquiao won the contest by a split decision after scoring three knockdowns against his opponen...

Liu Cixin’s *The Dark Forest* explores a chillingly plausible future where humanity encounters other intelligent civilizations within a universe governed by mutual fear and strategic concealment. This hard science fiction novel, a sequel to *Three-Body*, examines the implications of the Fermi Parado...

The Canelo Alvarez versus Gennady Golovkin rivalry represents a significant chapter in contemporary boxing. This trilogy of middleweight matches, spanning from 2017 to 2022, produced intensely competitive and often disputed bouts. The series captivated fans with its high stakes and showcased the ski...

The Leonard-Duran rivalry represents one of boxing’s most captivating trilogies spanning the 1980s. Lightweight welterweight contests between Cuban boxer Julio César Chávez and Ramón Drexler (later known as Salvador Sánchez) produced three intensely dramatic fights. The series is significant for its...

Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez completed their celebrated super flyweight boxing trilogy in a December 2022 match held in Glendale, Arizona. The bout was highly anticipated due to the intense competitive nature of their previous encounters, which included a victory for each fighter. Estra...

Floyd Patterson retained the heavyweight title in 1961 by knocking out Ingemar Johansson in the sixth round to conclude their trilogy.

The Last Policeman is Ben H. Winters's 2012 novel about a detective investigating a death before an asteroid impact, and the first Hank Palace book.

Liu Cixin’s *Death’s End* is a sprawling hard science fiction novel forming the concluding part of his Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy. The story explores humanity's final centuries as it confronts inevitable cosmic decay and existential threats across vast timescales. It examines themes of civi...

The third and final heavyweight boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe, held on November 4, 1995, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holyfield won the bout by technical knockout in the eighth round to claim the WBA heavyweight title. This victory concluded one of th...

World of Trouble is the 2014 conclusion to Ben H. Winters's Last Policeman trilogy, sending Hank Palace on a final search days before an asteroid strikes.

The Morales-Pacquiao rivalry involved a series of three highly competitive boxing matches between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao primarily fought at super-featherweight. The trilogy, spanning 2005 to 2006, is remembered for its dramatic shifts in momentum with Morales securing the initial victory f...

The Fury-Wilder rivalry represents a significant modern boxing trilogy involving British heavyweight Tyson Fury and American Deontay Wilder. The three fights between them, spanning from 2018 to 2021, were characterized by intense competition and dramatic outcomes including one draw and two victories...

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III was a welterweight boxing match held on November 12, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pacquiao retained the WBO welterweight title by majority decision after 12 closely contested rounds. It was the rivals' third meeting, following a draw in...

The Canelo Álvarez–Gennady Golovkin rivalry is a middleweight boxing trilogy contested between 2017 and 2022. The first fight, in September 2017 at Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena, ended in a controversial split-decision draw. Álvarez won the September 2018 rematch by majority decision, and the third fig...

The Third Lie is a 1991 novel by Hungarian-born Swiss author Agota Kristof, serving as the final installment of her literary trilogy following The Notebook and The Proof. The narrative diverges from the previous books by presenting the story through fragmented letters and diary entries, unraveling t...

Countdown City is the 2013 second novel in Ben H. Winters's Last Policeman trilogy, following Hank Palace as civilization unravels before impact.

"Thunderhead" is a 2018 young adult science fiction novel by Neal Shusterman, serving as the second installment in the "Arc of a Scythe" series. The story continues in a future society where an artificial intelligence known as the Thunderhead governs humanity and death has been conquered, with only...

Erik Morales vs Manny Pacquiao III was a professional boxing match held on November 18, 2006, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing in the super featherweight division, Manny Pacquiao defeated Erik Morales by technical knockout in the third round. This victory concluded their t...

Muhammad Ali versus Ken Norton III was a heavyweight championship fight held at Yankee Stadium in New York on 28 September 1976. Ali retained the WBA and WBC titles by unanimous decision after fifteen rounds, completing a trilogy in which each boxer had previously won once. The verdict remains dispu...

The Subtle Knife is a young adult fantasy novel published in 1997 by British author Philip Pullman. It serves as the second installment in the His Dark Materials trilogy, following the events of The Golden Compass. The narrative follows characters Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry as they travel between...