Naruto vs Sasuke part one had more of an emotional impact, so it gets my vote. But the first Goku vs Vegeta fight was narly asf. I'm sure there's one but I'm having a hard time remembering a point when Goku got that beaten up in all of Dragonball. The closest I can think of is Piccolo shooting a hole through him and stomping on it. But even that pales in comparison to the first Goku vs Vegeta fight. Vegeta almost beat Goku to death. No exaggeration.

The one that inspired Naruto's version.

Naruto and Sasuke, they always had good effects and choreography.

Goku and Vegeta had good fights but my problem with Dragonball fights, in general, is after a while they start to look the same.

Saiyan Saga Goku vs Vegeta

Naruto vs Sasuke definitely looked better, but I have to go with the OG shonen fight. It just left too much of an impact on me.

Goku vs Vegeta the original fight.

Naruto and Sasuke's battles are better looking and greater choreographed.

Goku and Vegeta's are more Iconic, but when you take away that nostalgia, it's easier for someone who doesn't follow either show to enjoy Naruto vs Sasuke more than Goku vs Vegeta.

Honestly I think people say Goku vs Vegeta because it's more nostalgic. No way in hell can their fights be better than Naruto vs Sasuke's when Naruto vs Sasuke fights are better choreographed, better animated, tactics/strategies aren't limited to only hand to hand combat like DB, and has more emotion behind it. When I see Naruto vs Sasuke I see two brothers fighting each other because they both feel like it's what they need to do even if they don't want to. When I see Goku vs Vegeta I see basically a spar between two good friends.

Goku vs Vegeta saiyan saga > Naruto vs Sasuke (retrieval arc) > Naruto vs Sasuke ( war arc) > SSJ2 Goku vs Majin Vegeta Buu saga.

Kamehameha vs Garlic gun beam clash was a classic showdown.

Goku ripping his body apart with Kaioken was really brutal.

Vegeta in Oozaru squeezing the life out of Goku was really brutal.

Loved Vegeta's overreaction face when Goku caused him to draw blood .

Naruto. Way better choreography, and it's more interesting watching their Styles and techniques clash. Is More Than Just Energy blasts after energy blast

If all you saw was "energy blasts after energy blast", then you probably weren't paying attention.

OT: Naruto versus Sasuke is far better on all fronts from an objective standpoint.

Goku Vs Vegeta. Iconic and brutal.

This is my list too. The first Goku vs Vegeta battle was truly epic and one of the best fights in that franchise. It was also from the earlier half of Dragonball Z where fight choreography actually mattered, and Goku was forced to tactically use Kaio-ken to circumvent his opponent being baseline far superior to himself, which made the battle tense and interesting every step of the way.

Goku vs Majin Vegeta wasn't nearly as good as their first fight and was honestly a little bland. It also doesn't help that we learned later that Goku was holding back an entire transformation and could have ended it with a finger flick if he wanted.

The Naruto fights don't have as large a variance in quality but I'd say the first has a definite edge over their final fight. It was interesting watching them experiment with newly awakened powers and steadily adapt to one another's abilities as they grew. In their final fight they were already tired and didn't even use the vast majority of their jutsu because at that point they had too many abilities to showcase them all and the manga needed to wrap up quickly.

But I'd still say even the weaker of the two Naruto fights is more interesting to watch than Goku vs Majin Vegeta.

Goku vs. Vegeta.

Goku and Vegeta's first fight. Still my favorite fight in all of anime. Epic, brutal, well choreographed, and nostalgic. And the beam clash is the stuff of the legends.

I had this opinion too, although my fav anime fight of all time is probably Melodias vs Hendrickson or Yusuke vs Tuogoro

@darkonast: Fair enough. :)