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Certainly, if you haven't gotten a chance to, I'd read over CavySpirit: Social Life.

A lot of things can contribute to a falling out like this, such as age, cage size, health. How big is their cage? You say you've had them for weeks - do you know how old they are? Are you sure they're both boys? Have you had them in to the vet for a wellness check? Have you treated them for mites?

It sounds like they're having problems choosing a dominant pig (no one wants to be submissive). Being young, its possible they're going through adolescence, which a number of people have had to separate their boars until they've gotten older. More information will be helpful.

The cage is way too small for a pair of boars. Unless your boars are super chummy, a 2x4 C&C cage is the minimum, and many recommend as much space as you can give them.. That's 28x56" for the 2x4 grid cage. Boars need space, if they're not going to always get in each others' face.

Four months old is young for the adolescent attitude. I tend to hear complaints about fighting when they get to be about 6 months old. If this is what's causing the fallout, they're starting a bit young. Adolescence is generally between 6-10 months, but some boars are over a year old before they start to mellow out. People have had to separate some sparing boys, and try putting them together again after they're a year old. This can be successful, although I've heard a few instances where the boars were never compatible again.

Unless the boys were actually treated for mites, and given that one came from a pet shop, its quite possible they have mites. It might not hurt to treat them for mites, just to be on the safe side.

But definitely the close quarters is aggravating the situation. They need more space to live in.