SRL v Duran I.
This should be on the shortlist of greatest fight ever. Like Hagler - Hearns you have "two ATG fighters who were unbelievably skilled" who go to war. But its a different type of brawl. There's no KO and its goes on for 15 long densely packed winding rounds.
And its a much more even fight. Hagler had it won by the end of the 1st IMO, with only the cut standing in his way. But SRL - Duran had an ebb and flow...with SRL going from almost being KOed to almost winning. The Greatest 3 Rounds in Boxing History may very well be the greatest brawl ever. But it may also be benefiting from our short attention spans. Everyone should sit down with a beer or 15 and watch what transpires in Montreal. There is virtually no let up in action, drama, or skill. One wonders how either one lived to tell about it.
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