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Quote Originally Posted by LeftHookToTheBody
It has to be top 5. I'm still too wired and drunk to think clearly through all of the fights, but this is right up there with Hagler-Hearns in my book. Maybe better in terms of pure action and a guy just showing unbelievable guts. I thought Pavlik was gone in the 2nd. His head was on a swivel and got up dazed with half the round left. To come back and score a knockout after that is just the stuff of legend. There's a rematch clause, and I look forward to it. I could definitely see Taylor taking the rematch if he fights more relaxed. He seemed to get too anxious at times and waste punches.

Anyway, enough of my rambling....where do you guys see this as an all-time fight? I'm about to watch it again.
Dont forget Tony zale/Rocky Graziano triolgy of battles
Robinson vs.Lamotta series
Duran vs.Barkley
Hagler vs.Hearns]
Hagler vs.antuofermo 1
Monzon vs.Valdez 2...........Are You Talking all time Title Fight Or ALL middles...?
Pavlik Is Going To Make alot Of Noise And Great Tv While Hes Around.I Dont Think Taylor Will Again Claim championship.
I was talking all-time mideleweight fights. You named some good ones. It's too bad not all of the LaMotta/Robinson-Zale/Graziano battles are on tape for comparison, but by all accounts those were some great ones. I'd say Pavlik-Taylor goes above the St. Valentine's Day Massacre just because the latter was a one-sided butt-kicking, entertaining but too one-sided for me to put ahead of Saturday's classic. I'd also put it ahead of Hagler-Antuofermo I. Hagler-Hearns and Duran-Barkley were probably better. I have not seen Monzon-Valdez II, thanks for the tip.