Best Fight of the 1980s

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  1. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Because of the maximum of 10, some fights have been left off.
     
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  2. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Definitely Leonard - Duran 1.
     
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  3. Meast

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    Went with Hagler/Hearns.

    Hard to pick just one
     
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  4. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hagler-Hearns - totally amazing wild brutal mayhem - one of the best fights in history let alone the 80's - maybe even top 5 in history.
     
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  5. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    Hagler-Hearns: Hearns was faced with an unstoppable demon of destruction.
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYeolMCl1-k[/ame]
     
    Kalasinn, Jun 14, 2010
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  6. Bonecrusher

    Bonecrusher Lineal Champion Full Member

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    Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello 1

    An insane punchfest, back and forth plus some controversy with the bottle "the one he mixed" lol.. Love this fight!!

    I like Hagler-Hearns more but I think Pryor-Arguello was the better fight.
     
    Bonecrusher, Jun 14, 2010
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  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Arguello/Pryor I for me...followed closely by Lopez/Saad II.
     
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  8. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hagler/Hearns was insane. Arguello Pryor was good but Hagler and Hearns were went as hard as you can go in that first round. I don't think you could go that hard without either being stopped. And they still did it with skill and sharpness. It was not a wild brawl between no names, you could see the quality and the sharp punching, It was great! I pick Hagler/Hearns.
     
    PernellSweetPea, Jun 14, 2010
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  9. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pryor-Arguello.
     
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  10. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Leonard-Duran 1

    Accidently voted for Leonard/Hearns tho :patsch
     
    Zopilote, Jun 14, 2010
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  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    The first round of Arguello/Pryor I was insane too...and then they carried on fighting at a high pace for a further 13 rounds.
     
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  12. Leonard

    Leonard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    damn a lot of good choices. went with hagler-hearns but close behind are pryor-arguello I and duran-leonard I.
     
    Leonard, Jun 14, 2010
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  13. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    The 80's had great fights. Much more impressive than the 90's or the following decade.
     
    MAG1965, Jun 15, 2010
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