Best Fight of the Fab Four?

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  1. Lunny

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    Which fight do you think was the best?

    Poll coming.
     
    Lunny, Mar 22, 2012
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  2. slip&counter

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    Leonard/Hearns 1.
     
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  3. GazOC

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    Leonard-Hearns I.

    The 90 seconds of competitive action in Hagler-Hearns is over rated as a fight IMHO.
     
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  4. DrMo

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    Leonard-Hearns I
    Duran-Leonard I
    Leonard-Hearns II

    If we can include Benitez then I'd have Leonard-Benitez & Hearns-Benitez as #2 & #3
     
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  5. Spearmint Rhino

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    In order....

    1. Leonard vs Hearns 1
    2. Leonard vs Duran 1
    3. Hagler vs Hearns

    Leonard vs Duran 3 was easily the worst. It wasn't a fight really.

    You could argue Hearns vs Duran wasn't a fight either :hey
     
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  6. Macca L20

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    Leonard v Duran 1 is one of my favourite fights.
     
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  7. BoxingAnalyst

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    Leonard-Hearns IMO.
     
    BoxingAnalyst, Mar 22, 2012
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  8. Lunny

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    Agreed with this list. Thought people would go with Montreal more.

    Is this gonna be one of those things where there's already a consensus on it and I look like a tit for making the thread?

    Good shout on El Radar too. I considered adding him in.
     
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  9. ero-sennin

    ero-sennin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah I agree. Too short to make it a classic for me.
     
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  10. Spearmint Rhino

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    Leonard vs Hearns 1 is my favourite fight. Well, everything apart from the end of the 13th round onwards anyway.

    In terms of quality, historical significance etc it had the lot, plus we didn't have to wait until they used walking sticks for it to happen, unlike so many other potentially historically significant fights.

    Not just on about Floyd and Pac here, Lewis vs Holyfield ticks this box too, albeit for differing reasons.
     
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  11. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran Leonard 1 for me

    Kimballs great quote - "The night the boy became a man, and the man became a legend"
     
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  12. GazOC

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    We still had to a wait a couple of years longer than people like you wanted to wait.;)
     
    GazOC, Mar 22, 2012
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  13. DrMo

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    I'm a massive Duran fan, but Leonard-Hearns is one of the ATG fights & has a bit of everything.

    Le face-a-face historique was a bit of an ass kicking tbh & didnt have the same drama
     
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  14. Lunny

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    :lol: Exactly this. I still watch it hoping Tommy pulls through.

    Really liked their 2nd fight too, except the result obviously but we all know who won.
     
    Lunny, Mar 22, 2012
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  15. slip&counter

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    All things considered Leonard/Hearns I is probabily the best fight i've ever seen.
     
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