Fights where the loser fought a tacticaly perfect fight and lost on points?

AlFrancis · May 13, 2009

Stonehands89 said: ↑

Iran Barkley fought a tactically and strategically perfect fight against Roberto Duran 20 years ago.

* commitment to body punching on the older man
* sustained pressure and a hectic pace based on the assumption that he'd fade late. A tried and true assumpion that one. Barkley was in his prime at 28. Duran was in his 22nd year as a pro.
* Jab the smaller man to death.
* left hooks had been an issue for even the prime Duran. Barkley's left hook was supernatural. And he was landing it.

Iran also had every physical advantage you could have -reach, height, natural weight, speed, power, physical strength.

Hell, even the ring was a bit soft, which forced Duran to exchange more often in the danger zone.

--And Barkley lost anyway.

Duran had one advantage. Skill. It was enough.
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