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I tell you what, when I watched IN SLOW MOTION Barkley hitting Duran so bloody hard he spun him, I was horrified. It was brutal and nasty. It is a complete mystery to me how Duran survived those punishing cruel blows. What do you think, how tough was Duran! But how about the knock down! What a magnificent series of precise combos. Given the odds against Duran ever beating Barkley and winning the middleweight crown, this win must rank as one of the greatest wins in the history of the sport. It was in fact a peerless performance. The one and only time a lightweight won the middleweight crown.
A couple of other observations, Duran was in amazing shape for the Hagler fight. He looked fanastic. It's a pity he hurt his hand in the 5th rd and tired out by about the 14th rd. It was a great performance nevertheless. Also have you ever seen a more vicious display of body punching than the Davy Moore fight. I don't think so. I tell ya, I almost weep for poor Davy Moore. I'm not a wimp, but even I find the 7th and 8th rds hard to watch. It was devastating.
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