Best Fights of 1982

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    IMO 1982 was the year of some of the best fights to take place. Which would you say was the best fight out of the lot? You have:

    Bobby Czyz vs Robbie Sims
    Frank Fletcher vs James Green
    Frank Fletcher vs Clint Jackson
    Ray Mancini vs Art Frias
    Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim (tragic fight)
    Bobby Chacon vs Rafael Limon 4
    Wilfredo Gomez vs Lupe Pintor
    Rolando Navarrete vs Chang II Choi
    Leon Spinks vs Jesse Burnett
    Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney
    Thomas Hearns vs Wilfred Benitez
    Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson
    Alexis Arguello vs Aaron Pryor 1
     
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    Chacon-Limon IV is the greatest fight I've ever seen.
     
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    Pryor-Arguello 1 has always held that ranking for me!
     
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    Mine is Corrales-Castillo but if we're taking "levels" into account i'd also go with Pryor-Arguello.
     
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    Me too.
     
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    These are my top 4 in order:
    1. Alexis Arguello vs Aaron Pryor 1
    2. Bobby Chacon vs Rafael Limon 4
    3. Wilfredo Gomez vs Lupe Pintor
    4. Salvador Sanchez vs Azumah Nelson

    And they all make my top 10 all-time.
     
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    The first few years of the 80s have got to be among the best in boxing history
     
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    It's all subjective on what's the best of that list. For me personally, I would say Pryor-Arguello 1 & Sanchez-Nelson.
     
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    my favorite of those is gomez vs. pinter.
     
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    The very late 70s/early 80s was truly the deepest talent pool in the sport's history


    Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Hagler, Pryor, Sanchez, Arguello, Gomez, Benitez, M.Spinks, Saad, Qawi, Holmes, Chandler, Cuevas, Pintor, ect., all in their primes.

    How do you beat that???
     
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