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    Yvon Durelle

    This Canadian lhvt is famed for giving Archie Moore the title fight of his life in one of the atg fights of the 20th century.

    Though limited and crude, he was very lively and got his shot when Archie was starting to slide..

    Whadda fight this was, and i forbid any true fan of boxing never to have seen it.

    11 brutal rounds with kd's galore..

    Durelle ambushes Archie in the first, and it never lets up until the old mongoose finally nails him in the 11th.. They had a return too, with Moore doing the job in 3..

    Like Moore, Durelle tried his luck at hw, but lost to George Chuvalo for the Canadian title.. Not a fight i've seen, but ended in a 12 rnd ko, so i was wondering, was it anywhere near as exciting as his 1st fight with Archie?

    #2
    The first Moore-Durelle fight is one of my all-time favourites. Top 10, possibly even top 5. Sadly, though, I haven't seen any of Yvon's other fights.

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      #3
      Yvon Durelle

      I saw the first fight live on tv and a million fights later it is still my
      All time favorite.

      The 3rd knockdown of Archie in round 1 could be up there with the best
      of all time.

      I saw the rematch but can' remember any details.

      One fight to bring to the desert island would have to be
      Moore/Durelle I

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        #4
        Durelle against Moore was one of the greatest fights in the lightheavy division. Great fight!

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