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the knockdown would loom large as the end result would have resulted in a draw and Hearns would have retained his title. Barkley was the aggressor for much of the fight, throwing 904 punches of which he landed 224, only slightly more than Hearns who landed 217 of his 578 punches for a 38% success rate, much higher than
Barkley who only landed 25% of his thrown punches. By the end of the fight, both of Barkley's eyes were nearly swollen shut, while Hearns was almost unrecognizable as both his nose and left cheek had swollen considerably. Hearns was named the winner on one scorecard 114–113, while Barkley took the other scorecards with scores of 115–113 and 114–113.
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cruiserweight champion, was also suggested as an opponent, but Hearns rejected that fight as well, claiming that he didn't want to move up to cruiserweight. Instead, Hearns agreed to defend his light heavyweight title against Iran
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light heavyweight title, giving the 32-year-old Hearns his sixth and final world title. For his next fight, Hearns had initially planned to move up to the cruiserweight division to challenge then-WBA cruiserweight champion
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When asked of the decision, Hearns replied "It could've gone either way."
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207:Recognition
129:$ 1,200,000
872:Categories
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574:References
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335:Fight card
295:Bobby Czyz
280:Background
269:Bombs Away
97:The Hitman
20:Bombs Away
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519: For
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318:The fight
132:$ 500,000
115:The Bronx
100:The Blade
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