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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Paraphrasing good friend Peter King – OK, we’ve never met, but I’m sure he’d like me if we did – here are some things I think I thought during a 1,062-mile round trip from Florida to Louisiana.
• I think I agree that the ninth round of Salido-Lopez II was as good as you’re likely to see for the rest of this year – or in many other years, especially on a large stage. Quite frankly, though, I’ve always found it difficult to award a particular round in a particular fight as the year’s best when the reality is there are great rounds every night in clubs, at armories and on non-marquee cards that people never see and can’t access on YouTube. Instead, I’d give year-end nods to “best Showtime round” or “best HBO round” and leave it at that.
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• I think I agree that the ninth round of Salido-Lopez II was as good as you’re likely to see for the rest of this year – or in many other years, especially on a large stage. Quite frankly, though, I’ve always found it difficult to award a particular round in a particular fight as the year’s best when the reality is there are great rounds every night in clubs, at armories and on non-marquee cards that people never see and can’t access on YouTube. Instead, I’d give year-end nods to “best Showtime round” or “best HBO round” and leave it at that.
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