28-year-old Iran Barkley fought Roberto Duran during a blizzard in Atlantic City in 1989. After falling short against Marvin Hagler in 1983 and Thomas Hearns in 1984 -- for the world middleweight and junior middleweight titles, respectively -- Duran was attempting to revive his career at age 37 by winning the WBC middleweight title from Barkley. Duran vs. Barkley turned out to be a classic ring war and was later named "Fight of the Year 1989″ by Ring Magazine...
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