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sarisataka

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9. It was like the first Rocky movie but real life

Reply to Music Man (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 09:16 PM

Friday

An unknown no-hoper goes against the world champion and matches them nearly punch for punch. They may not have won in the end but no one can say they beat them in 90 minutes.

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