The Marvin Haggler vs Tommy Hearns fight (1985) is an apt analogy: Hearns hurt and cut Haggler badly in Round 1 but Haggler recovered and knocked Hearns out in Round 3, illustrating that challengers will land devastating blows on the US but the US retains superior knockout power.
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“in the first round Tommy Hearns hurt hit Marvin Haggler so hard that a huge cut opened up above Marvin hagler's eye and it was bleeding so much they almost stopped the fight in the first round but in the third round Marvin Haggler knocked Hearns out”
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