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    5 ALL-TIME GREAT AUSSIE BOUTS

    Aug 14, 2019 2 minutes

    12 July, 1985. Festival Hall, Melbourne: Lester Ellis vs Barry Michael

    A homage to the age-old mantra of “opposites attract”. This bout pitted the supremely talented and fleet of foot 20-year-old Lester Ellis (pictured below, much later in 2002), against the hardworking veteran brawler from the docks, Barry Michael, 30. Ellis was an exceptionally promising fighter and already the IBF

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