Posted March 17, 201114 yr comment_5467496 Steve Grey vs. Danny Collins 6/21/84 - Grey moved up to challenge for the teenager's British welterweight title, and this was a super match. Both guys came off as excellent athletes -- quick with exceptional balance. Collins built his early attack around all kinds of neat wrist-control moves, while Grey countered with snapmares and neck cranks. Both did a good job selling the accruing damage of those respective attacks. I liked the way the first two falls came from moments of opportunism rather than dominant advantages. It conveyed how close the match-up was. I also liked how they kept branching out in their attacks after the early stuff failed to pay off. They built real suspense over who would win and then paid it off with a clean finish. This might have been my favorite WOS match that I've seen so far. Easy nomination. Jim Breaks vs. Alan Dennison 7/14/80 - I wanted to like this because it offered a big dose of Breaks in a title match. But I could not get into Dennison's strong-man schtick. He controlled a lot of the action, and I just didn't find his offense compelling.
