| The contentiousness came to a head just before the primary, when the two candidates met in the street and engaged in a half-hour verbal slugfest. |
| By the end of the eighth round the packed hall was cheering, chanting and ululating in appreciation of the slugfest playing out in the ring. |
| The games, the drama of a pitching duel, the back and forth of a slugfest, a pennant race between good teams, the history and so much more. |
| This is basically an even matchup, a toe-to-toe slugfest of a heavyweight championship battle in the making. |
| The top four points earners in the final Challenge standings each won their first-round race, setting up a slugfest in the semi-finals. |
| And a slugfest is just what the '04 race could become, especially if Dean's insurgency continues to pick up steam. |
