Kelly Slater is admittedly on the outside looking in this year, giving him unique perspective on this year's world title race between John John Florence and Gabriel Medina. "These are the guys that are going to be running surfing for a long time," he said during Medina's tough Round Three match. "Short of injury, these are going to be the two top guys for the foreseeable future."
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