Before I watched the first episode, I was seeing people speaking admiringly of this, and after I finished watching, I understood why. It's emblematic of the hero and his journey: determined, weary, shadowed, committed, brutal, and overcoming the odds while being bashed around a hell of a lot. No witty banter, just grunts of exertion and pain.
The article talks about the scene's conception and how it was filmed in one take (including at least one tricksy swap-out of the star for his fighting double).
There's a copy of the scene up on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7fYIMEQ1Xw — it's not an authorized version, so no idea how long it will be there for, but it's worth a watch. Sadly, it cuts off before the payoff, which is about Daredevil rescuing a child that's been kidnapped by Russian mobsters.
‘Daredevil’: The story behind that one-take hallway fight
The moment that defines Daredevil—at least the character as played by Charlie Cox on Netflix’s new superhero series—is decidedly un-super. More…
This is Frank Miller's Daredevil, not Stan Lee's. No happy-go-lucky, wise-cracking heroics here. Really, it's the only choice they could have made, I think.
+Scott Randel A bit more light-hearted than Miller, but definitely closer to that than Lee. But that's been the tone for him, as one of the "Marvel Knights," since the Miller regime.
Now comparing him to the current Waid run is more difficult, if only because Waid's DD is a more experienced hero. Plenty of brutal drama there, but a lot more confidence in himself and the mission.