Hagler's conventional style vs. Jones' unconventional one. Hagler's power vs. Jones' speed. Jones' power vs. Hagler's chin.
The style matchup is intersting. Despite his reputation for playing it safe, Jones really did not fight SRL or Ali style, dancing backwards, jabbing, and counterpunching. His defense was his offense, and he usually tried to control the pace of the fight by going forwards and landing power shots, sometimes even devoid of jabs. Even when he went backwards he didn't display quite the extreme movement that SRL did when he fought Hagler with this style (which is obviously the template to beat Hagler). Would this play into Hagler's hands or would the unconventional angles of Jones's punches prove problematic for Hagler?
My guess is that Hagler's chin was the best in history and even Jones would not be able to change that. Hagler's relentless aggression would finally get to Jones' chin late.
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