Re: RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Originally Posted by
TitoFan
Hagler-Leonard was a fight I never understood, to be fair. I also felt that wasn't the same Hagler in there that fought Hearns. But the fight before Leonard was against John "The Beast" Mugabi. A dangerous, undefeated, avoided fighter who was 25-0, all by knockout at the time of the fight. It was a brutal war. So toward the end of his career, he took on a dangerous opponent who people thought had a legitimate chance to get Hagler out of there.
Hagler-Hearns was a classic, widely regarded as one of the best 3-round fights in history. Though Hearns came up from super welter, he was 6 foot 1, and his body was better suited for the higher weights, where he ended up fighting.
Prior to that it was Mustafa Hamsho and Juan Domingo Roldan, two very rugged middleweights.
If anything, Hagler ended his career in a manner befitting his great, HOF career. Again... the Leonard fight was strange to me. Both the matchup, the fight, and the outcome.
But none of this lessens Hagler's legacy, nor IMO requires anyone giving him "a pass."
yeah that ray fight sure is a cash out to me. those that say mike mccallum hadn't done anything at middleweight overlook the fact that john mugabi, roberto duran, tommy hearns & ray leonard hadn't done anything of note at the weight either. nothing wrong with that, bernard hopkins probably made his biggest purses against tito & oscar. no one is trying to lessen marvins legacy. one should be able to critique parts of a fighters career without being critical of the whole body of work
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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