Quote Originally Posted by LBSCFC
I think haglers legend would have been more tarnished had he comeback. The fact that unlike most fighters he stayed retired will stand him in good stead for his legacy. I think he lost the fight to Leonard but was not beaten out of sight. This was at a time when he was on the slide.
You're right, he was borderline retired before the fight, and if he couldn't get a rematch there was no one else really for him to add to his legendary legacy.