Hagler/Hearns is a spectacularly overrated fight

[FinitoElDinamita]

I agree to an extent. Dont get me wrong cuz I know it was a short, thrilling brawl between two legends which doesnt happen too often but I dont put that fight on a pedestal like so many people do. There has been many more better and longer brawling matches thats for sure.. any three rounds of first chico-castillo, vazquez-marquez, and morales- barrera were better imo..

I think the fight is higly rated mainly because the names that are involved.. I mean cmon, its fuckin marvin hagler and thomas hearns abandoning what they do best and going balls out like they are on the streets and shit.. thats what makes it extra special..

Ray leonard - duran could have surpassed that fight only if it wasnt so sloppy with not many clean punches landed..

[OumaFan]

I feel like it's a very special case in that it's a war between two legendary fighters. If that's enough for most people to feel like it's the be all end all fight, fair enough. But every truly great fight gets compared to it, when a lot of those fights were simply far better fights, just not brawls between two legends. The next brawl between legends should be compared to it, but that's about it.

To me it's a really great fight for about 4 minutes tops. That's personally not enough for me to consider it one of the truly great fights, no matter who the participants were.

[Vendettos]

I think it's a great fight, not overrated.

2 of the best bombing it out, look at today's champions...

Mayweather? Doesn't know the meaning of slugfest.
Klitschko? Can't afford to be in a slugfest.
Ward? ZzzZzzZZzZz.


We need more of this.

[g3org3]

I don't know how you can say it's overrated, I think you would struggle to find a better opening 3 rounds in a mega fight. I'm only 32 so never seen it live but I still like to watch it on YouTube every year or two, I can only imagin what that fight must if been like to see live must of been amazing. Top class fight from two legends

[YIDDLE]

This fight is amazing but perhaps in the past it was repeated a bit to often , it's place though in history should be respected and it is a true classic it is my favourite short fight

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I've never been able to appreciate the fight.

Maybe it's because I wasn't there, I wasn't part of that time I history. I hadn't seen and felt the build up and been totally blown away by the outcome.

Before i really got into boxing, I always used to hear "Hagler Hearns, one of the greatest fights" but as myboxing knowledge expanded, I honestly felt like that was a little bit of a crock of shit, saved as an advert for those who were barely casual fans at best because over the years and years of following and researching I could honestly find and write a double-sided A4 page of fights that I enjoyed more.

I understand the magnitude of the fight had to be a factor but for me, it seems to be a reason why I don't like watching this fight.

If Hopkins had of blown out Trinidad in three rounds and them everyone repeatedly insisted that it wad one of the greatest fights ever, it would spoil it for me.

[bigstinkybug]

I've never been able to appreciate the fight.

Maybe it's because I wasn't there, I wasn't part of that time I history. I hadn't seen and felt the build up and been totally blown away by the outcome.

Before i really got into boxing, I always used to hear "Hagler Hearns, one of the greatest fights" but as myboxing knowledge expanded, I honestly felt like that was a little bit of a crock of shit, saved as an advert for those who were barely casual fans at best because over the years and years of following and researching I could honestly find and write a double-sided A4 page of fights that I enjoyed more.

I understand the magnitude of the fight had to be a factor but for me, it seems to be a reason why I don't like watching this fight.

If Hopkins had of blown out Trinidad in three rounds and them everyone repeatedly insisted that it wad one of the greatest fights ever, it would spoil it for me.

*the hype is a big part of the show... there was one fight, Leonard vs Duran 1... unless u lived in the time then all the hype behind Sugar Ray is lost... I mean, he was unbeatable.. he was in commercials for gods sake, people either LIKED him ot HATED him. and Duran, he was fierce... mean, GREAT.. he was gunna shut that loudmouth up...when Duran beat him, it was the first time I had seen regular TV interrupted with close caption stating "Duran had won"..it was a big deal.

[IamInuit]

I've never been able to appreciate the fight.

Maybe it's because I wasn't there, I wasn't part of that time I history. I hadn't seen and felt the build up and been totally blown away by the outcome.

Before i really got into boxing, I always used to hear "Hagler Hearns, one of the greatest fights" but as myboxing knowledge expanded, I honestly felt like that was a little bit of a crock of shit, saved as an advert for those who were barely casual fans at best because over the years and years of following and researching I could honestly find and write a double-sided A4 page of fights that I enjoyed more.

I understand the magnitude of the fight had to be a factor but for me, it seems to be a reason why I don't like watching this fight.

If Hopkins had of blown out Trinidad in three rounds and them everyone repeatedly insisted that it wad one of the greatest fights ever, it would spoil it for me.

I think you have nailed it. It was huge fight at the time and for me it was huge as a fan. Even the face offs and stare-down were epic. But @OumaFan makes a good point in that if you take away the mystique its really no better fight wise then other shorter fights both before and after. The trouble is I guess is that one could take the same position in almost any fight. Short or long. I mean the things that made this fight what it was at the time is based on the same things attempted on the lead ups for most big fights today. Problem is they pale in comparison in most cases once the two teams are on the field. Floyd gets 40 million a fight for what appears to be a lazy day at the office. Every once in awhile you get a Firpo/Dempsey or Holt/Torres but not all that often.

[Beanflicker]

I'm not going to go so far as to say it was a "spectacularly" overrated fight, but I do believe that it's relatively short length does DQ it from being mentioned with fights like Castillo/Corrales and Gatti/Ward, where you had a full fight's length of ebbs and flows and great action. They had a great compeditive first round, but after that Hagler took over in a big way.

But it was a great fight, because like people mentioned it's very rare to see top, A-class fighters fighting it out like dogs in the ring, without fear of consequence (which was a dumb strategy by Hearns, in hindsight).

[bigstinkybug]

*Hearns had violently ko'ed Duran, among others... with one punch... Hagler , the undisputed champ... the outcome was priceless...
to see Haggler wobbled... to see Hearns beat, in his prime... i'll take this fight over any... these r the fights u never forget...

true example of an irresitable force vs an immovable object.