Marvin Hagler vs Nigel Benn

[Dark Lord Al]

I loved Nigel Benn, and have had the pleasure of meeting him a few times. He was one of the most aggressive fighters I've ever seen in a ring, big heart, great power and as behave as they come. Never in a bad fight. He would have a punchers chance against anyone, in my opinion.

Now here's the problem ..... Marvin was a genuine bona fide BEAST. He could do everything, he could box, he could punch, very underrated skills, one of the best chins of all time.

There are three deciding points in this fight for me:

- Benn did tend to run out of steam in the second half of a fight if he hadn't blasted his opponent out of there. We know Marvin could go at a hard pace for fifteen rounds, never mind twelve
- Marvin was a truly intimidating fighter. Many people were frightened by Benn before they even got in the ring. That would not be th case here and I would argue that Nigel might find himself being intimidated in this one. Once Benn gives Hagler any respect inside the ropes, the fight is over
- I can only see Nigel winning this fight by stoppage. He is not going to out point Hagler over 12, never mind 15. But Marvin had a granite chin and was never legitimately knocked down in his entire career, and he faced some guys who hit every bit as hard as Benn.

That is a fine summary of this matchup , nice one.

[Syntax Error]

Nigel Benn would have committed the fatal error of trying to knock Hagler out & he would have paid the price by getting stopped in about 8.

As powerful as Benn was, he would not have been able to budge Hagler & he did not have the stamina to outlast Hagler.

Benn did become a better boxer after his second defeat at the hands of Eubank, but he was still easy to outbox, as Malinga proved on two occasions (he was robbed the first time around) & Hagler could box very well, as well as punch pretty hard, so I don't can't see what Nigel had could have done to beat Marvin.

[Master]

Benn beat Malinga the first time, it was close and Benn used body shots to turn the fight around.

Malinga is nothing like Hagler either as a fighter.

Remember Benn beat Haglers step brother Simms.