Tough fights is a champs job yes, but I think it does take a toll on guys. Hagler had 2 fights which he was nailed with Hearns and Mugabi. Hearns nailed him cleaner than Mugabi, and Mugabi gave him a tough going for 10 rounds.. Both fights were tough for Marvin and he sort of lost alot in those fights, then Ray Leonard sort of outboxed a guy who was sort of slower and not as sharp. Taylor is younger than Marvin but those fights with Bernard and Wright looked grueling. I know it is a champs job, but sometimes a rest of 6 months does a guy good.. Hearns took off one year after Hagler, although he did not do it purposely, he had the Shuler fight scheduled and Marvin had his nose broke in sparring. But still, it seems to rejuvenate guys after tough fights, especially after a knockout loss. Remember a fighter in the mid 90s named Frankie Warren? I think that was his name. He fought Sammy Fuentes I think and Buddy McGirt and a few others. He was a whirlwind kind of fighter. All action and on TV every time he fought. Well McGirt lost the first time and then after Frankie did this kind of fight everytime he just wore out and McGirt won the rematch. What this all means, who knows.