Quote Originally Posted by Syntax Error
Will boxing fans be debating this one for the next 20 years?

Will ODLH fans be coming up with reasons why they think Oscar should have been given the decision in a close fight that he probably just failed to do enough in, just like Marvellous Marvin 20 years ago?

I scored the fight 115-113 in favour of Mayweather; ironically I had exactly the same score in favour of Leonard versus Hagler, although I don't believe that Marvin fought as well as Oscar did against Floyd.
Maybe that tells you something!!!!
Are you on crack?

To compare the effort of either man to that of Leonard or Hagler in their fight is absolutely assinine.. Almost as much so as it is to consider it as contraversial a decision.. Hagler was completely dominant in large parts of the fight and hurt Leonard BADLY in many instances as well as dealt a huge accumulation of damage and basically beat the life out of SRL by the end of the fight.. I will always think Hagler edged that fight out after giving away too many early rounds.. But more importantly he fought MUCH more valiantly and was FAR more effective than Oscar was against Floyd.. Hagler applied effective aggression all night long, wore his guy down and landed a lot of very hard flush shots. Oscar didn't land one thing close to any number of shots Hagler was consistently landing.. THe only thing comparable is perhaps the effort put forth by SRL and Floyd. In terms of the effort/tactics put forth by Leonard and Mayweather, there is perhaps a small likeness... THe difference is Floyd only needed to put forth the performance he did and was in control of the fight in doing so, wheras Leonard was forced to dig much much deeper simply to last the distance.