Hagler wasnt a natural Southpaw,He is right sided. He had experimented orthadox I assume and decided to switch, and ego had decided that He could outbox Ray being an orthadox Fighter or so it would appear He was that confident. Anyway Thats my reading of it, but it backfired bigtime, and after six rounds it was catch up and Rush. He had lost His Tempo and Rythem and composure, He Fucked up big time. Ray must have thought his Birthdays had all come at once