Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
You did know that Leonard was recovering from a detached retina right? You did know that he got messed up for fighting Hearns right? The Hagler fight couldn't happen for those reasons at that time. Leonard only fought 1 fight for 5 years before taking on Hagler. Everyone predicted he would get ko by what seems to be an invincible Hagler. The fight was really close and to this day it's still hotly debated who won. To say Leonard clearly lost isnt' showing any objectiveness.
I remember watching the fight. And if you give Leonard perspective, based on a retina problem, you also have to give Hagler perspective in that he was at the tail-end of his career.

The thing I always took from that fight, is that Leonard looked to be doing more work - plenty of punches and flurries, but they were largely just glancing or hitting Haglers gloves. It was all quick, flashy, but ineffectual stuff.

Hagler didn't fight with the workrate of Leonard, true enough, but his punches were solid, and largely well placed.

The people who claim Hagler waz robbed have a good, fair point IMO - I'll always remember that fight from watching it, and my opinion hasn't changed in the ~ 20 years since.