So How Good was Marvin Hagler Exactly?

[THE THIRD MAN]

I think Monzon would have belted Hagler, Monzon was a lot tougher than Hearns and that right hand was paralyzing. The southpaws worst enemy!

[El Kabong]

I think Monzon would have belted Hagler, Monzon was a lot tougher than Hearns and that right hand was paralyzing. The southpaws worst enemy!

I stand by my answer, Haggler is too tough and too relentless for Monzon

[Dark Lord Al]

Prime for Prime Hagler beats Monzon by late ko or UD .
Monzon was just to robotic , Marvin would have beaten him for sure.

[Fran@myboxingcoach]

I would have to lean toward Marvin also, but that's not to say that Monzon couldn't have won! Check out the Willie 'The Worm' fight; similar build/height to Monzon but not nearly as intense and Willie had troubled Marvin in previous encounters. If it would have happened with both fighters at their peak then it would have been the war of wars. As for the right hand, Hagler was an incredibly versatile and clever fighter and he would have dealt with Carlos' right hand by simply moving to Monzon's left behind the metronomic piston of a double and triple jab.

Marvin by late KO or points.

Top thread by the way boys, as always I find some real boxing brains on Saddo. Long may it continue!!!!

[DaxxKahn]

I always looked at Marvin as one of the few fighters in history you never need to question how good he really was or if he was over rated etc....Hagler fought in a very strong era of MWTS he could take a punch like very few and he could dish out the punishment just as well if not better...Marvin in the clutch never fell apart and he never backed down....

The punches Hagler took from John Mugabi would have retired most fighters and made Hagler piss pure blood for almost a week straight.....When Hearns had the better of him Hagler did what a champion does and makes you come take what belonged to him he was not laying down be it quiet or otherwise....

Hagler was simply put Hagler and the moniker "Marvelous" fit perfectly...Always a gentleman, always in shape, always ready to fight who was next in line without a question or complaint....

After the Leonard fight Hagler walked away from the sport rightfully so because he gave boxing what it asked for in a champion, fighter and representive of the game...In return he was screwed and treated like another fighter to help the Leonard bandwagon keep going and in losing was not even given credit for the performance while he deserved to still hold his title..... almost as if he was robbed called the police and they arrested him.

Hagler would have beaten Monzon, Hopkins and Jones on will alone......Perhaps the greatest MW to ever wear the title

[generalbulldog]

Monzon liked to come into his fights with a half ass training camp. If he did that in a hypothetical matchup with Hagler, Monzon ain't walking out of that ring as champ or with his senses intact.

[DaxxKahn]

Monzon liked to come into his fights with a half ass training camp. If he did that in a hypothetical matchup with Hagler, Monzon ain't walking out of that ring as champ or with his senses intact.

Yeah he was infamous for being a party animal be it during training or not....

With that being said imagine how much better would ha have been if he was always in top shape?.....