Sugar Ray Tells All About His Fight Against Marvin Hagler
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2019
- 32 years ago, Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Marvin Hagler in one of boxing's most memorable fights. Now, Sugar Ray tells all regarding the 'biggest fight of his career.'
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Should have been a draw. You shouldn't take a title by back pedalling unless you have completely out classed your opponent in the process, which Ray did not do. No doubt though, he frustrated Hagler and got under his skin. His speed and movement meant that Hagler spent most of the fight walking after him rather than hitting.
A draw to set up rematch..I coulda live with that..but hagler let SRL get inside his head
Hagler was really at a loss for making himself appear the victor. Sometimes that is all you need to get people to think you're the winner; which Leonard achieved. I watched the Modern Martial Artist channel where he showed that some of Leonard's flurries wasn't actually connecting, but it looked cool and played favorably in the judges' scoring, whereas Hagler had many more clean shots and Leonard was consciously making it look like he was unaffected.
Nah man, Hagler won that fight, PERIOD
@@GrubKiller436 That's actually a fair point. I've seen that happen many times in fighting. Floyd is the master of that and dudes do it in MMA too
Did you watch it? It’s called boxing not brawling. He out boxed haggler bro.
Hagler didn't have a scratch on him, and won that fight...the refusal to give him a rematch was why he got frustrated with the politics of boxing and took his fortune he had saved by living frugally to go live in Europe...Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the greatest middleweight of all time. RIP.
Sugar Ray’s face was unmarked at the end of the fight as well.
He walked away because you wouldn't give him a rematch.
Leonard is nothing but a used car salesman he is a con.
Not true. He wanted it. He was willing to do anything for a buck
His conditions for the rematch: even bigger ring, even heavier gloves and 8 rounds.
@@ragnarok283where did you hear that at
The two interviewers are too young to understand.
You know their not gonna tell Leonard to his face that he lost that fight. The announcers were biased the whole time - playing up Leonards dancing around and ignoring when Hagler landed combos. Hagler was the aggressor the whole fight, with Leonard constantly circling around and landing SOME dainty shots. Hagler was robbed.
Regardless of the outcome. A rematch was warranted and sugar ray pulled the I’m retired bit.
he stayed retired until after hagler retired and then suddenly he wanted to fight again.
Hagler won that fight, Leonard was just trying to steal the rounds with some shoeshining in the last 30 seconds.
Yup
Exactly. Bias crowd and bias commentary can easily fool people who watch the fight. It was close but Hagler beat him and he beat him on Leonard's ring, with heavier gloves and less rounds.
FACTS
I watch that fight recently from beginning to end. I thought you have to beat the champion! You have to take the belt from the champion. Sugar Ray Leonard ran the whole fight
Leonard won. The fight is scored round by round. The first two cost Hagler. Leonard landed more punches at a higher percentage. He won the boxing match. If they woulda fought to death, yeah Hagler would have won.
I’m old and what I remember feeling is srl dodged Hagler for years until he thought he could have a chance at surviving him. The real fight fans know hagler vs hearns is were it’s at.
A dumb slug fest?
That's the one..Leonard didn't want to know Hagler in their prime, it was only when Hagler's brutal fight with Magabi , Leonard decided to fight him, clever on his side to choose his moment..Hagler was always on the front foot, no way did Leonard do enough to win that fight, robbed i think you call it.
RiP Marvellous Marvin Hagler👑
@@ujeaniphil1234you have a selective memory. Leonard was past his prime, as well, when he fought Hagler.
In addition to that, it was his first fight at middle weight. In addition to that, he hadn’t fought anyone in a boxing match in about five years, at that point.
You want to talk about SRL taking advantage of Hagler’s downside while ignoring the fact that SRL didn’t have a lot of upside advantages on his side, going into this fight.
Sorry Ray , in my humble opinion , you did a hit and run job on Marvin and not enough to outright win that fight , a draw was the fair result for me ,no rematch , because you knew fine well what that outcome would be , Marvin said himself after being robbed against Vito the first time , he’d never leave it up to the judges again , at least Marvin had the sense to retire and stay retired and did’nt tarnish his name or legacy with foolish embarrassing comebacks Ray .
Ali never gave foreman a rematch because he knew what the outcome would be
@@2gunzup07yep. We all know what the outcome would have been (see Foreman vs Jimmy Young for an example). 🤨
It was a very close fight, but SRL did a fantastic job
Leonard was scared of Hagler's power.
Yea boxing is about standing still getting hit...
As he should be. Hagler was a granite rock statue who had come to life. His power was unfathomable. The ONLY way to beat Hagler was to out box him, not out brawl him and that’s what Ray did.
Two guys who thought Leonard won interviewing Leonard hmm...maybe it would have been better to have 1guy who thought Hagler won, 1guy who thought Leonard won.
Exactly
Ray was lucky to get the decision.
Hagler was not a sore loser they cheated him all the time just like they did Emanuel Augustus and alot of other legends.
a lot is two words. Read more punchy.
Thank you :)
A fight with Aaron Pryor was something that the fans missed.
You beat me to that comment!!!!
dhlamar It was the first in my head when they asked him that question. It was a instinctive thought, who do you think would have won though ?
Lucky he didn't fight Richard Pryor.
Aaron Pryor unfortunately lost to the crackpipe.. thankfully he recovered and passed a happy man
Didn't Pryor never fight above 140? And Hagler was a career 160?
Yo ak and barak always got dat heat
Everytime i see sugar ray it reaminds me.of the movie the fighter. Lol
I just wish these interviewers would do some research , get their facts right , and stop staying , MMH just left the Sport of Boxing , a bitter man because of this fight , he was certainly bitter , but not a quitter . Just to clear some things up , Hagler retired on the 13th of June , 1988 , a full 14 months after their fight , Leonard on the other hand , retired 6 weeks later for the 3rd time , May 1987 . Haglers people , the Petronellis , have told how he had them pestered to try get a rematch but despite many attempts , Leonard's people wouldn't even answer their calls . Just 1 month after Hagler retired , having exhausted all avenues for a rematch , Leonard came back out of retirement , July 1988 , to say he was fighting Donny Lalonde later that year . A rematch between the 2 was the only fight that was talked about during this period , the fact it never happened , lays at Ray's door . Two total Legends of the Sport , RIP Champ 🥊🥊
this is why i hate ray leonard. imagine if duran had said after their first fight, i'm the best, i win 10 out 10, etc etc, no need for rematch. and then ray's legacy was ruined by idiots who believed all that. thats what he did to hagler. and then he acts like he doesn't know why hagler hated him.
@@jamescaleb9676 Great comments James , never really thought about it like that but you are totally right , theres lots of occasions were Greats had multiple meetings , Frazier and Ali being one of the Primes and many others . Hope your well 🥊🥊
Hagler was talking about coming outa retirement in a ringside interview alongside Leonard after the Hearns vs Roldan fight in 1987.
The words came outa his own mouth, the video is on Top Ranks channel.
He just didnt officially announce it until 88.
Whgat do you want from Leonard, he isnt Haglers sugar Daddy. He said he was coming back for one fight after 5 years laid up on the sofa & thats what he did, he kept his word.... OOOHH THA SHAME !!
Leonard offered Hagler a rematch but Hagler decided to stay retired.
LaLonde was a reigning LHW Champ, yer talking about him like he was a nobody. When did Hagler offer to move up n fight a LHW Champ like Hearns & Leonard did ?
When did Hagler rematch Duran & Hearns like Leonard did ?
When did Hagler fight Benitez like Duran, Hearns & Leonard did ?
Hagler wanted it handed to him on a plate & when he got it he couldnt take it.
@@SPIDERM0OSE Hi Spidermouse , thanks for your comments and you make some brilliant points but obvious , we'll disagree on some and agree on others . You are right , Leonard did offer Hagler a rematch but that was in 1990 , it was a token gesture and he knew deep down , he wasn't going take him up , my whole point is , there was no offers from their fight in 87 , to 88 , when Hagler officially retired , he'd remained in training camp as if he was still active , all that time in the hope of a rematch that never came , Goody Petronelli even quoted , ' They , Leonard's people , wouldn't even answer the phone ' . I never spoke of Donny Lalonde as if he was a nobody but I have said that he was in a lesser Class than Leonard and Hagler for sure but there is a couple of things you may not be aware of , they fought for 2 Titles that night , Donny's 175lbs LHW Title and the newly added SMW 168lbs Title that was introduced to the WBC but the fight was actually fought at 168 lbs , a massive disadvantage to Donny's chances as he had to boil down to that weight and considering he floored Leonard early on , just wonder if Leonard could recover if he was hit by a LHW but ultimately , Leonard won that fight because his Class shone through and in fairness to him , he showed great Character , Guts , Bravery and Skill , to win . 🥊🥊
@@SPIDERM0OSE I do agree with you about Hagler's stance of remaining at MW to a degree but unfortunately for him , the SMW 168lbs Division , wasn't really a Legitimate Division until just after he'd retired after all , Leonard became the first WBC SMW Champion , after he beat Donny . I'm only going on my own opinion here but for me anyway , with no proper Division between MW and LHW in his Career , he probably thought it best to stay there rather than move up to LHW and certainly no point in moving down and also , the MW Division along with the HW Division , are Classed as being the ' Blue Ribboned ' Divisions of the Sport . As things turned out , the SMW Division has been great especially during the 90s and for me , if Hagler was in his Prime then , he Unifies that Division and becomes Undisputed .🥊🥊
Ray ducked him for years smart move
They were both like 30 in their prime
@makaveli3189 Hagler had 60 fights. Almost double what leonard had at that time. That, my friend, is a man who ducked no one. The same can't be said for cherry picking leonard.
@@makaveli3189
30 in 1987 is like 40 today
@@perturbedxtirade7428
How did Hagler do at the Olympics, vs the very best in the world, all in their primes & the best of them on State-sponsored scientific doping programs?
30 low intensity pro fights vs journeymen yer expected to beat counts for nothing, its about the quality of the opponent & the level you meet them at. Quantity means nothing, otherwise, Butterbean would be recognized as the greatest HW of all time, not Ali.
@@perturbedxtirade7428 Hagler fought a lot of bums
Was really a hard fight to score!! Like they said "The more you watch it the closer it gets". Both were awesome athletes.
Sugar ray won the fight only because Hagler had no choice but to loose the fight biggest set up fight in the history of boxing
Sugar Ray lost that fight.
Ray won the fight by a snail's mustache. Hagler could have done more in the last three rounds to win it. But he didnt
He didn't do enough to take a title
@@UpChuckTheBoogie all u have to do is win the fight and the title is yours
@@RASHONBOND973 Leonard is a fraud
I felt Ray beat Hagler to the punch a lot even though Hagler was coming forward. So, I always felt Ray won too
He should have fought Aaron Pryor.
Leonard you were lucky that wasn't a 15 round fight cause Marvelous would have stopped you and you and your team knew that and that's why you insisted on a 12 round fight and a bigger ring so you could run from Marvelous. You were a great fighter, but Marvelous Marvin Hagler was the better man and you knew it then and you know it even to this day. It's just a shame you won't admit it. R. I. P Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Totally agree
Man Hagler never went down or up just waited for people to come to him. He wasn't a bigger draw then leonard or herns HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FIGHT AG 145 140. If he was boxing today and was the bigger draw he would have had to fight at 145 Welterweight and leonard would have beat the fck outta him.
I had to watch the fight 3 times before it hit me why Ray won? Even though Hagler was the aggressor. Ray would hit and move hit and move, but when Hagler got inside, and Ray took the shots? it never once fazed him, or he didnt show it. Hagler never had Ray in trouble, so Hagler comes in hits hits, hits,\. Ray takes it, throws his fast combination leaves and boxes again. Ray made Hagler look average. And Ray landed some shots so being that neither boxer was in trouble that whole fight? When everyone thought Hagler was going to destroy him? The only crime to me, as I thought the fight was so close . Was the 118-110 score. That was criminal. But Ray winning? Ya, I could see that. A draw? I could see that. Hagler, I could see that. Great fight.
Sugar ray didn't knock Hagler down or out. If anything it should have been a draw .
Hey is is possible to cop that hat
@@DAZNBoxing yes sir
My #1 !!!!
hagler won defo. sugar knew it as well.
Donny Lalonde interesting.
I've followed boxing for 50+ years, and believed for so long that Marvin won the fight and was therefore robbed.
However, I studied the fight again, very closely, just a few days ago, and now realise I was so wrong.
Ray out boxed him, outthought him, dominated the ring and landed more punches - he won by 7-5, very arguably 8-4, and it's such a shame that Hagler never accepted it.
Maybe you should visit an optometrist in your old age, because clearly Hagler was the only real boxer in that ring. Defend this cherry picker though. Hagler has almost 2x the amount of fights Leonard has; he never ducked anyone.
@@perturbedxtirade7428 🤣Have a look again when you get through puberty.
Charging forward and throwing inaccurate punches doesn't automatically win you a fight you know.
@@ysgol3Brother we must be of a very similar age , I thought Marvin won the fight on the night but I watched it again and came to the same conclusion as you. Ray had the recipe to win the fight under his terms, unfortunately Marvin didn't, don't get me wrong I still think Marvin is the best middle weight of all time cant believe hes gone. Respect bud 🥊🥊✊
@@peterbalac1915 Hi, thank you very much, I absolutely agree about Marvin, I thought he was tremendous, I often wonder whether his tragically early death was, after all those battles, somehow boxing related, even all those years later - we simply don't know. It's such a shame though that he could never accept that Ray did beat him, he'd have been an even bigger man if he'd accepted it, like Ray so warmly says that Tommy Hearns won their second fight which was ludicrously declared a draw.
Peace and best wishes from South Wales my friend.
Ray vs Pryor would’ve been a great fight.
Ne Lu Pryor VS Sugar Ray, both in their prime (140#) would have been an all timer for sure!!! I believe it goes the distance with no knock downs and Leonard takes a very close decision. Ray was a great Defensive fighter who was almost impossible to get a great shot on . If Aaron somehow did nail Ray with those deadly combinations he was famous for, Leonard goes night night. A shame it didn't happen
Pryor by stoppage
Shawn Gilmore Uh Nope. Pryor more punching power. If anything he wins a decision
Shawn Gilmore Hurt a lot or not. 1 blemish on his career record. Would be interesting. Ray won 2 fights with a much older Duran. Basically 2 with hearns with a draw. Hagler one fight. That’s your 4 you judge by. Imo hagler was the bar. But who is to say.
Round 1: Hagler-9, Leonard-10
Round 2: Hagler-9, Leonard-10
Round 3: Hagler-10, Leonard-9
Round 4: Hagler-10, Leonard-9
Round 5: Hagler-10, Leonard-9
Round 6: Hagler-9, Leonard-10
Round 7: Hagler-10, Leonard-9
Round 8: Hagler-10, Leonard-9
Round 9: Hagler-9, Leonard-10
Round 10: Hagler-9, Leonard-10
Round 11: Hagler-10, Leonard-9
Round 12: Hagler-10, Leonard-9
115 Hagler , 113 Leonard
Hagler didnt leave because of the loss, he left after SRL didnt give him a rematch and retired again. only to come back after Hagler retired.
SRL worked out a perfect plan to have a chance against Hagler. gloves, ringsize, 12 rounds. it worked out, barely. he couldnt stand on his own after the fight and he knew he would likely lose in a rematch.
Thats why i dont like him as much as the other 3 kings. Duran gave him an instant rematch, they even fought a third time. He fought Hearns 2 times, but was too afraid of Hagler to face him again.
Don't y'all ever disrespect the Marvelous one
Definitely was a great fight the fans won because it was dam sure entertaining Rip to one of the goats 🐐 Hagler warrior until the end 💯🫡💪🏾👊🏽✌🏽
To say he was never hurt is just not honest
Actually I felt that fight deserved to be a tie. What I appreciate about that fight was that Leonard gave his all but I didn't feel that Hagler gave his all. Leonard was definitely way more inspiring in that fight. Both men were exhausted after that fight, but I felt Hagler did more damage.
Can u picture leanord as a drunk? Let alone on drugs?......so that means who wasn't even at his best when he came out of retirement.......crazy
People don’t understand how special ray Leonard was in his prime years he would’ve beat Hagler again. He’s just a much better boxer than Hagler.
8-4 for Hagler.
Ray pitty-patting to victory while running away most of the rounds. I know we keep score in boxing but Ray lost this fight. Ring general ship, most effective punching, the greater aggressor and Ray did ZERO damage to Hagler. One Judge scored it 118-110 for Ray. What kind of drugs or payroll was he on? My friend once confronted Ray in a barber shop here in Los Angeles and said he lost the fight to his face. Rays response? "You might be right"
The punch stats clearly show Leonard won.
Leonard landed 65 of 128 total punches (51 percent) to 51 of 151 (34 percent) for Hagler.Leonard had a 58-35 edge in connected power shots (non-jabs) over the last two rounds. The final CompuBox stats showed Leonardlanding 306 of 629 total punches(49%-52 per round) to 291 of 792 (37%-66 per round) for Hagler .
no that's wrong
Pitty-pat, pitty-pat - air punches Leonard was like a windmill, no damage and landing few....
@@vincentgallagher7562leonard literally made hagler back off, the punches certainly were not a tickle if they made the chin of stone back up
The Marvelloius one retired on his own terms. He never came back for a payday. Thats why everyone respects Hagler
C'mon, Ray got hit and was never hurt, we was tired and Hagler didn't seal the deal
Sugar Ray Leonard is my all time favorite boxer. He was the top king among the four kings (Duran, Hearns, and Hagler). He broke all of them. Made Duran quit. Overcame and destroyed Hearns. Hagler refused to fight again. Sugar Ray Leonard was the truth🥊
Floyd Mayweather Jr. copied Sugar Ray Leonard's formula.
HAGLER NUMBER ONE
Great fighter but he avoided Aaron Pryor when there was a time that fight should have been done, made sure of an immediate rematch with Duran knowing he'd be out of shape, took his sweet time (8 years) to give Hearns a rematch and would not grant Hagler a rematch when he so badly deserved one. Floyd Mayweather would call that "smart decisions". Fight fans call it ducking and diving.
My thoughts also about Pryor
Hagler wasn't interested in a rematch though.
@@lefez9015 he waited for a long time and then he gave it up later because of aging.
@@jumahamis227 That probably explains why he retired a year after the fight.
@@lefez9015 hagler spent a whole year trying to get the rematch.
Haggler won
He avoided Hagler at the time he should have fought him. Fact. SRL will always be seen as the man who dodged the 'real' Hagler (about 5 years sooner).
5 years sooner?? In 1982? Leonard was regular welterweight. Let's not start making stuff up. Hagler is great and doesn't need fabricated comments supporting him.
Ray won final
For me....it was a draw and i consider both the great Hagler and Leonard equal
Gee Sugar Ray, I'm curious if you could have gotten over that fact that somebody ducked and trolled you for years. Kept you from your biggest pay days in your career and then when they finally gave you a chance they ran from you the whole fight and then your title was taken away from you because the House (Vegas) wanted the win? Then the guy wouldn't give you a rematch? And you WANTED Hagler??? PLEASE!!!!!! All respect to your accomplishments Sugar Ray but you didn't beat The Marvelous One.
Léonard a smarter boxer than Hagler by a mile
Ray had ring rust on him...hagler should had knocked him out where was the fury that hagler had against Tommy...if there ever was a rigged fight..that was one!
Hagler won the fight in my opinion but you can’t take the belt from the champion in a close fight like that. I’ll admit hagler lost the first few rounds but after that he slowly took over
Leonard
Hagler on that fight. Made me lose so much respect for Sugar Ray. It was like watching Floyd duck Pacquiao for half his career.
This was worse imo. He did that to Hagler's face during that "big announcment" in 1982 in front of the world.
Hagler should have forced Ray to sign to 15 rounds...then fight as a southpaw.
Ray refused to fight unless he got bigger ring and gloves and only 12 rounds
@@UpChuckTheBoogie I know....and Hagler should have never agreed. Overconfident.
@@LMike2004 they gave him more money 19 million
I feel that the people that matter know that it was a draw
Terrance Crawford vs Errol Spence is The Sugar Ray Robison vs Marvin Halger fight
thats how i see it
Stop the cap Ray u didn't want 15 rounds with the marvelous one the champ beat you but got the love from the judges which the Marvelous one never got fax
He always avoided the hawk. He's seen how many punches Aaron Pryor can throw in a round. He always avoided him all the time. But he always wanted to act slick.
But I knew he was scared about Aaron Pryor and he was the latest individual that he was a scared of
he didn't avoid Aaron pryor. he could've fought ray Leonard but he turned it down basically he priced himself out. do your history sir
@@RASHONBOND973 b.s. leonard offered pryor way less than pryor got for arguello which is ridiculous since the fight between ray and aaron would have been bigger. making an insulting offer you know will get refused is the old trick in the book for ducking but it works every time beause boxing fans are dumb.
Hagler won; end of 🥊👊
DAZN should really sign Jermall Charlo then they have every top middleweight in the world 🥊🌎
charlo lost his last fight
Sugar Ray lost that fight, even though the ring was to his specifications.
Leonard did not win that fight.I watched it several times.Hagler will knock Terry Norris out and Leonard was only 34 and he got demolished.
Hagler landed the cleaner shots and Leonard stole rounds wit bs flurries that wasn’t doing shit
He waited him out & HAGLER won
Hagler definitely won the fight
Hagler won that fight.He knows that fight
Ray won the fight
Hagler won that fight!!Hands down!!
You know you lost to Marvin, Ray... You know you did... 😑
Hagler got robbed badly in that fight and that's why he left the sport.
Bingo no exatly
Hagler a legend so is Ray, but who are these other two clowns???
Ray dynamite fighter and cute hagler had too many hard fights and was past his prime
Leonard is the biggest clown inside the ring. Trying to act like Ali and the real Sugar Ray but he was just one big clown. Hagler beat him.
Hagler won. Hagler left the sport because Leonard wouldn't give him a rematch.
Fight was super close, the first rounds costed hearns victory
Sugar edged hagler plain in simple...i watched that fight numerous times over and over...and dont get it twisted sugar didnt destroy hagler or dominate he just beat him
It was a fix fight..
@@leonidesmartinez2030 get over it hater
No, I saw it too. At first I thought it was 116-116. But there is a lot of standards to judge a fight. Me personally, the second time around I felt that the champion obviously should deserve some bias. But I think Sugar Ray Leonard edged it though
Hagler won
I am a Hagler fan but Sugar Ray won that fight. Made Hagler look like a average fighter, and to think Leonard was off for 4 yrs.
Total robbery
MMH won tha fight
I’m sorry, Sugar Ray, but you lost that fight.
Ray is one of my favorites boxers but he lost. You stole that on the flurries in the last 10 seconds of those rounds.
Hagler won that fight, all ray did was his piddy pat punches and for some strange reason they counted those welterweight punches.
Lol there going to count all punches...smh...
Hagler won’t that fight
These 2 brown nosers bout i think u won the fight sugar STOP the Cap bruv ahahahahha
Jesus, DAZN cant get better interviewers than these clowns? Hagler fought scared against Duran and Leonard. Hagler simply overrated.
@Christmas house - Ok boomer. I know Hannity tells you who to vote for....for those that think for ourselves- we look at facts. Duran beat Hearns. A Welterweight moving up. That was it. Sorry, name one other major victory Hagler had? Now back to high school boy.
Sugar ray Leonard won that fight
Never !!
not for me
I love sugar and Hagler but sugar ray won that fight by 2 rounds
Seen the fight about 30 times. Hagler won.
ray sckooled him in the art of boxing ray won so so making excuses
Hagler was Robbed and Ray You Duck Arron Pryor I lost my respect for you with those two sitation
Ray Leonard is no champion, he is a chumpion. How come he ran away from fighting Aaron Pryor? there are a lot of fighters who Ray Leonard ducked like Carlos Palimino, Aaron Pryor Pipino quevez and others but mainly Aaron Pryor ray was scared to death of Aaron and refused to fight him no matter how much money ray was offered. Ray Leonard is NOT a champion but a Chumpion. Period;
Irene Payne I'm gonna show you one thing : it's called Google, it's great, you basically can research wherever you want and you will find answers.
Okay Irene Payne, now that you know what Google is, you can go and research. Brilliant!! You will find out that the Sugar man actually offered Aaron Pryor 500k for a fight, Aaron declined saying it wasn't enough money despite his biggest pay at the time was 50k, still the Sugar man went on and offered 750k, Aaron still declined. All this in 1980 before any injury or problem from any of the two guys. Ah Aaron Pryor also refused 750k from Duran. Weird right, the most ducked and fearless man on the history of the sport refused two of his biggest fights he could have ever got.
Aaron Pryor woulda beat SRL ! Leonard beat Hagler before they entered the ring, Hagler let SRL ger in his head...hagler made more money, but allowed for bigger gloves and bigger ring. I respect srv skills, but I don't like the man !
Hagler won that fight
It's interesting that Michael McCullam was Jr.Milldleweight champion & didn't fight Hagler, Leonard & Duran.
Those were great fighter