Marvin Hagler vs Roberto Duran | FREE FIGHT | 15 Rounds in a Legendary Clash 💥
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The fact that Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Leonard faces each other in thier primes just shows how lucky boxing fans back in the 80s than today's ducking era.
It was only a few net works paper view wasn't in homes u went to your local coliseum that had local fights and pay-per-view
People steal so cable company s and internet for the venue gate sales it's about securing the 🛍️
Word!
Yes, I agree...these fighters call themselves great and they don't fight the best fighter....like Canelo ducking David Benavidez
I guess it’s all subjective to want you mean by “prime” what’s a prime age?
One the all time classic fifteen round battles. We will never see bouts of this calibre ever again. Respect to both these absolute legends.
Duran, supposedly past his prime, stood in with the marvelous 1. Giving & taking for 15 rounds. I highly respect both of these fighters. Hagler 1 of the best middleweights ever. This was a great, great match up./ Fight
This coming year is great for boxing too, it’s true the boxing fans were lucky to have the four kings back then because of the frequency of these amazing fights. If looking for highlight fights coming up check out Tank V Garcia, Haney V Loma and Usyk vs Fury. These will be also some fights for the history books :)
Roberto duran was pretty bad in this fight. Just compare his energy with the energy he had in sugar ray / duran 1
Thats a different fighter, if he could survive hagler with this mediocre conditioning/performance... Imagine prime duran
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@@tonymarchese3118marvin hagler e' stato il pugile più forte di ogni epoca
Real boxers back in the day with fearless energy 🦾😲🤣💯👌
Actually they had no power or media power to get them selves out there a few channels u died to get on ABC u would fight a horse for media time if you could pick and choose back then people would of had a similar strategy longevity.
We'll never see the likes of these warriors again.
All hail Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, and Durán, the greatest quartet of fighters of all time! We were so blessed in the 80's to witness true greatness in the form of these warriors.
Yes, they all fought each other.
Yeah and the heavy division had Mike Tyson - what times.
Right? I grew up watching that all and loving it, but....kinda taking it for granted, like, "Yeah. This is what boxing is." Sadly, I didn't realize until decades later, "No man. That was a golden age."
Yes we were. Word.
A lot of people do not know who these top-level boxers were.
They only know Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
Arguably the greatest lightweight of all time giving arguably the greatest middleweight of all time a legitimately tough fight. Duran was something else man.
this is always my argument for him being the greatest of the Four Kings. granted, anyone who picks the other three isn't really "wrong", because they were all absolutely exceptional. but I think the fact that Duran was ALREADY (arguably) the greatest lightweight of all time and was able to be competitive with the greatest middleweights of all time is truly remarkable. he was like a proto-Pacquiao
@@thejamnasium6447 Interesting but IMO 'Sugar' Ray Leonard was the greatest of the four (head-to-head) as he held victories over the other 3 plus a win over notable omission and honorary 5th 'King': Wilfredo Benitez. Interestingly, when Benitez was still WBC junior middle champ and had just beaten Roberto Duran in January '82, he said he was struggling to make 154 and called out the 'Marvelous One' for a middleweight title fight for later that year. Despite Marvin publicly saying he also wanted it and the world wanting to see it, Hagler inexplicably chose, instead, to fight Caveman Lee and then Fulgencio Obelmejias again (whom he had already KO'd before and did so again). After a layoff waiting for Hagler, Benitez fought Hearns at 154 and lost his title on points but if that Hagler fight had been made, perhaps Wilfredo would have also fought all of that Fab 4, not 3.
@@MajikBoxx Nah it's Duran. He's the undisputed fighter of the decade (70's) as a lightweight but was good enough to hang with the best guys in the 80's who were 2 divisions above him.
He basically has 2 HOF careers rolled into one. The untouchable and greatest lightweight Duran and the Fab 4 era Duran. He's the only one who beat Leonard in his prime. Even just the fact that he fought from 1967 to 2001 is already a HOF achievement in and of itself. That's a career that started before the moon landing all the way to 9/11 and he still looks mentally sharp today.
@@MajikBoxx and Duran beat Leonard at the Brawl In Montreal. perhaps proving my point haha. I'm not giving you shit SRL is obviously one of the best fighters of all time. just a good conversation/argument to have
@@rendonnunez6809 well said. Duran is tougher than a 2 dollar steak. that Hearns KO might have ended a lesser man's career
Duran fought a fire breathing dragon, looked him in the eye, and didn't blink. He might have lost a unanimous decision, but even in defeat he also further solidified his status as one of the GOAT's of boxing. The number of accomplishments from Duran is insane. Hagler, Duran, Leonard, and Hearns were all superhuman killing machines in the ring. Hagler had built in headgear like an armored tank, and could fight from either stance. Duran had steel in his fists, along with excellent head movement, and all of the tricks of the trade when it came to fighting on the inside both offensively, and defensively. Leonard had golden legs and feet, great movement, and lightning quick hands. Hearns was a physical freak of nature with long legs, long arms, a dynamite right hand, and the prettiest jab I have ever seen. Benitez was a defensive genius with an extremely well rounded skillset. All of them had the heart, and will of 5 fighters put together, and they all could do everything in the ring, but they all had different styles, and different strengths. I don't think any of them had any real weaknesses in their game. The differences in their styles, and approaches made these matchups so great to watch. I can't take my eyes of the dude in the audience who literally had a pearly white smile on his face for the entire fight. I also see Hearns in the audience looking like he wants to step into that ring and participate in the fight.
👏well said!
how about the hawk -?? Arron Pryor@@j.l.1981
Good that you mention Benitez, he was one of the best of the era.
did he have that dragon with hears and with ray that 2nd fight when the dragon quit huh stfu
I was at that fight. Of all things, Bo Derek was in the crowd and Freddie Roach fought on the under card. Everyone thought is was going to be a one-two round blow out by Hagler and instead it went the distance. I said it forty years ago and I'll say it again tonight: Hagler won the fight, but Duran won the night.
The fact that Duran has gone up in weight at his height and giving up other variables and going the distance with scientific fighter like Hagler is incredible, Durans boxing instincts are insane.
And he was robbed
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@@Surfboard927 You must be out your last mind
@@Surfboard927 I'm a United American , I'm a army veteran that fought for this beautiful country, I love whites and blacks equally , ... there is no room in the whole world for racism .... racism divides , it's racists like you that will never amount to anything
I remember watching this guy as a young kid , and he's still my fav boxer of all time , RIP Marvelous ..
He actually was related to me
@@pastorleebroxton Did he ever give you a free punch in the head? lol
I remember watching Marvin when He was a teen, boxing in the Lowell, Ma. Golden Gloves, at the N.E. Finals, He came out with the shaved head for the 1st time! Also saw Dick Ecklund & his brother Micky , from the "Fighter movie"!? It was also the place where Rocky Marciano got his start? I had a good friend, Matty Ross, who got his start there, He ended up the light heavy weight champ of N.E., became Marvin's sparring partner, toured the world with Hagler! He never had to buy a beer, back home in Billerica, Ma.? Matty also boxed 4 rounds with Ali, in Boston? Every man in Billerica went? Ali was between belts at the time? Also saw Ecklund box Sugar Ray, they also had a few words in the Fighter movie about Leonard going down, I saw it, the crowd ROARED! OH the Memories?
When he fought sugar ray,looks like something was not right,he looked like same when Duran fought sugar 2nd,time, like something was planned for them to throw the fight,.same w Tommy Hearns, he wasn't knocked out, referre didn't count 8,,he was getting up n fight was stopped and Hearns was winning n ray w a broken eye had only one chance ,if Hearns would of being w a broken eye fight would of being stopped, I watched those 3 fights, n all 3 guys were better than sugar ray,Camacho knocked him out,when Camacho was champion
Everybody talks about Hagler's toughness and rock solid chin but this fight really highlights his ring IQ. Never seen anybody dominate Duran on the inside like this. Love these old school fights especially when it showcases the all time greats
What about Tommy he no the ram flat on his face
@@Argee52 both Marvin and Roberto were wary of the ‘ liver punch ‘ look at their defensive right hand . Good fight though .
@@Argee52 Hearns never dominated Duran on the inside - few did. Tommy just blasted Duran with his bazooka right hand from way outside
Great point. People love to point to this as an example of how Hagler couldn't be great if a lightweight gave him trouble. Well, Hagler had a mediocre night; Duran had the chin, slickness, power, diverse skills, and balls to fight well as a middleweight; their stances and rhythms lent to them crashing and getting tangled... AND, although Duran fought a great fight, it wasn't really close. Duran did good work and made Hagler uncomfortable with a few approaches, but this is ATG boxing with ATG great boxers. Of course Duran did good stuff. Hagler still finessed Duran most of the time on the inside, bruised and battered him, but didn't blow him out of the water. Hagler was an ATG middle, number 2 or 3. And he had a few cerebral, performances which didn't have a lot of highlight reel moments. Big deal. If you know the fine points of the sport, this is STILL a pleasure to watch.
@@mortcola I think duran was in his 4th weight class. With age his body matured. Leonard was 6 years at least younger. He tried to brawl with duran but didnt get he was losing his strengh of speed as the fight went on. He was a pussy who retired cause a detached retina. 4 years later he filled out. Had no wear on his body. While duran. Hearns fought. Haglar had to drop weight. Had only 3 or 4 guys to fight. At that time Micheal Spinks fought at cruiser. 178 ? Haglar 165 or 168? Those two should have fought at a non sanction fight. That woyld have been the best fight of 80s. Haglar got robbed by the guy who faked a carerr ending injury. At least Ray Mancini fought Arguello for 15 rounds. Got caught with a left hook in 14th. Alexis was old and clever. Macinci was just caught flatfooted. Was not hurt but it sealed the fight. Mancinis reaction was classic. He just slammed both gloves into mat. He knew he made a mistake and it cost him. At end Arguello was a pure sportsman. Gave the 22 23 mancini respect. Rays bout against Kim was tragic. It took his life in a different look.
I wish older boxing matches were preserved better. But it's awesome to see Marvelous Marvin Hagler get the respect he deserved during his boxing career. Rest easy Champ, millions will learn of your iron heart and diamond will.
Agreed.
Just like they digitally restore and preserve old films for future generation to enjoy. They need to restore and preserve these fights so fight fans can enjoy
I like older fights to look a bit fussy. It's not bad to me because I still watch VHS, and old films with some grain to them. That's how people watched it on their television sets back in the day. I still remember even watching Lennox Lewis, Holyfield, Tyson, James Toney, Roy Jones Jr, Hopkins, and other guys from the 90's in standard definition. It takes me back to that time period when I see that kind of stuff, but everyone has a different outlook on that stuff.
Unfortunately video tape is harder to restore than film due to it's relatively low resolution ranging from 240 to 330 lines back then.
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The conditioning of these fighters from a bygone era was insane. Endless stamina and durability, with lateral movement throughout. No water cuts or malnourishment to make weight, just incredible fitness.
Duran moving up to fight the bigger guys wasn't a wild decision. He has very wide shoulders for his size and obviously the toughness and punching power. Hagler is just a damned-perfect fighter who beat all of the best from his era (yes, he beat Leonard).
We are agree, he definitly beat Sugar Ray Leonard
Hagler is the people's champ. But he did a lot wrong in that fight that costed him.
I scored it
1 - Leonard
2 - Leonard
3 - Leonard
4 - Leonard
5 - Hagler
6 - Leonard
7 - Hagler
8 - Hagler
9 - Hagler
10 - Hagler
11 - Leonard
12 - Hagler
I had it a draw. It's not hard to imagine though that the judges would've given Leonard an extra round compared to my scoring.
My all-time favorite fighter, humble to a fault,, rip champ, you were the very best
Martin Kenny which one of these Fighters passed?
Hagler
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He passed away same day as my Mom .I fought South paw too in my boxing days 😢
*RIP TO THE MARVELOUS ONE!!! MARVIN HAGLER!!!*
the best to ever do it
Because of the demise of newspapers I didn't know Hagler had kicked it until a few months ago! I found out on TH-cam!
Al'hamdulillah
This fight is why Duran is one of the greatest of all time. I cant believe how he fought 15 rounds with the Marvellous one... unbelievable.
Duran was truly amazing. As much recognition as he gets, he may still not get what he is due. He performed so well against larger elite fighters, the fact that he was giving up 8 inches in reach and several in height to guys like Leonard, Hagler, and most of the others is sometimes overlooked. Against Hearns he just had to give up too much, and maybe he got a bit careless due to the fact that Hagler couldn't hurt him. He had also just fought Pipino Cuevas, Davey Moore and Marvin Hagler, in succession before Thomas Hearns. What fighter would do that today? It's been said that Duran is the only fighter that could compete with Ali for the title, "The Greatest." I agree with that. "The Four Kings" elevated each other to levels that we may never see again, but with Duran's lightweight history he may have been elevated the most.
Preach
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
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@Thomas Pondysh yes thomas 🥊 well put my man - no doubt these were the best times in boxing with the real grit best fighters all fighting each other- fast forward to today -no comment-this was boxings prime era🥊 👊Thomas
Vito Auntifermo went 15 rounds with Hagler before that fight , but the judges like always robbed Hagler , he beats duran pretty good and the judges score close fight ( no good) and he beats Vito pretty noticeable and freaking judges score it a draw .... WTF!!
Duran's greatest work was above the lightweight class.
Roberto Duran fought pipino Cuevas, Dave Moore and Marvin haggler in that same year 1983 What else can you ask from a fighter? Unbelievable athlete. One of the greatest ever.
Era una bestia. Ya no hacen boxeadores asi
NO! He is the Greatest...no question about it....he made Marvin Hagler look OVERRATED 💯
In fact, if the fight would have been 12 rounds (AS LEONARD DID) Duran would have won. Because he was ahead on the targets until that round.
@@patrickhausenfleck9045 you’re kidding aren’t you. Hagler absolutely dominated him.
@@deanporter846Uggh!🤦..Another from the "Marvin Hagler can do no wrong GLEE CLUB"... Hagler was exposed for his limitations when facing equal or superior fighters...🤷You definitely must have knee pads that Exclaim.."I drop for Marvin"...🤦..😵🤢🤮
RIP Marvin. I remember watching this and thinking how great they both were.
I recall watching the 1976 Olympics, wondering how affective Sugar Ray Leonard would be in Pro boxing...
@@BobbyOfEarth Not too shabby.
Yes, it was a great bout between two great fighters.
I wish they would have done an autopsy on him. He was only 66.
He died right after getting the jab. Such great fights.
Our dads had this, all we get is fighters beefing on Twitter lol
Imagine what our kids are gonna get 😭
Sorry kids.. I had this and the late 70s... Chit was dope!!
Don’t forget one guy showing up drunk to press conferences and talking about ‘sides of streets’ or the other guy posturing for years while never committing in words (definitely not actions) that he even wants the fight at all. Ridiculous
Lol, unfortunately true
@@MrWoodCy If the "other guy" is Crawford then he definitely committed. You can't commit any harder than firing your own promoter. Al Haymon is the only one stopping the fight from happening.
Look at the listed reach Duran had in this fight. Giving away 8 inches in reach and 2 inches in height. Came up from Lightweght to a Middleweight where Marvin spent his entire career. Duran stood toe to toe and boxed very very well.
Plus he was 33 here.
@@aofionnagain 33 ain't old plus Hagler was 30
Toe to Toe ... GTFOH , Duran was on the outside most of the fight , the same shit would of happened to him as it did with Hearns
@@rafaelramirez1507 bro you on every Duran video hating. You a hall of fame 🍆🚴♂️
@@juanrios2409 so you're a duran fanboy Pendejo , cuz I'm on most of all boxing videos but you only cried about me spreading facts .... 🥒 🤡
These guys nowadays couldn't hold Hagler and Duran's jockstrap.
😆 an absolute fact!
Not at all.
@Heretic hagler would beat the brakes off of overrated ggg
@Heretic loma got beat up by teo and ortiz lmao
you got that right..
"Imagine walking down that lonely, dark street, fighting against either of these men." ...Perfect commentary for a legendary fight.
RIP Champ.
You do what we all would do.
You run
It was great line .
Absolute history. Everybody should respect these two, walking examples of championship mentality, spirit and unbreakable will.
Sugar Ray Leonard absolutely done Hagler in.
Robbed
@@RussellBlack-wh9zb Of course, but Ray would eat todays food known as fighters.
These were two champs, two greats battling it out to the end. This was boxing at its best!... My respects to these two battle-hardened warriors!
You got that's right I'l
This was a very good technical fight by Hagler. He said later that he wanted to outbox Duran. I thought the scoring was fair. Hagler won the fight. But Duran gave him a good fight. This was when Hagler was clearly the best middleweight in the world, and probably the best since Monzon.
Better then moson better skil and just as tough
Legendary fight, AMAZING effort from Roberto Duran, the best fighter ever. RIP Marvin Hagler.🥊🔥
Best?
Hearns nearly killed him. The making thing about that fight was it went past round 1. I expected it to end in 11 seconds including the count
@@Lyricistnz Big deal, numerous greats lost to lesser fighters. His career is much more impressive than Hearn's. Especially considering he beat skilled bigger men.
@@ironfist768 Bruh I laughed when he signed to fight Hearns. Wrong guy for his front foot style. I was impressed it lasted past a round. As I said, I thought Hearns was going to murder him in 11 seconds, count included. Was a slaughter
@@Lyricistnzyeah yeah let’s not forget about how Duran also beat the man who knocked hearns tf out in 3 rounds for the WBC middleweight title. All while he was way out of his prime and natural weight class.
Have so much respect for both these two men. Marvin thanked all his promoters who helped him all through the years…This was actually his first BIG money fight. Sadly, he was past his peak as an athlete/boxer but was so talented and determined he fought two more ATGs over the next four years. MMH was and will always be my favourite….still can’t believe he is gone. Can’t believe it’s been almost 40 years.
I'm not sure he was past his peak. I think his peak was 82/83. You could see in his next fight though, against Roldan, he had lost a step.
His peak was his fight with Hearns where he put it all together. Sorry I don't mean to sound rude. He even said so himself how he put it all together in that fight with Hearns. Then it was all downhill after that. First he lost his speed against Mugabi then Leonard took advantage of that, or Leonard tried to and lost! (Hagler won imo) Then he retired. Peak, means all coming together at once rather than one thing being better. His peak and peak performance was against Hearns. As was Hearns peak against Hagler. Neither fighter was the same again, it took a lot out of them. I understand you may mean peak as in physicsl prime et cetera 28 or 29 but brains and braun come together to make a PEAK Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
31 can be a perfect time for a lit of middleweights
@@andydnyc But Hearns though? How hours he lose a step then miraculously recover it 2 years later. You do get fighters making great performances older but this is different.
@@paulanthony5274 I think we'll have to agree to disagree, Paul. I think the Hearns fight was his peak in terms of achieving greatness and fame. However, if you're talking peak in terms of agility, speed, reflexes, timing, movement, athleticism, it's more like 82/83. There's a reason why fighters like Hearns and Leonard didn't want to fight him at that time and waited until 85 and 87. Hearns signed up to fight him in 82 and then thought better of it. Leonard talked about it in and 81 and 82 and also backed away from it.
There also a reason why theres weightclasses,and Leonard and Hearns were 147 pounders,not to mention the smallest and oldest if them all,Duran.
If thoose small guys wanted to build up some before facing Hagler that isnt strange at all,Marvin was always well conditioned,why didnt he face them at 154 if he wanted them do bad?
No because Marvin wanted to sit at hes prime and ideal weight waiting for 3 small guys to come up to him and give him moneyfights,all advantages was for Marvin because these 3 wasnt even 154 pounders like all others that challanged Hagler,they were even SMALLER.
I was young during this Era, & wasn't into boxing, but now watching these boxers today duck & dodge potential great fights in fear of a lose make me appreciate this early Era even more.
Every time I watch this fight, I end up respecting both of these legends even more......
How cool is it that between Duran, Leonard, Hagler and Hearns, they all fought each other and they all won and lost. Like the greatest round-robin in history.
Hagler was robbed vs Leonard
@@handymanny6615 Even that part is great. People will be arguing about that until the end of time. Hagler or Leonard. Leonard or Hearns in the second fight. Doesn't even matter who got the decision now, but we'll still be arguing about it.
Great point, but 1 out of those 4 had to fight on his own terms, and had to duck Hagler at every turn, so obviously I'm not talking about Duran, or Hearns who at least had the Nuts to Fight Hagler in his prime. In theory this idea would have been ideal.
@@Jbf-76 he wouldn't be Sugar Ray now would he. But being retired for Six years and coming back to fight him is just as crazy as Duran fighting him his 1st fight at MW... Can't hate unless you fought on the biggest stage, chit the little stage . gtfohwtbs
@@williamdavis8855 Sure..
When the best fought the best. Two of my favorites 💯🥊🥊
I have so much respect for both of these fighters. The world paid attention and watched when these fights were made. I was looking forward to going out to Vegas to watch Spence-Crawford…They couldn’t figure out details and fought over social media….Ridiculous. In ten years both guys will regret the fight not being made as the world moves on and others will take their place. All of their posturing and ‘other side of the street’ talking will be replayed, and will diminish both of their legacies.
@@MrWoodCy I'll give the benefit of doubt to Spence-Crawford and blame the ones behind the scenes. All involved will regret it in ten years if it never gets made. That being said, maybe we will see it in 10-15 years but as an exhibition match? 😆 SMH
Aaron Pryor doesn’t believe that statement
@@rebelarchangel1589 Or Mike McCallum but for the most part the best fought the best.
@@JZ505 Thanks for being honest man , there was in fact ducking back then . Kudos to you for At least being honest.
Back in the past, Boxing 🥊 was as its best the true great warriors was not afraid too fight the best.
Except SRL, he avoided fighting them in their prime.
Both fighters had a lot of respect for eachother. Two of the best ever.
These are fights that can't be duplicated today. Fighters back then wanted to fight the best unlike the fighters today.
Now it is about keeping a record pristine, by NOT taking all challengers, until you have the advantage. Maybe Ray Leonard can appreciate at least.
You can tell how bias these announcers are towards Duran. Duran most likely the greatest lightweight ever fighting the greatest middleweight ever. Take into account that Duran wasn’t by a long shot a natural middleweight and still gave Hagler a run for his money. That tells you how great Duran was.
Hagler never got the respect he deserved by the media. He literally had to legally change his name to get them to call him "Marvelous Marvin Hagler"
Bias towards Duran? What does your eyes see here? Duran got his head beaten on here; it's clear!
Duran wasn't a nice guy. That's why he didn't get the respect.
@@graylina1317 You obviously don’t know jack shit about boxing!
@@raymuniz113 🤣, no problem!
Hagler without doubt was the slickest toughest fighting machine of his and arguably any era at his weight. Not many fighters can be called invincible but Marvellous Marvin Hagler absolutely was. What a privelige to watch.
I would add Aaron Pryor to that list too when he was in his prime. Just relentless, non-stop fury.
He wasn't "absolutely invincible", he lost to SRL in his last fight, plus he had two losses on his record earlier in his career. I don't think the word "absolutely" means what you think it means.
@@beedettfree Aaron Pryor was a coked-out, smoked-out, doped-out junkie who got knocked out by some no named fighter Bobby Joe Young. A mysterious bottle of drugs helped him beat Alexis Arguello. The truth must be Known.💉💊🥊🤕👎
@@MDBD2405 yes, MMH was a magnificent fighter who carved his legacy out of hard work and sheer tenacity. That said, the OP claimed MMH was "absolutely invincible" but the data shows he wasn't. My point is, people shouldn't use words when they don't know what they actually mean.
@@ivanjulian2532 A questionable decision, in Las Vegas, SRL mostly empty showboating.
Manos de piedra un fuera de serie lo mejor que a existido en el boxeo....
Contra un artista del boxeo ..fenomenal se tuvieron mucho respeto..
Duran was incredible, he fought these great fighters who were all bigger and younger than him!🙌🙌🙌
Duran was amazing ! Taking it to one of the greatest middleweights and he was naturally a lightweight , Hagler was at middleweight his whole career
He was not naturally a lightweight in 1983. He hadn't made 135 lb for nearly six years before the Hagler fight. Why do you think he was fighting at Welterweight and Light Middleweight, because he couldn't make lightweight. That would be like saying Margarito was fighting a natural flyweight when he fought Manny, totally not true.
An underrated fight, idk why nobody talks about it.
Talked about all the time on forums
Acknowledging that fight would spotlight how crappy todays fighters are in skill, but superb at dodging each other and taking enormous time off between fights. The sport today is garbage with many crooked beyond belief judges decisions also.
Cuando los boxeadores eran boxeadores de verdad y no inflados.
Un gran saludo para el Sr. Duran desde México.
ahora son vedettes no boxeadores!!!
I watched this fight live and was pulling hard for Marvin.
Can't believe they both threw so many punches for 15 rounds. Great champions.
What's really amazing about Duran was the way he fought bigger, stronger fighters nearly every fight after he left Lightweight and beat most of them on sheer ability. Just look at the "Tale of the Tape" for any fight from 1979 to the end of his career. He really was at a severe disadvantage in almost every fight. Sugar Ray Leonard was much bigger than Duran, height, reach and natural weight.
Duran was an all-time, all-time great. Crazy as hell, but a beast.
I Love Legendary Duran, but Marvelous Al'hamdulillah is the Middle Champion of the World !!!!
Hagler was an amazing physical specimen. His many Boxers can stay at their best weight for as long as he did. Amazing.
Excellent fighters. All in all, Haggler's supreme fitness, bigger size, longer reach, and more variation seemed to overcome Duran's reliance on right-hand power counter-strikes. Duran did great considering his disadvantages. Haggler showed how much fitness matters, like a mini-Holyfield.
Hagler was a natural middle weight, Duran was a light weight that held up and had the power punch to succeed at this division against Iran Barkley.
@@fernandochu iran barkley vs marvin hagler ?? Neve fitgh why
Excellent fight with plenty of punches but very few 'bombs' thrown. No doubting Duran's courage but Hagler was streets ahead, and I'm amazed the judges scored it so closely. I only had Duran winning 2 or at most 3 rounds.
I agree. Although Duran fought magnificently and probably gave the performance of his career, I was surprised that the scorecards were so close.
I gave Duran 5 rounds and had Hagler 7-5 ahead at the end of round 12 when the judges somehow had Duran ahead.
Hagler handily won rounds 13, 14 and 15 to win a clear decision.
Duran was a great fighter but he didn't win any round in this fight with Haggler. He(Roberto) was tough by taking Marvin punches that would have dropped other boxers though.
@@jojolisticallyspeaking4266 you can't seriously say Duran didn't win a round. I am a massive Marvin Hagler fan, but Duran boxed brilliantly.
He clearly won the 12th. Not even the most biased Hagler supporter could say otherwise.
I agree with you bro and I was there at Ceasars Palace that time and in my opinion Hagler won the majority of the rounds , my uncle gave Duran 3 rounds , the rest was Hagler 👍
The same lame ass judging with Benitez and Kirkland , they both outscored duran by alot .... unbelievable with these judges sometimes 🙄
I love that Top Rank has been posting these amazing old school fights for ppl who have never seen some of these greats and these great fights!!
It's insane to think that Duran went all the way up to middleweight to fight one of the best at that weight. what an amazing era in boxing.
Duran 4 weight division up and still Hagler saying "Duran can't knock me out" says it all: GOAT!!!
At the end of round 12 Duran was ahead on all three judges scorecards. Think about that.
@@2vintage68 also Duran a boxer whose debut was in 1967 fighting the top 20-30 years later, crazy !!!
@2vintage68 Hagler fought Duran different.
Both well inside the Middleweight limit with a Fight day Weigh in and a 15 Round Bout.
No Weight Bullying or Cherry Picking with these guys.
Absolute Galdiators.
That's What You Call Boxing..
Marvellous - My Favorite Fighter.. Of All Time..
Cuando manos de piedra se preparaba a conciencia daba estás espectaculares peleas por eso esta considerado como el mejor boxeador de latinoamerica
Y el mejor peso ligero de todos tiempos
i was already OLD by the time these guys fought. i see a lot of comments about what a great middleweight era it was. well, all these guys were the greatest of all time. boxin never was better than this. or since than. god bless.
Of the three fights Hagler had with Leanord, Hearns and Duran, Duran fought Hagler the toughest. Duran was also a master technician who was incredibly smart in the ring. He matched up well with Hagler’s toughness and technical boxing abilities. He also wasn’t intimidated by Hagler. Hagler actually seemed a little intimidated by Duran at times. Hagler was a war-machine, but recognized what a legendary fighter Duran was and seemed a bit surprised how well Duran carried it into the Middle weight division.
Idk man.. sugar ray won the fight lol.
What a fight! Hagler just edged it in my opinion. Brilliant switching of sides to disorientate Duran. Duran kept pushing despite the punishment he was taking in the closing rounds. What an effort to come up from lightweight and challenge the reigning middleweight champion in Hagler, who was battering everyone in his way. Legendary fight in a legendary era.
The scoring was ridiculous being that close …. Duran was tough and durable and had his moments … and a few rounds but this was hagler all day . Out paced and out punched Duran by a huge margin . He was in control the whole fight. A classic battle and respect to both legends but not as close as everyone makes it imo.
@@zman8340 Absolutely, ridiculous scoring
@@zman8340Agreed.
@@zman8340nah the scoring was fine. This was a close fight and it ended up alright, the right guy won
@@cadereimer6163 I agree but it wasn’t that close.
Duran is a natural lightweight coming up to fight the sturdiest middleweight in boxing history. No one had a chin like Hagler. He had naturally occurring headgear and could take the hardest shots tommy hearns could throw and keep coming at him. Duran was older and substantially smaller than Hagler. To make a fair comparison, this would be like Hagler in his 30s going up to heavyweight to fight mike Tyson in his 20s. The fact that Duran stuck it out all 15 rounds through this fight is just incredible. He earned my respect and admiration.
He was not a natural lightweight for this fight, he hadn't made 135 lb for nearly six years before this fight, his fights between when he last did for the third De Jesus fight in early 1978 through to this in late 1983 were at welterweight and light middleweight.. He and Hagler both weighed in at 157 lb for this fight. Do you seriously think if Duran had stayed a natural lightweight he would have walked away from his undisputed world title at that weight? He couldn't make 135 lb, that was the problem and why he started fighting in the bigger divisions. If anything between fights he would balloon out to light heavyweight/cruiserweight. Your comparison re Hagler and Tyson is just an additional distortion of the facts.
Two of the four kings in action. Unbelievable spirit, skill and toughness.
and one watching fron a few rows back unless my eyes deceived me
This is a fight you need to watch at least twice, once to appreciate what Hagler does & once to appreciate all that Duran is doing.
For the Spice Boys of *Generation Snowflake* who talk about fighters downloading data & playing 3d chess, this fight is an all time classic.
If you never seen Hagler before & just heard about his Hearns fight you will be left thinking, "this cant be the same guy". Thats because typically Hagler is a very patient, very skilled very tactical *DEMOLITION EXPERT* , he takes a fighter apart piece by piece. When the going gets tough he *GOES TO WAR* but unless you can put it on him like Mugabi & Hearns did, then he feeds you up with a big, hard to digest serving of *SWEET SCIENCE* until you can take no more.
In that respect, you could argue that this is his career defining performance, this is the best version of Hagler we seen, because of all he had to do, all he had to try, just to stay in control of the fight, which brings me back to Duran. Excellent performance by him too, maybe not quite the demonic evil genius Duran that we seen vs Polomino, Ray Leonard 1 & Davy Moore, & not quite the crafty veteran Duran we seen vs Barkley but still an excellent example of how great he was, because of who he was in there with, which brings me back to Hagler.
Time & again Ive said it, Hagler is the most complete boxer of the modern era.
He has it all, Lefty, Righty, Attack & Defense & he has everything in between too, great athlete, fearless courage, huge heart & will to win & he can put it all together in a single round at the World Championship level vs (at that time) a 3 division World Champ & P4P legend, *DURAN*
Hagler had to repeatedly dig deep into his big box of tricks & tactics in this one, trying to shake something loose on Duran whos hands of stone & crafty counter punching & excellent timing were keeping Hagler respectful for all 15 rounds.
This is a GREAT fight boys, if you love boxing & kno what yer looking at, its a 15 rdr between 2 all time greats, its up there with any great 15 rounder that went before them.
Hagler, watch his sublimely smooth stance switches while on the outside keeping Duran off balance mentally & physically but more importantly watch as he enters the danger-zone, hes going in attacking in one stance n exiting in another, looking to land something sneaky. Its BEAUTIFUL boxing.
Check out how at times he leads with his cross, check out his lead hooks to the body & to the head on his entries along with his famous jumping jab, Im sure a young Roy Jones Jr did.
Look at his combinations on the inside, how he doesn't over throw his big punches so as not to sacrifice his balance, look how he varies his attack & how he varies the power of his punches to set up his big punch.
Look at how sometimes he used the ring like a boxer/puncher looking to jab n move then how he applies the pressure like a Mexican Pressure Fighter. In some of these rounds you are looking at 4-6 different fighters when you are looking at Hagler, the man was near impossible to prepare for coz you never knew how he was gonna attack you or how he would be likely to defend & counter against you.
Its just a fact of life, whoever stepped into a ring vs Hagler was automatically second guessing themselves from the very first second of the opening round to the very last second of the final round. anyone who fought him, especially when he was Champion had to be firstly & foremost *TOUGH* which is why only Leonard & Duran managed to go the distance with him & nobody who fought him went on to better things, only Hearns, Duran & Leonard managed to have a career after fighting him, he absolutely *DESTROYED* everyone else, he took their fighting spirits, chewed em up n spat em out. He was a *NIGHTMARE*
Hagler had it all boys. If Wilfred Benitez was "The Bible of Boxing" during the same era then Hagler was "The Encyclopedia of Boxing"
RIP Marvin
#Marvelous
Nice write up , impressive and knowledgeable
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Thanks for your insight on this match,my dad always said Hagler was so tuff and thought he never got the respect he deserved back then! I wish I could have grown up and watched the 4 kings fight! Thanks again sir.
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His boxing ability never got the respect it deserved but as a fighter he was hugely respected. P4P #1 5 yrs in a row, fighter of the year multiple times.
Anyone with his finishing rate as an undisputed champion & anyone who could do what he done to Tommy Hearns could be nothing but hugely respected.
His intricacies, the subtitles, his IQ all got over looked because he was so effective, Mike Tyson who came just after him was similarly over looked in terms of his mastery of the sweet science & applying it as effectively as he did.
Commentators generally represent the loud mouth drunk in a bar who coulda been this or coulda done that if it wasn't for the other. Their sidekicks, the ex boxer or famous coach keep it a little more real but they too are paid to talk n therefore have been known to say what their paymaster likes to hear.
Hagler was great, he was very respected in his own era but not for all of his excellence.
Now hes gone hes a Saint all of a sudden n the Spice Boy researchers/wannabe boxing experts/pretentious asswipes who can read a record on boxrec n figure out a fighter won more than he lost, seem to be coming around to acknowledging the reality of just how great he was.
@@matthewsharkey5685
What odds were stacked against him that weren't stacked against Tommy Hearns or Marlon Starling & Donald Curry ?
Hagler wasnt a saint or a martyr, he was a prize fighter, same as any other prize fighter.
Hagler , Leonard, Duran, Hearns and don't forget Benitez..
Iran Barkley, three times champion of the world in different categories. Too bad Benitez was a drug addict, he could have gone pretty far beyond.
The feints / throw away shots / set ups / inside / the lot unbelievable boxers .An education every time you re - watch them .
Parents would wake us up at 4am so we could watch the, then televised boxing. The whole family, huddled & gathered around the telly to watch Marvellous Marvin Hagler and the other greats of this era. Good times.
Hagler won but kudos to Roberto Duran for being able to take those hits from Hagler and holding his own when he's four divisions away from the natural MW class of Hagler, as well as considering the fact that Hagler stopped his previous 8 opponents and his next 4 after this fight.
Lol
@@carlosgrey37Facts are funny? 😁
@@carlosgrey37 if naoya inoue went the distance vs shakur stevenson everyone would be in awe even if he lost, get what im saying? duran was crazy
Wow, according to the records Duran and Hagler both weighed in at 157 lb for this fight? But according to some people, Duran was still a 135 lb fighter even though he hadn't made lightweight for nearly six years before this fight and had absolutely no chance of making lightweight.
@@marknorris1381 lmao. Do you understand how natural weight works?
Esas si eran buenas peleas bien preparados físicamente tremendos boxeadores
The respect between these two is admirable. Tommy Hearns knocked out Duran in spectacular fashion & then Hagler did the same to Hearns…
This proves Durans greatness.
It doesn’t
I boxed for fourteen years. Duran is naturally a lightweight. For him to fight someone of Haglers caliber and do as well as he did is sayin' something.
@@stevenmendoza5621 and duran was way past his prime. duran one of the greatest ever p4p
@@irishscience580 no he wasn't, he was 32 and Hagler was 29 ... FOH
@@rafaelramirez1507 go to eat something nutritious man you are delusional
To put this into perspective, Duran's performance would be like Hagler at 33 (the age he lost a controversial decision to Leonard) going up to Cruiserweight and trading with a prime Holyfield still in his 20s. Duran was a top 5 all-time great.
but the "no mas" fight ....
Different sizes and wright, for me a Truth warrior.
Yes> Unquestionably.
Duran was the greatest of the 4 kings. Hagler never fought outside middleweight, Leonard adapted the rules to his advantage, Hearns was also great but Duran would fight anyone any weight even past his prime.
Hagler was one of the greatest fighters that ever stepped into the ring. 💪🏾🥊Much respect. 🤜🏾🤛🏾 May he Rest In Peace. 🙏🏾
As fans we were lucky to have him. And sadly some people still don't appreciate him to this day. One of the greatest champs in the history of the sport.
Duran, Benitez, Hagler, Hearne, Leonard
All fought each other greatest welterweight/middleweight era
by the way Duran started breathing heavily around the 4th or 5th round I'd say it's a pretty safe bet he wasn't as prepared for this fight as he had people believe. now the Duran that beat Leonard at the Brawl In Montreal, THAT Duran would have given Marvelous a serious run for his money. but it also shows the greatness of Duran. a natural lightweight being in mediocre shape and still lasting 15 rounds with arguably the greatest middleweight of all time.
IMO, I’d be hard-pressed to find anyone at 147, past or present, who would be able to beat Montreal Duran. I’d say Pacquiao, Spence, and Crawford won’t defeat him.
Duran beat Leonard in Montreal fair and square but it was really Leonard's decision to stand toe-to-toe and trade punches w/ Duran that lost him that bout. Leonard said it himself that Duran's constant use of pejorative words during the promotional period angered Leonard so he wanted to beat Duran at his own game to prove a point. It was the wrong choice and I think the Leonard who fights his usual fight would beat Montreal Duran.
@@kawaiiafangirl The two fights of duran and leonard are very interesting. IMO, I honestly believe that if leonard had fought montreal duran the way he did in his second fight, he would lose by a wider margin. In the first fight duran was extremely good at closing distance. Contrary to what many people believed, leonard did try to use his movements in the first fight, but duran could keep up with him. His feints, fast jabs, quick and agile footwork, and as well as cutting off the ring allowed him to match leonard's movements. You could see that duran was able to corner leonard many times in the first fight or catch him as he was circling out. On top of that, when duran did get on the inside, he was able to grapple, wrestle, and use his inside game to keep leonard in place which prevented him from moving freely. Montreal duran was not easy to get away from even with leonard's quick movements. Duran will catch up and he did many times. Leonard's best bet would've been to punch and fight duran to keep him from crowding him. On top of that, leonard needed take a step or two, punch, take another step or two, throw a combination. You can't keep someone who has fast feet, is smart, and can cut off the ring off of you by just using quick movments. He needed to catch duran while he is moving to keep montreal duran off of him. That's obviously a lot more difficult than expected because duran had great headmovement going forward and used his counters very well to close distance. Leonard needed to time and punch duran while also staying off the ropes, that is what would've beaten montreal duran. Leonard did do a couple things better in the second fight which was to taunt duran, use better inside fighting/grappling, and more uppercuts to stop duran's advances, but this was against a duran that was not near the physical levels of montreal duran. On top of that, in the second fight, duran was still able to close distance fairly well until the "no mas" end. I think that the highest chance of leonard beating montreal duran would be to use the new skills in second fight with the same strategy in the first fight. Focused on fighting duran and moving only when you need to will keep leonard off the ropes will allow him to beat duran. but what do I know :)
@@bobbyboy900 agree to disagree. Leonard himself said that he tried to beat Duran in his own game bc Duran frequently used homophobic and misogynistic terms against him in the lead-up to the fight. The commentators even talked about how flat-footed Leonard was and that he wasn't dancing like he normally does. Throughout the entire bout, they were questioning why Leonard was fighting Duran's fight.
Yes, Duran is better at slipping punches than people think. Yes, he had a good counter right. Yes, he made frequent use of his feints. But it doesn't change the fact that Leonard didn't use a lot of lateral movement and go in-and-out like he was expected to. Duran looked great at cutting off the ring only bc Leonard wasn't trying to move like he normally does. If Leonard doesn't move, then Duran gets close and looks even better because of his inside fighting which again, is his game.
Duran had been said to balloon up to 175 lbs. after a fight for a couple of years even before the Brawl in Montreal so Duran's commitment was already questionable.
If you watch Duran against Edwin Viruet, Viruet had some success against Duran bc he mostly boxed, stayed outside, and kept circling Duran. Viruet however, didn't have the length, speed, power, reflexes, natural size, and most likely, footwork of Leonard.
@@paoloalcantara2465 Pac is just about the ONLY one who would have a chance. Spence or Crawford don't even deserve a mention honestly.
I never saw this fight before now. So so good. Duran had good conditioning. Haglers conditioning was insane. Watching these 2 legends swim into deep water with each other was freaking awesome
You want an Even Sweeter Treat... Watch Roberto Duran fight with Iran Barkley for the Middleweight championship.🙌
Hagler was strong... Duran had Heavy Hands...I think Hagler was really surprised by that.
Everyone must Bare in mind that this was Duran's first fight at 160...🤷 Against the Divisions BADEST CAT🙌
*BADDEST
Clash of the Titans.
Hagler clearly won. All these rounds, and they weren't even grabbing all crazy. Classic 💯
Leonard wanted no.part of Hagler till he saw slippage in Mugabi fight in 86 then he made Hagler give him bigger ring and 12 rounds lol
BS!
Thats because he was afraid of him if he fought him in his prime it wouldnt be good for Leonard
I thought Hagler was paid off against Leonard. He was going to retire but it was too big a payday. Marvin never fought again after losing to Ray. I'm sure he was disgusted. In their prime Marvin was too big and strong for Ray. It was all about the money.
@@maryhanson2996 respect Mary 🙏......you are not wrong. 🥊£$-- there will never be an era like this again where you have four to pick as the best - I loved it to👊🥊
Unfortunately Hagler was shot by that fight. It was really sad to see.
30:12 *"Imagine walking down that lonely dark street, fighting on the inside against either of these men."* Classic!
'inside'
@@martinworld7214 Thank you sir! Correction made. 🥊
Two great fighters. I love that they went toe to toe and didn’t do a lot of “dancing crap”. Jack Dempsey would have been impressed.
Gil Clancy said it correctly, Hagler was a thudding type puncher. Not the most snap fast twitch type but when he got in his high pace rhythm he unloaded combos up and down from all angles while switch hitting. While in rhythm was smooth and intelligent with feints head movement, waist movement that made up for any lack of snap. So determined, had an awesome super man jab where he could close very quickly from long range. He chased down Hearns and KO’d him with it. Man was deadly. Duran did very well to survive but it was not close and I’m sure he was very sore all over for a week
Clancy never let a chance to put Hagler down pass by. Listen to his call vs Mugabi, you'd think Mugabi was outclassing Hagler until Clancy has no choice but to acknowledge that Hagler is breaking Mugabi down. Also listen to Clancy continue to say Hagler "can't get off" vs Leonard. Clancy wrecked both Mike and Jerry Quarry, he was highly over rated. He sure was a jack ass in Cooney's corner vs. Foreman!!!
@@kevindean1327 sure if you say so, but he still correctly identified the way Hagler throws his power shots. All these old trainers have dirt on em. Including Angelo Dundee who cornered Ali when he had no business being in there. Eddie Futch is the only one who can be glorified. Him stopping Ali Frazier 3 probably saved his life. It’s a hard ball world kid
@@genghiskhan1836 sure if you say so.
@@kevindean1327 I do say so, what I say they must obey.
I love both fighters but to say Duran was way behind and sore is not what Great fighters do? From feather to a legit Great lightweight vs a Big strong legit Middleweight Destroyer? Duran took him to the brink and was never hurt! Give Duran his due he fought all the greats past his prime in their weight class not his!!
Hagler was an underrated technical boxer I was extremely impressed with his skill in this fight...
It does not get better than this
2 great fighters
MY BOXING ERA, TRUELY GREAT FIGHTERS AT THIS WEIGHT.
I'm not seeing a crazy jab from these fighters. It's not as pin point as today. I see phenomenal effort, so respect.
I see great defense however
a jab is so much more than a punch to land with pin point precision. it's a range finder, and a lot of times just used simply to interrupt your opponent's timing. not necessarily to inflict damage or even land cleanly.
@@thejamnasium6447 This is True. Unless you're Larry Holmes. Effective jabs that are also accurate and damaging.
Roberto Durán, la leyenda , se paseo por todo U.S.A ganándole a los mejores; era un gallo que peleaba en cualquier gallinero, iba a la casa del contrario definitivamente el mejor peleador de la era moderna, lo ví ganar frente a Hagler.
Yo también vi a Hearns fulminarlo!!!
@@rafaelbrodmeier5886 Durán estaba borracho y así le peleó a hearns
@@rafaelbrodmeier5886, así como de la Hoya fulmino a Chavez
@@rafaelbrodmeier5886😂😂😂y porque no quiso la revancha...chao
Then get ya eyes checked, Hagler whooped his ass, Hagler had the spirit of and angry, hard working unappreciated Mandingo Slave warrior
Hagler could have been a little more gracious but that was not his style. He always made excuses for things and rarely gave his opponents any credit.
Duran was 3 years older and about 2 weight classes smaller so give him some credit.
I scored the fight 9-5-2 for Hagler with no 10-8 rounds. Both men could be proud of their performance.
You might 9-5-1 even not 9-5-2 you added a round!!!
@@ShawnLee-se1zg Ok
2 out 3 of my ALL TIME GREATEST FIGHTERS/BOXERS LEGENDS... THANKS REALLY ENJOYED THIS!!! AND also MR.MARVELOUS HAGLER R.I.P. BRO... didn’t EVEN KNOW YOU HAD PASSED AWAY.... GOD BLESS😊😊😊
he trully won this fight . a true fighter. RIP
So glad to have grown up in this era, when boxing and boxers were actually great! Love this!
Is it just me, or did it look like they were pulling their punches? Respect
to both legends. RIP to The Marvelous One.
That s I think..the fear on both of falling into the trap they did t see..non?
King Marvin , the ruler of his division 👊👊👊💥💥💥💪💯💯🖤👑🔥🔥🔥👁️☑️!!!
duran would clean up our divisions today, the guys i.q in boxing was something else, proper natural talent
I never tire of watching this superb fight.
I remember I bought fight night the video game for my son. They had all these great boxers from past and present. One morning I challenged my son and I choose Mike Tyson. My son said I'm picking the baddest boxer on here. He told me he never heard of him before the game but he was hard to beat. He got to Hagler and stopped and told me this guy right here. "Dad do you know who he is?" I actually at that point kinda forgot about Hagler. But my son recognized through his game how great Hagler was.
Great fight, fair close decision. Hard to believe Hagler is gone...
Duran a legend moved up two weight classes and still our up a good fight
The fact is that Marvin Hagler (RIP) had the chance and he couldn't KO Roberto Duran. In Boxing there's not "Next time I'll knock him out ". Marvin Hagler was a Natural Middle Weight, confronting a man that was coming all the way from 135lb and giving him the most difficult fight of his career. On even conditions Roberto Duran would be the better of the two.
What a classic, thank you for this up! 👍🏼🤜🏼
Had Duran won the final round it would have been a majority draw. Good fight.
I thought Roberto led after 12 rounds but Hagler turned it on those last 3 and won the fight. Marvin definitely respected Duran.
I think the scoring was pretty fair! I was very impressed with the way that Hagler went to the body and came up to the head. He won the fight, but Duran had so many great moments too. With great movement, and drilling Hagler, with those chopping right hands, on numerous occasions. It was a great all time classic fight! No doubt!
In fact, if the fight would have been 12 rounds (as with Hagler againts Leonard) Duran would have won, because he was ahead on targets until that round. Respect for both fighters
Lol. Hagler clearly won this fight. It was only sentiment in my opinion that saw this fight scored as closely as it was, much like the Leonard fight. Hagler never had that sort of thing with him unfortunately.
Duran was leading on points after 12 rounds but lost the last 3 and the decision. What great boxers
Duran was past his prime here and he still went to distance. Duran had no business going to middleweight but after the leonard 1 fight duran was no longer the same. The aggressiveness and unlimited stamina was gone, could of been due to his coke addiction, he clearly was going up in weight to not have to deal with the weight cut and keeping his body in fighting shape. We could only imagine how a more primed duran would of done against hearns and Hagler
Manos de pietros.... Roberto Durán. Absolute legend. 🏆
Interesting how certain fighters just have the number of others. Hearns knocked Duran out, Hagler knocked out Hearns, and Hagler and Duran went 15 rounds for a Hagler decision.
El maravilloso.....un hombre que agoto los libros de la biblioteca de la tecnica !!!!