The most under celebrated underappreciated versatile and complete champion in boxing history in my opinion MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER was a well spoken honest MAN of integrity and grit who always gave it his ALL...R.I.P. CHAMP 🥊
Alot of People don't know this about Marvin hagler. But before he fought sugar ray Leonard, his record was 62-2-2. And by the time he fought Leonard, he had avenged both losses and both Draws. He beat every single man he fought up until Leonard and even that is widely disputed
He absolutely lost to leonard and i can say that i actually wanted him to win as i hate leonard. Leonard’s ring generalship had him gassed and arm weary by round 4 and his punches were weak and ineffective. That is the one big downfall of being a big tank like hagler, you get tired easily if you have to move around alot. Plus i think hagler’s age was finally starting to show. Had hearns fought hagler this way and closer to the way he fought leonard he very well may have beat hagler too. I have watched the leonad v. hagler fight over and over in hopes that i could say that hagler did indeed win, but the reality of it is that he lost. Regardless of the fact that all the hagler fans out there firmly disagree. : /
Correct, I know Hopkins, GGG of this era, Roy Jones (RJJ is perhaps more of a 168lbs Super Mid recognised fighter like Calzaghe, Ward, Nigel Benn etc than 160lbs regular middleweight actually on second thoughts) and a few more are legends of Middleweight 160lbs but Haglar was the Daddy and ruled the roost. Always will
I met Marvin Hagler few year's ago while I was training at The #EVERYBODYFIGHTS gym 🥊🏟 he is #Re4l 🆒 his vibes reminds me of #BROTHERman from the 5th flow off of THE #MARTIN 📺 show 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
To refer to Marvin Hagler as a fighting machine would be an understatement. Hagler was nothing short of a wrecking ball, to say the least. Most boxing fans think of Hagler as a brawler/puncher but matter-of-factly he was a brilliant tactician and boxer. Watch Hagler's pre-Champion fights against Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts, Bennie Briscoe and Willie Monroe and you witness a boxer with a fight brain as good as a Sugar Ray Leonard. Hagler was an insanely good counter-puncher that top fighters found near impossible to hit. Following his terrible decision draw with Vito Antuofermo in his first shot at the title, Marvelous changed his style from a smooth boxer to a more aggressive fighter because he did not want to leave the decision in the hands of the judges. If the pre-world Champion Marvin Hagler had been in the ring with Sugar Ray Leonard in April 1987 it would have been a different result in my humble opinion. Hagler has to be one of the greatest Middleweight fighters ever.
@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain I grew up in apartheid South Africa where we never got to watch many fights staged by the WBC because of sanctions. However, my late father was an enormous Marvelous Marvin Hagler fight fan and was always requesting VHS tapes from a cousin who lived in Sydney, Australia. Once the sanctions were lifted after 1990 we had greater access to fight material and watching full length fights of the older generation was common family time. Hagler's epic fights with John Mugabi, Roberto Duran, Mustafa Hamsho, Thomas Hearns, will live on in memory. Hagler was a beast of beasts!
Larry merchant "i don't think ive seen another fighter go forward with so much will, and so little skill." I forgot how far larry used to go back in the day, being a habitual line stepper.
The reason Antuofermo cut so much is because he leads with his head, he butted Hagler in the first round, his trainer was a disgrace he knew Hagler didn't headbutt his fighter. RIP Marvelous Marvin you were a class act , one of my favourite boxers of all time.
Just asking....Did Hagler make some mistakes in his fights with Antuofermo ?Apparently he wasn't a big deal for the Marvellous,still he didn't get knocked down nor knocked out.
It warms my heart to see all the sincere positive comments about Marvin. He truly was a great man. Good father and husband. Possibly the greatest boxer of all time. Absolutely the greatest middleweight. Anybody who wants to argue that can go argue somewhere else cuz I won't even entertain such malarkey. Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the greatest middleweight. Period.
@@grbbbc Greb was good. But when he beat Tunney, they were both weighed in as light heavy. Tunney was not a heavyweight when Greb beat him, he was a light heavy and so was Greb. They fought 5 times and Greb never won any of the other 4. Greb only held the middleweight belt for 3 years. Hagler was the better middleweight without a doubt. And I have no doubt that if you put them together at the same time Hagler would have no trouble with Greb. Easy ko.
This isn't black history month, it's American history and Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a great American fighter for all the ages and all the people no matter what color.
Just as a matter of interest, Hagler defended his WBA and WBC titles against Vito Antuofermo in June 1981. Less than 2 weeks later Sugar Ray Leonard beat Ayub Kalule for his WBA junior Middleweight that was a better performance than this.
Moves even smoother than any AI computer simulator game versions ever made(of course) and moves around like an agile, rhythmic real-lifeaction hero! RIP the Marvellous . The realest ✨
Hagler is underrated. He was a great switch hitting beast. Ferocious will to win and fit as a fiddle boxing skills on top of all that. He would have been a champion in any era. Respect 👍🏿💯
you're obviously too embroiled into your biases to actually see this impartially. How exactly do you seem to find you statement to be accurate? Hagler got hit way too much. Both GGG and Canelo would compete in any era. In fact, among the four middleweight contenders during that time (Hagler, Duran, Leonard, and Hearns), Leonard and Duran would present the most trouble for Canelo. Leonard due to his accurate and quick jab along with his great movement. Duran because tactically, he was the best among all the aforementioned fighters. Also, Duran's clinching and inboxing abilities far surpass any middleweight during any era and that is something that has been lost among current era fighters. Hagler, while possessing the ability to switch stances and counter well, does not feint well enough to throw Canelo off his rhythm. If Hearns was able to hit him as much, Canelo would have a day punishing him while making him miss. Hearns has a quick and powerful right and is tall but I dont see him landed anything significant, he is too predictable.
@@stanceswitch6419 They absolutely could not and part of what you're saying actually proves my point. Out of the 4 people you named Hearns, Hagler, and Leonard all pretty much stomped Duran at one time or another which is exactly why GGG and Canelo would have pretty much no chance. Leonard and Hearns are far too mobile and active with their jabs. Hearns having the longest reach and highest torso would cause Canelo the most problems by stepping around him and not letting him get inside, if he did get inside Canelo's head would be right in hook range as Hearns was known to be a reckless banger that did not shy away from inside fighting by shelling up (Canelo only has success against fights with no inside game pretty much). Leonard is faster in every sense. On the feet, hands etc plus he has a reach advantage over Canelo, same rules apply he can keep canelo away with jabbing and footwork like Lara and could outdo him on the inside. Hagler is not as fast on the feet as Canelo but has slightly faster hands and a 5 inch reach advantage. Literally the same rules as Leonard applies. And all the same points I mentioned apply to GGG as well because he is shorter and slower on his feet and hands then all the people I named. And Hagler outdoes them both on pure concussive stopping power. So if we look at things objectively you're arguing that the worst of those 4 (as they have all beaten Duran at some point) stands the best chance. Looks like you are the one with some biases there.
Nah style and abilities wise prime GGG could’ve competed .His size, jab and power would’ve gotten him far as a pressure fighting technician who can box like he showed in Canelo GGG 1. It sounds like you don’t know boxing when you’re trying to one up “ casuals” and sounding like one. Agreed with Canelo, who only fought mostly bums at catchweight for middleweight.
@@acetofresh1 I am not saying GGG would have no success but the big 4 would have beat the fck outa GGG. GGG couldn't even handle Derevyanchenko with a cut or Canelo lol you think he would do something against Hearns, Duran, Leonard, and/or Hagler? He literally has no advantages against them, he is not faster, not stronger, and has a shorter reach. Which one of them do you see him walking down? lol You just mention casuals and they come flooding your comment. The Canelo part is true but outside of Canelo, Jacobs, and prime Brook (for whatever that's worth) who the hell has GGG been fighting exactly?
Still don't understand why Antuofermo wasn't DQ'd for all that nonsense before the second round. Hagler was ready to go, Vito wasn't. Shoulda been stopped at that point.
Officials should have had better control of this. You cannot allow 2 cornermen for one fighter just hold up the start of a round for 5 minutes just because they have a complaint. If that was Mills Lane he would have told them to get the hell out of the ring or face disqualification. Let me add that if the fight had ended in disqualification because Antuofermo's corner refused to get out of the ring a part of Antuofermo's purse should have been withheld.
I never liked Antuofermo because he was a very dirty fighter who led with his big head, and then he and his corner would cry about head butts!! Vitto wasn't a boxer he was a street fighter who used every dirty tactic in the book. He had zero technique and no real skill but won most of his fights by brute force and overwhelming aggression. That's why he made real boxers look bad. And remember that professional boxing has always existed amid serious corruption and I believe that Vitto benefited from that corruption, probably unwittingly. I will say this: he had power, heart, stamina, and a superb body!! He was shredded!! And he probably never lost a street fight! 😊❤
Hagler was one of if not the best Middleweight ever. Legends like Robinson and Monzon would have alot of trouble against him. I think Hagler vs Robinson or Monzon are toss up fights. I grew up watching Hagler and he certainly was a legend. He could box or punch equally well and his toughness was unequalled. He also could fight southpaw or orthodox with great effectiveness. Leonard caught him at the end of his career. He waited till Hagler aged out. He would never have fought him in the early 80s as Hagler was at his peak and would have been too much to handle. Hagler had wars with Duran, Roldan, Hearns and Mugabi which slowed him down enough so Leonard could take fight. Leonard fought well and the fight was close but Haglers best days were behind him.
Much respect to Vito's determination. But Vito's manager is wrong if he is saying hagler deliberately head butted Vito. Because their is really no evidence of that at all.
WHO was this Marvin Hagler?! HOW good an American fighter was this bald headed dude?! I had ALL QUESTIONS...AND MORE..answered by the time the bottles and cans came spraying & flying through & into that London ring. Alan Minter, fighting for all his worth against a black man he & those 'fans' had contempt for, took one heck of a beating before relinquishing his title. The Age o HAGLER had begun!! Respect has rarely been as well & fully earnt & remained Marvin's career. He was a strong champion who told it as it is. Marvellous...RIP. You seldom gave any in the ring...& we fans LOVED IT!
The greatest middleweight champion of all time. Hagler was never knocked down or never hurt in his entire career. It’s hard to think of another fighter who can say that.
To get a body like Hagler you have to be in a caloric deficit. Getting to sub 10% body fat is not easy without taking it simple about 0.75 - 1 lb lost weekly. Not just about workouts, the low calorie diet is important too.
Great komment but the other guy is way more leaner than any boxer I’ve ever seen as well, Hagler has a great figure but his opponent also looks like he’s 7-8 % body fat as well
Prime hagler, light on his feet, lateral movement, fluid, quick feet/hands. Corner freaking out cuz they know their man is beat. Not the same hagler who fought Leonard, MUCH better version here
Antuofermo is a complete goon. Hagler beat him soundly in their first fight and it is just too bad Antuofermo cuts so easily because I would have like to have seen Hagler knock him the F-out.
After Antuofermo was cut in round 1 his corner was desperately trying to get Hagler DQ'd, because Vito had little to no chance of winning this bout. At that point in time these 2 fighters' careers were rapidly heading in opposite directions.
Antuofermo always led with his head. He would bore in with his head down, making butts inevitable. Despite his corner's histrionics and posturing, he made his own bed.
Can't believe that Vito Antuofermo made it 4 rounds with the ultra formidable & fearsome Hagler without being carried out on a stretcher. This fight was over before it began. Hagler was one of the top 3 middleweight fighters of all time (behind only Harry Greb & Sugar Ray Robinson, & better than Monzon & all else who followed him!). Hagler was the most physically fit & hardcore fighting machine of the 80s, tougher & more devastating than Tyson on a pound for pound basis (Monzon would have been scared of Hagler!).
Freddie Brown and Panama "Cheater" Lewis knew this would not go 15 rounds therefore they would not be able to influence the judges like in the first fight so they came up with this excuse.
Was Hagler intentially headbutting, or was contact because of how he kept his chin tucked fighting on the inside? Also Antefermo complaining about rough tactics is like Hamsho complaining about dirty fighting.
Both. Hagler could go old school dirty, and Hamsho was known for fighting dirty. But Hagler's chin tuck meant the top of his head would sometimes hit opponents.
Scientists say that nearly all European people carry about 3% of their DNA can be traced to Neanderthal man. I'd guess that Antufermo's Neanderthal DNA was somewhere around 20%. LOL
Hagler was massively benefitted by the referee not allowing Antuofermo to fight on the inside. Antuofermo is not a puncher, so pressure is pretty much all he has until the referee takes it away from him.
Reach tells you a lot. Hagler has 6" more reach than Vito, and you can see that Vito's face is all scarred from previous fights because of his short arms. That's why he always had to get inside; but that always comes with a lot of punishment to the head.
WTF is this black history month? Hagler wasn't a black fighter, he was the BEST fighter. Period. How dare you demean his memory like this with this racist nonsense. CHANGE THE TITLE OUT OF RESPECT FOR MARVIN
HAVING 1MONTH OUT OF 12 THAT CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MY PEOPLE IN A COUNTRY THEY WERE OPPRESSED IN IS NOT RACIST, EINSTEIN!!! HAVING HOLIDAYS THAT CELEBRATE PRESIDENTS WHO OWNED OTHER MEN IS!!!
Marvin didn’t loss the first fight with Vito and God knows how face first Antuofermo ever became champion ….tough as teak but couldn’t punch his way out of a paper bag …..Marvin gave him way too much respect in the first fight ….
Man, Larry Merchant has been old all his life lol
He came out of the womb with a combover and a microphone lol
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He even looks old in the famous Ali/Liston photo ☠
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The most under celebrated underappreciated versatile and complete champion in boxing history in my opinion MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER was a well spoken honest MAN of integrity and grit who always gave it his ALL...R.I.P. CHAMP 🥊
Absolutely shameful of Antuafermo's cornermen to have behaved like that, Vito clearly did a billy goat on hagler. It wasnt even questionable.
I totally agree.
Hagler brought his head down. Anyway, it was accidental. Vito was an awkward fighter.
@@tonycrabtree3416 Awkward, but tough as nails.
Hagler had to stop vito because Freddie Brown's influence gave Vito a draw in their previous meeting.
A very dirty fighter auto was, he went in with his head more than he punched and couldn’t handle hagglers class 👌
Alot of People don't know this about Marvin hagler. But before he fought sugar ray Leonard, his record was 62-2-2. And by the time he fought Leonard, he had avenged both losses and both Draws. He beat every single man he fought up until Leonard and even that is widely disputed
best pound for pound boxer i ever saw, i have his fight details, but didnt realise that statistic, thanks for that . RIP Marvelous
@@Caflockton RIP Mervelous. Legendary human being
Should have pummeled Sugar and never left it to the judges
I didn't think he lost to SRL, but he didn't get a rematch. SRL knew better, but I lost respect for him when he refused a rematch.
He absolutely lost to leonard and i can say that i actually wanted him to win as i hate leonard. Leonard’s ring generalship had him gassed and arm weary by round 4 and his punches were weak and ineffective. That is the one big downfall of being a big tank like hagler, you get tired easily if you have to move around alot. Plus i think hagler’s age was finally starting to show. Had hearns fought hagler this way and closer to the way he fought leonard he very well may have beat hagler too. I have watched the leonad v. hagler fight over and over in hopes that i could say that hagler did indeed win, but the reality of it is that he lost. Regardless of the fact that all the hagler fans out there firmly disagree. : /
My favorite boxer of all time!! A MAN amongst men! 🇺🇸👑🥊 RIP King! I will speak you name FOR EVER!
Nicely said.
THE GREATEST MIDDLEWEIGHT OF ALL TIME!
Correct, I know Hopkins, GGG of this era, Roy Jones (RJJ is perhaps more of a 168lbs Super Mid recognised fighter like Calzaghe, Ward, Nigel Benn etc than 160lbs regular middleweight actually on second thoughts) and a few more are legends of Middleweight 160lbs but Haglar was the Daddy and ruled the roost. Always will
I met Marvin Hagler few year's ago while I was training at The #EVERYBODYFIGHTS gym 🥊🏟 he is #Re4l 🆒 his vibes reminds me of #BROTHERman from the 5th flow off of THE #MARTIN 📺 show 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Personally think he nicked the ray leonard fight tbh
Don't forget about Sugar Ray Robinson. He's literally the reason why people use the p4p expression
@@jacopo.dainotto Robinson was more known for his Welterweight dominance not middleweight even tho he was still great.
He clearly jumped in head first at Hagler creating the cut by lunging in.
He wasn’t trying to use his head to butt Hagler. Hagler lowered his head as Vito was moving in.
Even in disagreement, they both behaved like gentlemen... You would NEVER see this today.
I was there live at this fight. Hagler didn't leave it to the judges 👍
or Freddie brown
@@76WestSports yes yes yes
Jeez, this guy looks like he was in a fight before the fight even starts!
Best Switch Hitter ever Marvin Hagler💪
To refer to Marvin Hagler as a fighting machine would be an understatement. Hagler was nothing short of a wrecking ball, to say the least. Most boxing fans think of Hagler as a brawler/puncher but matter-of-factly he was a brilliant tactician and boxer. Watch Hagler's pre-Champion fights against Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts, Bennie Briscoe and Willie Monroe and you witness a boxer with a fight brain as good as a Sugar Ray Leonard. Hagler was an insanely good counter-puncher that top fighters found near impossible to hit. Following his terrible decision draw with Vito Antuofermo in his first shot at the title, Marvelous changed his style from a smooth boxer to a more aggressive fighter because he did not want to leave the decision in the hands of the judges. If the pre-world Champion Marvin Hagler had been in the ring with Sugar Ray Leonard in April 1987 it would have been a different result in my humble opinion.
Hagler has to be one of the greatest Middleweight fighters ever.
The willie monroe fight was brutal haha, great words spoken there bh 👌 true words spoken perfectly ☮️
@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain I grew up in apartheid South Africa where we never got to watch many fights staged by the WBC because of sanctions. However, my late father was an enormous Marvelous Marvin Hagler fight fan and was always requesting VHS tapes from a cousin who lived in Sydney, Australia. Once the sanctions were lifted after 1990 we had greater access to fight material and watching full length fights of the older generation was common family time. Hagler's epic fights with John Mugabi, Roberto Duran, Mustafa Hamsho, Thomas Hearns, will live on in memory. Hagler was a beast of beasts!
Hagler is one of the greatest middleweights ever. No one ever disputed that.
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That jab from southpaw is like a battering ram to the face
my favorite fighter of all time, Marvelous Marvin Hagler!!!
Mine also Karl.
Mine as well.
what a superb fighter Hagler was, one of the true greats.
Hagler and Vito physiques are like sculptures made by Picasso. True Pugilists. Legends
Haglers physique lived up to it though.
WORD!
Picasso wasn't a sculptor I'd have used...maybe Rodin
Larry merchant "i don't think ive seen another fighter go forward with so much will, and so little skill." I forgot how far larry used to go back in the day, being a habitual line stepper.
a line stepper, a habitual line stepper
Because he never had to lace up.
was kinda funny tho
We all needed a Larry Merchant Mute Button. The worst.
That's why i hoped Floyd to give him one nasty uppercut in 2011 (or 2013)... I fuckin hate this peace of trash Merchant
Marvin hagler was truly a beast
Maiby a cyborg
Vito needed a big glove on his head since he used it like a fist.
Lol.
The reason Antuofermo cut so much is because he leads with his head, he butted Hagler in the first round, his trainer was a disgrace he knew Hagler didn't headbutt his fighter. RIP Marvelous Marvin you were a class act , one of my favourite boxers of all time.
Vito looked like he had already gone the distance before the fight started.
Vito's corner, Freddie brown, was well connected in boxing like Dundee. This helped Vito in their first encounter.
his trainers were looking for an escape.
Just asking....Did Hagler make some mistakes
in his fights with Antuofermo ?Apparently he wasn't a big deal for the Marvellous,still he didn't get knocked down nor knocked out.
I thought it was Hagler who headbutted him...I guess i wasnt there so i cant really tell
It warms my heart to see all the sincere positive comments about Marvin. He truly was a great man. Good father and husband. Possibly the greatest boxer of all time. Absolutely the greatest middleweight. Anybody who wants to argue that can go argue somewhere else cuz I won't even entertain such malarkey. Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the greatest middleweight. Period.
Harry Greb is the only Middle to ever beat a Heavyweight Champion in Gene Tunney, Hagler had a close one with a 33 year old Roberto Duran.
@@grbbbc Greb was good. But when he beat Tunney, they were both weighed in as light heavy. Tunney was not a heavyweight when Greb beat him, he was a light heavy and so was Greb. They fought 5 times and Greb never won any of the other 4. Greb only held the middleweight belt for 3 years. Hagler was the better middleweight without a doubt. And I have no doubt that if you put them together at the same time Hagler would have no trouble with Greb. Easy ko.
Auntofermo is cutup and muscular like Hagler. Both middleweights are in good shape.
Yea i noticed that as well.
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My all time favourite fighter.
I saw this fight live. R.I.P. Marvelous Marvin.
This isn't black history month, it's American history and Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a great American fighter for all the ages and all the people no matter what color.
*>Antuofermo butts while leading with his head*
Freddie Brown: _"I can't believe Hagler would do this"_
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Nice quality. Got a good copy of the first fight, lads?
Of course they do.. These scumbags won't release it
Their 1st fight, in its entirety, is on TH-cam.
This was so inevitable. Nobody thought Antuofermo had a chance in hell of beating Hagler.
Antuofermo lost twice to Alan Mintor and was stopped by him.
he went 15 rounds with hagler in their first fight
The Marvelous One 🥊
Man he was Marvelous
The Best Middleweight in the HISTORY of Boxing
sorry it is MONSON
@@brandofanmonzon coming After ggg alvarez earns Ray leonard
Real middleweight world class fights no junior or super middleweight shit
Just as a matter of interest, Hagler defended his WBA and WBC titles against Vito Antuofermo in June 1981. Less than 2 weeks later Sugar Ray Leonard beat Ayub Kalule for his WBA junior Middleweight that was a better performance than this.
Moves even smoother than any AI computer simulator game versions ever made(of course) and moves around like an agile, rhythmic real-lifeaction hero! RIP the Marvellous . The realest ✨
Why did these guys get rid of their app? It was actually pretty good.
R.I.P Marvelous! Simply the best!
If there was a Mt Rushmore for boxers, Marvelous Marvin Hagler would be my first without a doubt decision
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Everything about Hagler is Great.
Whenever I hear the term "marvelous", in my heart and mind,
it will forever be parenthesized by the name Marvin __________ Hagler.
you see vito helped marvin mom buy a house , good people back then, haters now
Pretty sure he meant by taking the fight. In other words the money he's making from the fight. I'm pretty sure Vito didn't cut him a check.
Hagler is underrated. He was a great switch hitting beast. Ferocious will to win and fit as a fiddle boxing skills on top of all that. He would have been a champion in any era. Respect 👍🏿💯
Do you really think he is underrated?
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He retired out of disgust if he isn’t a badass there’s no such thing
Hagler was a friggin machine!!!
Modern teen casuals don't even know who this is lol Canelo and GGG would have no access to the middleweight division in this era.
you're obviously too embroiled into your biases to actually see this impartially. How exactly do you seem to find you statement to be accurate? Hagler got hit way too much. Both GGG and Canelo would compete in any era. In fact, among the four middleweight contenders during that time (Hagler, Duran, Leonard, and Hearns), Leonard and Duran would present the most trouble for Canelo. Leonard due to his accurate and quick jab along with his great movement. Duran because tactically, he was the best among all the aforementioned fighters. Also, Duran's clinching and inboxing abilities far surpass any middleweight during any era and that is something that has been lost among current era fighters. Hagler, while possessing the ability to switch stances and counter well, does not feint well enough to throw Canelo off his rhythm. If Hearns was able to hit him as much, Canelo would have a day punishing him while making him miss. Hearns has a quick and powerful right and is tall but I dont see him landed anything significant, he is too predictable.
@@stanceswitch6419 They absolutely could not and part of what you're saying actually proves my point. Out of the 4 people you named Hearns, Hagler, and Leonard all pretty much stomped Duran at one time or another which is exactly why GGG and Canelo would have pretty much no chance. Leonard and Hearns are far too mobile and active with their jabs. Hearns having the longest reach and highest torso would cause Canelo the most problems by stepping around him and not letting him get inside, if he did get inside Canelo's head would be right in hook range as Hearns was known to be a reckless banger that did not shy away from inside fighting by shelling up (Canelo only has success against fights with no inside game pretty much). Leonard is faster in every sense. On the feet, hands etc plus he has a reach advantage over Canelo, same rules apply he can keep canelo away with jabbing and footwork like Lara and could outdo him on the inside. Hagler is not as fast on the feet as Canelo but has slightly faster hands and a 5 inch reach advantage. Literally the same rules as Leonard applies. And all the same points I mentioned apply to GGG as well because he is shorter and slower on his feet and hands then all the people I named. And Hagler outdoes them both on pure concussive stopping power. So if we look at things objectively you're arguing that the worst of those 4 (as they have all beaten Duran at some point) stands the best chance. Looks like you are the one with some biases there.
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Nah style and abilities wise prime GGG could’ve competed .His size, jab and power would’ve gotten him far as a pressure fighting technician who can box like he showed in Canelo GGG 1. It sounds like you don’t know boxing when you’re trying to one up “ casuals” and sounding like one. Agreed with Canelo, who only fought mostly bums at catchweight for middleweight.
@@acetofresh1 I am not saying GGG would have no success but the big 4 would have beat the fck outa GGG. GGG couldn't even handle Derevyanchenko with a cut or Canelo lol you think he would do something against Hearns, Duran, Leonard, and/or Hagler? He literally has no advantages against them, he is not faster, not stronger, and has a shorter reach. Which one of them do you see him walking down? lol You just mention casuals and they come flooding your comment. The Canelo part is true but outside of Canelo, Jacobs, and prime Brook (for whatever that's worth) who the hell has GGG been fighting exactly?
Still don't understand why Antuofermo wasn't DQ'd for all that nonsense before the second round. Hagler was ready to go, Vito wasn't. Shoulda been stopped at that point.
Hagler was one of my favourites growing up what a fighter, devo one the Goats.
Miss these days.
would of been cool if the commentators talked about boxing rather then cuts and will power
Announcer says Vito is totally defenseless now. I've watched a lot of his fights and he was always defenseless mainly by choice
RIP Marvin Hagler.
how the hell did he go 15 rounds the first fight
Lol the white Shawn Porter
Everybody underestimated Vito till You got in the Ring with Him then it was too late.
Officials should have had better control of this. You cannot allow 2 cornermen for one fighter just hold up the start of a round for 5 minutes just because they have a complaint.
If that was Mills Lane he would have told them to get the hell out of the ring or face disqualification.
Let me add that if the fight had ended in disqualification because Antuofermo's corner refused to get out of the ring a part of Antuofermo's purse should have been withheld.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, One of the best middleweights of all time, R.I.P. Champ....
I never liked Antuofermo because he was a very dirty fighter who led with his big head, and then he and his corner would cry about head butts!! Vitto wasn't a boxer he was a street fighter who used every dirty tactic in the book. He had zero technique and no real skill but won most of his fights by brute force and overwhelming aggression. That's why he made real boxers look bad. And remember that professional boxing has always existed amid serious corruption and I believe that Vitto benefited from that corruption, probably unwittingly. I will say this: he had power, heart, stamina, and a superb body!! He was shredded!! And he probably never lost a street fight! 😊❤
Hagler was one of if not the best Middleweight ever. Legends like Robinson and Monzon would have alot of trouble against him. I think Hagler vs Robinson or Monzon are toss up fights. I grew up watching Hagler and he certainly was a legend. He could box or punch equally well and his toughness was unequalled. He also could fight southpaw or orthodox with great effectiveness. Leonard caught him at the end of his career. He waited till Hagler aged out. He would never have fought him in the early 80s as Hagler was at his peak and would have been too much to handle. Hagler had wars with Duran, Roldan, Hearns and Mugabi which slowed him down enough so Leonard could take fight. Leonard fought well and the fight was close but Haglers best days were behind him.
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Much respect to Vito's determination.
But Vito's manager is wrong if he is saying hagler deliberately head butted Vito.
Because their is really no evidence of that at all.
WHO was this Marvin Hagler?! HOW good an American fighter was this bald headed dude?! I had ALL QUESTIONS...AND MORE..answered by the time the bottles and cans came spraying & flying through & into that London ring. Alan Minter, fighting for all his worth against a black man he & those 'fans' had contempt for, took one heck of a beating before relinquishing his title. The Age o HAGLER had begun!! Respect has rarely been as well & fully earnt & remained Marvin's career. He was a strong champion who told it as it is. Marvellous...RIP. You seldom gave any in the ring...& we fans LOVED IT!
I wish the fight would've went the distance like last time.
Hagler was a beast beat the best robbed by sugar ray,greatest middleweight of all time..rip
Vito had the best left right head combination in the business
The greatest middleweight champion of all time. Hagler was never knocked down or never hurt in his entire career. It’s hard to think of another fighter who can say that.
Hagler is the GOAT middleweight, but Antuofermo was tougher than a 2-dollar steak
To get a body like Hagler you have to be in a caloric deficit. Getting to sub 10% body fat is not easy without taking it simple about 0.75 - 1 lb lost weekly. Not just about workouts, the low calorie diet is important too.
Great komment but the other guy is way more leaner than any boxer I’ve ever seen as well, Hagler has a great figure but his opponent also looks like he’s 7-8 % body fat as well
Prime hagler, light on his feet, lateral movement, fluid, quick feet/hands. Corner freaking out cuz they know their man is beat. Not the same hagler who fought Leonard, MUCH better version here
Dirty Panama Lewis dirty plan tactics backfired , Antifeurmo headbutting Hagler busted up his own head 😂. Good call by Referee 👍
Whoever trained Vito should've taught him not to punch with his head.
Hagler a goat at his weight class
Nah. Greb, Monzon and even Sugar Ray has better case than him.
I wish I had a body like Hagler I should workout more
Antuofermo is a complete goon. Hagler beat him soundly in their first fight and it is just too bad Antuofermo cuts so easily because I would have like to have seen Hagler knock him the F-out.
After Antuofermo was cut in round 1 his corner was desperately trying to get Hagler DQ'd, because Vito had little to no chance of winning this bout. At that point in time these 2 fighters' careers were rapidly heading in opposite directions.
Man,life is hard enough, we need to show one another love while we are still here to receive it.
Antuofermo always led with his head. He would bore in with his head down, making butts inevitable. Despite his corner's histrionics and posturing, he made his own bed.
Can't believe that Vito Antuofermo made it 4 rounds with the ultra formidable & fearsome Hagler without being carried out on a stretcher. This fight was over before it began. Hagler was one of the top 3 middleweight fighters of all time (behind only Harry Greb & Sugar Ray Robinson, & better than Monzon & all else who followed him!).
Hagler was the most physically fit & hardcore fighting machine of the 80s, tougher & more devastating than Tyson on a pound for pound basis (Monzon would have been scared of Hagler!).
Vito had no business ever being in the ring with Marvin.
True, but he didn’t try to “steal” rounds. He tried to win rounds. He fought.
Freddie Brown and Panama "Cheater" Lewis knew this would not go 15 rounds therefore they would not be able to influence the judges like in the first fight so they came up with this excuse.
Antuofermo's lethal lead forehead didn't hold up this time. Oh look. There's Panama Lewis.
Vito's corner was a disgrace, they should've suspended the bunch. 😡😠 🥊🥊
Was Hagler intentially headbutting, or was contact because of how he kept his chin tucked fighting on the inside? Also Antefermo complaining about rough tactics is like Hamsho complaining about dirty fighting.
Both. Hagler could go old school dirty, and Hamsho was known for fighting dirty. But Hagler's chin tuck meant the top of his head would sometimes hit opponents.
This is how I wanted him to fight in bout # 1...
It's amazing that these two rivals eventually became good friends.
This mf litterally rushed in Marvin's head and he is surprised of getting headbutt
RIP MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER
Panama Lewis...should have served 30 years.
"he's springing leaks from every place else."
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The cheating Panama Lewis putting crap on his guy's head that blind Marvin.
Good thing that didn’t matter, because Hagler still won by TKO.
Didn't Panama Lewis get banned for life from boxing ?
Just the most skillfull fighter i have ever seen
Hagler 🎯📣✊🏼🇨🇦
"I just wanna squat that mosquito"
Scientists say that nearly all European people carry about 3% of their DNA can be traced to Neanderthal man. I'd guess that Antufermo's Neanderthal DNA was somewhere around 20%. LOL
Hagler was a fucking beast. Made Hearns look like nothing.
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The Hearn fight is short but far from easy for Hagler. It was actually a very tough fight and Hagler was on the verge of losing it because of his cut.
Hearns fell into his style that’s why Leonard out speeded him and frustrated him...styles count...
Hagler was massively benefitted by the referee not allowing Antuofermo to fight on the inside. Antuofermo is not a puncher, so pressure is pretty much all he has until the referee takes it away from him.
WHY NOT CELEBRATE AMERICA'S HISTORY MONTH ONCE A YEAR?!!!!! I CELEBRATE IT EVERYDAY AS LONG AS I LIVE! MARVIN AND VITO WERE BOTH GREAT FIGHTERS!
Reach tells you a lot. Hagler has 6" more reach than Vito, and you can see that Vito's face is all scarred from previous fights because of his short arms. That's why he always had to get inside; but that always comes with a lot of punishment to the head.
WTF is this black history month? Hagler wasn't a black fighter, he was the BEST fighter. Period.
How dare you demean his memory like this with this racist nonsense. CHANGE THE TITLE OUT OF RESPECT FOR MARVIN
HAVING 1MONTH OUT OF 12 THAT CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MY PEOPLE IN A COUNTRY THEY WERE OPPRESSED IN IS NOT RACIST, EINSTEIN!!!
HAVING HOLIDAYS THAT CELEBRATE PRESIDENTS WHO OWNED OTHER MEN IS!!!
Hagler was scary
Rip Hagler
Marvin didn’t loss the first fight with Vito and God knows how face first Antuofermo ever became champion ….tough as teak but couldn’t punch his way out of a paper bag …..Marvin gave him way too much respect in the first fight ….
Damn Bob Arum is a living dinosaurs
Hagler is beast! RIP Marvelous💫