Greater Fighter Marvin Hagler or Floyd Mayweather junior?

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  1. Hagler

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  2. Mayweather

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    63.6%
  1. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Lloyd Decemberclimate. Better longevity, titles in more divisions, undefeated, deeper and overall better list of wins.

    Really wish I could say Hagler, but it's just all Decemberclimate in basically every category.
     
  3. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Hagler for me
     
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  4. Ike

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    Floyd Mayweather in my opinion, I think the careers of these two great champions say this clearly. Mayweather has a 26-0 record in world title fights, while Hagler has a 13-1-1 record here. Both have been at the top for years (Mayweather a few more). Then we look at the names (which for me matter more than the numbers), and here too I think Mayweather has something extra. Hagler defeated Hearns and Duran (he wasn't as strong at middleweight as he was at lightweight, but he still became world champion at 160 pounds at age 37), then other good and very good fighters (Minter, Briscoe, Antuofermo...). Floyd defeated Pacquiao, Cotto, Marquez, De La Hoya, Maidana, the undefeated Hatton, Castillo, the undefeated Corrales and others.
     
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  5. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I believe the Four Kings would have a winning record against Floyd. It's just a hypothesis that can't be proved or disproven. That being said Floyd has a better resume than Marvin.
     
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  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Mayweather for me. Hagler was awesome and true ATG. All respect to him. But Floyd has too many achievements and depth.
     
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  7. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The bald headed one.
     
  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Money May and as great as Hagler was, it’s not really that close imo.

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    Floyd based on sheer achievements and mastery of his style. He was rarely troubled across all those weight classes and consistently made it look easy.
     
  10. Rexrapper 1

    Rexrapper 1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd. It's kind of hard for a one division champion to rank over a multi division one unless they were in a stacked era. I don't think Hagler was in a stacked era of actual middleweights.
     
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    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    They would, but also should be expected to win anyway due to size advantage.

    Hagler was a MW, Leonard & Hearns won their first titles at 147 (as opposed to 147 being Floyd’s 4th divisional title).
     
  12. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    That sums it up pretty well.
     
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  13. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Floyd.
    But I would like to point out something. Just look at Hagler's career, the segment from his loss to Bobby Watts to the point when he fought Bennie Briscoe. How often he fought and how many good fighters he fought in that period of 26 months. If Floyd had ever had to go through that, I doubt that he would have been undefeated.
     
  14. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i agree with both.
     
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  15. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Dont like doing this but its Floyd
     
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