Why has there not been another Hagler/Hearns round one in 24 years?

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  1. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why has that round not been duplicated or come close to being duplicated, especially by top p4p fighters. Will there ever be a round one like that again between the two top p4p fighters again?
     
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    RedDragonBoxing Ametuer Boxer Full Member

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    You might get your wish tonight mate. Somehow i get the feeling theres gonna be a modern classic made
     
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  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Well, probably because it was the best single rd in televised history or thereabouts & its virtually impossible to exactly replicate an entire 3 mins of fighting.

    There have been rds almost as good, Morales-Barrera I rd 5, Gatti-Ward I rd 9 were 2 of them.
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    What round do you think has "dupilicated or come close to it" from the preceeding one-hundred years?

    There's a best of everything.
     
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  5. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    Torres-Holt 2 was better then Hagler-Hearns...but neither were top P4P fighters though

    but Vasquez-Marquez trilogy, both top P4P fighters, and the fights were better then Hagler-Hearns

    honestly Hagler-Hearns is overrated, great fight, but not the best i've ever seen
     
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    Tuffnutz ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Sorry, but i've seen loads of fights with rounds compareable and even better than round 1 of Hagler vs Hearns.

    This fight also gets over-rated imo.
     
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  7. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Because most top fighters fight more patiently than that.

    Hell, those two guys rarely fought like that either. Hagler usually boxed patiently and Hearns usually didn't fire with that sort of reckless abandon, as even his early KOs over the likes of Cuevas and Hearns were more deliberate and set up.
     
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  8. Danny_Rand

    Danny_Rand Slick N Quick Full Member

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    Floyd vs De La Hoya round 4. Not quite there, but it was close.
     
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  9. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    A lot of the people who rate Hagler-Hearns so highly are taking into the account the magnitude of the event, the caliber of the fighters, and witnessed it live.

    That plays a part.

    There's a fairly good number of fights, with lesser (but still excellent) quality fighters, that are better for action and drama than Hagler-Hearns.
     
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  10. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    I refer you to Marquez-Vazquez fight 3, round 3.
     
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  11. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    How about naming a few - because I would love to check them out. Few fights start as explosively in the first few seconds. There's almost always a feeling out round before the action starts.
     
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  12. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    :lol::lol:
     
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  13. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    because these modern day boxers learned the art of running...
     
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  14. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    the hell has he been snortin? :rofl
     
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  15. Thread Stealer

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    I think he meant any rounds regardless of number, but here are some other great round 1s.

    Michael Moorer-Bert Cooper
    Ray Mancini-Arturo Frias
    Joe Frazier-Jerry Quarry 1
    Kendall Holt-Ricardo Torres 2
    Juan Meza-Jaime Garza
     
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