What did ESB people think about Leonard v.s. Hagler?

Hagler won 7-5.

 

I scored it 7-5 for leonard.

 

I scored it 7-4-1 Leonard.

It's one fight where I will never understand the controversy.

Leonard landed the cleaner blows throughout the fight, controlling it almost completely. Hagler was slow, lethargic and lacked imagination. He maintains that he took Leonard's best shots and never got knocked down but what the hell does that prove?

My stance on this is that Hagler was so upset with the result that he could never admit he lost and that outlook became contagious and carried over to the fans. If the fight had happened in 82, 83, 84 or 85 it could have been different but Leonard won this one going away.

 

Don't have a round by round, but I scored it twice coming up 115-113 Leonard both times. With a close score like that if you fell Hagler won or it was a draw I won't argue with you. One thing is for sure though, it was not a robbery.

 

7-5 Leonard.

Leonard was the better man, but many people like Hagler's tough guy persona over Leonard's happy one.

 

This.

 

Leonard won.

 

I always score it for SRL

 

7-5 Leonard.

Credit to Ray for a good performance but Hagler messed up & lost that fight.

 

Back to this again? the neverending debate.


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The match was pretty close, Hagler's mistake was to start slowly and let Sugar do his thing for the first half of the fight

Marvin won most of the later rounds but not convincingly enough, Leonard 7-5 can be considered quite fair but it could have very well been a draw, or even a W for Marvin by a slight margin.

Kinda weird how the judges didn't try to protect Marvin more since he was the reigning champion.

 

7-5 Leonard, had it been 15 rounds, Hagler would of won.

 

Hagler last time I watched it.