I forget who had which rounds for the most part, except that Hagler had a big sixth and 14th and 15th. But even so, having it 9-5-1 on my card, the best then I could have given Duran was a slight deficit after 12, 6-5-1 in favor of Hagler. I think I gave Duran the 13th though, which extrapolates roughly to 7-4-1 for Hagler.
It was fairly close then Hagler finished strongly to seal a deserved UD . Judges seemed to love Duran. The Benitez fight was scored closer than it should have been and so was this one. One judge had him winning the Laing fight even though he won 3 rounds at most.
This is my round by round scorecard from 2 years ago. Bearing in mind my scoring (and post formatting) has gotten better since then, a re-watch is possibly in order. Everyone else is being lazy and just posting scores. Come on, guys! Roberto Duran VS Marvin Hagler 1983 Classic bout with two greats, that I re watched upon a request. I viewed this with no sound Duran Hagler RD1 - 10 -10 (Classic feeling out round) RD2 - 10 - 9 RD3 - 10 - 9 (Duran winning at Mid Range, Hagler better inside) RD4 - 9 - 10 (Hagler snapping that jab) RD5 - 9 - 10 (Very close) RD6 - 9 - 10 (Close, great action) RD7 - 10 - 9 (Great generalship from Duran) RD8 - 10 - 9 (Very close, Duran edges with earlier work) RD9 - 9 - 10 (Duran looking weary) RD10 - 9 - 10 (Close, Hagler more forceful) RD11 - 10 - 9 (Hagler tentative) RD12 - 10 - 9 RD13 - 9 - 10 RD14 - 9 - 10 (Duran showboating ) RD15 - 9 - 10 (Brilliant closing round) Total DURAN: 142 HAGLER: 144 Notes: 1) This bout was really a battle of the feints. Very interesting exchanges throughout. 2) This bout makes me doubt Haglers ring IQ. If he was more forceful, ala Hearns bout, this would not be such a close fight. For example, Hagler wins the 10th, then backs off in the 11th. Quite confusing. 3) Great defense shown by both Duran and Hagler. Lots of closely missed or grazing shots throughout. Master skills. 4) Some brilliant infighting to watch here. I never get tired of it.
Scored it earlier this month on the What Fights Did You Watch Today/Scoreboard thread: Roberto Duran vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler (c) for the WBA/WBC/IBF middleweight championship, scheduled for 15 rounds on Nov. 10, 1983 — a Thursday, oddly enough — at Ceasars Palace Outdoor Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hagler (57-2-2) comes in at 157 1/2 while Duran (77-4) is a pound lighter. Marvin is a 3/1 or 4/1 favorite (depending on your source) and has won all seven defenses of his 160-pound crown by stoppage. Duran is on a revival after stopping Pipino Cuevas and Davey Moore, the latter to capture the 154-pound WBA title. Hagler is guaranteed $5M but will take home $8M according to reports; Duran guaranteed $1.5M but would make $4M (each had a percentage of the closed circuit sales). Round 1, 10-10 even: very little going on Round 2, 10-9 Duran: Roberto finds a home for his right lead Round 3, 10-9 Duran: More accurate rights and good defense Round 4, 10-9 Duran: Some quick combos, Hagler’s jab ineffective Round 5, 10-9 Hagler: Closes the distance, much busier Round 6, 10-9 Hagler: Grinds inside, chews Duran up Round 7, 10-9 Hagler: Close, Duran boxes well but Hagler finishes better Round 8, 10-9 Duran: Again close, Duran a real cutie here Round 9, 10-9 Hagler: Closes the distance again and works well inside especially to the body Round 10, 10-9 Hagler: More of the same but Duran pot-shots well in spots Round 11, 10-9 Duran: Curious round as Hagler gets on his bicycle and basically throws nothing Round 12, 10-9 Duran: Right hands from Roberto again, good inside action, Hagler’s left eye starts to close and he is also cut over it Round 13, 10-9 Hagler: Close round, Duran lands some good rights but Hagler does slightly better work early to edge it Round 14, 10-9 Duran: Yet another close one but I thought Duran’s accuracy with the right edged it with him also nullifying a lot of Hagler’s work Round 15, 10-9 Hagler: Closes strong and rakes Duran over the coals a bit My card: 143-143 even, 7-7-1 in rounds Official cards, 144-142, 144-143, 146-145 all for Hagler Interesting strategic fight. Hagler’s camp expected Duran to try to brawl like he did in the Moore fight but Duran came in to box all the way and did a pretty good job of it. When Hagler played the bully as in the sixth, 15th and parts of other rounds, he beat Duran up pretty good. My card comes down to what you do with the first and to me there was nothing to choose. I think most people gave Duran the 13th and Hagler the 14th and while both were close, I had it the opposite. And somebody tell me what Marvin was thinking in the 11th when he basically gave a round away. Worth a watch if you haven’t seen it for sure, a rewatch if you haven’t seen it for a while.
Hagler was a force to reckon with. Styles make fights, Duran came to box, and people forget how good of a boxer he was. All in all, it was great to have those fighters competing against each other, in their prime. I have Hagler winning clearly, in a competitive fight.