don't bother. i just went thru the tape and never heard an actual weight mentioned-just a suggestion that Hagler might come down in weight. I'm surprised that no one jumped on this before. all this time I was saying 154 and no one corrected me which would have been very embarrassing to me. BTW, the interview you have sounds like something I should see. you said Reggie interviewed Hagler and sibson after the obel fight and Holmes after his fight with Ali?
Yeah, Gutteridge interviewed both Hagler and Sibson together after his win over Obelmejias. Its quite a good interview, and it comes on right after the Obelmejias fight ended, delyaed coverage obviously. Both are sitting in the sun next to each other, and talking about their scheduled fight, which was Hagler's next defense. The Holmes interview was in the locker room after the Ali fight. He said he held back on Ali and never wanted to hurt him. I'll quote Leonard accurately tommorow when he sat down with Gutteridge after the Finch fight. If im mistaken and wrong, I'll still post it. Trust me.
Rooster. I do send my apoligies. Ive just re-watched the interview, and your correct. Leonard said the Hagler fight would never happen as they could not agree with the weight. He told Gutteridge he weighs-in at 146lbs, Im pressuming that was his weight for the Finch fight, then he went onto say he would meet Hagler at 154lbs. Leonard then said Hagler weighs-in at 157lbs, so coming down a further couple of pounds shouldn't be a problem. To correct Leonard, its three rounds. He also said he felt it would be comparable and fair to him and Hagler regarding speed and power if they met halfway between welterweight and middleweight. I was getting mixed up, as i thought Leonard said between 154lbs and 160lbs, I was probably saying 156lbs and got confused with the 146lbs he mentioned in the interview which was his weight for the Finch fight.
Nah, i think the difference is that Brits always stand behind their fighter and support him when he fights overseas, whereas a US fighter typically has 2 or 3* fans in foreign fights, watch McClellan vs Benn or Douglas vs Tyson, Klitschko vs Byrd, etc. *If we count their trainer.
Believe me squire, there's not many fighters more popular than Hagler in the over 30s bracket in the UK. In fact, probably none outside heavyweight.