Could Hearns have ever beat Hagler?

There was absolutely nothing controversial about Haglar's loss to Willy Monroe.

 

Maybe but a lot would have to work in Hearns favor

Like had he not broke his hand

also Hagler with the big cut had to be extra aggressive or he would have lost via TKO

with out the cut Hagler may fight less desperate and Hearns may have stood more of a chance

 

Depends when they fought, I dont see Hagler outboxing Tommy over the distance so my prediction would have to be Hearns on points or Hagler by very late stoppage.

As I said, it would depend on which year they fought & the circumstances before & during the fight... I heard Hearns broke his hand in 1985, that certainly puts a whole new perspective on things if true.

 

People make far too much out of Tommy's chin. Look at the men who stopped him, then take under consideration that he would go on to go the distance with two out of the three that legitimately did so afterward. He fought nearly 70 fights over how many weight classes and about thirty ****ing years, with some damn tough competition and he was legitimately stopped 3 times. "Oh, that chin will always let poor Tommy down, I tell you!" Every time, without fail, I swear.

 

you're right mate.

 

you're right. you know jimmy jacobs picked mugabi to beat hag. because hag was getting hit so much. he said while the hearns fight was exciting, look how much hag got hit. the fact is that after duran, the prime hag was over and he became after roldan primarily a puncher and that is NOT what he was at all in his prime.:viking

 

No.

Hagler would have taken Hearns' right hand every time, shake it off, and come back to flatten Hearns every time.

Bad fight for the Hitman every time.

 

Accurate post, but let me expand on it a bit. At 147 Tommy had skinny little bird legs. In the Leonard fight his legs betrayed him, and he could not get out of the way. So, one of the stoppage losses had little to do with Tommy's chin.

 

There is nothing to be said beyond this. Hearns never showed he could beat Hagler at middleweight. Hagler was stunned in the first, not hurt. They are different.

Broken hand or not, Marvin always makes it out of the first few rounds, and like he always does against great fighters who brought it, Hearns falls apart late and gets whacked.

 

Excellent post as usual...Agree with all counts. Especially the part about Hagler being a miserable *******...Bad man that Hagler.