Hagler-Leonard rematch?

GazOC · Sep 2, 2008

slicksouthpaw16 said:

Hagler would have ate Ray alive. He would have been more aware of the circumstances and would have up the pressure more. I still believe he carried Leonard to be honest, that or he was truely shot. A younger Hagler would have ended Leonard because he would have been more agressive. Hagler and my Uncle were speaking about this at my uncle's hotel in Pittsburgh around the early 90's and stated that Ray was too affraid to give him a rematch and he even walked up to Marvin and told him that he won shortly after their fight. That should tell you something. Leonard was landing pit pats while Marvin was bringing it.
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That was one of the post fight issues. Apparently at the end of the fight Leonard said to Hagler "you'll always be a champion to me", Hagler took this to mean that Leonard was admitting he'd lost the fight and thats what he told the press. When asked, Leonard said he merely meant that Hagler had had a great career and behaved like a champion throughout his reign.

Did Leonard or Dundee (or the Petronellis for that matter) look like they though that Hagler had won at the end of the fight?

I can see that people may think that Hagler would win a rematch (I disagree, but thats just opinion), but to say that Hagler carried Leonard is unbelievable. Theres no way Hagler would do that IMHO.

Russell · Sep 2, 2008

Hagler still looks to be in good shape.

redrooster · Sep 2, 2008

Robbi said:

The Ring, September 1990.

As of this writing, rumours of a rematch, sheduled for November, are circluating freely. Some of the headlines: "Leonard-Hagler II (the national) and "HBO forsees Leonard-Hagler fight" (USA Today). And it hasn't just been in the newspapers. In late March, Boston's WHDH-TV reported that Hagler was seeking a rematch.

Sometimes tougher to corner in an interview than in the ring, Leonard wasn't elusive when asked about whether he was openly granting Hagler a rematch oppurtunity. " I would defintely welcome that" he said. "My clock is ticking just as fast as his clock".
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Another 3 years after the original, already years late? This is too much to stomach :-(

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