Brutal short fight. Hagler soaks up the bombs of Barkley whilst mixing his own in. But Iran is no dog, he keeps bravely firing back. Marvin cuts through with a barrage in the 5th, to drop his bloodied opponent. Hagler claims after he's never been hit so hard.
Hagler was far more impressive vs Hearns than Barkley was in both fights, Hearns was out-boxing Barkley before being caught but Hagler was out-brawling Hearns and walking through his shots while using clever infighting skills, look how Hagler handled a 33 year old Duran compared to Barkley who got beat and decked, the second Hearns fight saw a slower, heavier Tommy without the old speed and look what Nigel Benn did to Barkley Hagler would have toyed with Benn then destroyed him, no comparison, Hagler could take Barkley`s shots.
Barkley vs Hearns one was a brutal but short war. Barkley though victorious ended up in hospital and required plastic surgery for eye cuts. Imagine what Hagler pin point accurate punches would do . Hagler stops Barkley on cuts in 4 rounds.