Hagler vs Hopkins who would win?

Not even close! I've been a fan of both fighters from their beginnings and Hagler would have annihilated Hopkins. In order to show against the Hag, a fighter had to be very busy and move constantly. Hopkins never was a busy fighter even in his prime. He was the master of punch selection and calculated damage. Bhop would not have been able to even slow Marvin down. Marvin marched through the like of Mustapha Hamsho, Tommy Hearns, John Mugabi, Juan Roldan, Vito Antuofermo, Alan Minter (a superb southpaw!), Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran, Fulgencio Obelmejias and many more. Some of these guys he whipped twice. Bhop would have been closest in style to Duran, I believe, just not as busy. Yes he would have given Hagler a good fight and he might have been able to avoid being KO'ed as did Duran, but Bernard is far too defensive and not active enough to beat the likes of Hagler. Most of the guys I've mentioned as opponents of Hagler would probably have beaten BHop. The Leonard fight was a combination of Hagler slowing down, a bad, bad decision w/a possible fix in, the choice of 12 rounds over 15 and Leonard's saleablility as a media star. Remember, the decision was split, and the ringer judge they brought in scored the fight 10-2 Leonard and later publicly admitted making mistakes in his scoring in some rounds. Even Leonard's wife said he lost the fight. SURVIVING Hagler is not the same as BEATING Hagler. People seem to confuse the two. Hagler would have used his swarming style to overwhelm Hopkins and his power punches would have kept BHop constantly on the defensive because they would have hurt him severely. The Hag was a harder puncher than BHop and a better switch hitter. With the exception of Leonard, Hagler always found a way to win, and whatever the way he chose, he hurt you badly. That's one of the reasons the powers that be in boxing wanted Hagler out of the picture. He hurt boxers when he beat them. He was a human meat grinder which, unfortunately, Hopkins is not. When the name of Hagler is spoken, it is mentioned in the same vein as other superstar middleweight champs such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Carlos Monzon, Emile Griffith and the like. BHop is definitely in the top 20 middleweights of all time, but equal to Monzon and Hagler? I don't think so. Result: Marvin Hagler UD Bernard Hopkins over 12 rounds; Marvin Hagler TKO Bernard Hopkins round 14 of 15 rounds.

 

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