Leonard vs Hagler. Who do you think that won?

115 -113 leonard

 

I always said Hagler, being a big Hagler fan... But after watching the fight many times, it looked like Leonard did enough to take it home..

 

7-5 leonard

pretty easy to score

 

to be honest it was a close fight and who ever you chose who you think had won shouldnt get any hate.

the **** take was that leonard didnt take a rematch and ran from hagler after the fight when he was continually buggin him for a fight. this is the type of thing leonard haters dislike about him..he had amazing handspeed, power and technical abilty and was a good replacment after ali's reign as the boxing celebrity.

but these type of outside the ring politics make me dislike him on paper he is great but he seemed to just pick who he kne he could beat. after there prime after they had been beaten out of shape at in apropriate times.

before he fought hearns tommy was chasing him to get a unification match and ray just did nothing...its a shame

 

Haglar beat himself by playing around being orthodox the first few rounds. What a night it was! We were in college and about 10 of us pooled our cash for the ppv. We were watching on a "state of the art" 27" TV.. College strangers were coming up to the door and asking to watch and we said "Sure for a few bucks or beer". There ended up being about 40 screaming fans crammed into a small apartment living room. Ended up watching for free with free beer for the weekend. Only thing missing were the ring girls. :thumbsup

 

Leonard .... Hagler had a few moments in the fight but not enough

 

This is the fight that made me a boxing fanatic as my father took me to watch this fight live when I was 10 years old. Everyone called me Sugar Ray (my name is Ray) growing up so I idolized Leonard. There was no way for me to score a fight as a biased 10 year old but now as I watch this fight 20 years later it's closer than I remembered but still a clear W for Leonard.

 

Leonard won, plain and simple. Those who feel that Hagler got robbed often claim that Leonard didn't hurt Hagler, Leonard ran too much...thy rarely point to something Hagler did do to win the fight, becaue there wasn't much. Going forward isn't winning. If going backwards ans sidewards helps you to land more than your opponent, it is part of a successful gameplan. Leonard had the superior gameplan that night. Hagler and his fans fussed way too much about how Leonard should have fought. If you want your opponent to engage in a war, you have to force him to do so, if you can't it is your own failure.

 

Leonard

 

Hagler was worn (Leonard knew this) and fought like crap that night...and many people thought he still won it...including myself.

Leonard stole rounds from the judges with his bull**** shoe shines...flashy with little substance.


Interesting fact...most big Leonard fans are DLH fans.

 

I've rewatched it many times, had Hagler winning 7-5, had a draw. But most recently, and now I believe Leonard won 115-113.

 

I had it a draw .. but a close decision either way works for me.
Some people cry a robbery in this fight but it could not be it.

Now Hearns - Leonard II now for me was a robbery .. close but easy to score.

 

Daruf, I was rooting real hard for Hearns to beat Leonard in fight #II and I tought it was a very close. I was dissappointed that Hearns did not get the nod but I didn't think it was robbery. I thought Hearns may have squeeked it out and I thought Leonard squeeked out the win vs. Hagler. Interesting how we all view these bouts, of course they're a generation old now, man time flys.

 

I had Leonard just ahead by virtue of taking the first 3 or 4 rds.