Marvelous Marvin Hagler appreciation thread

Marvin Hagler was one of the most complete fighters I have ever seen. Perhaps the greatest middleweight to ever lace 'em up - I have him at number 2.

I had the privilege of watching him train in Brockton - he trained like an animal. Young fighters should look up to him. He always kept himself in shape and always gave 110 percent in the gym.

 

Hopkins deserves top 10 recognition as well

 

Please name ur top 10 middleweights, lol. Let me guess ur gonna put ketchel in ur top 10, even though he loaded his record on bums.

 

Ketchel died with 24, even though he beat with the likes of O´Brien and Papke 2 much better fighters than Hopkins, so putting him in the Top 10 wouldn´t be that wrong...

 

The fight with obrien wasnt at middleweight and the fact that you called papke a better fighter than hopkins just ruins ur credibility, come on name ur top 10, i would love to see it.

 

Why are you so god damn- stupid? I meant with O´Brien and Papke, that this 2 wins are better than any of Hopkins wins. Read the next time the whole text 5 times, than perhaps even you understand it...

 

How am i an idiot, papke is not a great win like u make it out to be. The entire board usually disagrees with everything you say, not including b-hop in ur top 10 middleweights just shows how stupid you really are.

 

No, only SOME black, childish, teenager- nut hugger like you and Clay II don´t agree with me actually...

 

Your opinion. For me, I would spontaneous rank the likes of Monzon, Hagler, Walker, Bogash, LaMotta, Ketchel, Giardello, Darcy, Cerdan, etc. in front of "B-Hop"...

 

Hagler only had one outstanding performance against Hearns. It was the signature win of his middleweight reign. I don't really believe what I said, but thought I'd just give you some of your own medicine back in return.

Hopkins defended his middleweight title 20 times successfully. And he never had a massive fight until he fought Trinidad, but he beat some very good middleweights. Echols, Joppy, etc.

Hopkins' win against De La Hoya was much more impressive than Hagler's lacklusture showing against Duran. And a prime Hagler as well.

After he was defeated against Taylor, he moved up two divisions and gave Tarver a lesson over 12 rounds. And nobody expected Hopkins to win, with many having him down for the first knockout loss of his career.

Nobody has beat Wright as convincingly as Hopkins.

 

Woah, how impressive, he beat a 35 years old former 154 lbs-man at LHW...

 

Exactly and guys like cerdan and lamotta get ranked in the top 10 for having like 1 or 2 title defences, its hilarious.

 

Definitely one of the greatest Middleweights of all time, and a case can be made for saying he's THE Greatest. I always respected how Hagler was all about earning respect and about his legacy, fighting and beating the best out there to prove he's the man. Even after being champion for a while, he never got complacent or lost that fire in his belly. I've got the utmost respect for Hagler as a fighter.

 

Beating SRR is better than all of Hopkins wins at 160 lbs together. Otherwise Gianfranco Rosi is one of the greatest LMW´s of all times...

 

Trinidad was no more a blown up welterweight than Hearns. When Trinidad faced Hopkins he looked like a middleweight. Very broad shoulders, tall and rangey, and physically on par with Hopkins when they shared a ring.

Trinidad also blew away Joppy the fight before Hopkins, and KO'd him inside 5 rounds. Nobody had stopped Joppy before then.

Trinidad can't even make middleweight now. Trinidad was a welterweight who grew into a middleweight, very much like Hearns against Hagler.