Marvin Hagler - Top 5 Notable Wins

Okay, it's your list ...

 

Leonard
Hearns
Duran
Minter
Mugabi

 

I guess I’d go with this 5

Briscoe- excellent win as a contender over an aging Philly legend. Hagler showed his legs and movement early on and also his infighting skills later on when Briscoe closed the gap

Sibson- Hagler at his peak

Duran- first megafight for Hagler. Duran fought well but it was clear win for Hagler, despite how close 3 generous judges had it.

Hearns- his definitive win. Hagler really went away from his usual patient methodical style and simply went balls out, and it worked to perfection against another ATG fighter

Mugabi- The Briscoe fight showed a young Hagler’s versatility. This one showed the versatility and many attributes of an aging Hagler. Hagler again showed his great jab, constantly sticking it in Mugabi’s face. Hagler’s legs and defensive reflexes had slowed, i thought this had been showing since Juan Roldan. Despite getting the better of it throughout, Hagler was taking a lot of hard shots to the head and body, they both pissed blood afterwards. Hagler wasn’t as good at getting out of range due to his slower movement and was getting hit more often when in range. Still, he got the better of it in the exchanges, especially at close range.

It added to it, but I’d say Hagler was already an ATG before that. He could have retired after the Hearns fight, or even lost to Mugabi, he’d still be an ATG.

 

Minter - execution of a terrific fighter
Hearns - brutal
Sibson - brutal
Anturfermo 2 - Came back from a bad decision by himself and judges to destroy Vito
Hamsho 2 - Flattened Hansho like no one before or after ..

 

1.Hearns
2.Hamsho 1
3.Hansho 2
4.Vito
5 Minter

And FYI Mugabi is a bum

 

1 Hagler - Minter
2 Hagler - Hearns
3 Hagler - Hamsho 2
4 Hagler - Sibson
5 Hagler - Hart

 

Why both Hamsho fights? How is either one definitive?

 

Hamsho was his 2nd toughest opponent that he beat

 

. With you, Sal. Get to a certain age and you can't remember if you've wiped your ar5e!

 

Hamsho is underrated for sure, and perhaps a case could be made for the first fight but even Paddy Flood admitted later that Hansho's legs were gone for the second fight. Not sure what could possibly be gotten out of that one.

 

I read my second post there and thought "Oh come on, AGAIN????"

 

Hagler had struggled a bit with Roldan and Duran, while Hamsho was coming off wins over Benitez and Czyz going into the rematch. I don't think anyone expected Hagler to wipe out Hamsho as quickly as he did when that fight was made.

 

Okay, fair enough, but could anyone have had any inkling it would have gone any differently than the first one? Don't think Hagler lost a round that first time out.

 

He didn't, and Hagler was still expected to win. That said, given that there were questions about whether Hagler was still in his prime, some people thought Hamsho might acquit himself better the second time around given his body of work since the first fight. I don't know if I'd have either fight in my Top 5, but the fact that an older version of Hagler finished matters off in less than a third of the time and produced two KD's against the iron chinned Hamsho makes it the more impressive win of the two for me.

 

Unless one looks at it in retrospect, given what Flood said about Hamsho's capacity to fight at that level anymore and what we saw subsequently. He was toast after that, proving to a large degree Flood hadn't been far off the mark.

I guess the first fight could be counted in that it solidified him as the one, stand-alone guy in the division. back in '81 aside from Hamsho there really wasn't anyone else.