More Iconic? Hagler or Hearns?

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Hearns is the prototype I think of Emanuel Steward's frankenstein monsters. When I think of a tall, rangy, boxer-puncher destroyer, I think Hearns. But when I think of middleweight supremacy and the toughest sob of them all, I think Hagler.

 

Hearns he fought and beat the better fighters and showed more versitility and he Leonard started the huge money fights,and he would beat Hagler in the rematch that Hagler didnt want to give him.I was really bothered by the way Hagler packed in his tent and quit after the Leonard fight,personally i've never liked him,but he was a great fighter,his best work to me was the way he took apart John the beast Mugabi,that was absoulutely beautiful,but he is a very bitter person who doesent like to give credit where its do,didnt like the way he downed Hopkins on friday night fights who i think had a better career than him.

 

Are you trying to say Marvin is still "odoriferous?":nono

 

Hearns, he was more exciting and more popular. When Hearns fought somebody was getting knocked out-either him or his oppenent.

 

I think that one goes to Hearns, simply because he fought tougher competition and that in better fashion than Hagler. Hearns also was champion in different weightclasses, and the first man ever to gain titles in four (I think even five) different divisions. But if you ask me, who the better Middleweight was, I think that most people will agree when I say Hagler. Props to both of them for the war, even though Hagler von it, I love to watch those three rounds every now and then.

 

Regarding highlight videos:

Hearns was usually more exciting and much more explosive. Although in the last few fights of his career Hagler changed his style to more of a fighting, in the trenches style, for most of his career he was a boxer-puncher who used excellent footwork and outstanding counterpunching and jabbing to gradually wear down his opponents. In general there tend to be fewer highlights for skilled boxer-punchers than for come forward fighters with wicked KO power. (Compare, for example, the number of Larry Holmes highlights versus the number of Mike Tyson highlights).

Add in the factors of how long Hagler labored in obscurity, and the often low quality of a lot of the Hagler footage versus that of the Hearns footage, and it's not really a surprise that Hearns has more highlights being made.

 

Is there anyone who has the highlight film Hearns has? He has a great knockouts and he is knocking out great fighters. I don't think anyone looks as pretty punching as Tommy Hearns did. Watching him punch is awesome. The 1980's would not have been what they were without him. I think he added to it big time. He symbolizes the 80's. Ray and Marvin and Roberto owe him a lot for making it such an iconic era. Without him that era would go down like the Oscar Delahoya and Trinidad era. Good but a little boring and dissapointing. Hearns made the 1980's exciting. Everytime he fought something special happened. He came to fight and everyone wanted to fight him.

 

:happy Great vid man. How can anyone not like the Hitman? One of the greatest right hands ever and a gentleman outside the ring. I still think he was a harder puncher than Hagler was, but Hagler might of had the better set of whiskers.

 

Boxing fans: Hagler

General sports fan: Hearns

 

I am not so sure. Boxing fans know Hearns put his all out in the game and won all those titles and fought numerous greats. Hearns certainly was iconic and so was Hagler. Without fighting each other, they would not be near what they are remembered for today, especially Hagler.

 

Marvin toiled in obscurity for years, lost fights to less than world class opposition, and his best wins came against smaller men who moved up, and so did his biggest loss.

Tommy was a star almost from day one, and several of his best wins came against naturally bigger men he moved up to fight.

Hearns is more of a boxing icon, and a far more accomplished fighter.

I was a huge Haglar fan, but now days Marvin is more likely to get over rated than just about any other old school fighter.