Switched judge had Hagler winning his fight v Leonard, RIP champ!

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Just re-watched this study on Hagler v Leonard and the channel states on the vid that the judge Hagler switched for a different judge before his fight with Ray had Hagler beating Ray while scoring the fight at his home, uploading tis becaus Ray has been silent on Hagler`s death, Hagler was a far better fighter than Leonard, RIP!
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  2. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Yeah, that's ironic that the Hagler camp lobbied against the British judge and got the Mexican who scored it 118-110 Leonard !



    [url]https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/08/sports/judgment-day-for-ring-judge.html[/url]

    ''The English people,'' Petronelli said, ''favor boxers. Straight-up, classic fighters, and we knew Marvin would be fighting a rough tough swarming style.''

    Ford told reporters that Pat Petronelli had specified he wanted a Mexican judge in place of Gibbs, but Petronelli, at the same news conference, disagreed.

    ''It didn't have to be a Mexican judge,'' he said. ''I wanted a capable judge.''

    ''This calls for a clarification,'' Ford said. ''He wanted a Mexican judge.''

    ''I didn't want a Mexican judge,'' said Petronelli. ''I wanted a judge who'd let them fight.''

    Mexican fighters tend to be swarming, aggressive types, closer in style to Hagler than to Leonard.
     
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