was a hagler v minter rematch ever on the cards?

The second Antuofermo fight was a different story as well. In fact if you go back to Hagler's early fights he was always better second or third time around. Willie Monroe, Sugar Ray Seales!

 

Many fights get stopped within 3 rounds. Leonard maybe won the first 3 rounds against Hagler but you have to mind that Hagler's punches were brutal and happened to force a stoppage upon Minter. Big difference in styles of the fighters and effectiveness of the punches in both fights.

A rematch wouldn't have been lucrative at all. Hagler banged the hell out of Minter inside 3 rounds. Time to move on for Hagler at the time.....

 

If it was, Alan Minter would be six feet under afterwards.