What division would Hagler have been in today?

The number of 6', 132 pound guys is mind boggling.
In OKC, I met a guy that was going to the national GG tournament at 165. He had been playing high school football and that was as much as he could cut before the regional tournament.
He knew that he had no chance at 165; he got as low as 152 leading up to the tournament. His plan for the next year was 141.

 

"No. I'm a legit middleweight" - Marvin Hagler 1981. In the ring after his first fight with Mustafa Hamsho answering a question on whether he would be willing to move down a weight if Sugar Ray Leonard would n't move up.

I see no reason why that would change.

 

He would be a flyweight and try to unify the titles against Rocky Marciano

 

middleweight

 

What a ludicrous thread.

If the 5'8 Canelo who started at 147 can win titles up to LHW then a true ATG like Hagler could easily do the same but without the assistance of half blind judges and giving your opponents 2 months notice for a fight.

 

Because he didn't need to. The MW title was the most prestigious title outside of HW and once the other members of the Fab 4 moved up in weight the money fights for Marvin were all at MW.

 

You ask a casual to name a weight division below HW do you think MW or LHW gets the most mentions ???

 

Yes, he is. But today's middleweights aren't.
Hagler could have gone to 154, no problem whatsoever. Also competed, as he did, at 160.

 

He might have quoted Miguel Cotto and said, 'Do I look like a middleweight?' or he defiantly wouldn't have and would have continued murdering people at 160.