Who came the closest to actually knocking down Hagler?

Mugabi. I thought he seriously stunned Hagler a few times in their bout.

 

ROLDAN

 

I am. If Hagler doesnt thumb him out. Roldan was landing HARD and cleaning the ring w/ Hagler until the thumb.

 

Hearns momentarily stunned him in the first

 

Hearns hurt him worse than Mugabi did.

I haven't watched Hagler-Mugabi in a good 15 years, but I don't recall Marv ever being hurt.

 

I cannot find this moment when Hearns badly stunned Hagler .. obviously very early but I see Marvin covering up for a sec but never nearly buckled ..

 

No, that was it, you saw it.

 

I agree. That was the two Al's (Michaels and Bernstein) frothing at the mouth. Michaels claimed repeatedly that Hagler was close to being knocked out in the first which is just ridiculous. His momentum was stopped for a couple seconds. That was it.

 

Unfortunately I can't remember which rounds. I rewatched the fight a couple weeks ago. Hagler definitely felt his power which is why he didn't go to WAR early like he did against Hearns.

 

You may be right since he didn't respect Hearns' power. There'a a reason he didn't do the same strategy with Mugabi. Mugabi made Hagler reset a few times when he felt his power.

 

Hearns may not have hurt Hagler overly badly or anything but it is notable in that there's nothing else that matches it on film unless someone has something better???? He was certainly "shaken" if not ever in big danger. It's also safe to say Hearns never landed his Sunday best as he did on the likes of Duran. When did we ever see Hearns putting people away with a right uppercut? The slashing right cross was his signature not the actual punch that made Hagler take pause.

Monroe by all accounts dished out a sizable beating. I've seen claims he was hurt a couple of times but unfortunately there is no film.

I've also seen it claimed Wigfall hurt him a couple of times in their first bout. I read he was stunned from the center of the ring to the ropes which would be something to see. Of course this is pre-pubescent Hagler. Wigfall had been boxing a lot longer than him (amateur star i think) i believe and of course famously dropped him in a street fight before Hagler rolled under a car. This i believe is what propelled Hagler into boxing. Hagler got his revenge in the ring. From memory Wigfall was jailed for murder later on.

Fight reports claim Hagler was "shaken" twice in the first Finnegan fight. How truly bad (or not) we will never know. Finnegan was a damn good fighter with weak skin.