but thats not true for every round, yes their were some rounds where Leonard try to steal with 30 second flurry, but their were numerous rounds where Leonard stood his ground and fought right of the ropes and really took some hard shots but fought back great, so I believe that a is very exaggerated statement, if you watch the fight in full.
i scored it a draw me, cant remember my exact card, but i know i scored 2 even rounds, one of which was the twelth.
Watched the fight today. I had Leonard winning 7-5. I thought close but CLEAR. Hagler looked pretty bad in this fight, very slow. Leonard wasn't just pitter patting. He was landing hard shots.
No it isn't. Leonard does a lot of moving, seldom settling down to exchange. But he does do it in spurts. It's just Hagler trying to walk Leonard down but not quite being able to do it because Leonard is too quick and Hagler seems slowed down. Leonard picked his spots well. Hagler got in some good shots. Not a barn burner but still one of the most significant fights in boxing history.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr5c22wWJS8[/ame] I actually watched the fight on this link. It doesn't just show the fight but sets you up for the fight. I think this was the official VHS video that came out for this fight.
Its funny,everytime i hear someone talk about this fight,they say Hagler was badly ROBBED. Yet just about everyone in here says Leonard won the fight Clearly.
It's because they only saw the HBO Legendary Nights where they give the perception that Leonard was just running and pitter patting with 30 seconds left to steal rounds. That's just not true. And of course, Hagler always saids he was robbed.
Leonard via 115:113 or 116:112, I don't remember. Hagler looked foolish, amateurish for stretches, the way he just slowly stalked Leonard and never changed things up. He didn't cut off the ring well and even when Leonard set to throw punches, which became a very predictable pattern, he was rarely able to throw with him and land good shots. Leonard won most exchanges. I think it was the ring generalship that Sugar Ray exuded by making Hagler plod after him and the very non-effective aggressiveness of Hagler, that decided the scorecards.