Hagler was a rough fighter. He was not dirty, he just treated you roughly all the time. His body was made of black marble and the shores of his coastline were hard enough to break a man up.
Monzon was similarly rude to ring company. There is some gamble to picking Monzon over Hagler, as there is gamble to picking any middleweight over Robinson, but I have done both.
Leaving the latter alone for the moment, it is obvious that Marvin's ledger reads better than Monzon's for competition. Marvin fought a who's who of all time greats and notable contenders, Monzon had a decent but not great ledger. We did not see him defeat a battery of the variety and dimensions that Marvin faced.
Writing this, I almost convince myself to switch back to Marvin. Then I remember Marvin's great weakness and Monzon's greatest strength. Monzon always fights the fight he wants to, and Marvin is susceptible to allowing this. Ring generalship was Marvin's one notable weakness and Monzon's major asset. Monzon will not give in and allow a fight he does not control. The thought insults him. When you look for inner meanness that must control and might die to control, Monzon seems to fit the bill. I am gambling on that spirit rather than Marvin's greater experience in the trenches.
Monzon was similarly rude to ring company. There is some gamble to picking Monzon over Hagler, as there is gamble to picking any middleweight over Robinson, but I have done both.
Leaving the latter alone for the moment, it is obvious that Marvin's ledger reads better than Monzon's for competition. Marvin fought a who's who of all time greats and notable contenders, Monzon had a decent but not great ledger. We did not see him defeat a battery of the variety and dimensions that Marvin faced.
Writing this, I almost convince myself to switch back to Marvin. Then I remember Marvin's great weakness and Monzon's greatest strength. Monzon always fights the fight he wants to, and Marvin is susceptible to allowing this. Ring generalship was Marvin's one notable weakness and Monzon's major asset. Monzon will not give in and allow a fight he does not control. The thought insults him. When you look for inner meanness that must control and might die to control, Monzon seems to fit the bill. I am gambling on that spirit rather than Marvin's greater experience in the trenches.
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