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Hagler vs "Prime" Roy Jones jr
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Originally posted by natas206 View Postexactly. SRL was a smart man and there was a reason he fought him when he did - because he saw that Hagler's skills started diminishing and he wasn't the same fighter he once was. Not to take anything away from SRL because I still believe that was one of the most amazing wins of all time.
I read it somewhere. He said he noticed Hagler was slipping a little, slowing down etc. So he knew he could beat him.
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Originally posted by T-97 View PostSRL even said so himself,
I read it somewhere. He said he noticed Hagler was slipping a little, slowing down etc. So he knew he could beat him.
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i think hagler was more in his prime than sugar at least he was still active and suger came out of retirement. i dont think roy beats the **** out of him at all but i think a prime roy does get the ud. if roy hadnt slowed down and lost those few fights i think most everyone would pick roy to win.
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I think Roy could end up boxing him to a decsion and if it was a 12 round fight i would favor Jones by a smidge. Jones would fight Hagler more like Leonard instead of like Hearns. I do not know how Jones would deal with a prime Hagler though, it is a 50/50 to me almost no way i could pick a winner without seeing them actually fight. It would probably be the thoughest fight of both their careers because most of Hagler's big fights came at the end of his run, but a prime-prime matchup of these 2 would be insanely interesting.
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interesting match up. roy would be the bigger guy, right? he's fought from 160 to heavyweight!. roy by competetive UD.
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Originally posted by El Dominicano View PostThey're using SRL as an example, nothing wrong with that....but as we all know, that isn't a prime Hagler. John Mujabi and Thomas Hearns 2 fighters that have more power then RJJ couldn't stop him. No insult to SRL but if Leonard would have faced the Hagler Thomas Hearns faced then SRL would have gone bye bye early.
Tough call between Hagler and RJJ, since I love both of them, but I just can't see Roy keeping Marvin off him for a full 12-15 rounds. Hagler by late stoppage.
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