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I've been thinking of this what ifs, Hagler-Leonard superfight 87' if the judges decision somehow went in Hagler's favor and he goes after breaking Monzon's record of 14 title defenses, who would be his last two opponents? Now here's my opinion and the outcome:
its understandable Hagler only takes career defining fights at that stage, looking at the status of the MW division, Graham has just lost to Kalambay, and Barkley, Frank Tate, Ojaijde arent marque names yet, so Hagler's 14th. defense will come vs mike McCallum, who was impressive in KO'ing donald curry and a year before KO'd Jackson, so Hagler vs McCallum happens in late 87', and it was a difficult fight as expected, Hagler squeezes by a close but comfortable decision over the "body snatcher", meanwhile Hearns and Roldan (they fought for the vacant title) fought in an elimination bout instead, In Hagler's historic 15th.title defense, the stage is set for Hagler-Hearns II, summer of 88', it was war all over again and this time it took Hagler just two rounds longer, stopping Hearns in 5 rounds, thus becoming arguably the Greatest middleweight of all time.
Incidentally, Hearns and Duran won their 4th.titles in the middleweight division at expense of Roldan and Barkley, not necessarily hall of famers, how history was bitter for the marvelous one following the dispute, controversial loss to leonard.
its understandable Hagler only takes career defining fights at that stage, looking at the status of the MW division, Graham has just lost to Kalambay, and Barkley, Frank Tate, Ojaijde arent marque names yet, so Hagler's 14th. defense will come vs mike McCallum, who was impressive in KO'ing donald curry and a year before KO'd Jackson, so Hagler vs McCallum happens in late 87', and it was a difficult fight as expected, Hagler squeezes by a close but comfortable decision over the "body snatcher", meanwhile Hearns and Roldan (they fought for the vacant title) fought in an elimination bout instead, In Hagler's historic 15th.title defense, the stage is set for Hagler-Hearns II, summer of 88', it was war all over again and this time it took Hagler just two rounds longer, stopping Hearns in 5 rounds, thus becoming arguably the Greatest middleweight of all time.
Incidentally, Hearns and Duran won their 4th.titles in the middleweight division at expense of Roldan and Barkley, not necessarily hall of famers, how history was bitter for the marvelous one following the dispute, controversial loss to leonard.
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