Originally posted by D-MiZe
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Any legitimacy to the theory SRL "waited for Hagler to get old"?
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leonard and hagler were friends back then and once leonard opened a restaurant and hagler was invited, they talked to each other and hagler said to him as a friend that he doesnt quite have it anymore. pains and this and that. then leonard called him out "officially" the next day or within the next days. leonard himself told that story and i heard him say it at least twice.
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he's on the record saying he "saw someting" in hagler's fight against john mugabi that made him want to fight hagler, and come out of retirement.
if that's not the answer you're looking for i'm not sure what else i can provide.
it doesnt sound like purely a premeditated wait-out to me. he was legitimately retired, and then he "saw something."
take from that what you'd likeLast edited by New England; 09-09-2012, 02:39 PM.
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Originally posted by SBleeder View PostI'd say that Hagler did a fair share of reaping as well... the $12M he made for fighting Leonard seems to mitigate the "misleading and teasing" to an extent.
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here is an interview which proves what I just said:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...ler-vs-leonard
I quote (part of the interview):
Leonard: The way Marvin thinks, if you're not a threat, Marvin's cool with you. So we sat there at Jameson's, my restaurant, had a few glasses of champagne, and he just started telling me things. He said, "I'm not motivated, I cut easy." He was telling me things that normally a fighter wouldn't [say], because I'm retired. He felt like I felt when I was retired. You don't have that same commitment in your heart, or that edge that we had from day one. I think you become civilized. You're not the fighter you used to be because now you're flying in private planes, you're staying in suites, girls tell you how cute you are. That's not conducive to being a great fighter. He had one foot out the door, I think, after the Mugabi fight. He had all the fame he wanted, he'd made a substantial amount of money. There's not as much reason to keep fighting.
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Originally posted by D-MiZe View PostHagler cared more about his legacy and wanted the recognition for his reign as a middleweight. A fight in his prime against SRL would've been the best opportunity for him to gain it.
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I saw an interview with marvin at bhof were he stated that boxers should be mandated to retire at 35. Being a guy that took care of his money he had the thoughts that fighters should not risk there health at fighting at a advanced age. I kinda admire marv for making that statement.
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Originally posted by rightsideup View PostI saw an interview with marvin at bhof were he stated that boxers should be mandated to retire at 35. Being a guy that took care of his money he had the thoughts that fighters should not risk there health at fighting at a advanced age. I kinda admire marv for making that statement.
Right now he's still fighting at an elite level
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