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Feeling a bit ****ty. I vowed I'd never score this fight again after giving it to Hagler by one round. However I'm bored enough today and it's time to finally give myself some closure and perhaps start the grieving process after I've scored this again! SO! I've armed myself with a bottle of Sugar Free Irn Bru and some cookies therefore I'm ready to get this show on the road!
I know that there is already a thread on this fight in the section however this is a massive deal and the magnitude of this event cannot be encapsulated into a mere post in a thread about this fight. This crossroads in my life needs to be documented in its own exclusive archive.
Now, without further ado I think I've subconsciously delayed this event long enough. Lets get cracking!
Round 1: Easy round to score. Hagler fought orthodox this round which was a bit weird. As one of the commentators pointed out Hagler fights a lot better Southpaw, he seems a lot smoother and his movement less forced this way. Leonard doing a lot of moving and Hagler slowly stalking but not throwing or cutting off the ring quick enough to do anything about Leonard's movement. He wasn't even popping the jab to try and keep Leonard in one place and he must've threw less than 10 punches all told! Hagler also seemed to react wildly to feints in the early going and then simply not respond to shots that did land. He seemed very nervous and the occasion seemed to be getting to him and I thought this was further shown when he was uncharacteristically talking to Leonard. Great round by Leonard, perfect performance on a physical and mental level. He looked very relaxed and fluid and made al of the right decisions. Even snuck in a good hurting right hand and some nice body shots!
10 - 9 Ray Leonard
Total: 10 - 9 Ray Leonard
Round 2: This round was a bit closer but not by much! More very deliberate looking stalking from Hagler who didn't land too many punches outside of body shots in the clinch while Steele was breaking them from a clinch. Since neither fighter was doing a hellish lot with Leonard landing and then clinching from time to time and Hagler very occasionally landing something wild but not with a great deal of power, the round seemed to be SOMEWHAT open in the final 30 seconds. However Leonard absolutely controlled these last seconds and landed a lot of good solid shots to the head and body to take the round easily. Overall, Hagler seems very lackadaisical while still looking very rigid. The clinching from Leonard was a bit excessive in this round, however but he did force Hagler into a clinch after landing a hook.
10-9 Ray Leonard
Total: 20 - 18 Ray Leonard
Round 3: Hagler switches to southpaw in this round. I remember before feeling this round was close and I feel the same way again. Hagler heeded his corner's advice and came out moving his feet a lot faster, upping the pressure and throwing more often. He did land some good shots and seemed to be chasing Leonard down a much more effective manner this round. Hagler also got the best of some exchanges where both men were landing punches simultaneously. Towards the end of the round however Leonard landed some cute combos including a striking double hook that incorporated working the head and body. It's a case of whether Hagler's early pressure for a large early portion of the round was overcome by Leonard's nice-looking shots at the end. This may be controversial but I've said that I'm not going to score even rounds here and therefore Hagler gets the nod based on (in my opinion) controlling (albeit somewhat recklessly) the larger portion of the round.
10 - 9 Hagler
Total: 29 - 28 Leonard
I know that there is already a thread on this fight in the section however this is a massive deal and the magnitude of this event cannot be encapsulated into a mere post in a thread about this fight. This crossroads in my life needs to be documented in its own exclusive archive.
Now, without further ado I think I've subconsciously delayed this event long enough. Lets get cracking!
Round 1: Easy round to score. Hagler fought orthodox this round which was a bit weird. As one of the commentators pointed out Hagler fights a lot better Southpaw, he seems a lot smoother and his movement less forced this way. Leonard doing a lot of moving and Hagler slowly stalking but not throwing or cutting off the ring quick enough to do anything about Leonard's movement. He wasn't even popping the jab to try and keep Leonard in one place and he must've threw less than 10 punches all told! Hagler also seemed to react wildly to feints in the early going and then simply not respond to shots that did land. He seemed very nervous and the occasion seemed to be getting to him and I thought this was further shown when he was uncharacteristically talking to Leonard. Great round by Leonard, perfect performance on a physical and mental level. He looked very relaxed and fluid and made al of the right decisions. Even snuck in a good hurting right hand and some nice body shots!
10 - 9 Ray Leonard
Total: 10 - 9 Ray Leonard
Round 2: This round was a bit closer but not by much! More very deliberate looking stalking from Hagler who didn't land too many punches outside of body shots in the clinch while Steele was breaking them from a clinch. Since neither fighter was doing a hellish lot with Leonard landing and then clinching from time to time and Hagler very occasionally landing something wild but not with a great deal of power, the round seemed to be SOMEWHAT open in the final 30 seconds. However Leonard absolutely controlled these last seconds and landed a lot of good solid shots to the head and body to take the round easily. Overall, Hagler seems very lackadaisical while still looking very rigid. The clinching from Leonard was a bit excessive in this round, however but he did force Hagler into a clinch after landing a hook.
10-9 Ray Leonard
Total: 20 - 18 Ray Leonard
Round 3: Hagler switches to southpaw in this round. I remember before feeling this round was close and I feel the same way again. Hagler heeded his corner's advice and came out moving his feet a lot faster, upping the pressure and throwing more often. He did land some good shots and seemed to be chasing Leonard down a much more effective manner this round. Hagler also got the best of some exchanges where both men were landing punches simultaneously. Towards the end of the round however Leonard landed some cute combos including a striking double hook that incorporated working the head and body. It's a case of whether Hagler's early pressure for a large early portion of the round was overcome by Leonard's nice-looking shots at the end. This may be controversial but I've said that I'm not going to score even rounds here and therefore Hagler gets the nod based on (in my opinion) controlling (albeit somewhat recklessly) the larger portion of the round.
10 - 9 Hagler
Total: 29 - 28 Leonard
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